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How will Wii Fit(TM) move you? Discover for yourself at New York’s Central Park Merchants’ Gate on May 19, as Nintendo hosts a spectacular all-day launch event for Wii Fit, the highly anticipated new program for the popular Wii(TM) home video game system that combines fun and fitness. The event doubles as a celebration of May as National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, putting all kinds of bodies — young and old, big and small — in motion with live demonstrations of Wii Fit and the new Wii Balance Board(TM).

For every attendee who “gets on board” for a Wii Fit demo, Nintendo will make a donation of $5 (up to $25,000 total) to the American Heart Association in support of its effort to help Americans live healthier. Expect crowds of people throughout the day, plus an appearance by celebrity trainer Ashley Borden.

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1(1) – Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES) 2(2) – Super Mario Bros. (NES) 3(3) – River City Ransom (NES) 4(15) – Double Dragon (NES) 5(5) – Super Mario World (SNES) …
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Protöthea™

Product Description Protöthea™ is a top-down vertical scrolling shooter game putting players in complete control of a last-generation spaceship, with the challenge to destroy an asteroid called “Maqno 01” …
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The future of the zoo is in your hands as Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: COOL), an innovative provider of video games for the mass market, today announced Zoo Hospital for …
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CHICAGO, Illinois, May 5, 2008 – Midway Games Inc. (NYSE: MWY) today announced results of operations for the three month period ended March 31, 2008. The Company also provided revenue and earnings guidance for the second quarter ending June 30, 2008.

FIRST QUARTER RESULTS

Net revenues for the 2008 first quarter were $29.9 million, compared to the 2007 first quarter net revenues of $11.1 million and ahead of prior guidance of approximately $28 million. The 2008 first quarter net loss was $34.0 million, or a loss of $0.37 per basic and diluted share, compared with a 2007 first quarter net loss of $19.8 million, or a loss of $0.22 per basic and diluted share.

On a non-GAAP basis, excluding the impact of stock-option expenses and other non-cash items, the 2008 first quarter loss was $26.4 million or a loss of $0.29 per basic and diluted share, compared to the Company’s previous non-GAAP guidance of a loss of approximately $0.21 per basic and diluted share. For the 2007 first quarter, on a non-GAAP basis, the Company reported a loss of $18.2 million, or a loss of $0.20 per basic and diluted share. A reconciliation of non-GAAP results to GAAP results is provided at the end of this press release.

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Siliconera: Will we see Ys Book I&II will we see this on US Wiis? Can you give us an estimate on the time?

SD: You know, Ys is one of …
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YOU CAN’T STOP THE ROCK!!MTV Games, Harmonix and EA Announce “Rock BandTM Track Pack Volume 1” for WiiTM and PlayStation®2 System Will Be Available July 15, 2008

Cambridge, MA – May 5, 2008 – Harmonix, the leading developer of music-based games, and MTV Games, a division of MTV Networks, which is a division of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), along with distribution partner Electronic Arts, Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), today announced plans to release Rock Band™ Track Pack Volume 1 for the Wii™ home video game console from Nintendo and PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system. The 20-Track Pack features an electrifying mix of classic hits and current favorites, including songs by Boston, Nine Inch Nails, Stone Temple Pilots, and All American Rejects. The Rock Band™ Track Pack Volume 1 will be available on July 15th, 2008 for a MSRP of $29.99. Complete details are as follows:

Release date: Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Tracks:

30 Seconds to Mars The Kill
All American Rejects Move Along
Blink – 182 All the Small Things
Boston More Than a Feeling
David Bowie Moonage Daydream
Faith No More We Care A Lot
Grateful Dead Truckin’
The Hives Die, All Right!
KISS Calling Dr. Love
Lynyrd Skynyrd Gimme’ Three Steps
Nine Inch Nails March of the Pigs
Oasis Live Forever
Paramore Crushcrushcrush
The Police Synchronicity II
Queens of the Stone Age Little Sister
Ramones Teenage Lobotomy
Smashing Pumpkins Siva
Stone Temple Pilots Interstate Love Song
Weezer Buddy Holly
Wolfmother Joker & the Thief

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May 5, 2008

Which is more important: brains or brawn? Before you answer, check out this week’s awesome additions to the Wii™ Shop Channel, which give you ample opportunity to flex both. One game features frantic puzzle action with a Pokémon® twist, while the other invites players to brawl and battle in the name of justice. If you’re anxious to test your mental mettle or your action-adventure muscle, these classic titles are just the ticket.

