Nintendo Co., Ltd. today reported record highs for both sales and operating profit in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2009. Nintendo posted sales of more than 1.83 trillion yen and operating profits of more than 555 billion yen.
Worldwide annual sales of close to 26 million Wii™ home game systems in this past fiscal year brought lifetime totals to over 50 million, while more than 31 million portable Nintendo DS™ systems were sold in the same period, pushing the lifetime amount past 100 million units.

More fuel to the Pokemon Gold/Silver remakes fire

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The chances of seeing remakes of the classic Pokemon Gold/Silver titles are even more likely with some new information. Alex Lucard, who has experience working with both Beckett’s Pokemon Collector Magazine and The Pokemon Company in Japan, has made a couple of claims about the games. First, Lucard says that there will indeed be two titles but they are not DuskGold and DawnSilver. He also notes that PokemonWhiteGold and MoonSilver will not be names of either version in spite of a few rumors floating around. And though Lucard would not discuss release date news, it was mentioned that the remakes may be seen in Japan this November, as that month will mark the 10th anniversary of Pokemon Gold and Silver.

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X-Men Origins: Wolverine The Game – Uncaged Ad

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Thanks to Aaron for the news tip!

Top DSiWare, WiiWare, VC titles of the week

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DSiWare

1 (1) – Nintendo Dsi Browser
2 (2) – Dr. Mario Express
3 (8) – Paper Airplane Chase
4 (3) – WarioWare: Snapped!
5 (4) – Bird & Beans
6 (9) – Master of Illusion Express: Deep Psyche
7 (12) – Clubhouse Games Express: Card Classics
8 (6) – Mixed Messages
9 (7) – Art Style: AQUIA
10 (11) – Brain Age Express: Math
11 (10) – Master of Illusion Express: Funny Face
12 (5) – Master of Illusion Express: Shuffle Games
13 (N) – Animal Crossing Clock
14 (N) – Animal Crossing Calculator

1 (1) – Super Mario Bros. 3
2 (2) – Super Mario Bros.
3 (3) – Super Mario World
4 (4) – Super Mario Bros. 2
5 (5) – Punch-Out!!
6 (6) – The Legend of Zelda
7 (8) – Super Mario 64
8 (11) – The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
9 (9) – Pac-Man
10 (7) – Super Punch-Out!!
11 (10) – Mario Kart 64
12 (12) – Donkey Kong Country
13 (13) – Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
14 (14) – Donkey Kong
15 (15) – The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
16 (17) – Paper Mario
17 (16) – Sonic the Hedgehog 2
18 (19) – Galaga
19 (19) – Excitebike
20 (20) – Tecmo Bowl

WiiWare

1 (1) – World of Goo
2 (2) – My Aquarium
3 (3) – Tetris Party
4 (4) – My Pokemon Ranch
5 (8) – Crystal Defenders R1
6 (5) – Onslaught
7 (6) – Dr. Mario Online Rx
8 (7) – Cue Sports – Pool Revolution
9 (9) – Defend Your Castle
10 (10) – Fun! Fun! Minigolf
11 (11) – Brain Challenge
12 (12) – Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King
13 (17) – Sandy Beach
14 (13) – Bomberman Blast
15 (15) – Pop’Em Drop’Em SAMEGAME
16 (19) – Wild West Guns
17 (20) – Bit.Trip Beat
18 (16) – Midnight Bowling
19 (18) – Target Toss Pro: Bags
20 (14) – Equilibrio

THQ Reports Fiscal 2009 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results

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* Business Realignment Substantially Completed Resulting in $220 Million Annual Cost Savings
* Q4 GAAP Results Include $44.7 Million of Business Realignment Charges
* Company to Expand Leadership in Fighting Category with Launch of UFC 2009 Undisputed on May 19
AGOURA HILLS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended March 31, 2009.
Full Year Results
For the twelve months ended March 31, 2009, THQ reported net sales of $830.0 million, compared with net sales of $1,030.5 million a year ago. On a non-GAAP basis, the company reported fiscal 2009 net sales of $812.6 million, compared with $1,061.0 million in the prior year.

