Famitsu review scores
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Call of Duty: Black Ops (PS3/360) – 10/10/9/10
Sonic Colors (Wii) – 8/8/8/10
Sonic Colors (DS) – 8/8/8/8
Fossil Fighters 2 (DS) – 8/8/8/8
FlingSmash (Wii) – 8/7/8/7
Motto! Stitch! DS Rhythm de Rakugaki Daisakusen (DS) – 8/7/7/8
EA Sports MMA (PS3/360) – 8/7/8/8
Criminal Girls (PSP) – 8/7/6/7
Crossboard 7 (360) – 7/8/7/7
Kinect Sports (360) – 7/7/7/8
Move de Party (PS3) – 7/7/6/7
Off-screen Call of Duty: Black Ops DS zombie mode footage
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Call of Duty: Black Ops DS trailer
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Once again, I’m insanely impressed. Huge kudos to the guys at n-Space for doing what looks like an utterly fantastic job on this game.
n-Space releases massive list of Black Ops DS features
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These come straight from their Facebook page…
-VOIP in MP Lobby
-Unlockable MP Perks
-Unlockable MP Weapon upgrades
-Weapons are saved within a level
-AI react to sound
-Knife – secondary weapon
-Throwing Knife Mechanic
-Penetratable Material (thin wood, metal, etc) – Does partial damage
-Commander (Battle Action Event)
-Instant Lobby for Quick Match MP
-Join in progress for Quick Match MP
-SP Zombie Mode
-Co-Op Zombie Mode
-Selection of Spawn Location in MP
-Manipulation of Camera during Spawn Location Selection in MP
-Button Controls
-MP Player Titles
-Player Online Status
-Join Friend Server from Online Status Info
-Nintendo Leaderboards for online stats
-Player controlled aircraft
-Updated Menu System
-Updated UI
-Updated Radar Display (Agents only appear when moving or firing)
-Revision of the Crouch/Run mechanic
-Collectibles can be touched/shot
-Max Friend list (64 Friends)
-33 Player weapons
-Removal of Latency check in MP
-Return of Snipers in MP
-12 MP Maps
-4 Zombie Maps
-24 SP Challenges
-101 Awards
-Switching weapons during a match
-Switching perks during a match
-Can select weapons for both weapons slots in MP
Holy crap, I am left incredibly impressed. I may actually have to pick up the DS version of Black Ops! AND it includes zombies? That’s just plain awesome.
Nintendo Week (11/8)
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Wind-Up Mario Toys Temporarily Overrun Nintendo’s Distribution Facility
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NORTH BEND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– With the busy holiday season approaching, Nintendo of America was looking to find new ways to improve speed and efficiency at its always-busy distribution facility in North Bend, Wash. In the past, the company has tried a number of solutions, including having Donkey Kong™ roll packages down a set of girders into waiting trucks or expediting deliveries through warp pipes.
This year one of the suggested innovations included the use of wind-up Mini Mario toys. These tireless mechanical toys are featured in Mario vs. Donkey Kong™: Mini-Land Mayhem!, a new game launching for the Nintendo DS™ family of systems on Nov. 14.
Initially the use of the helpful Mini Marios seemed like a good idea. Unfortunately, they were not guided appropriately and soon marched non-stop throughout the entire building, climbing girders, riding conveyor belts and causing a bit of mayhem. They overran Nintendo’s facility for a short time, but operations have since been returned to normal.
Source: Nintendo PR
More talk from Miyamoto regarding Mario on 3DS, brief Zelda: Skyward Sword status update, general Mario talk and more
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Miyamoto on how Mario become a character…
“If you look at the technology we have now we obviously have a bigger screen and there is a lot more space and you can do a lot more detailed artwork. But if you go back to (1981’s) Donkey Kong, it was a 16-by-16 (inch) screen area. The character I came up with to fit that best was this small little guy with a big nose and a mustache, the characteristics that would stand out in that medium. We created the game design first and then we put the characters in to fit that. With Donkey Kong, we have this gorilla who grabs this gal and runs away with her and you have to go chase the gorilla down to save the lady. And the game’s stage was a construction site, so we made him into basically a carpenter. …. With (1983’s) Mario Bros., we brought in Luigi and a lot of the game was played underground so we made him to fit that setting and, we decided he could be a plumber. The scenario dictates his role.”
