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Best Buy

Free Nancy Drew book with purchase of Nancy Drew: The Mystery of the Clue Bender Society (DS)

Circuit City

Save $5 on all Wi Fit accessories
Guitar Hero: Aerosmith (Wii) – $39.99
Game Party (Wii) – $14.99
Deca Sports (Wii) – $19.99
My Weight Loss Coach (DS) – $29.99
Barnyard Blast (DS) – $9.99
Prism: Light the Way (DS) – $9.99
Free Little League world series pin with purchase of Little League World Series Baseball (Wii)
10% off all Wii accessories when you purchase the system

Target

$9.99 games: titles may vary by store
– Madagascar (GBA)
– Wiffle Ball (DS)
– Original Frisbee Disc Sports – Ultimate & Golf (DS)

$14.99 games: titles may vary by store
– M&Ms Break ‘Em (DS)
– Strawberry Shortcake: Strawberryland Games (DS)
– World Series of Poker 2008
– X-Men: The Official Game

$19.99 games: titles may vary by store
– AMF Bowling: Pinbusters! (Wii)
– Chicken Shoot (Wii)
– Game Party (Wii)
– Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (DS)
– Transformers: Autobots (DS)
– Cooking Mama (DS)

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“To prepare all you Mega Man fans for the release of Mega Man 9 in September, we’re going to offer you the opportunity to play the game that started it all.  The orginal Mega Man game returns on the Virtual Console this Monday, August 4, 2008.  Yes, that’s right.  Brush up on your old school skills and prepare for some cool contests we have in store.  We also plan to re-release Mega Man 2 in early September as well.” – Capcom-Unity blog

Hm…Apparently,  Samurai Shodown II and Ys Book I & II are slated for release as well. Will Nintendo really release three VC games on the same day?

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The newest Mario Kart Wii tournament went live a few days ago, but unfortunately, some participants took it upon themselves to hack their way to the top. Two racers have submitted ludicrous times – 0.004 and 0.609 seconds. Immediately upon looking at these results, one would quickly surmise that the results would not have been able to have been achieved through ethical means. Also, one of the hackers has gone so far as to dawn the name “ihack@you.” This is not the first time the Mario Kart Wii online system has been hacked. Previously, people began to exploit the Time Trials system to earn impossible times. Nintendo was able to root out and take care of cheaters, so it is expected that Nintendo will take similar action with this latest issue.

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MadWorld might turn out to be one of the break-out tiles of 2009 on the Wii, but there is one specific inclusion that won’t make it into the final version of the game: Wii MotionPlus. Christopher Kaminski, Associate Producer of the game, gave the unfortunate news that MadWorld won’t be making use of Nintendo’s newest add-on. Instead, however, there could be multiplayer support. Kaminski wouldn’t say anything explicity, although when he was asked if MadWorld would have any mutliplayer functionality, he laughed and game a simple reply, “No comment.”

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PSP
9,992,468

NDS
22,998,187

Wii
6,483,690

PS3
2,241,756

PS2
21,231,317

XBOX 360
597,582

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Every so often, there is one crazy story that is related to video games and can really make someone scratch his head in confusement. One of the latest examples comes from a young man named Yang, who conspired with two other men to fake his own kidnapping. Police captured the two “kidnapers” after the 10,000 yuan ransom was taken from an ATM machine. Yang later admitted that he was hoping he would be able to extort money from his parents, as they were refusing to purchase a “Nintendo computer” for him. I assume that the “Nintendo computer” is referring to the Wii, unless Yang was actually looking for a Famicom!

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PSP – 256,765 units
DS – 217,639 units
Wii – 171,851 units
PS3 – 54,823 units

As usual, both the Wii and DS are on sales warpaths. The PSP, however, managed to slightly outsell the DS in Japan.

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Nintendo Wii

North America:
1. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
2. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
3. Rock Band Special Edition (EA Games)
4. Wii Play (Nintendo)
5. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo)

Japan:
1. Zero: Gesshoku no Kamen (Nintendo)
2. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
3. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
4. Boom Blox (EA Games)
5. Tales of Symphonia: Ratatosk no Kishi (Namco)

UK:
1. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
2. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
3. Carnival Funfair Games (2K Games)
4. Wii Play (Nintendo)
5. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo)

Nintendo DS

North America:
1. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
2. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
3. Final Fantasy IV (Square Enix)
4. Brain Age (Nintendo)
5. Brain Age 2 (Nintendo)

Japan:
1. Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo)
2. KORG DS-10 (AQ Interactive)
3. Dragon Quest V: Tenkuu No Hanayome (Square Enix)
4. Daigasso! Band Brothers DX (Nintendo)
5. Dokidoki Majo Shinpan! 2 DUO — Limited Edition (SNK Playmore)

UK:
1. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training (Nintendo)
2. More Brain Training (Nintendo)
3. 42 All-Time Classics (Nintendo)
4. Sight Training (Nintendo)
5. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)

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Konami confirms all-new Wii and mobile versions
Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH has confirmed it is to expand its PES 2009 line-up with the release of a mobile version to be released in Autumn and a Wii version in Spring 2009.Following the incredible success of the PES 2008 for Wii, work is underway on a series of advances to affirm PES 2009 as the definitive football title for the format. Building on the unique control system of its predecessor, PES 2009 expands on the basic concept of players controlling both the player with the ball and those around them. PES 2009 will bring the user closer to the game by introducing different control methods which cater for a wide range of play styles.

PES 2009 for Nintendo Wii will feature a number of key additions, with an enhanced shooting system offering more control while remaining as easy to use as last year’s version. The development team has also reworked the defensive elements of the game, with more control over defenders and more ways to close down attacking threats. A new AI system has also been implemented and results in more sophisticated and intuitive movement from team mates according to the player’s commands.

Despite these many additions, PES 2009 for Wii is accessible as before, but offers a more fluid and flowing match-day experience. It is a game that could only be produced for Wii and truly marries the unique control system of the format with the PES series’ utterly realistic and addictive action.

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Guitar Hero:On Tour (Wii) – 76%
Driving Theory Training (DS) – 60%
Kung Fu Panda (DS) – 78%
Kung Fu panda (Wii) – 64%
Sam and Max Season One (Wii) – 85%
Baroque (Wii) – 41%
Wall E (Wii) – 62%
King of Monsters (VC) – 70%
Bakushow (DS) – 80%
Bangai-O Spirits (DS) – 79%
Chronicles of Narnia Prince Caspian (DS) – 55%
Fatal Fury 2 (VC) – 81%
Loony Tunes (DS) – 68%
Art of Fighting 2 (VC) – 61%
Pac-Attack (VC) – 77%
The Incredible Hulk (Wii) – 48%
Cocoto Fishing Master (WiiWare) – 71%
Civilization Revolution (DS) – 77%

Thanks to Biggity for the ONM news once again.