Even though Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars has gotten off to an admittedly slow start, Nintendo has indicated that the company has faith in the game. Nintendo’s Denise Kaigler believes that the sales of the game will continue to grow over time while Steve Singer expressed that Chinatown Wars is an important title in terms of strategy.

“I think strategically, this is a very important game because it helps send the message that great M-rated content can come to the platform and will find a home. I think all it’s going to take is time.” – Steve Singer, vice president of licensing/third party relations for Nintendo of America

“Remember that many games for Nintendo DS have a nontraditional sales pattern. The trend is toward ‘evergreen’ games that sell well over an extended period of time instead of in a one-month spike. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare for Nintendo DS is a good example. In its first month (November 2007), it sold only 36,000. To date, it has sold through nearly 500,000. Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is a great game that has received tremendous reviews. We expect that with continued backing, it will follow the same long-tail/evergreen sales route that other top sellers have taken.” – Denise Kaigler, Nintendo of America’s vice president of corporate affairs

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Miyamoto involved in unique RPG patent

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Nintendo’s very own Shigeru Miyamoto filed a patent pertaining to a new DS RPG. At this time, it’s unclear if this patent will ever see the day of light, but it’s interesting nonetheless.

Some details on how the game would be played:

– Randomly attacked by monsters
– Poker monsters with finger/stylus to attack
– Touching the monster will hurt it
– Monsters move in patterns
– Can deal more damage by hitting it the monster’s weak spot (ex: face then torso)
– Less damage if you hit monster’s shield
– Mix of FPS/light gun games/turn-based RPG

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G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra DS screenshots

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Nintendo not admitting that Sony is doing anything better with PSP to broaden the market

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This comes from the video interview we posted a few days ago, but I thought that this information was still relevant (and important) since we did not refer to the news directly.

Nintendo’s executive vice president of sales and marketing Cammie Dunaway was recently asked if Sony has been doing anything better than Nintendo with the PSP to broaden the market. Essentially, she brushed off the question. Dunaway instead opted to discuss how Nintendo is pleased with their sales numbers and that the company is “setting records every month.”

“Well, we’re pretty pleased with our sales numbers. We keep setting records every month according to NPD. So I think that the DS and now the DSi are doing a pretty darn good job meeting consumers’ needs.”

NPD top 20 sales

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The NPD Group has released an expanded listing of the March 2009 sales data. Items starred include limited/collector/instrument bundles

1. Resident Evil 5 (360)* Capcom USA
2. Pokemon Platinum Version (DS) Nintendo of America
3. Halo Wars (360)* Microsoft
4. Resident Evil 5 (PS3)* Capcom USA
5. Wii Fit (Wii) Nintendo of America
6. MLB ’09: The Show (PS3) Sony
7. Killzone 2 (PS3) Sony
8. Wii Play w/ Wii Remote (Wii) Nintendo of America
9. Mario Kart Wii w/ Wheel (Wii) Nintendo of America
10. Major League Baseball 2K9 (360) Take 2 Interactive
11. Guitar Hero Metallica (360) Activision Blizzard
12. Call of Duty: World of War* (360) Activision Blizzard
13. Street Fighter IV* (360) Capcom USA
14. Mario Kart DS (DS) Nintendo of America
15. Street Fighter IV* (360) Capcom
16. New Super Mario Bros. (DS) Nintendo of America
17. Professor Layton and the Curious Village (DS) Nintendo of America
18. MLB ’09: The Show (PS2) Sony
19. Halo 3 (360)* Microsoft
20. LEGO Star Wars: Complete Saga (Wii) LucasArts

And here are the top 10 Wii/DS titles…

1. Wii Fit – Nintendo of America
2. Wii Play w/ Remote – Nintendo of America
3. Mario Kart w/ Wheel – Nintendo of America
4. LEGO Star Wars: Complete Saga – LucasArts
5. Link’s Crossbow Training – Nintendo of America
6. Guitar Hero World Tour* – Activision Blizzard
7. Guitar Hero Metallica – Activision Blizzard
8. New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis – Nintendo of America
9. MadWorld – SEGA of America
10. Sonic and the Black Knight – SEGA of America

1. Pokemon Platinum – Nintendo of America
2. Mario Kart DS – Nintendo of America
3. New Super Mario Bros – Nintendo of America
4. Professor Layton and the Curious Village – Nintendo of America
5. Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars – Take 2 Interactive
6. LEGO Star Wars: Complete Saga – LucasArts
7. Phineas and Ferb – Disney Interactive Studios
8. Mario Party – Nintendo of America
9. Super Mario 64 DS – Nintendo of America
10. Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force – Disney Interactive Studios

Top 5 game sales worldwide (Amazon)

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Nintendo Wii

North America:
1. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
2. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
3. My Fitness Coach (Ubisoft)
4. Wii Play (Nintendo)
5. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (LucasArts)

Japan:
1. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
2. Oboro Muramasa (Marvelous)
3. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
4. Wii de Asobu: Pikmin 2 (Nintendo)
5. Shape Boxing de Wii Enjoy Diet! (Rocket Company)

UK:
1. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
2. Wii Play (Nintendo)
3. My Fitness Coach (Ubisoft)
4. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
5. Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party (Ubisoft)

Nintendo DS

North America:
1. Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo)
2. Professor Layton and the Curious Village (Nintendo)
3. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
4. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
5. Rhythm Heaven (Nintendo)

Japan:
1. Pro Yakyuu Famista DS 2009 (Namco)
2. Rittai Picross (Nintendo)
3. Mario & Luigi RPG 3 (Nintendo)
4. Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! DS Fate of Heat II – Unmei no Futari (Marvelous)
5. Gakken Hangul Sanmai DS (Gakken)

UK:
1. Professor Layton and the Curious Village (Nintendo)
2. Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (Rockstar)
3. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
4. Puzzler Collection (Ubisoft)
5. Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo)

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Reggie: Important Wii, DS games coming

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Do you remember the last time Reggie Fils-Aime promised that a big, hardcore Wii title was coming? Before E3, Nintendo of America’s President was hyping up the event only to present gamers with Animal Crossing: City Folk. Well, now Reggie’s at it again and once again is pumping up big games. According to Reggie, there are “a number of important” new titles on the way for not only the Wii, but for the DS as well and will help to encourage the growth of hardware sales.

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