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Boing! Boing! Boing!

WWW.PLAYDOCO.COM

All-New Boing! Docomodake Interactive Playground Springs Up Today!

Glendale, CA – February 13, 2009 -Take a wild bouncy ride with your favorite Boing! Docomodake mushrooms as Ignition Entertainment unveils www.playdoco.com – the all-new dedicated website for the upcoming
funky-fungus action game, Boing! Docomodake for Nintendo DS. Filled with quirky, fun and edu-taining activities including interactive flash games, coloring books, hidden screenshots, a Doco TV channel, and a dedicated fan forum, www.playdoco.com is guaranteed to transport gamers of all ages to a whimsical and colorful alternate shroom-iverse.

Hailed by IGN as “seven kinds of awesome” and by Gamespot as “a surprisingly fun and clever platform puzzle game,” Boing! Docomodake is a game of strategy and finesse, mixed with a little action and adventure, sprinkled with a splash of colorful fantasy.

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Nintendo Wii

North America:
1. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
2. Rock Band 2 Special Edition (EA Games)
3. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
4. Wii Play (Nintendo)
5. My Fitness Coach (Ubisoft)

Japan:
1. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
2. Taiko no Tatsujin Wii (Namco)
3. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
4. Another Code:R – Kioku no Tobira (Nintendo)
5. Wii de Asobu: Mario Tennis GC (Nintendo)

UK:
1. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
2. My Fitness Coach (Ubisoft)
3. Wii Play (Nintendo)
4. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega)
5. Family Ski (Namco).

Nintendo DS

North America:
1. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
2. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
3. Brain Age (Nintendo)
4. Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force (Disney)
5. Brain Age 2 (Nintendo)

Japan:
1. Mario & Luigi RPG 3 (Nintendo)
2. Meitantei Conan & Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbou: Meguri au 2-Jin no Meitantei (Bandai Namco)
3. Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo)
4. Wagamama Fashion: Girls Mode (Nintendo)
5. Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo)

UK:
1. Professor Layton and the Curious Village (Nintendo)
2. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training (Nintendo)
3. Mystery Case Files: MillionHeir (Nintendo)
4. More Brain Training (Nintendo)
5. Junior Brain Trainer (Avanquest)

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STEAL PRINCESS MOVES INTO THE HOME OF JAPANESE GAMES
Unique puzzle platformer heads to Europe courtesy of Rising Star Games.
February 13th 2009 – Lock your valuables away and keep your wallets safe as Rising Star Games announces the European release of Steal Princess for the Nintendo DS™. Highly regarded in Japan due to its unique gameplay features, Steal Princess becomes the latest new addition to the Rising Star Games family and slots in nicely with its ‘Home of Japanese Games’ branding initiative. Steal Princess is scheduled for release in all PAL territories during May 2009.

Accidentally triggering a booby trap which leaves Anise unconscious, the young thief awakens in the clutches of the King of Albyon. Mistaking Anise for a descendent of the legendary Hero of Albyon, the king offers her an ultimatum: free the prince, who was captured by the ancient Demon King, or be convicted as a thief and locked away for life.

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EVOLUTION OF POPULAR CARD GAME UNITES STORYTELLING, ROLE PLAYING, AND ACTION

MINNEAPOLIS, MN – February 13, 2009 – Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) announces an agreement with 4Kids Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: KDE) and Chaotic USA Entertainment Group, Inc. to publish Chaotic®, a video game based on the popular trading card game and animated television series. Chaotic is scheduled for release on Wii™, Nintendo DS™, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system in fall 2009.

The Chaotic video game combines action, role playing and turn-based strategy gameplay elements for an epic adventure in Perim, the stunning Chaotic world. Players adventure through vibrant, fully-realized 3D environments and interact with various characters from the best-selling trading card game and hit animated series. Players will build and manage their own army of Chaotic creatures while fighting enemies, collecting battlegear and unlocking new mugic® (magic) spells and attacks. The Chaotic video game features dramatic tactical battles, a variety of captivating gameplay modes, as well as powerful upgrades and valuable unlockables.