Nintendo adds new games to the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time every Monday. Wii™ owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points™ to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. This week’s new games are:

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SAN MATEO, Calif. — May 2, 2008 — Capcom® Entertainment, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, announced today that Mark Beaumont has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer of both Capcom Entertainment, Inc., in North America and Capcom Entertainment Europe, as well as maintaining his position on the Capcom Board of Directors. Beaumont had been serving as Executive Vice President, Officer, and head of the consumer software publishing business in North and South America and Europe. Beaumont’s promotion is effective as of April 1, 2008.

Beaumont has been with Capcom Entertainment since 2005, joining the company as Senior VP, then promoted in 2007 to Executive Vice President and Officer with additional responsibilities to oversee Capcom’s European business. Beaumont’s responsibilities as COO now include growing and managing Capcom’s ambitious Western-focused development efforts, as well as the company’s pan-Western licensing activities, in addition to the US and European consumer software responsibilities held previously.

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DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–To promote its new Full Throttle Frozen Blast Slurpee® drink this May, 7-Eleven, Inc. has partnered with Coca-Cola, Activision, Inc. and Microsoft Corp. in a marketing and public relations blitz designed to reach music-loving, videogame-playing, techno-savvy, 18- to 34-year-old males.

Online and radio contests, grassroots events and traveling street teams will call attention to 7-Eleven’s promotion of Activision’s highly anticipated Guitar Hero: Aerosmith. The Guitar Hero videogame franchise has sold more than 14 million games worldwide since its introduction in 2005.

In an online contest at www.slurpee.com, visitors can enter codes found on specially marked 22-ounce Guitar Hero-branded Slurpee cups for a chance to win a copy of the new Guitar Hero: Aerosmith videogame, Xbox 360® videogame and entertainment system from Microsoft, or Microsoft Points to purchase content from Xbox LIVE® Marketplace. One copy of the new Guitar Hero: Aerosmith game will be awarded every hour throughout the month of May, for a total of 744 games. In addition, 10 lucky winners each will receive a prize package that includes an Xbox 360 console along with a copy of Guitar Hero: Aerosmith. Finally, more than 711,000 Microsoft Points will be awarded.

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This is a typical story of a guy who thinks he is Ness. Once to bring his brother Lucas to America, but his father will not let him. So guy …
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The game ships on PS3, 360 and PC later this year, but a complementary DS title is also in the works. ‘It’s connected to the game in a very interesting …
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BURLINGAME, CALIF. – Since the launch of the Nintendo Wii videogame console in November of 2006, the Japanese videogame company had not missed a beat. That is, until the release …
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About a month or so ago Peekaboo, the company behind Electra-pole, announced that they where trying to get the licenses to bring their, Pole Dance fitness, to the Wii. (HERE) …
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Interview with Amir Rahimi, the game’s senior producer.

VideoGamer.com: Do you think that Boom Blox has hardcore appeal?

Amir Rahimi: I do. I absolutely do. To be quite honest …
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HANABI FESTIVAL RETURNS TO VIRTUAL CONSOLE!

– Second season of classic U.S. and Japanese games set for launch in Europe

Retro gamers everywhere rejoice! The celebrated ‘Hanabi Festival’ is back on Virtual Console, bringing with it another timeless selection of retro titles – previously released only in Japan or the United States – to Wii gamers across Europe. Available via the Wii Shop Channel, discovery is the name of the game as players can experience for the first time many highly entertaining and cult classics, all courtesy of SEGA and Hudson Soft.

Named after the Japanese holiday season renowned for its firework displays, the Hanabi Festival offers Wii owners across Europe the opportunity to experience first-hand a series of gaming greats never released in PAL regions. To kick-start this, the second Hanabi Festival, three high-energy action and puzzle titles are unleashed…

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“After careful consideration, for business reasons Activision has decided not to participate in any official E3 activities. We wish the ESA best of luck with the show.”

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Let me explain my title. The press release below talks about Nintendo and Westin Hotels’ partnership to offer Nintendo Wii’s as a commodity for Westin Guests. The Wii will come with already loaded with popular games, like Wii sports, and other will be downloaded to them when they come out. My question is, what are all these games being stored to? I know it is not the normal Wii flash memory.

REDMOND, Wash., & WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Tennis, anyone? Nintendo and Westin Hotels & Resorts announce a partnership today that will allow guests to experience the Wii™ sensation with a special version of the console ideally suited for use in the hotel environment. Westin Hotels is the first hotel company to partner with Nintendo for its Wii console and will feature this specially designed console as part of the brand’s WestinWORKOUT program at 10 hotels across the United States. The special game console is pre-loaded with many popular games, including the groundbreaking Wii Sports™ game, and today debuts at WestinWORKOUT fitness centers at The Westin Times Square in New York City and The Westin Bellevue in Washington state.

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