WiiWare/VC/DSiWare downloads – block sizes
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DSiWare
Castle of Magic – 94 blocks
myNotebook: Blue – 32 blocks
Electroplankton Lumiloop – 27 blocks
Electroplankton Luminarrow – 23 blocks
Electroplankton Sun-Animalcule – 23 blocks
Electroplankton Marine-Crystals – 22 blocks
Electroplankton Varvoice – 20 blocks
WiiWare
Bit.Trip Void – 287 blocks
Learning with the PooYoos: Episode 1 – 253 blocks
Harvest Moon: My Little Shop – 223 blocks
Little Tournament Over Yonder – 114 blocks
VC
Super Mario Kart – 20 blocks
A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia – 14 blocks
Majesco Entertainment releases the original ‘A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia’ on Virtual Console
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Celebrating its 20th Anniversary, the Classic Nintendo Entertainment System Game Makes its Triumphant Return November 23
EDISON, N.J., November 23, 2009 – Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: COOL), an innovative provider of video games for the mass market, today announced that A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia is now available for download on Virtual Console™. The classic Nintendo Entertainment System™ (NES™) puzzle-platformer celebrates its 20th anniversary by challenging a new generation of gamers as it arrives on Wii™ for the first time. The original game has been one of the most influential in history and inspired the critically acclaimed reimagining of the tale for Wii™ – a boy and his blob -developed by WayForward Technologies earlier this fall.
Taking place in 2001 (the future from its original release), the game’s touching storyline begins when an Evil Emperor imprisons the inhabitants of Blobolonia. One brave soul by the name of Blob, full name Blobert, escapes his home planet looking for help. He crash-lands on Earth only to find a young boy. Luckily, when the Boy feeds Blobert flavored jellybeans, the blob transforms into various helpful shapes such as the Licorice Ladder, Fruit-Punch Hole and Hummingbird Honey. Using the magical candy and teamwork, the duo sets out to free Blobolonia and vanquish the Evil Emperor as they traverse through the head-scratching, side-scrolling puzzle action that has become legend in the annals of videogame history.
Miyamoto doesn’t think Nintendo would hire him if he applied for a job today
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“Nintendo has become one of those companies that graduates from colleges and good universities really want to work for. Because of that, the competition’s really become so fierce for positions. And that means that a lot of the recent recruits for Nintendo have tended to have the higher degree from the prestigious colleges and universities and whatnot. I often say to Mr Iwata: ‘If I was applying for a job here today, I, with my actual college degree, would probably not have been employed by Nintendo’. I might pick up on [applicants] and try to find out something really different within them which you can’t judge just by a college degree. That’s one of the special little jobs I set myself.” – Shigeru Miyamoto
Could you imagine if Shigeru Miyamoto never had an opportunity to work for Nintendo? I can’t even begin to think of how different the company would be today. Miyamoto has played such a vital role in all of Nintendo’s franchises, and even some of the small titles published by the company.
UK software sales (Week ending 11/22)
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1 1 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 INFINITY WARD ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
– 2 ASSASSIN’S CREED II UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
– 3 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
2 4 WII SPORTS RESORT NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
4 5 WII FIT PLUS NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
3 6 FIFA 10 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 7 LEFT 4 DEAD 2 VALVE EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
6 8 MARIO & SONIC AT OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES SEGA SEGA SEGA
5 9 FORZA MOTORSPORT 3 TURN 10 STUDIOS MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
7 10 LEGO BATMAN: THE VIDEOGAME TRAVELLER’S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
Miyamoto: Competitor’s motion controllers may not be good for the business, means less uniqueness
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“Well, I should say that it could be taken as a compliment if others are following suit, by saying Nintendo was right in choosing a certain direction. But if you ask me if that is going to be good for the entire business, I really don’t know. If everyone else is going to do exactly the same thing, unfortunately in this entertainment business that means less uniqueness, and uniqueness is what Nintendo has tried to realise. We don’t look to the future in one direction only. When you say that one element of our uniqueness might have been lost, you don’t really have to be concerned about that, because Nintendo always tries to find something new. I hope you are looking forward to our challenge to discover this new uniqueness!” – Shigeru Miyamoto
I feel like with each new Nintendo handheld or console, the company is always trying to innovate. Both the Wii and DS received heavy skepticism when they were initially revealed. Heck, even I admit that I was skeptical! Yet the uniqueness that Nintendo has provided the industry has been fantastic and something tells me that we’ll see something special for the next system.
Black Friday Nintendo DSi Bundles Come Loaded with More Than $20 in Software Value
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REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Two extraordinary releases from Nintendo are about to give Black Friday holiday shoppers an incredible value – but they won’t last long. Starting Nov. 27, U.S. consumers can purchase Metallic Blue or White Nintendo DSi™ systems that come pre-installed with more than $20 in software value. These Nintendo DSi bundles are priced for the holidays and will be available while supplies last at participating retailers nationwide.
“These limited-edition bundles come packed with some of the great Nintendo DSiWare games and applications that have made Nintendo DSi such a big hit with shoppers young and old,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “The special price and pre-installed titles make the bundles a huge value for the holidays.”
Nintendo Download: Download New BIT.TRIP Kicks, Speeding Karts, Magic Castles and More
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Among the latest downloadable games from Nintendo is BIT.TRIP VOID, a riveting new installment in the extraordinary retro-arcade series for the WiiWare™ service. You’ll also find some remarkable kid-friendly fare on WiiWare this week, including the immersive Harvest Moon®: My Little Shop. Race-loving Mario™ fans will thrill to see the original Super Mario Kart™ make its Virtual Console™ debut alongside the imaginative A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia. The Nintendo DSiWare™ service welcomes Castle Of Magic – featuring some inventive uses for the Nintendo DSi™ system’s built-in cameras – as well as five delightful additions to the Electroplankton™ series. No doubt, the variety and value found on the Wii Shop Channel and Nintendo DSi Shop are enough to keep holiday consumers energized through Black Friday and beyond.