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Street Fighter IV (PS3, Capcom) – 58,000 (50%)
Street Fighter IV (360, Capcom) – 28,000 (65%)
Mario & Luigi 3 (DS, Nintendo) – 155,000 (57%)
Kidou Senshi Gundam: Giren no Yabou – Axis no Kyoui V (PSP, Bandai Namco) – 23,000 (40%)
Kidou Senshi Gundam: Giren no Yabou – Axis no Kyoui V (PS2, Bandai Namco) – 24,000 (60%)
Tenchu 4 (PSP, From Software) – 10,000 (30%)
Skate 2 (PS3, Electronic Arts) – 2,400 (47%)
Skate 2 (360, Electronic Arts) – 2,200 (67%)

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The latest Game Informer review scores are as follows:

Street Fighter IV (PS3/360): 9.25 SO: 9.5 (Console Game of the Month)
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin (PS3/PC/360): 8.25 SO: 8.5
Afro Samurai (PS3/360): 7.75 SO: 7.75
Lord of the Rings: Conquest (PS3/360): 4.75 SO: 6
Burnout Paradise The Ultimate Box (PS3/360): 9 SO: 9.25
Killzone 2 (PS3): 8.75 SO: 9
Marble Saga: Kororinpa (Wii): 8 SO: 8.5
Deadly Creatures (Wii): 7 SO: 7
Halo Wars (360): 9 SO: 9.25
Stoked (360): 7.5 SO: 7.75
Race Pro (360): 7 SO: 7.25
Star Ocean The Last Hope (360): 7 SO: 7.75
Warhammer 40,000 Dawn of War II (PC): 8.75 SO: 8.25 (PC Game of the Month)
Drakensang The Dark Eye (PC): 6.75 SO: 7.5
LocoRoco 2 (PSP): 9.25 SO: 8.75 (Handheld Game of the Month)
Dragonquest V Hand of the Heavenly Bride (DS): 7.5 SO: 7
Trackmania DS (DS): 6.5 SO: 6.5
Blue Dragon Plus (DS): 5.5
Legacy of Ys: Books I and II(DS): 5
My World, My Way(DS): 6 SO: 7.5

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Small update: Nintendo sent out a slightly corrected release: “Reference to “January 2007” in second and third paragraphs of previous version has been corrected to read “January 2008” instead.”

Nintendo News

Nintendo Accounts for More Than Total Video Game Industry Growth in January Versus Last Year

Nintendo kicked off 2009 the same way it finished 2008: with a bang. While the video game industry grew by $150 million (12 percent) year-on-year, Nintendo’s total sales grew by $300 million in January, offsetting declines on other platforms.

Sales of the Wii™ console in January were up 148 percent over January 2008, with nearly 680,000 units sold, according to the independent NPD Group, which tracks video game sales in the United States. Since Wii launched in November 2006, it has sold more than 18 million units in the United States.

Sales of the Nintendo DS™ system in January were also up 99 percent over January 2008, and it once again was the top-selling portable system with more than 510,000 units sold. Since Nintendo DS launched in November 2004, it has sold more than 28 million units in the United States.

“Nintendo’s significant contribution to January’s industry growth validates our internal research showing that Nintendo continues to expand the gaming audience,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “We are excited to see that consumers, new and existing, are choosing to entertain themselves in new ways with the diversity of our software lineup.”

Similar momentum was witnessed in software sales, with 20 of the top 30 games of January made for Nintendo systems. Of those, five games made for Nintendo systems finished in the top 10 best-sellers of January. These games include Wii Fit™ at No. 1 with more than 777,000 sold, Wii Play™ at No. 2 with nearly 415,000 sold, Mario Kart™ Wii at No. 3 with more than 292,000 sold, New Super Mario Bros. for Nintendo DS at No. 7 with nearly 135,000 sold, and Mario Kart™ DS at No. 8 with more than 132,000 sold.

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DSi 49,529
PSP 34,969
Wii 20,412
PS3 16,082
DS Lite 12,484
Xbox 360 8,311
PS2 5,089

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