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‘Wii Would Like to Play’ Wins Grand Effie Marketing Award

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“The ‘Wii Would Like to Play’ campaign chose not to embrace an obvious strategy, namely fawning over the prized teenage male gamer. Instead, Wii targeted his mom, dad and …
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Japanese software sales – 5/26 – 6/1

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01./00. [PSP] Powerful Pro Baseball Portable 3 (Konami) – 117,000 / NEW 02./00. [NDS] Endless Frontier: Super Robot Wars OG Saga (Bandai-Namco) – 98,000 / NEW 03./03. [WII] Mario Kart …
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Game Fantasies Come True With Pizza Hut

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Pizza Hut® Offers Gaming Enthusiasts Opportunity to Win Gamer Fantasy Package

DALLAS—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Pizza has long been the food of choice for video game fans and now Pizza Hut, America’s Favorite Pizza, is giving gamers an opportunity to play their favorites in style with the “Gamer Fantasy Package” from Pizza Hut and GameFly.com. Click on Gamer Fantasy Package for details.

Playing three different video-game systems on a big screen plasma TV while enjoying surround sound and free Pizza Hut pizza for a year might sound like a dream, but that prize package will become very real for one lucky winner. And, with the new promotion, everyone who orders online at pizzahut.com will get 30 days of free game rentals from GameFly.com.

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EA Sports Backtrack and Virtual Training Center Featured in Madden 09

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Within the 85 plus new features and enhancements in Madden NFL 09, EA SPORTS BackTrack and the Virtual Training Center allow the gamer to have a unique gameplay experience each time they load up the game. Both Madden NFL veterans and casual gamers new to the franchise can utilize these two features to be competitive in Madden NFL 09 and also improve their overall football knowledge, regardless of their initial skill level.

The Virtual Training Center is a new interactive tutorial mode, set in a holographic environment that aims at teaching gamers fundamental concepts about football strategy and how to use the controls in quick, fun and stylized drills. After players complete these drills, a Madden IQ score is given, and their “My Skills” difficulty settings are automatically set based on their strengths and weaknesses. Throughout their Madden NFL career, the all-new Adaptive Difficulty Engine will continually tailor the difficulty settings as the gamers’ Madden IQ score evolves.

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Rune Factory: Frontier Wii

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– effort was made to upgrade absolutely every part of the game, compared to the DS entry – Main character: Laguna – searching for a young girl – Takes place …
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Top 20 VC, top 10 WiiWare

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1 (1) – Super Mario Bros. 3 2 (2) – Super Mario Bros. 3 (3) – Super Mario World 4 (4) – Punch-Out!! 5 (7) – The Legend of …
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Tenchu 4
18 years ago

Tenchu 4

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  • A Wii exclusive
  • Developed by Acquire, the team that handled the original titles
  • Due out on October 23rd, 2008 in Japan.

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Famitsu – release dates

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7/24   Kung Fu Panda 7/24   Wario Land Shake 7/31   Fatal Frame 4 8月      Sugoroku Chronicles 9/4     Rainbow Pop 10/23 Tenchu4 11/27 Suzumiya Haruhi no Gekidou. (The Turmoil Of Suzumiya …
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2 Million Dollar Grant To Study The Affects of Wiihab

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The University of South Carolina has been issued a 2 million dollar grant to study the affects the Wii has on the recovery of stroke victims. Not only has the University of South Carolina received a grant to study the affects of video games, many other schools have too. Check out the descriptions below.

Cornell University’s Department of Communication will explore a cell phone game named Mindless Eating Challenge with a group of teenagers. The game makes use of nurturing virtual characters, phone cam snapshots of food, feedback from game/peers, and nutrition tips in order to steer teens into healthier eating habits.

Indiana University’s School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation has created The Skeleton Chase, an collaborative/competitive multimedia mystery game designed in part to helping newcomer students fight the “freshman fifteen” or the poundage gained by new college students in their 1st year due to alcohol intake, rich cafeteria food, fast food, snacks, and lack of proper sleep. Used to be called the “freshman ten” once upon a time.

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Ubisoft – Euro Lineup

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  • Midnight Play Pack (DS) – 6th June
  • Stratego (DS) – 6th June
  • Emergency Heroes (Wii) – 13th June
  • My Health Coach / Weight Management (DS) – 20th June
  • Ninja …
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Wii Fit in Stock on Sunday

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I am not sure if all retailers will have Wii Fit in stock this weekend, but my local Best Buy is going to have some units available …
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Rumour: Castlevania on Wii confirmation?

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This is taken from an synopsis for an upcoming Castlevania comic book:

Product Synopsis: In the Middle Ages, a group of esteemed alchemists attempted to turn gas into metal in …
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Amazon top 10 – all platforms, per platform

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01. Mario Kart w/ Wii Wheel—Nintendo (Wii) 02. Wii Fit—Nintendo (Wii) 03. Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures—LucasArts (Wii) 04. Guitar Hero III Bundle—Activision (Wii) 05. Grand Theft Auto …
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Capcom Talks About Spyborgs

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Dark Void and Spyborgs are the two biggest titles our office is working on. To say that either of them isn’t an incredibly high priority for the company, with major …
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Wii uses less Power than the PS3, really?

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CHOICE, an Australian consumer group, has tested the next-gen consoles and an average PC for their power consumption.

The PS3 claimed the top spot for most power usage, followed by …
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LEXICON ENTERTAINMENT AND TF-H CO LTD ANNOUNCE 2 YEAR PARTNERSHIP TO DEVELOP AND PUBLISH NEW IP

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Sheffield, England – May 30th, 2008 – Video games publisher Lexicon Entertainment and talented Chinese games developer TF-H Co Ltd have announced a 2 year agreement which will see the two companies bring a number of new IP to Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii and Playstation 3 for a worldwide audience.

First on the horizon as part of this exciting partnership is the firms wholly owned IP ‘Matchman’ which will be released on Nintendo DS in Q1 2009 followed by Nintendo Wii and Playstation 3 in Q2 and 3 respectively.

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