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Konami announces Lost in Blue: Shipwrecked for Wii, due out Fall 2008

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EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – May 15, 2008 – Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today announced that the Lost in Blue® franchise is hitting game consoles for the first time with Lost in Blue®: Shipwrecked! (working title), scheduled to debut on Wii™ this Fall. The latest installment in the hit franchise, previously available only for Nintendo DS™, will offer a survival adventure brimming with colorful 3D graphics and maximizing the interactive capabilities of Wii™.

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NPD: April hardware/software sales

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Wii – 714.2K DS – 414.8K PSP – 192.7K Xbox 360 – 188K PS3 – 187.1K PS2 – 124.4K

1. GTA IV – Xbox 360 – 1.85 million* 2. Mario …
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Time: Weighing Wii Fit: Serious Fun

Video games have always seduced us with fantasy. Whether you play a carjacker in Grand Theft Auto or a mad scientist in The Sims, you can forget your worries as …
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USA Today: Designer Miyamoto makes video games pulse with life

NEW YORK — Shigeru Miyamoto, the father of iconic Nintendo mascot Mario, among many others, doesn’t just bring characters to life in his video games. He injects his life …
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Konami redefines the rhythm genre with Rock Revolution (Wii and DS)

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EL SEGUNDO, CA – May 15, 2008 – Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today announced Rock Revolution, an unprecedented, authentic music-based video game that will re-define the rhythm genre. Brought to market by the company that created the music video game category, with breakthrough titles such as DanceDanceRevolution®, Karaoke Revolution®, Beatmania and Guitar Freaks, Rock Revolution provides an unmatched rock experience. Breaking new ground with its definitive drum experience, Rock Revolution also gives players a chance to rock out on the bass and lead guitar. Designed by musicians, Rock Revolution will be available with the most realistic drum peripheral on the market at launch for the Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system.

“Rock Revolution will be the most innovative and realistic rock game to hit the market, that will provide a quality drum peripheral and music that players will appreciate,” said Anthony Crouts, Vice President of Marketing for Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. “As the originator of music-based games, we are dedicated to bringing fans a truly preeminent music experience. With Rock Revolution, we put the emphasis on the drum kit, delivering an experience unlike any other.”

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Nintendo’s Wii Sits Atop April U.S. Sales
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Nintendo’s Wii Sits Atop April U.S. Sales

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Wii™ emerged as the top-selling console in April, according to the independent NPD Group, which tracks U.S. video game sales. Wii sold more than 714,000 units in April alone, bringing its lifetime sales in the United States to more than 9.5 million.

“Wii sales were buoyed in part by the strong launch of Mario Kart Wii, which sold more than 1.1 million units,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “Our belief in appealing to a broad, diverse audience of players continues to resonate with consumers, and we look forward to continuing our outreach to an expanded audience with the launch of Wii Fit next week.”

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THE ‘FERRARI’ OF GAME WEBSITES RACES ONTO INTERNET

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Thursday 15th May/…Veteran videogame publisher System 3 has unveiled its latest masterpiece, as the Official Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli website races onto the Internet, located at www.system3.com.

The website is, in keeping with the official Ferrari license, one of the most prestigious in gaming, offering a host of game-related information in one of the most lavish packages ever produced.

Alongside phenomenal imagery and videos, the official site for the official game offers stacks of beautiful artwork, exquisite models taken from the developers’ drawing boards, and official tips from driving supreme Tiff Needell.

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BRASH ENTERTAINMENT CREATING “SPACE CHIMPS” GAME IN PARTNERSHIP WITH VANGUARD ANIMATION

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Brash Entertainment today announced the release of Space Chimps, a brand new action adventure videogame title. Based on the hotly anticipated CGI-animated Space Chimps film from the creator of Shrek, John H. Williams (Shrek and Shrek 2), Space Chimps the videogame combines the same colourful world and characters of the forthcoming film with a unique storyline that puts fans in the heart of the action with 11 levels of monkey fun and mayhem. Space Chimps the videogame will release alongside the film and will be marketed and distributed across Europe by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment in August 2008.

Space Chimps is a hilarious new action adventure-comedy film that follows the exploits of mischievous young circus chimp, Ham (voiced by Andy Samburg) who happens to be the grandson of the first primate ever sent into space! As a publicity stunt, Ham is chosen to lead an exploratory mission into outer space to investigate a mysterious new planet. But when he and his crew crash-land in a bizarre and beautiful new world and find their lives in peril at the hands of the tyrannical King Zartog, Ham must step up to his dangerous mission to save his fellow space chimps, Titan (voiced by Patrick Warburton) and Luna (voiced by Cheryl Hines), and lead the emancipation of the imprisoned aliens and the planet.

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CHIP GANASSI RACING TEAMS PARTNER WITH NINTENDO AND TARGET TO SPONSOR 1,100 MILES OF AUTO RACING OVER MEMORIAL DAY

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CONCORD, N.C. & INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (May 14, 2008)-Chip Ganassi Racing Teams announced today it has partnered with Nintendo and its long-time sponsor Target, to have Nintendo’s newest video game, Wii Fit™, as the sponsor of 1,100 miles of auto racing on Sunday, May 25. Nintendo and Wii Fit become the primary sponsors on Alex Lloyd’s No. 16 Dallara Honda in the Indianapolis 500 and later in the day along with Target on the team’s No. 40 Dodge in the Coca-Cola 600 in Charlotte, N.C.

By sponsoring the Wii Fit 1,100, Nintendo follows Target as one of the only sponsors that will have cars competing in both races as Target has Scott Dixon and Dan Wheldon starting one-two in the Indy 500 and Reed Sorenson competing in his third Coke 600 The 500 mile Indianapolis 500 is the longest race on the IndyCar Series schedule while the 600 mile Coca-Cola 600 is the same in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

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Japanese Software Sales: April 5th to 11th

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1. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) – 107,000 / 1,227,000 2. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (Capcom) – 82,000 / 1,992,000 3. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) – 53,000 / …
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Nintendo Ordered to Pay $21 Million for Patent Infringement

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LUFKIN, Texas (AP) — Nintendo of America Inc. was ordered to pay a small East Texas gaming company $21 million Wednesday for infringing on a patent while designing …
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Wii Ware: Last Flight Details
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Wii Ware: Last Flight Details

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We brought you the announcement for these game a while back. Cubed has got there hands on a little more info about it.

In development by Bloober …
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MySims Kingdom – DS fact sheet

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Embark on a journey of discovery to explore and customize the MySims Kingdom!

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MySims Kingdom sets you on a story-telling journey of discovery and exploration to help King Roland and his subjects revitalize the Kingdom. Throughout this epic quest you will hear new stories from old and new friends alike, discover fascinating new lands and build to the limit of your imagination. Your MySims Kingdom experience for the Wii begins in The Capital, the land at the center of your story-telling. After you have met King Roland you can venture off into the vast lands beyond. Newly-added building options will help you accomplish your tasks. And in true MySims fashion, everything is customizable, allowing every creation within your world to have a signature look! MySims Kingdom…embark on your own journey of discovery & exploration!

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