Cambridge, Mass. – Sept. 17, 2009 – Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that the entirety of Pearl Jam’s new album Backspacer will be added 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™ immediately surrounding the album’s retail release. The album hits shelves Sept. 20, and will be added to the Rock Band Music Store for Xbox 360 on Sept. 20, for Wii on Sept. 22, and for PlayStation 3 on Sept 24.
Hearty Monkey Island Pirate Game Bounty A’plenty to be Plundered!
SAN FRANCISCO – September 17, 2009 – Each year on September 19, brigands and scallywags ‘round the globe rule the day on International Talk Like a Pirate Day. And what better way to mark the occasion than by jumping into the celebrated Monkey Island® swashbuckling pirate games by LucasArts and Telltale!
On September 19, Telltale is making the premiere episode of Tales of Monkey Island® a FREE download on their website (http://www.playlikeapirate.com/) all day.
In addition, today through September 21, LucasArts is offering a virtual treasure trove of deals on several versions of The Secret of Monkey Island®: Special Edition titles, including:
• 50% off the iPhone and iPod touch version of LucasArts’ new The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition via Apple’s App Store
London, September 17, 2009 — For the launch of Disney Interactive Studios’ Toy Story Mania! video game, Thrustmaster is proud to unveil its first official Disney licensed accessory, the Toy Story Mania! Ray Gun for Wii™.
In creating this product, the Thrustmaster development teams drew their inspiration from the Toy Story franchise. The Ray Gun has been specifically designed for the Toy Story Mania! video game featuring classic Disney•Pixar Toy Story characters, Woody, Buzz and the gang.
The result is a faithful rendering of the distinctive spirit found in the Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World Resort’s attraction.
01./00. [NDS] Pokemon Soul Silver (Pokemon Co.) – 723,000 / NEW 02./00. [NDS] Pokemon Heart Gold (Pokemon Co.) – 720,000 / NEW 03./02. [NDS] Tomodachi Collection (Friend Collection) (Nintendo) – …
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“Yeah, we’re doing console. We’re getting into console. We’re not abandoning DS in the sense that we’ll never do it again, but for right now we’re moving into console. That’s …
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The PC version of Tales of Monkey Island is set to release September 29th. The Wii version normally come out a week or two after.
Many people were upset with Nintendo’s attempt to make a Wii gun, so it was left up to 3rd parties to try to appease Nintendo fans. Many Wii guns have come and gone, none of them have interested me too much, except for the Penguin United CrossFire Remote Pistol. I tried out the CrossFire with RE4 and The Conduit. Check out my impressions after the jump.
Looks like the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare remake for Wii now has an official title and box art: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Reflex, which hits …
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Find Great Gifts for Everyone on Your Shopping List
REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– As summer draws to a close, the air begins to chill and people begin to turn their thoughts to holiday gift lists. Whether the people on your list have been playing since the 1980s or only since last week, Nintendo has you covered. The Wii™, Nintendo DS™ and Nintendo DSi™ systems have a huge selection of games for everyone on your list, including many that you won’t find anywhere else.
“This extensive lineup will keep players busy throughout the fall and into 2010,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “Shoppers know that Nintendo offers fun for everyone in the household.”
Upcoming Nintendo-published games for the Wii console include Wii Fit™ Plus (Oct. 4) and New Super Mario Bros.™ Wii (holiday 2009). These games will join the current hot seller, Wii Sports Resort™, which comes with the new precision-control Wii MotionPlus™ accessory. Fans of portable games will enjoy Pokémon™ Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky (Oct. 12), Style Savvy™ (Nov. 2) and The Legend of Zelda™: Spirit Tracks (Dec. 7) in addition to the just-released Mario & Luigi™: Bowser’s Inside Story, all playable on both Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi systems.
IGN changes
– Matt leaving the Nintendo team, will be editor at large
– Craig will be the executive editor of the Nintendo-side
– Bozon says the life of a gaming journalist is horrible – work late hours, deal with shovelware
– Matt wanted to do something that he could put more time into
– He’ll still be the Nintendo specialist, he’ll be there when it makes sense (ex: For a Metroid game)
– Matt will also be around for the Nintendo Voice Chat podcast
– Team structures IGN visitors have observed will see changes
– More people will be doing Wii stuff
– Will be able to be more specific in the future
We mentioned this earlier, but here is the official press release.
The Wii™ console’s Nintendo Channel is getting a makeover. On Sept. 14, the channel, which provides users with videos …
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SAMURAI WARRIORS 3 (Wii) DYNASTY WARRIORS: Strikeforce (PS3/Xbox360) DYNASTY WARRIORS 6 Special (PSP) Nobunaga’s Ambition: Tendo (PC) Winning Post 7 2009 (PSP) Harukanaru Toki-no Naka-de 3 Unmei no Labyrinth Treasure …
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A while back this same update hit Japanese Wii’s and all was left wondering if Nintendo cared enough to bring this update to the NA? Well it has finally happened; …
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Nintendo was a little slow with releasing this press release today, I don’t know why.
Even if you’re no longer a student, the back-to-school season is bringing all kinds of youthful kicks to the Wii™ Shop Channel and Nintendo DSi™ Shop. The latest Nintendo DSiWare™ titles feature creative art activities and an imaginative, toy-filled joyride. Three new WiiWare™ games invite you to play cards with friends, dodge intergalactic obstacles and compete in wild grocery cart races. A new Virtual Console™ release even challenges players to partake in some heated high school hijinks. And no matter what your grade level, be sure to take advantage of this special offer: Consumers can receive 1,000 bonus Nintendo DSi Points™ by purchasing a new Nintendo DSi™ game system and connecting to the Nintendo DSi Shop by 11:59 pm Pacific time on Oct. 5, 2009. For full offer details, please visit DSiOffer.Nintendo.com
Legendary Electronic Music Duo To Lend Unique Likenesses and Massive Variety of Music Exclusively to the GameMonday 14th September/…For the first time ever in a video game, GRAMMY® Award winning DJ’s and producing duo, Daft Punk, will start the party right with Activision Publishing, Inc.’s (Nasdaq: ATVI) DJ Hero™ on October 27, 2009. Featuring 93 exclusive on-disc mixes from some of the biggest acts in hip-hop, pop, rock and dance, players will be able to test their DJing chops as virtual recreations of the renowned twosome and experience their iconic sounds in eleven original mixes, including two signature “Megamixes,” using their music. Among the mixes in the game featuring Daft Punk are:
Games Released in Europe:
Nintendo Wii: – Cate West: The Vanishing Files – Clever Kids: Pet Store – Go Play: Lumberjacks – Hasbro Family Game Night Volume 2 – Kart …
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Nintendo Wii: – Animal Planet: Pet Vet – Chicken Blaster – Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs – Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 – NHL 2K10 – Our …
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It seems pretty obvious that this latest Game Informer is teasing “Epic Mickey.” About a month ago some concept art was discovered …
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