UK software sales (Week ending 5/16)
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1 1 WII FIT NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
3 2 FIFA 09 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
2 3 X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE RAVEN SOFTWARE ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
7 4 CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR TREYARCH ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
5 5 MARIO KART WII NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
6 6 RESIDENT EVIL 5 CAPCOM CAPCOM CAPCOM
9 7 MARIO & SONIC AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES SEGA SEGA SEGA
8 8 PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE CURIOUS VILLAGE LEVEL 5 NINTENDO NINTENDO
4 9 WII PLAY NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 10 BATTLESTATIONS: PACIFIC EIDOS STUDIOS HUNGARY EIDOS EIDOS
Rising Star Games at Londom MCM Expo – New IP to be announced
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Update: Looks like Rising Star Games will announce Feel Fear: Ju-On.
Rising Star Games to showcase Muramasa: The Demon Blade and Rygar: The Battle of Argus this weekend at the London MCM Expo; new IP to be announced
May 18th 2009 – Highly anticipated titles Muramasa: The Demon Blade and Rygar: The Battle of Argus will be playable to UK consumers this weekend at the London MCM Expo, Rising Star Games can confirm. The Expo will mark the first time the general public can experience both games ahead of their respective European releases and will form one third of a special triple experience for Rising Star Games’ maiden appearance at the MCM Expo. Other announcements comprise of a major new IP and a new initiative to complement the Home of Japanese Games campaign. The London MCM Expo will be held at the London ExCel exhibition centre on 23-24 May, 2009.The new IP will be unveiled on the first day of the event and will confirm the identity of the game being played in a teaser video, released today. A formal announcement will be made immediately following the show.
A new component to the award-nominated Home of Japanese Games campaign will be announced before the start of the Expo, with working mechanics in operation throughout the weekend.
Rising Star Games will also be demonstrating upcoming titles including Avalon Code, Luminous Arc 2, Angel Cat Sugar and Happy Party with Hello Kitty & Friends, as well as conducting battle challenges on Valhalla Knights 2 and hands-on walkthroughs of the critically acclaimed Little King’s Story.
Nintendo Download: Zelda Classic Becomes 300th Virtual Console Game
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Every Monday for two and a half years, Nintendo has introduced new downloadable games and applications for the Wii™ console. Today marks a milestone for the Virtual Console™ section of the Wii Shop Channel, home of some of the greatest titles in video game history. The classic The Legend of Zelda™: Majora’s Mask™ becomes the 300th Virtual Console title available for download. It’s one of the highest-rated Nintendo 64™ games of all time, and its three-day time cycle and deeper, darker storyline offer players a different experience than a traditional Zelda game. People who played it years ago can relive their gaming roots, while those who never picked it up can discover its fun and charm for the first time.
Not to be overlooked, the second Art Style puzzle game for Nintendo DSiWare™ makes its debut, along with the WiiWare™ games CRYSTAL DEFENDERS R2 from SQUARE ENIX and Silver Star Chess from Agetec, Inc.
Dragon Quest Wars announced for DSiWare
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– The first of 6 DSi-exclusive games from Square-Enix & Intelligent Systems in the works
– Unclear if the rest are DSiWare or DSi-cart games
– Supervisor is series creator Yuji Horii
– Art director is Akira Toriyama. Music by Kouichi Sugiyama
– Control classic monsters from the Dragon Quest series, each with different stats and skills
– 4-player online multiplayer battling confirmed
Emergency Disaster Rescue Squad (DS) – E10+
Sideswiped (DS) – E10+
Galaxy Force II (Wii) – E
Family Mini Golf (Wii) – E
DiRT 2 (Wii) – E10+
Shanghai II: Dragon’s Eye (Wii) – E
Disney G-Force + DGamer (DS) – E10+
Weekly savings (5/17 – 5/23)
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Best Buy
EA Sports Active Personal Trainer (Wii) – Free $10 gift card with purchase
Free $10 gift card with purchase of a Wii system
Buy any Imagine or Petz (DS) game and get a second one free
Don King Boxing (Wii) – $19.99
Guitar Hero World Tour (Wii) – $39.99
Target
Punch-Out!! Bundle (Wii) – $54 (includes nunchuck)
Game Informer review scores
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The latest Game Informer review scores are as follows:
X-Men Origins: Wolverine 8/ SO 9
Bionic Commando 6.25/ SO 5
UFC 2009 Undisputed 8 / 8.25
Ninja Blade 7.5 / 8.25
Sacred 2: Fallen Angel 7.75 / 7
inFAMOUS (Game of the Month) 9 / SO 8.5
Punch-Out!! 9 / SO 8.25
Boom Blox Bash Party 8.75 / SO 8.75
Excitebots: Trick Racing 8.5 / SO 8.25
Broken Sword (Wii) 7
Klonoa 7
DemiGod 8 / SO 8
Patapon 2 7 / SO 8.25
Knights in the Nightmare 7 / SO 6
Best-selling Namco Bandai titles (08-09 fiscal year)
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1. Soul Calibur IV
System(s): Playstation 3 and Xbox 360
Region(s): Asia, Europe, Japan and United States
Total Sales: 2,320,000 units
2. Active Life Outdoor Challenge
System(s): Nintendo Wii
Region(s): Europe, Japan and United States
Total Sales: 1,030,000 units
3. We Ski
System(s): Nintendo Wii
Region(s): Europe and United States
Total Sales: 960,000 units
4. Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit
System(s): Playstation 3 and Xbox 360
Region(s): Asia, Europe and Japan
Total Sales: 730,000 units
5. Gundam Musou 2
System(s): Playstation 2, Playstation 3 and Xbox 360
Region(s): Asia and Japan
Total Sales: 700,000 units
6. Naruto Ultimate Ninja: Storm
System(s): Playstation 3
Region(s): Europe, Japan and United States
Total Sales: 640,000 units
7. Taiko Drum Master for DS 2
System(s): Nintendo DS
Region(s): Japan
Total Sales: 580,000 units
8. Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3
System(s): Playstation 2
Region(s): Europe and United States
Total Sales: 580,000 units
9. Taiko Drum Master for Wii
System(s): Nintendo Wii
Region(s): Japan
Total Sales: 570,000 units
10. Super Robot Wars Z
System(s): Playstation 2
Region(s): Japan
Total Sales: 510,000 units
Pokemon Heart Gold/Soul Silver scans
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Thanks to Jake for the news tip!