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Nintendo Wii

North America:
1. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
2. Gold’s Gym Cardio Workout (Ubisoft)
3. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
4. My Fitness Coach (Ubisoft)
5. Wii Play (Nintendo)

Japan:
1. Monster Hunter G Starter Package (Capcom)
2. Monster Hunter G (Capcom)
3. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
4. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
5. Taiko no Tatsujin Wii (Namco)

UK:
1. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
2. Wii Play (Nintendo)
3. My Fitness Coach (Ubisoft)
4. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
5. Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party (Ubisoft)

Nintendo DS

North America:
1. Professor Layton and the Curious Village (Nintendo)
2. Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo)
3. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
4. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
5. Brain Age (Nintendo)

Japan:
1. Pokemon Fushigi no Dungeon: Sora no Tankentai (Nintendo)
2. A Ressha de Gyoukou DS (Artdink)
3. Pro Yakyuu Famista DS 2009 (Namco)
4. Mario & Luigi RPG 3 (Nintendo)
5. Rittai Picross (Nintendo)

UK:
1. Professor Layton and the Curious Village (Nintendo)
2. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
3. Brain Training (Nintendo)
4. Puzzler Collection (Ubisoft)
5. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)

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The Famitsu awards were held in Japan last night at the Enterbrain headquarters. All software released in 2008 were eligible to win. The winners are as follows:

Game of the Year – Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G
Most Valuable Person – Hideo Kojima
Game Character of the Year – Solid Snake
Game Company of the year – Capcom
Rookie title grand-prize – The Last Remant
Innovation grand-prize – Wii Music
High quality grand-prize – Metal Gear Solid 4
Best seller grand-prize – Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G
Racing game prize – Mario Kart Wii
Multi-play game prize – Super Smash Bros. Brawl
All generation prize – Pokemon Platinum
Communication game prize – Animal Crossing: City Folk
Adventure & Puzzle prize – Professor Layton and the Final Journey Through Time
Masterpiece prize – Dragon Quest V
Character & Action game prize –  Dissidia Final Fantasy
Role playing game prize – Tales of Vesperia
Dramatic prize – 428
PlayStation2 game prize – Persona 4
World-wide prize – Grand Theft Auto IV

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RETAIL
Star Store: Gamestation – Birmingham New Street
Retail Innovation: HMV Gamerbase
Store Manager: Mike Barnes & Pearl Robinson (GAME Oxford Street)
Online Retailer: Play.com
High Street Retailer: GAME

PR & MARKETING
PR Team: Nintendo
Games Campaign: Wii Fit
New Games Brand: LittleBigPlanet
Marketing Team: Nintendo
Marketing Innovation: New Xbox Live Experience

PEOPLE & INDUSTRY
UK Development Team: Rockstar North
Distribution Team: Centresoft
Sales Triumph: Fallout 3 – Bethesda
Sales Team: Sega
Games Publisher: Activision Blizzard

SPECIAL AWARDS
MCV Retail Advisory Board – Special Recognition: Andy Yates (Nintendo)
Grand Prix: EA Sports

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DEMO AVAILABLE ON Wii CHANNEL FROM 24TH APRIL
Milton Keynes, 24th April – Gamers of a green-fingered persuasion will be able to sample the latest in the Mama series early when the Gardening Mama demo goes live on Nintendo’s Wii channel. Available from 24th April, the demo will be available to download and transfer to DS via Wi-Fi connection.

The demo gives players a sample plant to grow and demonstrates ten stages of game play, which include sorting the bulbs, tilling the soil, applying serum and spraying for pesky creepy crawlies. As has become the series trademark, all stages are conducted under the watchful eye of Mama, who will save the day should your gardening skills abandon you at the crucial moment.

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– Bit.Trip Beat
– Harvest Moon: Ranch Store
– Educational TV for Children

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FC:
-Downtown Special: Kunio-kun no Jidaigeki Dayo Zenin Shuugou
-Ninja-Kun: Ashura no Shou
-Final Fantasy
-Famicom Wars

SFC:
-Kirby’s Dream Land 3 (April 28th)

SMS:
-R-Type

PCE:
-SimEarth (CD)

VCA:
-Numan Athletics (April 28th)
-Youkai Douchuuki (April 28th)

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– Mira is the main character
– Call monsters, set traps to defend tower
– Releasing this June in Japan for 1000 points
– No DLC announced
– No release date in North America yet

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