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Game Inspired by the Upcoming Walt Disney Pictures Feature Film to Arrive for Nintendo DS This Holiday Season

BURBANK, Calif. — (July 7, 2009) – A new generation of fans will soon connect like never before with the illustrious story and characters of A Christmas Carol. Disney Interactive Studios today announced it will publish the video game inspired by “Disney’s A Christmas Carol,” the Charles Dickens tale re-imagined by Robert Zemeckis as a major feature film starring Jim Carrey. Disney’s A Christmas Carol video game is scheduled for release exclusively for Nintendo DS™ in North America on November 3, 2009.

Disney’s A Christmas Carol video game is an innovative adventure puzzler for Nintendo DS that celebrates the spirit of the holidays with a Scrooge twist. It is the only video game inspired by the re-envisioned classic Dickens tale and gives Nintendo DS players a fantastical, super-sensory adventure with engaging activities for the yuletide season.

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“We were really hoping to raise the quality bar of games on Wii. All the developers and publishers we’ve talked to, I think they’re playing sort of ‘wait and see’ just now. If it does well and the gamers support it, then I think we’ll see a lot more titles like this. Otherwise we’re going to see a lot more games with Fit and Sports in their name.”

I know we’ve said this probably one hundred times on the site before, but developers are definitely watching to see how The Conduit performs. NPD sales figures for June will be released next month, so we’ll get a chance to see how the game is doing in North America.

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– NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe Completes Purchase of Worldwide PAL Distribution Operation from Atari –

LYON, FRANCE – 7 July 2009 – NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe S.A.S. today announced the completion of its purchase of Atari’s global PAL distribution operation, with the entity re-named NAMCO BANDAI Partners with immediate effect. The company distributes titles worldwide, excluding Japan and North America, from NAMCO BANDAI Games, Atari and other major international video game publishers, representing one of the industry’s strongest international retail distribution networks.

“We are very excited about working with all our valued partners in retail, media and publishing to grow what is already a successful distribution business even further as part of the NAMCO BANDAI Games family,” said Jackie Fromion, CEO of NAMCO BANDAI Partners. “With our committed and experienced teams of professionals around the world we provide a first class distribution solution, and we very much hope to see a growing number of publishers taking advantage of this. Our vision is to be a successful, attractive and profitable company as well as a great place to work.”

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Famitsu has posted a listing of the top 10 best-selling games in Japan for the month of June. We have the translated results below.

1. Wii Sports Resort – 6/25 release (Wii) – 353,827 units
2. Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days – 5/30 release (DS) – 171,242 units
3. Friend Collection – 6/18 release (DS) – 170,490 units
4. Ace Attorney Investigations – 5/28 release (DS) – 65,863 units
5. Sloane and MacHale’s Mysteries – 5/21 release (DS): 57,359 units
6. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G PSP the Best – 10/30 release (PSP): 51,590 units
7. Dynasty Warriors 6 Empires – 5/28 release (PS3) – 49,059 units
8. Infinite Space – 6/11 release (DS) – 48,397 units
9. Atelier Rorona – 6/25 release (PS3) – 47,456 units
10. Ken to Mahou to Gakuen Mono 2 – 6/25 release (PSP) – 45,282 units

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With a title like Red Steel 2, one would think that there would be a good amount of blood in the game. However, that’s not actually the case. The decision not to make Red Steel 2 a bloody game was a conscious decision.

“We get asked this a lot. In fact, we asked ourselves this question at least a thousand times before we made the final call…Building our game with realistic violence in it would, for many players, interfere with just having a good time with a sword and gun. And, that’s sort of the whole point of all the work we’ve been doing. Blood and gore just isn’t what this game is about, and we want to be true to the game we are making. That won’t necessarily make everyone happy, but we believe that at the end of the day, if you like the idea of swordfighting, we’ll have a game that is worth your time.” – Jason Vandenberghe, Creative Director

Mr. Vandenberghe also discussed how the team is “trying to make something entertaining, something truly fun to play, a game where you play a real hero, a badass with a sword and a gun.” So, rather than creating a truly gruesome and violent game, the developers are focusing more on the aspect of creating an overall enjoyable experience.

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Journey to the Heart of Africa Where You Control the Wild Kingdom!
REDWOOD CITY, Calif — July 7, 2009 — Pack your bags for an African adventure as EA Play Label of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced SimAnimals™ Africa for the Wii™ and Nintendo DS™, the sequel to the highly enjoyable SimAnimals™ game. In SimAnimals Africa, gamers play with and tame all new exotic animals including lions, elephants and gorillas as they explore exotic landscapes from savannas to jungles. This must-have Wii game for the holidays is great for kids and features challenges and mini-games that players solve to unlock new items, animals and levels to explore!

“SimAnimals Africa offers players a whole new, wild world to explore, take care of, and discover,” said Tim LeTourneau, General Manager of the SimAnimals Franchise. “Kids are in for hours of entertainment as they explore new terrain, and for the first time, play as wild animals where they can run, jump, kick and charge, adding another dimension to the fun.”

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Tales of Monkey Island – Chapter 1 – Launch of the Screaming Narwhal (Wii) – E10+
Impossible Mission (Wii) – E
Logic Machines (DS) – E
Walt Disney Pictures The Princess and the Frog: Taste of New Orleans Edition + DGamer (DS) – E
Rolling Stone Drum King (Wii) – T
Moki Moki (Wii) – E
My Hero: Doctor (DS) – E10+
Tumblebugs 2 (Wii) – E
Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes (Wii) – T
Just In Time Translations (DS) – E
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (DS) – E10+
Fabulous Finds (DS) – E
Harvest Moon: My Little Shop (Wii) – E
The Circle: Martial Arts Fighter (Wii) – T
Tornado Outbreak (Wii) – E10+
Spore Hero Arena (DS) – E
Mr. Driller W (Wii) – E

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At E3, Nintendo revealed Demo Play, a ploy of sorts that the company is featuring to make experiences less frustrating for casual gamers. Essentially, players can allow the game itself to take over and skip parts that he/she finds difficult. The first title to be making use of this function will be New Super Mario Bros. Wii, although Nintendo isn’t stopping there. Japanese reports from Nikkei say that the Big N will be implementing Demo Play in DS games as well. No specific titles were mentioned, but seeing as how New Super Mario Bros. Wii will be the first representative of Demo Play, implementation of the mode in handheld games shouldn’t be expected until after the holiday season.