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Virtual Console:
-Zombies (LucasArts, SNES)

WiiWare:
-Ghost Mansion Party (1000 points, Gameloft)
-LIT (800 points, WayForward)

DSiWare:
-A Little Bit of… All Time Classics: Card Classics (500 points, Nintendo)
-Little Red Riding Hood’s Zombie BBQ (800 points, Gammick Entertainment)

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Nordcurrent release new Wii party title today, distributed through Trilogy.

Friday, October 30th 2009: Nordcurrent, the European publisher of hit DS title 101-in-1 Explosive Megamix, are pleased to announce the official release of new Wii party title 101-in-1 Party Megamix Wii, distributed through Trilogy.

101-in-1 Party Megamix Wii is an entirely new game from the makers of the hit DS title. This isn’t simply a port of the original hit on the DS, it’s an entirely new collection of brand new games that play perfectly to the Wii’s strength – multi-player fun. And gamers can now get their hands on the game through all good software retail outlets.

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Nintendo has announced its upcoming lineup of Japanese VC games for November. Included is Metal Gear (note that its the MSX version) and Romancing SaGa, both of which will make an appearance sometime this month. Fire Emblem and Fatal Fury Special will be releasing on November 4.

Famicom

Fire Emblem Gaiden (Nintendo)

Super Famicom

Romancing SaGa (Square-Enix)

PC Engine

Street Fighter II: Turbo Champion Edition (Capcom)

Neo Geo

Fatal Fury Special (D4)
Choustetsu Brikin’ger (D4)

MSX

Yie Ar Kung-Fu II (Konami)
Space Manbow (Konami)
Metal Gear (Konami)
Road Fighter (Konami)
Penguin Adventure (Konami)

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Thanks to Rob for the news tip!

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DJ HERO – THE MOST ANTICIPATED NEW MUSIC GAME OF THE YEAR – SPINS ONTO STORE SHELVES ACROSS EUROPE
DJ Hero Renegade Edition Features Premium Renegade Turntable Controller, Case, Stand and Exclusive DJ Hero Renegade 2-CD pack from JAY-Z and EMINEM * 93 Exclusive Original Mixes from World Renowned DJs Bring Unprecedented Variety of Music Spanning Hip Hop, Rock, Pop, Dance and R&B to the Music Game Genre
Friday 30th October/… The party has started with the most anticipated music game of the year, as DJ Hero™ is now available at retail stores across Europe, Activision Publishing Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) today announced. DJ Hero invites audiences of all kinds to the party, bringing living room legends to the main stage with the newest innovation in music gaming with an exclusive 93-mix track list, created by a host of legendary DJs uniquely blending almost every genre of music including hip hop, rock, pop, R&B and dance. Featuring electrifying gameplay that incorporates the fundamentals of DJing in a fun and accessible format, and booming tracks from Rihanna to The Killers; Marvin Gaye to Daft Punk; Queen to the Black Eyed Peas, DJ Hero provides consumers an opportunity to interact and listen to music unlike ever before.

“DJ’ing has taken me a lifetime to master, but DJ Hero opens the art up to the masses,” commented superstar DJ, and European Ambassador for DJ Hero, David Guetta. “Players who have never touched decks will be able to easily get the authentic DJ experience and feel the euphoria of playing to an audience.”

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Bayonetta (PS3) – 93,000
Tekken 6 (PS3) – 79,000
Hikaru no 4 Senshi: Final Fantasy Gaiden (DS) – 85,000
Bayonetta (360) – 45,000
Super Robot Taisen Neo (Wii) – 27,000
Tekken 6 (360) – 22,000
Sin and Punishment 2 (Wii) – 5,600
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (DS) – 5,100
Elminage II: Sousei no Megami to Unmei no Daichi (PSP) – 5,100
Umihara Kawase Shun: Second Edition Kanzenhan (DS) – 4,200
Kenka Banchou Portable (PSP) – 2,200

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Now that the latest Media Create hardware sales data has been reported, the complete totals for October have been calculated.  Here’s how things played out this month (9/28 – 10/25):

DSi – 194,781
PSP – 157,688
PS3 – 128,642
Wii – 122,096
DS Lite – 25,205
Xbox 360 – 15,702
PS2 – 8,372

For comparison’s sake, these were the results last month:

PS3 – 298,142
DSi – 256,332
PSP – 78,966
Wii – 67,554
DS Lite – 48,100
Xbox 360 – 24,214
PS2 – 10,683

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Media Create has published the latest hardware sales figures from Japan. The results are below.

DSi 42,199
PSP 32,865
PS3 29,977
Wii 25,917
DS Lite 6,550
Xbox 360 4,470
PS2 1,951

For comparison’s sake, here are the numbers from October 12 (last week).

DSi 49,145
PSP 33,508
PS3 30,231
Wii 29,965
Xbox 360 3,662
DS Lite 2,590
PS2 2,109

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A new strategic puzzle game crafted to deliver an entertaining experience for the entire family

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – October 29, 2009 – MACHINE, a well known development brand and a new publisher specifically focused on digitally downloaded and distributed video games, announced today the upcoming release of bittos+, a new arcade-style puzzle game for WiiWare™.

Developed by Unconditional Studios in San Diego, California, bittos+ challenges players to take control of a variety of shapes while guiding, rotating and placing them in just the right arrangement to construct happy, shiny squares, all the while being surrounded by relentlessly multiplying bad bits and pieces, previously neglected by the player. Squares? Yes, squares! The higher the player progresses, the more difficult the game becomes continuously testing the players’ mettle with a mind shattering four stages of ten levels in eighty-two rounds, making for one of the deepest puzzle game adventure modes available.

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