Capcom to deliver stellar line up in the first half of 2009
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Resident EvilTM 5, Street FighterTM IV, Dead RisingTM Chop Till You Drop, Neopets® Puzzle Adventure, Flock!TM, MotoGP for Nintendo Wii
London – January 5, 2009 – Capcom®, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of videogames, has today confirmed that seven of its upcoming titles will be released within the first half of 2009. The line up demonstrates Capcom’s commitment to pursuing a multiformat strategy and growing its portfolio of titles and includes the latest instalment of some of the industry’s most cherished franchises.
Throughout 2008, Capcom was at the forefront of digital download titles and this is set to continue into 2009 and beyond. Its first downloadable game of the year Flock! is scheduled for release this February and will be available for the Xbox LIVE® Arcade, PlayStation®Network and PC platforms. Flock! sees players take control of a UFO that is tasked with herding animals to its mothership through a variety of interactive levels. With over 50 levels in single player and online co-op mode and a simple yet powerful level editor to extend the experience, Flock!’s unique theme, clever humour and easy pick up and play controls will ensure a new twist on the puzzle genre.
Complete list of games eligible for registration on Club Nintendo
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Wii Games
Animal Crossing: City Folk
Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree
Endless Ocean
Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Link’s Crossbow Training
Mario Kart Wii
Mario Party 8
Mario Strikers Charged
Mario Super Sluggers
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
Pokemon Battle Revolution
Super Mario Galaxy
Super Paper Mario
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Wario Land: Shake It!
WarioWare: Smooth Moves
Wii Fit
Wii Music
Wii Play
Klonoa: Door to Phantomile video
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Weekly savings (1/4 – 1/10)
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Best Buy
Cooking Mama: World Kitchen (Wii) – $39.99
Guinness World Records: The Videogame (Wii) – $29.99
We Ski (Wii) – $19.99
Jillian Michaels: Fitness Ultimatum 2009 (Wii) – $29.99
All Star Cheer Squad (Wii) – $29.99
Shaun White Snowboarding: Road Trip (Wii) – $39.99
Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party (Wii) – $39.99
My Fitness Coach (Wii) – $19.99
Dancing With The Stars: We Dance! (Wii) – $29.99
Face Breaker KO Party (Wii) – $29.99
Active Life Outdoor Challenge (Wii) – $49.99
All My Coach games – $19.99
Circuit City
Game Party (Wii) – $14.99
Samba de Amigo (Wii) – $14.99
NPPL Championship Paintball 2009 (Wii) – $29.99
Target
Cooking Mama 2 (DS) – $19.99
Guitar Hero: On Tour box set (DS) – $59
Wario Land: Shake It! (Wii) – $29.99
Boy plays Sonic game and craves hedgehog, fights the law so he can have his own
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11 year-old Judson King, after becoming a Sonic the Hedgehog follower, decided that he desired his own hedgehog. Unfortunately for him, there was just one problem: Lawrence law in Kansas made owning such animals illegal in the area.
King’s mother didn’t really mind that her son wouldn’t be able to purchase one. After all, she wasn’t too thrilled about her son having a hedgehog as a pet in the first place. She said, “I thought, that’s my out. Now I don’t have to get him one. Then he said, ‘How do we make them legal?'”
From that point on, both King and his mother worked their tails off. The two spent three years conducting research and gathering pictures in order to fight the Lawrence law. Thankfully for King, commissioners finally agreed to let Judson speak at the city hall after a few months. The commissioners were unable to find a reason why such a law was in place and overturned the law.
King received his very own hedgehog for Christmas this year. Though, the fact that the commissioners couldn’t find a good reason why owning hedgehogs should be illegal makes one wonder why hedgehog ownership was against the law originally, doesn’t it? At least it can be said that, thanks to Sonic and King, anyone can now have their own hedgehog in Lawrence.
Rumor: LEGO to take over Rock Band
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TT Games recently finished work on their latest LEGO title, LEGO Batman. A LEGO Harry Potter video game has been rumored to be in development for a couple of months, though you may be surprised to hear what may be on the way instead. That’s right, Rock Band in LEGO form. A source told VG247 that Traveller’s Tales is busy at work on a Rock Band LEGO title for EA. Although the source states that the information is “100 percent correct,” it wouldn’t necessarily be wise to buy into this rumor immediately.
Top 5 game sales worldwide (Amazon)
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Nintendo Wii
North America:
1. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
2. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
3. Wii Play (Nintendo)
4. My Fitness Coach (Ubisoft)
5. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (LucasArts)
Japan:
1. Taiko: Drum Master Wii (Namco)
2. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
3. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
4. Wii Sports (Nintendo)
5. Shape Boxing: Wii de Enjoy! Diet (Rocket Company)
Europe:
1. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
2. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
3. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega)
4. Wii Play (Nintendo)
5. Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party (Ubisoft)
Nintendo DS
North America:
1. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
2. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
3. Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day! (Nintendo)
4. Disney Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force (Disney)
5. Drawn to Life: Spongebob Squarepants Edition (THQ)
Japan:
1. Legend of the Strongest Penguin!: A Penguin’s Troubles (Konami)
2. Little Magician’s Magic Adventure: 365 Point System (Konami)
3. Wagamama Fashion: Girls Mode (Nintendo)
4. Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo)
5. Kirby Super Star Ultra (Nintendo)
Europe:
1. 100 Classic Book Collection (Nintendo)
2. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? (Nintendo)
3. More Brain Training from Dr. Kawashima: How Old Is Your Brain? (Nintendo)
4. 42 All-Time Classics (Nintendo)
5. Puzzler Collection (Ubisoft)
Platinum Games reveals new logo
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Platinum Games, who are working hard on highly anticipated titles such as MadWorld, have released a new logo to represent the company. The logo features characters from MadWorld, Bayonetta, and Infinite Space. Tatsuya Minami, President/CEO of Platinum Games wasn’t ready to explain the meaning of the logo though. That’ll come at a later date.
Nintendo: There’s enough new stuff to warrant a City Folk purchase for Animal Crossing fans
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“…I mean, seriously, there’s all manner of new interactions with the NPCs, or have you not played hide-and-seek yet? And the multiplayer is much more robust than in previous Animal Crossing games. Have you noticed that the villagers don’t all run and hide indoors when strangers are around? I’m so proud that they got over their stranger fear.” – Rich Amtower, member of the localization team at Nintendo’s Treehouse
“Because there are so many small elements that come together to make Animal Crossing what it is, it’s easy to think that this is the same game. But once people pick up the controller and experience life, they’ll see how different it is. The aspect of communication or interaction was really enhanced in this version — not only when it comes to visiting friends over Nintendo WFC but also interacting with friends over WiiConnect24 by sending letters and photos and participating in the auction in the city.” – Reiko Ninomiya, member of the localization team at Nintendo’s Treehouse
I’m willing to acknowledge the fact that City Folk does bring a few additions to the series, but personally, I don’t think they’re entirely significant. The game isn’t bad…It just seems like City Folk was a missed opportunity to truly revolutionize the series.
