Nintendo Power best of E3 awards
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Best Playable Platformer – New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Biggest DS Surprise – Golden Sun
Best Fighting Game – Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars
Best Workout – Wii Fit Plus
Most Improved Sequel (Ever?) – Red Steel 2
Most Inventive – Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers
Holy Crap! – Metroid: Other M
Most Faithful – The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
Most Innovative – Scribblenauts
Most Drool-Worthy – Muramasa: The Demon Blade
Best Light-Gun Game – Dead Space: Extraction
Most Puzzling – Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box
Most Frantic – Sin and Punishment 2
Most Monstrous – The Grinder
Most Brutal – Gladiator A.D.
Most Mind-Blowing – Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
Most Disturbing – Dementium II
Biggest Applause – Super Mario Galaxy 2
Most Huggable – A Boy and his Blob
Biggest Mystery – Monado: Beginning of the World
Best Cloaks – Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
Most Legendary – The Legend of Zelda (Wii)
Most Knowledgeable – Shigeru Miyamoto
Wii Sports Resort swordplay video
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Photos from The Legendary Starfy Nintendo World store event in New York on July 11, 2009
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On the heels of the release of The Legendary Starfy video game for the Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi portable video game systems, Ashley P., 8, from New York enjoys playing the video game with her mother, Rocio J. at an event held at the Nintendo World store in New York on July 11, 2009.
Everyone loves a star – or Starfy, for that matter. Emilie M. and her daughter Starrlene H., 3, of New York, have fun playing The Legendary Starfy, a new video game for the Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi portable video game systems, at an event held at the Nintendo World store in New York on Saturday, July 11, 2009.
Marisa W., 8, and her brother Harrison W, both of New Jersey, meet Starfy, Nintendo’s newest video game hero from The Legendary Starfy for the Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi portable video game systems, at a Nintendo World store event in Rockefeller Plaza on July 11, 2009.
Brawl skin hack – Alien vs. texture brawl
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Someone at Google is a fan of the triforce
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It’s settled: There has to be at least one person working for Google who is either a fan of the triforce specifically or Zelda in general. Nikola Tesla’s birthday was yesterday and the company changed their typical logo image into a Tesla Coil to celebrate his birthday. But more important to Zelda fans is that deep in the picture is a hidden logo of the triforce. Interestingly, that’s not the first time that this is happened, as many will remember that the same thing happened on Earth day. You can also see someone wearing a Link costume at the Google headquarters.
SEGA “seeing very strong week one sales” for The Conduit
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Since The Conduit released in North America, gamers have been predicting how well the game will sell, understanding that the performance of the game could impact developer and publisher decisions on the Wii in the future. This is SEGA’s third true hardcore Wii title this year and the results of the first two titles – MadWorld and House of the Dead: Overkill – were very disappointing. While we’ll have to wait for NPD numbers next week to understand just how well The Conduit has done so far, SEGA’s vice president of marketing Sean Ratcliffe has shared his opinion about the first week sales of the game. And luckily, the company seems happy thus far.
“…The game is already successful with us as the reviews have been pretty impressive. Overall the reviews have been strong, and though there will always be some naysayers we definitely feel we have been able to offer gamers the Wii experience we were looking for…Though it is still early days in the retail life of the game, we are seeing very strong week one sales and being the best shooter on the Wii means that we think we will see this game out there and selling well for a long time.”
Yoga for the Wii system to Feature International Model Anja Rubik
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Top Model and Yoga Enthusiast Anja Rubik Will be Your Motivating Companion Through Peaceful Yoga Sessions
Vienna, Austria, July 10, 2009; JoWooD Productions and DreamCatcher Games are pleased to announce that top model Anja Rubik will be featured in their upcoming Wii title Yoga (http://anjarubik.com). A very enthusiastic yoga practitioner, Anja will not only grace the cover, but also accompanies players during numerous relaxing Yoga exercises, providing player motivation throughout the game. Anja Rubik is considered one of the upcoming stars of the model scene and is ranked among the top 15 international supermodels.
“We’ve invested a lot in creating a fun and authentic Yoga title for Wii suitable for everyone. Regardless of your age or gender, anyone who is interested in learning more about this ancient Indian philosophy will love this game.” says Markus Reutner, Marketing manager JoWooD Productions. “Anja Rubik embodies the spirit of Yoga and thus is the perfect guide to increase motivation and promote the practice of this peaceful fitness regime.”
Top 5 game sales worldwide (Amazon)
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Nintendo Wii
North America:
1. Wii Fit (Nintendo
2. EA Sports Active (EA Sports)
3. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
4. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 Wii MotionPlus Bundle (EA Sports)
5. Punch-Out!! (Nintendo)
Japan:
1. Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
2. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
3. Winning Eleven Play Maker 2009 (Konami)
4. Grand Slam Tennis (EA Sports)
5. Suzumiya Haruhi no Heiretsu — Chou SOS Danhiro Collection (Sega)
UK:
1. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
2. EA Sports Active (EA Sports)
3. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
4. My Fitness Coach (Ubisoft)
5. Wii Play (Nintendo)
Nintendo DS
North America:
1. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
2. The Legendary Starfy (Nintendo)
3. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
4. Guitar Hero: On Tour — Modern Hits (Activision)
5. Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo)
Japan:
1. Tomodachi Collection (Nintendo)
2. Pocket Monsters Platinum (Nintendo)
3. Gyakuten Kenji (Capcom)
4. Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (Square Enix)
5. Super Robot Taisen K (Banpresto)
UK:
1. Professor Layton and the Curious Village (Nintendo)
2. Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo)
3. Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force (Disney)
4. Mystery Case Files: MillionHeir (Nintendo)
5. Classic Word Games (Ubisoft)