Miyamoto on whether or not Mario has a hat because it was difficult to draw hair…
“The technology of the time really dictated how we did character design. If I gave Mario a lot of hair you have to animate it or it doesn’t look right. By giving him a hat we didn’t have to worry about that. We also didn’t have to draw his eyebrows, his forehead or any of these other things. It was just a really useful tool to help us emphasize what we were trying to do on this small screen.”
ESRB updates
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Pirate Blast (Wii) – E10+
Jam City Rollergirls (Wii) – E10+
EJ Puzzles: Hooked (DSi) – E
FAST – Racing League (Wii) – E
Mahjongg Mysteries: Ancient Egypt (DS) – E
Treasure Hunter X (DSi) – E
Dino Strike (Wii) – E
Heathcliff Fast and the Furriest (Wii) – E
JumpStart Get Moving Family Fitness Sports Edition (Wii) – E
Magical Drop II (Wii) – T
Remington Super Slam Hunting: Africa (Wii) – T
101-in-1 Sports Party Megamix (Wii) – E10+
Anonymous Notes Chapter 1 – From the Abyss – (DSi) – E10+
Digging for Dinosaurs (DS) – E
Disney Tron: Evolution + DGamer (DS) – E10+
Hidden Photo (DSi) – E
My Amusement Park (DS) – E
Tron Evolution – Battle Grids (Wii) – E10+
Petz Bunnyz Bunch (DS) – E
Riser’s Step Up! (Wii) – E
The Biggest Loser Challenge (Wii) – E
Art of Ink (DSi) – E10+
Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters (DS) – E10+
Deadliest Catch: Sea of Chaos (Wii) – E10+
Dragon’s Lair II: Time Warp (DSi) – T
DreamWorks’ Megamind: Mega Team Unite (Wii) – E10+
Karaoke Revolution Glee (Wii) – E10+
Machinarium (Wii) – E10+
Spot the Differences (Wii) – E
uDraw Studio (Wii) – E
Labyrinth (DS) – E
Mr. Bean (Wii) – E
My Little Baby (Wii) E
Scotland Yard (DS) – E
Trackmania: Build to Race (Wii) – E
Puzzles To Go – Diddl (DSi) – E
Reversi (Wii) – E
Silly Bandz: Play the Crazy (DS0 – E
Hellokids Volume 1 (DSi) – E
WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2011 (Wii) – T
Pac-Man Party (Wii) – E10+
The Seller (DSi) – E
UK software sales (Week ending 11/6)
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Individual formats
– 1 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2011 PC SEGA SEGA
1 2 FABLE III XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
2 3 JUST DANCE 2 WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
3 4 PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE LOST FUTURE DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
17 5 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
5 6 FIFA 11 XB360 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
8 7 FIFA 11 PS3 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
9 8 WII PARTY WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 9 GOLDENEYE 007 WII ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
4 10 FALLOUT: NEW VEGAS XB360 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
14 11 WII SPORTS RESORT WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
7 12 MEDAL OF HONOR XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
6 13 STAR WARS: THE FORCE UNLEASHED II XB360 LUCASARTS LUCASARTS
22 14 WII FIT PLUS WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
13 15 MEDAL OF HONOR PS3 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
11 16 STAR WARS: THE FORCE UNLEASHED II PS3 LUCASARTS LUCASARTS
25 17 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
10 18 FALLOUT: NEW VEGAS PS3 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
12 19 WWE SMACKDOWN VS RAW 2011 XB360 THQ THQ
23 20 JUST DANCE WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
20 21 THE SIMS 3 XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
19 22 FORZA MOTORSPORT 3 XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
15 23 WWE SMACKDOWN VS RAW 2011 PS3 THQ THQ
21 24 HALO: REACH XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
16 25 PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2011 PS3 KONAMI KONAMI
24 26 THE SIMS 3 PS3 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
33 27 MARIO KART WII WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
34 28 SUPER MARIO GALAXY 2 WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
18 29 THE SIMS 3: LATE NIGHT PC EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 30 THE X FACTOR WII DEEP SILVER KOCH MEDIA
