Challenge Mario and Sonic with the new blue Wii bundle (Europe)
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10th October 2011 – Budding Olympians can now get ready for the London 2012 Olympic Games alongside their favourite video game characters, with a little help from Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games™. To help you work on your sporting skills and have a lot of fun in the process, Nintendo is releasing the ultimate bundle this year featuring a copy of the game and an exclusive newly configured* blue Wii, available from 18th November.
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games marks the return of the highly successful sports franchise and takes Mario, Sonic and all of their friends to London, the home of the upcoming 2012 Olympic Games. The successful duo are back – bigger and better – bringing even more multiplayer fun into your living room just in time for Christmas.
ESRB updates (10/10)
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Alvin and The Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (Wii) – E10+
Rayman Origins (Wii/3DS) – E10+
Ultimate Card Games (DS) – T
Dagedar (DS) – E
Kids Learn Music – A+ Edition (DS) – E
Kids Learn Math – A+ Edition (DS) – E
Oregon Trail (3DS/Wii) – E10+
Carnival Games: Wild West 3D (3DS) – E10+
Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town (3DS) – E
Sonic Generations (3DS) – E
Sesame Streeet: Elmo’s Musical Monsterpiece (DS) – EC
Ram Racing (DS) – E
Ninja Gaiden Wii U “not being developed in parallel” with PS3/360 versions, Team Ninja wants to push console “as hard as it can”
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This information comes from Tecmo Koei localisation head Peter Garza, who was asked about Ninja Gaiden: Razor’s Edge…
“It is still there. It’s not being developed in parallel, but we do have the game up and running on the dev hardware. We’re still playing with control schemes to see what would be fun with Wii U, but it’s definitely there and it’s definitely getting worked on.”
Garza was also asked how much Team Ninja has squeezed from the Wii U so far…
“That’s kind of hard to say right now because, like I said, we’re just getting it up and running now on Wii U. And we’re still finding out what the hardware can do and how to work with the hardware itself. Right now, we’re at a very early stage, so we can’t say that we’re pushing it to its limits right now. But I can tell you that the team being what it is is definitely interested in pushing the hardware as hard as it can. With 3DS, when we brought out Dead or Alive: Dimensions, that was one of the best looking 3DS games out there. And we really wanted to use whatever hardware we were on, we want to use to its full potential and really push that. Not just in spec, but the features that make that hardware unique. So for right now with Wii U, we’re just starting to know what Wii U is and how we can make it fun.”
Interestingly, Ninja Gaiden: Razor’s Edge is very early on in development – perhaps moreso than some originally thought. Team Ninja apparently just started to get the game running on Wii U a couple of weeks ago.
UK software sales (Week ending 10/8)
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Individual formats
1 1 FIFA 12 XB360 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
2 2 FIFA 12 PS3 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 3 RAGE XB360 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
3 4 GEARS OF WAR 3 XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
– 5 RAGE PS3 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
– 6 DARK SOULS PS3 NAMCO BANDAI GAMES NAMCO BANDAI GAMES
– 7 DARK SOULS XB360 NAMCO BANDAI GAMES NAMCO BANDAI GAMES
6 8 ZUMBA FITNESS WII 505 GAMES 505 GAMES
5 9 F1 2011 PS3 CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
4 10 F1 2011 XB360 CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
7 11 DEAD ISLAND XB360 DEEP SILVER KOCH MEDIA
– 12 RAGE PC BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
10 13 DEUS EX: HUMAN REVOLUTION XB360 EIDOS SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
9 14 FIFA 12 WII EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
11 15 RESISTANCE 3 PS3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
13 16 DEUS EX: HUMAN REVOLUTION PS3 EIDOS SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
8 17 ICO & SHADOW OF THE COLOSSUS COLLECTION PS3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
12 18 DEAD ISLAND PS3 DEEP SILVER KOCH MEDIA
17 19 FIFA 12 PSP EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
16 20 JUST DANCE 2 WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
15 21 DRIVER: SAN FRANCISCO PS3 UBISOFT UBISOFT
29 22 MARIO KART WII WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 23 NBA 2K12 XB360 2K SPORTS TAKE 2
23 24 WII SPORTS RESORT WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
22 25 WARHAMMER 40,000: SPACE MARINE XB360 THQ THQ
18 26 RUGBY WORLD CUP 2011 XB360 505 GAMES 505 GAMES
14 27 DRIVER: SAN FRANCISCO XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
21 28 ASSASSIN’S CREED: BROTHERHOOD XB360 XBOX 360 CLASSICS UBISOFT
24 29 GRAN TURISMO 5 PS3 PLATINUM SONY COMPUTER ENT.
