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Square-Enix jump starts the year with action-packed lineup for 2008 (The World Ends with You announced for NA)

By  •  December 17, 2007

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 17 /PRNewswire/ — Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of Square Enix(TM) interactive entertainment products in North America, revealed today its first offerings for 2008, with entries that will launch fans into a fast-paced, action-packed new year. This latest announcement brings forth four new titles for the coming year, including releases for the Nintendo DS(TM), PSP(R) (PlayStation(R)Portable) system, and the Wii(TM).DRAGON QUEST(R) SWORDS: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors(TM) sets the action in motion as the newest entry in the franchise that has captivated more than 43 million fans worldwide. The premiere RPG franchise makes its debut on the Wii as an immersive action-adventure accessible by players of all ages.

Following suit are powerful, engaging adventures in the handheld arena. FINAL FANTASY(R) CRYSTAL CHRONICLES(R): Ring of Fates(TM) for the Nintendo DS offers endless entertainment with its fun-for-all multiplay feature, while CRISIS CORE(TM) -FINAL FANTASY VII- for the PSP system reunites fans with the most recognized RPG characters created by world-renowned character designer Tetsuya Nomura. Nomura’s latest designs lend a hip, urban edge to THE WORLD ENDS WITH YOU(TM), a stylish new RPG title for the Nintendo DS.

Warm ups are recommended for fans who intend to take on these exciting new challenges that are headed their way!

DRAGON QUEST SWORDS: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors Developer: Eighting Co., Ltd. Planning: Genius Sonority, Inc. Scenario & Game Design / General Director: Yuji Horii Character Design: Akira Toriyama Music: Koichi Sugiyama Publisher: Square Enix, Inc. Platform: Wii Genre: Action-Adventure ESRB: T (Teen) Ship Date: February 26, 2008

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UK, Irish Software Sales: Week Ending Dec 15th

By  •  December 17, 2007

UK

01 (01) [WII] Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games (Sega) 02 (02) [NDS] Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training (Nintendo) 03 (05) [NDS] More Brain Training From Dr Kawashima …
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Activision Ranks #1 U.S. Console and Handheld Publisher January – November 2007, According to NPD

By  •  December 17, 2007

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Dec 17, 2007: Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATVI) was the #1 U.S. console and handheld publisher for the first eleven months of calendar 2007, according to The NPD Group. The company increased its market share for the eleven month period to a record 16.8%, a 7.9% increase over the same period last year.

For the month of November, Guitar Hero® III: Legends of Rock and Call of Duty 4TM: Modern WarfareTM were the #1 and #2 best-selling titles respectively in dollars across all platforms, according to The NPD Group. Activision also had five of the top-10 best-selling games in dollars, including Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare for the Xbox 360TM video game and entertainment system and the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, and Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock for the PlayStation® 2 computer entertainment system, the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system and the WiiTM home video game system. Additionally, Guitar Hero has remained the #1 best-selling franchise in the U.S. since January, according to The NPD Group.

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Top 5 software sales – worldwide

By  •  December 17, 2007

Nintendo Wii

North America: 1. Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo) 2. Wii Play (Nintendo) 3. Carnival Games (Global Star) 4. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega) 5. Guitar Hero …
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Today’s NA VC releases – Cybernator, Alien Storm, Monster Lair

By  •  December 17, 2007

It’s sci-fi/fantasy week on the Virtual Console™, and you know what that means. The Cybernators are deadly, the aliens are ruthless and the monsters are…cute. It’s a collection of three …
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Nintendo WFC Online Activity – week ending December 16th

By  •  December 17, 2007

1. [NDS] Pokémon Diamond & Pearl – 1,362,844 connections 2. [WII] Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock – 558,888 connections 3. [NDS] Animal Crossing: Wild World – 276,298 connections …
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Japan – sales so far

By  •  December 17, 2007

– Super Mario Galaxy (Wii, Nintendo): 451,845 units sold Release: 11/01/07

– Wii Sports (Wii, Nintendo): 2,152,373 units sold Release: 12/02/06

– Biohazard Umbrella Chronicles (Wii, Capcom): 146,925 units sold …
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Nintendo Rep Explains Why We Can’t Play VC Games Off SD Card

By  •  December 17, 2007

I don’t know if you’ve transferred any games from your Wii memory to an SD memory card. If you have, you’re already aware that it can take a long …
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EDGE: Review Scores And 2007 Awards

By  •  December 15, 2007

Review Scores

Battalion Wars – 5
FFXII (RW) – 6
Resident Evil UC – 7
Ghost Squad – 6
Contra 4 – 6
Front Mission – 6
Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 – 6
Mario+Sonic – 6
Endless Ocean – 7

The Edge Awards 2007

Best Game

SMG

Runners-Up
The Orange Box
Halo 3

Best Innovation
Halo 3
Runners-Up
Crysis
Portal

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The Big Five!! Remake

By  •  December 14, 2007

For the second time in a month the Big Five will be a little different. The normal information put into the Big Five hasn’t been released. So, instead of me …
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PAL: This Week VC Release

By  •  December 14, 2007

  • Mega Man 2 — NES — 500 Wii points
  • Top Hunter: Roddy & Cathy — Neo Geo — 900 Wii points

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November: Top 3 software Sales Per Platform

By  •  December 14, 2007

Wii

1 SUPER MARIO GALAXY Nintendo 2 GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK Activision 3 PLAY W/ REMOTE Nintendo

Handhelds

NDS MARIO PARTY Nintendo NDS LEGEND OF ZELDA: PHANTOM …
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Gamasutra’s Best of 2007: Top 5 Trends

By  •  December 14, 2007

5. Consolidation

Here’s the one that might be the most debated on whether it’s good or not: consolidation. While it’s not an innovation in business, the consolidations of 2007 were …
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One Chanbara R: Boxart

By  •  December 14, 2007

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UK Bets On The Number 1 Games

By  •  December 14, 2007

This is slightly  odd! According to a UK bookie, Paddy Power, betting on Video games is on the rise. In 2003 they only had 60 bets this year they reached …
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Nintendo Shows Off Their Production Lines- Tells Us their Working Hard

By  •  December 14, 2007

Employees at Nintendo’s distribution center in North Bend, Wash., prepare thousands of boxes of Wii for shipment to retailers across the country. Nintendo has tripled its distribution …
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No More Heroes Video Update – Last One

By  •  December 13, 2007

It’s now 3 months, 13 days, and 51 videos from our first No More Heroes video post.  Sadly, we’ve reached the end of the No More Heroes video updates. I …
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Official Japanese Software Sales

By  •  December 13, 2007

DSL 168,255 Wii 115,057 PSP 91,481 PS3 38,123 PS2 11,987 Xbox360 8,876 GBASP 94 GC 46 GBM 20 DS 12

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