High Voltage Software’s Eric Nofsinger has made a pretty bold claim about the quality of FPS games on the Wii. According to Nofsinger, Wii owners have no high-quality titles in the genre they can purchase.

“We’ve put our money where our mouths are and stated loud and clear: Yes. There is an audience for a quality FPS on the Wii. They just don’t have one they can buy…”

Personally, I’m not entirely sure if I would go so far as to say that the Wii does not have a quality FPS title. There is certainly a dearth of games to choose from but Call of Duty: World at War and Medal of Honor: Heroes 2 are both admirable efforts. And don’t forget about Metroid Prime 3, which contains some shooting gameplay.

A few more FFCC: My Life as a Darklord details

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– Position traps + monsters on various floors
– Main character Mira called Miss in English version
– Background story: Object seen flying through air in the sky, Mira looking for world domination, battle decree issued
– Staff working on the project:

Producer: Iwano Hiroaki, Shiba Takamasa
Director: Hiroyasu Kaneko
Scenario Director: Motomu Toriyama
Main Character Design: Yasuhisa Izumisawa
Composer: Kumi Tanioka
Art Supervisor: Toshiyuki Itahana
Executive Producer: Akitoshi Kawazu, Yu Miyake

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Nintendo Power VC/WiiWare ratings

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Evasive Space (WiiWare) – Hmmm…
Family & Friends Party (WiiWare) – Grumble Grumble
Gradius Rebirth (WiiWare) – Recommended
Onslaught (WiiWare) – Recommended
Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars (VC) – Grumble Grumble
International Karate (VC) – Grumble Grumble
Life Force (VC) – Recommended
The Last Ninja (VC) – Hmmm…
Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen (VC) – Recommended
Pitstop II (VC) – Grumble Grumble

New Kizuna trailer

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Thanks to Isai for the news tip.

Top 5 game sales worldwide (Amazon)

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Nintendo Wii

North America:
1. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
2. Gold’s Gym Cardio Workout (Ubisoft)
3. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
4. My Fitness Coach (Ubisoft)
5. Wii Play (Nintendo)

Japan:
1. Monster Hunter G Starter Package (Capcom)
2. Monster Hunter G (Capcom)
3. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
4. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
5. Taiko no Tatsujin Wii (Namco)

UK:
1. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
2. Wii Play (Nintendo)
3. My Fitness Coach (Ubisoft)
4. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
5. Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party (Ubisoft)

Nintendo DS

North America:
1. Professor Layton and the Curious Village (Nintendo)
2. Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo)
3. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
4. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
5. Brain Age (Nintendo)

Japan:
1. Pokemon Fushigi no Dungeon: Sora no Tankentai (Nintendo)
2. A Ressha de Gyoukou DS (Artdink)
3. Pro Yakyuu Famista DS 2009 (Namco)
4. Mario & Luigi RPG 3 (Nintendo)
5. Rittai Picross (Nintendo)

UK:
1. Professor Layton and the Curious Village (Nintendo)
2. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
3. Brain Training (Nintendo)
4. Puzzler Collection (Ubisoft)
5. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)

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2008 Famitsu Award winners

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The Famitsu awards were held in Japan last night at the Enterbrain headquarters. All software released in 2008 were eligible to win. The winners are as follows:

Game of the Year – Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G
Most Valuable Person – Hideo Kojima
Game Character of the Year – Solid Snake
Game Company of the year – Capcom
Rookie title grand-prize – The Last Remant
Innovation grand-prize – Wii Music
High quality grand-prize – Metal Gear Solid 4
Best seller grand-prize – Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G
Racing game prize – Mario Kart Wii
Multi-play game prize – Super Smash Bros. Brawl
All generation prize – Pokemon Platinum
Communication game prize – Animal Crossing: City Folk
Adventure & Puzzle prize – Professor Layton and the Final Journey Through Time
Masterpiece prize – Dragon Quest V
Character & Action game prize – Dissidia Final Fantasy
Role playing game prize – Tales of Vesperia
Dramatic prize – 428
PlayStation2 game prize – Persona 4
World-wide prize – Grand Theft Auto IV

List of MCV Award winners

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RETAIL
Star Store: Gamestation – Birmingham New Street
Retail Innovation: HMV Gamerbase
Store Manager: Mike Barnes & Pearl Robinson (GAME Oxford Street)
Online Retailer: Play.com
High Street Retailer: GAME

PR & MARKETING
PR Team: Nintendo
Games Campaign: Wii Fit
New Games Brand: LittleBigPlanet
Marketing Team: Nintendo
Marketing Innovation: New Xbox Live Experience

PEOPLE & INDUSTRY
UK Development Team: Rockstar North
Distribution Team: Centresoft
Sales Triumph: Fallout 3 – Bethesda
Sales Team: Sega
Games Publisher: Activision Blizzard

SPECIAL AWARDS
MCV Retail Advisory Board – Special Recognition: Andy Yates (Nintendo)
Grand Prix: EA Sports

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Gardening Mama demo announced (Nintendo Channel)

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DEMO AVAILABLE ON Wii CHANNEL FROM 24TH APRIL
Milton Keynes, 24th April – Gamers of a green-fingered persuasion will be able to sample the latest in the Mama series early when the Gardening Mama demo goes live on Nintendo’s Wii channel. Available from 24th April, the demo will be available to download and transfer to DS via Wi-Fi connection.
The demo gives players a sample plant to grow and demonstrates ten stages of game play, which include sorting the bulbs, tilling the soil, applying serum and spraying for pesky creepy crawlies. As has become the series trademark, all stages are conducted under the watchful eye of Mama, who will save the day should your gardening skills abandon you at the crucial moment.