Japan’s Most Famous Mushroom Sprouts up Today! BOING! DOCOMODAKE for Nintendo DS
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Japan’s Most Famous Mushroom Sprouts up Today! BOING! DOCOMODAKE for Nintendo DS™
Glendale, CA – March 10, 2009 – Ignition Entertainment Ltd., a UTV Enterprise, a worldwide publisher and developer of videogames, in conjunction with AQ Interactive is pleased to announce the release of Boing! Docomodake for Nintendo DS.™ Based on the mascot of the leading Japanese mobile phone company, NTT DOCOMO, INC., Boing! Docomodake is a game of strategy and finesse, mixed with a little action and adventure, sprinkled with a splash of colorful fantasy. Shrooming across North America today at an affordable suggested retail price of $19.99, Boing! Docomodake is a fun and interactive game, sure to entertain gamers of all ages.
Set on the day of the annual festival held in the Docomodake Forest, the Docomodake family is nowhere to be seen! Gamers play as Papa Docomodake and guide him through various obstacles and challenges in order to find his family and get them to the festival on time. Papa Docomodake has a trick or two to help him on his quest . With a tap of the stylus he can release ‘Minis’ that aid him when the going gets a little tough. Remember, Minis make the impossible possible!
Activision Publishing Returns to the Batter’s Box This Summer With Little League World Series Baseball 2009
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SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 10, 2009 – Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) announced today that Little League® World Series Baseball 2009, the sequel to 2008’s acclaimed hit baseball game, will be released this June for WiiTM and Nintendo DSTM. The title is a natural progression for the franchise, offering Little Leaguers and their families more features and refined, accessible gameplay.
“We are very proud of the warm reception our first Little League baseball video game received last year,” said David Oxford, Activision Publishing. “Little League® World Series Baseball 2009 aims to broaden the franchise’s appeal even wider, giving experienced gamers a sense of depth and to feel more challenged while still making it easy for parents or grandparents to pick up and play!”
WayForward reveals first DSiWare title
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– Called Mighty Flip Champs
– Control Alta while she warps through a stack of maze-laden chambers
– Chambers flip past like pages of a magical book
– Main action can be seen on the top screen
– Touch Screen displayed preview of next room/Alta’s destination
– Magical Warp Wand used to replace world with next one
– DSiWare exclusive
– Directed by Matt Bozon
– No date/price point for now
Nintendo Power review scores
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MadWorld (Wii) – 9.0
Puzzle Quest: Galactrix (DS) – 8.0
Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure (DS) – 8.0
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time (Wii) – 6.0
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time (DS) – 6.5
Flower, Sun, and Rain (DS) – 6.0
Marble Saga: Kororinpa (Wii) – 7.5
Major League Baseball 2K9 (Wii) – 6.0
Trackmania DS (DS) – 7.0
Lux-Pain (DS) – 4.0
Peggle Dual Shot (DS) – 8.5
Suikoden: Tierkreis (DS) – 7.0
MotoGP (Wii) – 4.0
MySims Party (Wii) – 5.0
Tokyo Beat Down (DS) – 6.0
Zubo (DS) – 6.5
Rune Factory Frontier (Wii) – 7.5
Onechanbara: Bikini Zombie Slayers (Wii) – 6.5
Gardening Mama (DS) – 8.0
Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume (DS) – 9.0
Ready to Rumble Revolution (Wii) – 5.0
Avalon Code (DS) – 8.5
Updates to the Nintendo Channel
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Videos
Developer’s Voice – World of Goo
Super Smash Bros. Brawl – Tutorial 4
Lisa Kudrow plays Professor Layton
Pokemon Platinum Wi-Fi Features
Sonic and the Black Knight Launch Video
Marble Saga Kororinpa Info Video
Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 Info Video
Suikoden Tierkreis Info Video
Avalon Code Info Video
House of the Dead: Developer Video 5
MadWorld Gameplay Video 1
Sands of Destruction Teaser Video
Gradius ReBirth Info Video
Scrabble Info Video
Littlest Pet Shop Spring Info Video
Digest Video
Demos (Expire 3/15)
Personal Trainer: Cooking Mac & Cheese Demo
TrackMania DS
MLB 2K9 Fantasy All-Stars
Avalon Code
TrackMania DS demo now available on Nintendo Channel
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Warning: may cause racing game fans to immediately pre-order
Faithful, set down your treatise on why RPGs are the only genre for which you have any interest and take heed! For a limited time, and in advance of the game’s release on March 17th, Wii™ owners connected to Nintendo Channel can play sample portions of TrackMania DS, the upcoming high-flying, fast-paced racing game, by downloading the demo directly to their Nintendo DS systems.
Only available for a limited time, this small taste of what the full package offers is sure to satisfy racing fans looking for something with unique style and nearly unlimited replay. Yes, we know it’s not an RPG, but you don’t have to be a racing fan to enjoy the high speed excitement of TrackMania!
First GTA: Chinatown Wars review included in Official Nintendo Magazine scores
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Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (DS) – 94%
MadWorld (Wii) – 85%
Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (Wii) – 93%
Sonic and The Black Knight (Wii) – 78%
Don King Boxing (Wii) – 85%
New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis (Wii) – 77%
Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure (DS) – 74%
Blue Dragon Plus (DS) – 76%
Onechanbara: Bikini Zombie Slayer (Wii) – 71%
Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride (DS) – 90%
SNK Arcade Classics Volume 1 (DS) – 84%
Moto Racer (DS) – 79%
Broken Sword (DS) – 86%
Job Island (Wii) – 78%
Big Bang Mini (DS) – 84%
Thanks to joclo for the news tip.
UK software sales (Week ending 3/7)
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– 1 EMPIRE: TOTAL WAR PC SEGA SEGA
1 2 KILLZONE 2 PS3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
3 3 WII FIT WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
2 4 HALO WARS XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
5 5 PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE CURIOUS VILLAGE DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 6 TOM CLANCY’S H.A.W.X. XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
– 7 TOM CLANCY’S H.A.W.X. PS3 UBISOFT UBISOFT
8 8 WII PLAY WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
7 9 MARIO KART WII WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
6 10 STREET FIGHTER IV
EDGE – Top 100 games to play today
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This information comes from the latest edition of EDGE:
100 – R4:? ?Ridge Racer Type? ?4
99 – Far Cry
98 – Star Fox 64
97 – Resident Evil
96 – The Legend of Zelda:? ?Twilight Princess
95 – Football Manager? ?2009
94 – Space Giraffe
93 – The Sims 2
92 – Animal Crossing:? ?City Folk
91 – Splinter Cell:? ?Chaos Theory
90 – Braid
Latest EDGE review scores
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Resident Evil 5 – 7
Empire: Total War – 9
Shellshock 2: Blood Trails – 2
Afro Samurai – 5
Stormrise – 4
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II – 7
50 Cent: Blood on the Sand – 7
Tom Clancy’s HAWX – 6
Time Hollow – 6
Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride – 8
Resistance Retribution – 6
Cryostasis – 6
Puzzle Quest: Galactrix – 7
Henry Hatsworth in The Puzzling Adventure – 8