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BUMP: May Nintendo Power Issue Summary- Trauma Center 2 (UPDATED with full Sumary)

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Lock Nation
-developed by 5th Cell
– real time strategy
– play as an archineer that builds weapons/forts to protect against an army of robots
– 2 minute time span. After 2 minutes, you battle the left-over enemies directly via touch-screen control

Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2 s
-Features Derek Stiles and Angie Thompson

-New operations, new story, new and old characters
-Plot focuses on GUILT aftermath and mysteries surrounding the virus
-Gameplay remains similar to the first game
-Some tools will have improved functionality (no word on any new tools)
-Easy difficulty setting for greater accessibility
-Summer 2008

We Ski
-Balance board compatible
-Remote + nunchuk used to gain momentum
-Turn remote/nunchuk left and right to steer if you’re not using the balance board
-Single player only with balance board, up to 4 players with controllers
-May 2008

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GameFly Top 5

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Nintendo Wii

1. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo) 2. Okami (Capcom) 3. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) 4. Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo) 5. Baroque (Atlus)

Nintendo DS

1. Ninja Gaiden …
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Emergency Heroes Official Press Release: Coming To Wii (NA) In May

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SAN FRANCISCO – March 31, 2008 – Today Ubisoft, one of the world’s largest video game publishers, announced that it will publish Emergency Heroes exclusively on the Wii(TM) home video game system from Nintendo. Developed by Ubisoft Reflections and Ubisoft Barcelona, Emergency Heroes is an open world rescue driving game. Young rescuers can jump into 16 different variations of next-generation rescue vehicles as a police officer, firefighter or EMT and navigate through the sprawling streets of San Alto, keeping citizens safe along the way. Emergency Heroes will be available in North America in May 2008.

Key Features:

• Drive the next generation of rescue vehicles. Pilot and command numerous hi-tech rescue vehicles designed specifically for ultra-high-risk, high-speed navigation. Choose between police, fire and EMT vehicles.

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Play Wii at Westin Hotels
18 years ago

Play Wii at Westin Hotels

Thats right, the first hotel chain is planning on offering a Wii as an extra commodity to their gust. Like many commodity’s, this luxury will come at …
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Some Wii and PS3 Sales Comparisons

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 PS3 comparisons: After 71 weeks, PS3 is where PS2 was at 16.6 weeks (June 22, 2000), where PSP was at 47.2 weeks (October 31, 2005), where GCN was at 68.2 …
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CAPCOM SECURES EXCLUSIVE PLATFORM RIGHTS FOR MotoGP VIDEOGAMES THROUGH 2012-Wii Version Coming
18 years ago

CAPCOM SECURES EXCLUSIVE PLATFORM RIGHTS FOR MotoGP VIDEOGAMES THROUGH 2012-Wii Version Coming

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World’s Premier Motorcycle Racing Championship Game Comes Home to Capcom® for the Next Four Years

SAN MATEO, Calif — March 31, 2008 — Capcom®, a leading developer and publisher of videogames, today confirmed that it has secured exclusive worldwide rights to publish official videogames and create peripherals based on the world’s premier motorcycle racing championship, MotoGP™, through 2012. Capcom’s exclusive four year games license covers all console formats, including PlayStation®2, PlayStation®Portable, Nintendo Wii™, Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft®, and PC. As part of the agreement, Capcom intends to initially publish titles based on the 2008 MotoGP season for the Xbox 360™ PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™) computer entertainment system, the Wii™ system from Nintendo, the PC platform and the PlayStation®2 system, plus versions for mobile handsets.
MotoGP is the world’s premier motorcycling championship consisting of 18 Grand Prix races hosted around the globe. It features top motorcycle manufacturers such as Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki, Ducati, Kawasaki, KTM and Aprilia, who provide machinery for the world’s best riders, including reigning World Champion Casey Stoner from Australia, American Nicky Hayden, Italy’s Valentino Rossi, and Spain’s Dani Pedrosa. The 2008 line up also includes Japan’s Shinya Nakano, plus newcomers for the new season, such as 250cc World Champion Jorge Lorenzo and last year’s World Superbike Champion, James Toseland, from the UK.

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Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo’s Dungeon Comes To NA July 8th

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LOS ANGELES, March 31 /PRNewswire/ — Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of Square Enix(TM) interactive entertainment products in North America, announced today that it will launch FINAL FANTASY(R) FABLES: Chocobo’s Dungeon(R) for the North American market on July 8, 2008. Coming exclusively to Wii, the game brings a loveable cast featuring Chocobo and his friends to the next-generation platform for the first time.

Veteran character designer Toshiyuki Itahana delivers a uniquely compelling visual world in which a cast of beloved FINAL FANTASY characters leads players through an immersive storyline. With a carefully crafted narrative and a grand mystery to unravel, FINAL FANTASY FABLES: Chocobo’s Dungeon will captivate gamers looking for a multifaceted RPG experience.

Players of all skill levels will appreciate everything this game has to offer, from the intuitive Wii controls and adorable characters, to the intricate story and versatile job system. Chocobo, a FINAL FANTASY fan favorite, takes on trademark job classes from the franchise such as black mage, knight, and scholar. Players can unlock more jobs as they progress through the game. The ever-changing dungeons and unexpected twists and turns offer hours of engrossing gameplay as players explore the newest adventure in one of the world’s most popular RPG franchises.

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Dr Tanya Byron Plays Wii
18 years ago

Dr Tanya Byron Plays Wii

If you did not realize Dr. Tanya Byron is the one responsible for the Byron report.

GamesIndustry.biz: Which games are most popular in the Byron household?

Tanya Byron: …
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UK, Ireland, Netherlands: Software Sales Week Ending March 29th

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UK

01 (__) [PS3] Gran Turismo 5: Prologue (Sony Computer Ent.) 02 (01) [360] Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 (Ubisoft) 03 (02) [WII] Mario & Sonic At The …
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Coming This Wiik!!! (NA) (Japan) (Europe)

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NA:

Nintendo DS: – Toy Shop

Europe:  

Nintendo DS: – Double Sequence: The Q – Virus Invasion – Jetix Puzzle Buzzle

Japan:

Nintendo DS: – 1-Nichi-10-Pun de E ga …
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WII-KLY UPDATE: TWO NEW CLASSIC GAMES ADDED TO WII SHOP CHANNEL

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March 31, 2008

It’s a week of fun-filled firsts at the Wii™ Shop Channel. Each of the latest game offerings represents the first title in a memorable series that has influenced many subsequent titles over the years. Whether you prefer high-speed drives or side-scrolling adventures, it’s clear that these classic games have lasting appeal. What’s more, Wonder Boy is the first-ever Sega Master System title to be made available via Virtual Console.

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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Wii Fit Preview

I have no clue who this lady is, or what shinny tech TV is, but who cares she has a nice accent.

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Famitsu: Game Sales So Far

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– Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Wii, Nintendo): 47,838 units sold Release: 03/06/08

– Hajimete no Wii [Wii Play] (Wii, Nintendo): 2,239,814 units sold Release: 12/02/06

– Soma Bringer (NDS, …
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This Weeks Game Savings

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Best Buy

Alvin and the Chipmunks (DS) – $19.99

Circuit City

Alvin and the Chipmunks (DS) – $19.99 Kabookii (Wii) – $19.99 Paws & Claws: Pet Resort (DS) – $19.99 …
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