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9 February 2009 – Nintendo will launch its new handheld console, the Nintendo DSi, in Europe on 3 April 2009. The Nintendo DSi will be available in black or white and is the thinnest and lightest member of the Nintendo DS family. The console is packed with new features that will excite fans of and newcomers to the Nintendo DS range.

There are many ways to have fun with the Nintendo DSi, from creating, customising and sharing photos with friends & family or listening to and experimenting with your favourite music, to playing more than 1000 Nintendo DS games and downloading new Nintendo DSiWare games directly onto your console. The Nintendo DSi also features built-in Internet browsing capabilities, meaning the fun begins the moment you switch it on!

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A bunch of rumors about upcoming EA and Activision projects have been released, including release dates, speculation that Brutal Legend will be releasing for Wii, and notes about DJ Hero. It’s unclear how many of these rumors will come true, but there is at least some validity to them. MotionPlus for Tiger Woods on Wii was just confirmed by IGN (which was included in the list of rumors) in addition to gameplay details and overall information about Dead Space Extraction (has been removed from the list below since it’s no longer a rumor).

Guitar Hero Metallica
May 29th
XB360, PS3, PS2, Wii.

Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs

June 26th (Movie June 26th)
Everything (except PSP)

DJ Hero
July (may slip to Q4)
XB360, PS3, Wii.
– comes with a turntable peripheral
– Paradise City mixed with ABC during demo
– 3 colored buttons and a fader switch

Star Wars Clone Wars – new game(s) expected

Lego Indiana Jones 2 – expected this Sept.

Star Wars Battlefront 3 – next year at the earliest

BOOM BLOX BASH PARTY, Wii – May 2nd

EA SPORTS ACTIVE, Wii – May 15th
– 30 day challenge
– £39.99

MY SIMS RACING, Wii, DS – June 09

GRAND SLAM TENNIS, Wii – June 19th

– real players in cartoon style
– controls appeared sluggish in demo

TIGER WOODS 10, All formats – July 10th

– new courses
– more focus on online
– MotionPlus supported
– more party games

MY SIMS SPECIAL AGENTS Wii, DS – Autumn 09
– EA due to give big push

SimAnimals 2 SAFARI, Wii, DS – Oct 09

CHARM GIRLS CLUB, Wii, DS – Oct 09
– titles such as Pyjama Party and Fashion Show
– game releases come packed with a charm

LITTLIEST PET SHOP BEST FRIENDS, Wii, DS – Oct 09

BRUTAL LEGEND, 360, PS3, Wii – Autumn 09

FAMILY GAME NIGHT 2, Wii, 360, PS3, DS – Oct 09
– Operation, Jenga and new Connect 4
– DS title will feature games from both FGN 1 and 2

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Tiger Woods will be taking further strides in terms of the control scheme on Wii. EA revealed today that the game will be supporting MotionPlus. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 will be one of the first third-party games to support the peripheral. More news is expected to be divulged in March, when EA will host the EA Sports Season Opener event in San Francisco.

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DSi price + date (US)

– $169.99
– April 5
– Was close to Matt’s prediction
– Craig thought it would be $149, Matt said it would be $179
– Was going to be $179 but Nintendo decided to change it
– Bozon thinks it might have been helpful that the price got out there and then people freaked out
– Recap: Has 2 built-in cameras, built-in memory, SD card slot to save photos + AAC files
– Craig thinks it’s a cool system
– $40 more than the DS Lite – Daemon thinks that’s reasonable
– You are losing out on the GBA port + DS games that use the slot
– Red Octane won’t miss the boat on DSi – Craig believes they’re working on peripheral for Guitar Hero franchise on DSi
– Probably won’t make it so you can play the ones that already came out on the DSi
– Should upgrade if you have the first DS
– Bozon loves the d-pad on the DSi
– There are cool little things on the DSi like the ability to swap cartridges, if you hold down the select button and hold up or down you can adjust the brightness within a game
– Can update firmware
– Will have to deal with the mini-fridge problem like the Wii
– For the most part Craig thinks the DSi is a good step up but it’s not mindblowing
– Matt says it’s worth it
– No differences between Japanese + NA DSi systems
– No white color for launch
– Matt wishes there was white
– Craig surprised that Nintendo is offering two colors
– Bozon loves the black DSi but there are scuff marks
– Interface is much slicker
– Haven’t announced any DSiWare games for NA – will probably be more announcements from Iwata at GDC
– Last week Craig was shown the Japanese version of Wario Ware + one of the Art Style games

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The DSi, which was just announced for North America a few hours ago, is garnering big interest from fans. The system is available for preorder at Amazon.com and is already topping the sales charts. Right now, the black matte model sits at the number four position for bestsellers in the video game section while the matte blue finish is at the seventh spot. Not too long ago, both editions ranked at the second and third positions. Perhaps these stats are a sign of the long-term success that the DSi will experience once it is released in North America on April 5.

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“Of course the Wii is a very important part of our multi-platform strategy. Games like RE4 on the Wii and Umbrella Chronicles have done quite well for us, and of course there’s Monster Hunter. Although it isn’t too popular, it was the number one selling title in Japan last year. So that goes to show we are very serious about the Wii as a company. People say that third-party Wii games don’t sell in Japan, but I can honestly say that we are cutting no corners with Monster Hunter Tri. There’s a lot of pressure to make it succeed, and I’m sure there will be a lot of shocked gamers out there when they see just how good Monster Hunter Tri looks. Please don’t worry. We are putting a lot of effort into Wii as well.” – Keiji Inafune

Mr. Inafune made these remarks on a recent Top Secret podcast, which is hosted on the Bionic Commando website.

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Rating: Mature

Content descriptors: Blood and Gore, Drug Reference, Sexual Content, Strong Language, Violence

Rating summary: This is an “open-world” action game in which players assume the role of Huang Lee, a triad gang member who must recover a stolen item and gain revenge in the fictional setting of Liberty City. Presented from an overhead perspective, the game allows players to roam freely around the urban environment and perform various missions for underworld figures. Some missions involve recruiting characters into a gang, eliminating rival gang members and law enforcement personnel, dealing drugs (e.g., heroin, coke, ecstasy, weed, speed), and high-jacking cars. Players can use pistols, machine guns, flamethrowers, swords, Molotov cocktails, and grenades to kill enemies and occasionally civilians. Blood sometimes spurts out of injured characters, and certain weapons can cause decapitation or dismemberment. One still image depicts a character holding the bloody heart of a murder victim. The game also contains sexual references (e.g., discussions of multiple partners, homosexual activity, prostitution, pornography, etc.) and brief instances of sexual activity. Although sexual acts are not graphically depicted, there are sequences in which cars rock back and forth while female moaning is heard. Strong profanity (e.g., “f*ck,” “sh*t,” and “a*shole”) is also heard throughout the game.

These lines are particuarly nice…”Blood sometimes spurts out of injured characters, and certain weapons can cause decapitation or dismemberment. One still image depicts a character holding the bloody heart of a murder victim.”

Sounds lovely, doesn’t it?!

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