– 30 NBA 2K12 PS3 2K SPORTS TAKE 2
31 31 LEGO PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN WII DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
20 32 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS XB360 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
26 33 RUGBY WORLD CUP 2011 PS3 505 GAMES 505 GAMES
35 34 MICHAEL JACKSON: THE EXPERIENCE WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
32 35 LEGO PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN DS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
19 36 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS PS3 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
– 37 KINECT JOY RIDE XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
25 38 FIFA 12 PS2 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
33 39 CARS 2 DS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
34 40 WARHAMMER 40,000: SPACE MARINE PS3 THQ THQ
All formats
1 1 FIFA 12 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 2 RAGE ID SOFTWARE BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
– 3 DARK SOULS FROM SOFTWARE NAMCO BANDAI GAMES NAMCO BANDAI GAMES
2 4 GEARS OF WAR 3 EPIC GAMES MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
3 5 F1 2011 CODEMASTERS BIRMINGHAM CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
4 6 ZUMBA FITNESS PIPEWORKS 505 GAMES 505 GAMES
5 7 DEAD ISLAND TECHLAND DEEP SILVER KOCH MEDIA
6 8 DEUS EX: HUMAN REVOLUTION EIDOS MONTREAL EIDOS SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
9 9 LEGO PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN TRAVELLER’S TALES DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
13 10 RESISTANCE 3 INSOMNIAC SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
8 11 DRIVER: SAN FRANCISCO UBISOFT REFLECTIONS UBISOFT UBISOFT
– 12 NBA 2K12 VISUAL CONCEPTS 2K SPORTS TAKE 2
11 13 WARHAMMER 40,000: SPACE MARINE RELIC THQ THQ
12 14 RUGBY WORLD CUP 2011 HB STUDIOS 505 GAMES 505 GAMES
10 15 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS TREYARCH ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
14 16 ASSASSIN’S CREED: BROTHERHOOD UBISOFT (MONTREAL) XBOX 360 CLASSICS UBISOFT
7 17 ICO & SHADOW OF THE COLOSSUS COLLECTION BLUEPOINT GAMES SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
15 18 CARS 2 FIREBRAND GAMES DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
19 19 LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 1-4 TRAVELLER’S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
17 20 THE SIMS 3 THE SIMS STUDIO EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
16 21 JUST DANCE 2 UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
27 22 MARIO KART WII NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
33 23 PHINEAS & FERB: ACROSS THE 2ND DIMENSION ALTRON DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
20 24 WII SPORTS RESORT NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
30 25 EA SPORTS ACTIVE 2 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
21 26 GRAN TURISMO 5 POLYPHONY DIGITAL PLATINUM SONY COMPUTER ENT.
23 27 MICHAEL JACKSON: THE EXPERIENCE UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
18 28 X-MEN: DESTINY SILICON KNIGHTS ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
25 29 LEGO STAR WARS III: THE CLONE WARS TRAVELLER’S TALES LUCASARTS LUCASARTS
22 30 RED FACTION: ARMAGEDDON VOLITION THQ THQ
35 31 L.A. NOIRE TEAM BONDI ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
26 32 BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2 DIGITAL ILLUSIONS EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
34 33 GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY ROCKSTAR NORTH ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
– 34 KINECT JOY RIDE BIGPARK MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
31 35 SKATE 3 EA BLACK BOX EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 36 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 INFINITY WARD ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
37 37 SNIPER: GHOST WARRIOR CITY INTERACTIVE CITY INTERACTIVE CITY INTERACTIVE
38 38 RED DEAD REDEMPTION ROCKSTAR SAN DIEGO ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
– 39 EL SHADDAI: ASCENSION OF THE METATRON UTV IGNITION TOKYO UTV IGNITION KONAMI
32 40 FIFA 11 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
Square Enix announces New York Comic Con lineup & events
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LOS ANGELES (Oct. 10, 2011) — Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of SQUARE ENIX® interactive entertainment products in the Americas, will showcase its upcoming lineup and host a number of exclusive events at New York Comic Con, taking place at the Javits Center in Midtown Manhattan from Oct. 13-16, 2011.
Show attendees can preview and play the following Square Enix titles at booths 622 and 630:
Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure Wii screenshots
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Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes Fourze trailer
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Super Mario 3D Land has an invincible Tanooki Suit
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We heard about the P-Wing block prior to the Super Mario 3D Land previews that emerged a couple of days ago. Now we have a little bit of new information about the feature, along with details on a special Tanooki Suit that provides invincibility.
Joystiq explains:
“If you lose five lives on any given level, the game will give you an invincible Tanooki suit — think of it as having constant Star power while wearing the Tanooki suit. You can still fall to your death, so if you die ten times on a level, a special P Wing block emerges, allowing you to zip right to the end.”