Capcom’s E3 lineup includes mystery games

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Dark Void (PS3, 360, PC)
Lost Planet 2 (currently 360, PC)
Dead Rising 2 (will be “behind closed doors”)
Spyborgs (Wii)
Resident Evil Darkside Chronicles (Wii)
Monster Hunter Freedom Unite (PSP)
Marvel vs Capcom 2 (digital release for PS3, 360)
Fate Unlimited Codes (digital PSP release)
Street Fighter IV (PC)
Bionic Commando (PC)
Mega Man Star Force 3 (DS)
Resident Evil Archives: Resident Evil (Wii)
Capcom Mystery Game #1 (playable in booth!)
Capcom Mystery Game #2 (announced at a press conference!)

Hopefully at least one of those mystery games is Nintendo related!

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Atari announces worldwide launch plans for Ghostbusters: The Video Game

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ATARI ANNOUNCES WORLDWIDE LAUNCH PLANS FOR ‘GHOSTBUSTERSTM: THE VIDEO GAME’
– Published by Atari Inc. in North America and Coming to Xbox 360®, Wii™, PLAYSTATION®3 system, PlayStation®2 system, PC and Nintendo DS™ on June 16th, 2009 –
– Coming Exclusively to PLAYSTATION®3 system and PlayStation®2 system in Europe and PAL Regions on June 19th 2009 Published by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe –
– PSP™(PlayStation® Portable) Version Coming Worldwide Autumn 2009 –
NEW YORK, NY – May 6th, 2009 – Atari, one of the world’s most recognized video game publishers, today confirmed the worldwide launch plans for the highly anticipated Ghostbusters: The Video Game.
The title will launch on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Windows® PC, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, Wii™ and Nintendo DS™ in North America on June 16th 2009 and will be published by Atari Inc.

Official Nintendo Magazine review scores

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Punch Out!! (Wii) – 91%
Pokemon Platinum (DS) – 92%
Marbles! Balance Challenge (Wii) – 67%
EA Sports Active (Wii) – 63%
Gardening Mama (DS) – 55%
Steal Princess (DS) – 72%
Guitar Hero: Metallica (Wii) 88%
New Play Control! Pikmin 2 (Wii) – 89%
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask (Wii VC) 94%
Bubble Bobble Plus! (WiiWare) – 74%
Equilibrio (WiiWare) – 57%
Alex Kidd: Lost Stars (VC) – 38%
Mappy (VC) – 76%
Secret Command (VC) – 63%
Gaplus (VC) – 69%
Star Force (VC) – 69%
The Tower of Druaga (VC) – 31%
WarioWare: Snapped! (DSiWare) – 60%
Art Style: Code (DSiWare) – 71%
Art Style: AQUITE (DSiWare) – 79%
Pyoro (DSiWare) – 70%
Paper Plane (DSiWare) – 79%
Mixed Messages (DSiWare) – 51%

Thanks to joclo for the news tip!

EA sees big increase in Wii revenue last year

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EA just sent out a press release covering fourth quarter/fiscal year 2009 results. According to the company, total non-GAAP Wii business saw a considerable increase from 8% to 14%. EA also highlighted the fact that 31 titles reached the one million sales mark. Moreover, it was mentioned that EA SPORTS Active will ship this month, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince will be coming in June, and the release of the Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 and EA Sports Grand Slam Tennis Wii MotionPlus were reconfirmed. Full release below:

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced preliminary financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended March 31, 2009.
Fiscal Fourth Quarter Results (comparisons are to the quarter ended March 31, 2008)
GAAP net revenue for the fourth quarter was $860 million, down $267 million as compared with $1.13 billion for the prior year. During the quarter, EA had a net benefit of $251 million related to the recognition of deferred net revenue for certain online-enabled packaged goods games and digital content.