– 31 007: BLOOD STONE PS3 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
27 32 F1 2010 XB360 CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
– 33 007: BLOOD STONE XB360 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
39 34 SPORTS CHAMPIONS PS3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
28 35 F1 2010 PS3 CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
26 36 PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2011 XB360 KONAMI KONAMI
38 37 FIFA 11 WII EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 38 TOY STORY 3 DS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
– 39 THE SIMS 3 DS EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 40 ART ACADEMY DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
All formats
– 1 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2011 SPORTS INTERACTIVE SEGA SEGA
2 2 FIFA 11 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
1 3 FABLE III LIONHEAD STUDIOS MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
4 4 JUST DANCE 2 UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
8 5 PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE LOST FUTURE LEVEL 5 NINTENDO NINTENDO
13 6 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
3 7 FALLOUT: NEW VEGAS OBSIDIAN ENTERTAINMENT BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
6 8 MEDAL OF HONOR DANGER CLOSE/DICE EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
5 9 STAR WARS: THE FORCE UNLEASHED II LUCASARTS LUCASARTS LUCASARTS
9 10 THE SIMS 3 THE SIMS STUDIO / EDGE OF REALITY EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
7 11 WWE SMACKDOWN VS RAW 2011 YUKE’S THQ THQ
11 12 WII PARTY ND CUBE NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 13 GOLDENEYE 007 EUROCOM ENTERTAINMENT ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
10 14 PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2011 KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT KONAMI KONAMI
12 15 WII SPORTS RESORT NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
20 16 WII FIT PLUS NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
23 17 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 18 007: BLOOD STONE BIZARRE CREATIONS ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
21 19 JUST DANCE UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
14 20 F1 2010 CODEMASTERS BIRMINGHAM CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
24 21 TOY STORY 3 N-SPACE DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
37 22 THE X FACTOR HYDRAVISION DEEP SILVER KOCH MEDIA
16 23 FORZA MOTORSPORT 3 TURN 10 STUDIOS MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
19 24 HALO: REACH BUNGIE MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
17 25 RED DEAD REDEMPTION ROCKSTAR SAN DIEGO ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
27 26 GUITAR HERO: WARRIORS OF ROCK NEVERSOFT REDOCTANE ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
25 27 LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 1-4 TRAVELLER’S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
30 28 MARIO KART WII NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
31 29 SUPER MARIO GALAXY 2 NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
34 30 ENSLAVED: ODYSSEY TO THE WEST NINJA THEORY NAMCO BANDAI GAMES NAMCO BANDAI GAMES
22 31 DEAD RISING 2 BLUE CASTLE GAMES CAPCOM CAPCOM
15 32 THE SIMS 3: LATE NIGHT THE SIMS STUDIO EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 33 LEGO BATMAN: THE VIDEOGAME TRAVELLER’S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
36 34 SPORTS CHAMPIONS ZINDAGI GAMES SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
38 35 ART ACADEMY HEADSTRONG GAMES NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 36 BLUR BIZARRE CREATIONS ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
33 37 SUPER SMASH BROS: BRAWL SORA LTD NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 38 TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 11 TIBURON ENTERTAINMENT EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
32 39 UFC 2010: UNDISPUTED YUKE’S THQ THQ
18 40 CASTLEVANIA: LORDS OF SHADOW MERCURYSTEAM KONAMI KONAMI