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Feb. 11, 2010

Nintendo News

Nintendo Systems Retain Top Positions in January Sales

Despite inventory shortages of the Wii hardware, Nintendo systems came out on top at the beginning of 2010. Nintendo’s Wii^™ home console and the family of hand-held Nintendo DS^™ systems finished No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, for the month of January, according to data from the independent NPD Group that tracks video game sales in the United States.

During January, U.S. consumers purchased more than 465,000 Wii systems and more than 422,000 systems in the Nintendo DS franchise, which includes Nintendo DS^™ Lite and Nintendo DSi^™.

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Travis Touchdown is back for more in the highly charged second instalment, fuelled by bloodthirsty revenge

Thursday 11th February 2010: Leading videogames publisher Rising Star Games, today confirms that No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle, exclusively for the Nintendo Wii, is on track to be released throughout Europe at the end of April 2010.

Soaked in slick graphic novel-style visuals, No More Heroes 2 is clever, mature and further validates the series’ reputation as one of the most original and unique games on the Wii. The story follows Travis Touchdown who now finds himself the 51st ranked assassin – placed at the bottom of the UAA (United Assassins Association) table. He has to fight his way back to the top, while seeking revenge for the murder of his best friend.

Legendary developer Suda 51 is naming No More Heroes 2 the game he’s always wanted to make – playing on the original’s strengths – complete with smart storyline, refined combat (utilising two beam katanas) and characters, and red blood. Lots and lots of red blood.
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February 10, 2010 – 2K Sports today announced that NBA® 2K10 cover athlete, Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers, and NBA® 2K10: Draft Combine spokesman, Derrick Rose of the Chicago Bulls, will both appear at the NBA All-Star Jam Session on Saturday, February 13th at the NBA® 2K10 All-Star Challenge presented by Nike Basketball. Both Bryant and Rose will introduce the two championship tournament finalists and present the grand prize winner with a check for $10,000.

The NBA 2K10 All-Star Challenge, driven by 2K Sports, culminates at the 2010 NBA All-Star in Dallas, Texas after two months of intense online competition against the best players in the country. Competing exclusively on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft through the Xbox LIVE® online entertainment network, the two remaining finalists will tip-off for the right to be crowned the undisputed top NBA 2K10 player in the U.S.

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Nintendo confirms the settlement of a Federal Court action against an individual in Australia for illegally copying and uploading to the Internet the first game file of Nintendo’s highly-anticipated video game, New Super Mario Bros. Wii for the Wii™ console. The game file was first made available for illegal download worldwide on 6 November, 2009, a week prior to its official release in Australia.

This legal proceeding was commenced to protect the creative rights and innovation of game developers, and to combat the growing international problem of Internet piracy. Under Australian law, copying and distributing games without the permission of the copyright holder is a breach of the Copyright Act.

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LONDON, UK – 8th February, 2010 – LucasArts and TT Games today announced the development of LEGO® Star Wars™ III: The Clone Wars™. The next chapter in the award-winning LEGO® …
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Games Released in Europe:

Nintendo Wii: – Big Catch Bass Fishing 2 – Karaoke Revolution – Safar’Wii – Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll

Nintendo DS: – Animal Kororo – …
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Nintendo Wii: – Blaster Master: Overdrive (online) – The Daring Game for Girls – Family Party: 30 Great Games Winter Fun – Rock Blast – Shiren the …
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From pulse-pounding action to mind-bending puzzles and beyond, this week’s lineup of new downloadable games offers a dizzying variety to satisfy players of all stripes. New additions for the WiiWare™ service include the sci-fi adventure of BLASTER MASTER™ OVERDRIVE and the speedy fun of Tomena Sanner, plus a pair of family-friendly games to help parents and their kids brighten up the dog days of winter. For the Nintendo DSiWare™ service, new attractions include the rocket-powered puzzles of Link ‘n’ Launch™ and the tower-defending thrills of Fieldrunners. And lest you should think cucumbers are only good for snacking, the Virtual Console™ debut of Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom lets Wii™ owners enjoy a quirky classic from the NES™ era.

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North America: 1. Just Dance (Ubisoft) 2. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) 3. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo) 4. Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) 5. Mario …
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PSP – 450,563 Wii – 385,452 PS3 – 272,512 DSi – 215,087 DSi LL – 205,024 DS Lite – 45,806 Xbox 360 – 24,393 PS2 – 13,965 PSP go – …
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METAL GODS MEGADETH OFFER UP RUST IN PEACE FOR DOWNLOAD IN ROCK BAND

Cambridge, Mass. – Feb. 5, 2009 – Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that the entirety of the seminal metal album Rust In Peace from Megadeth, will be added next week to the Rock Band Music Store of downloadable content for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation® 3 computer entertainment system and Wii™.

Megadeth is among the more than 390 bands currently available through the Rock Band platform. With more than 1,000 songs available, Rock Band is, without question, the industry leader in providing the best selection of interactive musical content, songs and artists.

PSP 47,875 Wii 42,309 DSi LL 34,863 PS3 34,431 DSi 24,783 DS Lite 6,811 Xbox 360 4,089 PS2 2,182 PSP go 1,645

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The Grinder is now officially going multiplatform, but that doesn’t mean the Wii version is going to be left out in the cold. Check out the jump for more on how far this title has come since last E3.
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Special Recording From Legendary Band to Be Available Immediately For Purchase and Download to Rock Band Following The Super Bowl

New York, NY – February 4, 2010 – MTV Games and Harmonix, the world’s leading developer of music-based games and a part of Viacom’s MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), today announced that a special recording of the performance The Who plans to play during the Bridgestone Super Bowl XLIV Halftime Show will be made available following the game to purchase, download and play in the groundbreaking music video game, Rock Band.  “The Who Super Bowl S-mashup” will be available in theRock Band Music Store immediately after the game on Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Wii console from Nintendo and coming soon to PlayStation®3.

Scheduled to headline the halftime show during the Indianapolis Colts vs. New Orleans Saints Super Bowl showdown at Sun Life Stadium in South Florida on Sunday, February 7, The Who have commemorated this historic event by recording a special version of the performance they plan to play at the game. Tune in to see the prolific live halftime performance by The Who and then after the game, buy and play the specially recorded version in Rock Band!

“I’d like to show something playable,” said Aonuma when pressed on the possibility of a playable showing at the June trade show.

Aonuma also hinted that the …
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This is a pretty juicy rumor, but it’s probably just that—a rumor.  According to VideoGamer.com, a ‘major international publisher’ had this to say about a new Nintendo platform:

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“Our de Blob franchise will be back again in fiscal 2011,” stated Farrell. “We successfully launched this highly-rated franchise in fiscal 2009 to broad, critical acclaim.”

This …
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