Street Fighter IV (PS3/360): 9.25 SO: 9.5 (Console Game of the Month) F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin (PS3/PC/360): 8.25 SO: 8.5 Afro Samurai (PS3/360): 7.75 SO: 7.75 Lord of the Rings: …
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Nintendo kicked off 2009 the same way it finished 2008: with a bang. While the video game industry grew by $150 million (12 percent) year-on-year, Nintendo’s total sales grew by $300 million in January, offsetting declines on other platforms.
Sales of the Wii™ console in January were up 148 percent over January 2008, with nearly 680,000 units sold, according to the independent NPD Group, which tracks video game sales in the United States. Since Wii launched in November 2006, it has sold more than 18 million units in the United States.
Sales of the Nintendo DS™ system in January were also up 99 percent over January 2008, and it once again was the top-selling portable system with more than 510,000 units sold. Since Nintendo DS launched in November 2004, it has sold more than 28 million units in the United States.
TOKYO (February 12, 2009) – SEGA® Corporation and Nintendo Co., Ltd today announced that two of the biggest video game heroes, Mario™ and Sonic™, will be coming together again, this time taking their rivalry to the snow and ice in another officially licensed Olympic-themed smash hit Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games™. Heading to stores late in 2009 on the Wii™ home video game system and Nintendo DS, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games will take players to Vancouver, Canada, host city of the official 2010 Olympic Winter Games. This gaming experience invites players of all ages and skill sets to face-off in some of the most intense winter competitions available for the Nintendo platforms.
Developed by SEGA of Japan, under the guidance of Shigeru Miyamoto, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games will take players to lifelike Olympic venues where they can choose from a legendary cast of playable characters, including new faces to the series to be revealed later this year. Following the phenomenal worldwide popularity of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, which has sold over 10 million copies worldwide, this fresh gaming experience will feature completely new Olympic Winter Games events from the official competition schedule including Alpine Skiing and Speed Skating with more events announced throughout the year.
SANTA MONICA, CA – February 12, 2009 – Guitar Hero gamers looking to upgrade to the best Guitar Hero guitar controllers yet or expand their band to include the drum kit controller need not wait much longer, as Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) announced today individual guitar controllers and drum kit controllers will be available on North American store shelves beginning February 15th.
Playable now with Guitar Hero® World Tour, and later this spring in Guitar Hero® Metallica®, the wireless drum kit controller features three drum pads, two raised cymbal pads and a bass kick pedal, and velocity-sensitive drum heads with soft rubber construction to deliver that certain bounce when struck with a drum stick that drummers are used to and is easy to set up, move, break down and store. The drum kit controller can be expanded with a second bass kick pedal allowing expert gamers to rock to double bass pedal charts in Guitar Hero Metallica. The Guitar Hero World Tour guitar controller, which features a touch-sensitive slide on the neck, is compatible with all previous versions of Guitar Hero® and will be compatible with Guitar Hero Metallica.
During a giant Monster Hunter dinner threw by Capcom Japan, the announcement was made for the highly anticipated Wii title Monster Hunter 3 will be heading to …
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Announced in a conferance call yesterday:
Guitar Hero: Greatest Hits will appear on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii, bringing full-band versions of major songs that have appeared in past …
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01. [PSP] Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2 (Namco Bandai) 45,000 / 258,000 02. [PS3] Demon’s Souls (SCE) 40,000 / NEW 03. [PSP] Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (Konami) 38,000 …
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You see, as the color of blood, red could be splattered around everywhere until the stages were literally dripping. The problem with that was, it would just end up being …
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Ok, the results are in for our last poll! Looks like most people are predicting a new Zelda game showing up and the Wii winning the sales …
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This image is the ‘old’ Spyborgs.
The new Spyborgs is looking really good. When people’s first reactions are surprise that those graphics are on the …
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DALLAS, Feb. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — An upcoming pilot program from Blockbuster Inc. (NYSE:BBI) (NYSE:BBI.B) , a leading global provider of media entertainment, will offer consumers one-stop shopping for their online video game and movie rental needs. The pilot program, which will be launched during the second quarter, will allow select BLOCKBUSTER Total Access(TM) online customers to rent video games, as well as movies, through the mail as part of their subscription plan. With a goal of having the offering available nationally in the second half of the year, the company is launching the pilot program as the first step in its plan to make BLOCKBUSTER Total Access the only online rental service offering both movies and games.
There has been no confirmation if this game well be coming ot the Wii, but in all honesty I do not see why it would not.
Santa Monica, Calif. – Feb. 11, 2009 – Genius Products, Inc. and Genco Interactive announced today new songs for Scratch: The Ultimate DJ, a music rhythm game for fans of hip-hop. Developed by 7 Studios, Scratch: The Ultimate DJ features 60 original and licensed tracks from the most popular hip-hop and R&B artists.
The setlist will include:
· Flashing Lights- Kanye West
· Intergalactic- Beastie Boys
· Let’s Get it Started- The Black Eyed Peas
· Slacker- Tech N9ne
· Don’t Sweat the Technique- Eric B. and Rakim
Additional music from artists:
· Run DMC
· The Gorillaz
· Nelly
· Deltron 3030
Pitfall: The Big Adventure – February 13 Lost in Blue 3: Shipwrecked men – February 19 House of the Dead: Overkill – February 20 Family Ski & Snowboard – March …
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With many companies down-sizing and lowering their forecast numbers, Nintendo announces that they are opening a new R&D center for new ‘software/hardware’ development:
The R&D centre will …
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Star Ocean 4 The Last Hope (Xbox 360, Square Enix): 9 / 9 / 8 / 8 – (34/40) DoDonPachi Daioujou Black Label Extra (Xbox 360, 5pb): 8 / 7 …
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Killzone 2 (PS3) $59.99 Skate 2 (360) $59.99 Mario Kart (Wii) $49.99 Street Fighter IV CE (PS3) $79.99 Wii Fit Basic Bundle $129.97 Resident Evil 5 CE (PS3) $89.99 My …
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