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Posted on 16 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii | 0 comments

Telltale Games has just announced that everyone’s favorite attractive person, Strong Bad, will have his second episode released on WiiWare this Monday in North America. The PC version will also be available on the same date, worldwide, on September 15th. Telltale has yet to officially reveal details as far as release dates in other territories go for WiiWare. The first Strong Bad episode, Homestar Ruiner, released last month.

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Once again, this game is scheduled for an October release in Japan and will cost 1200 Wii points.

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“We continue to believe that the Wii is a relatively inhospitable platform for third-party publishers. The Wii version of Madden 09 sold 79 percent less units than the PS3 version and 87 percent less units than the 360 version, despite a larger console installed base and an improved Metacritic rating.” – Doug Creutz, analyst

In some cases, third-party titles have sold rather poorly on the Wii. On the other hand, there have been games such as Guitar Hero which have performed amazingly well in the market. I think it’s all a matter of who the audience is that owns the Wii. In general, Nintendo system owners have not been known for purchasing Madden titles when the results are compared to other platforms.

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Ignition Entertainment and SNK Playmore are pleased to announce the upcoming European release of Samurai Showdown Anthology for PlayStation®2, PlayStation®Portable and Wii™.

Containing all 6 titles from this hugely popular franchise, Samurai Shodown Anthology details why this is among SNK’s largest and popular franchises.

First appearing on the NEOGEO MVS system in July 93 the game soon gained a massive following who immediately took to the games unique fast paced, and sometimes brutal gameplay.

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• 311 – “Beautiful Disaster”
• 30 Seconds To Mars – “The Kill”
• Airbourne – “Too Much Too Young”
• The Allman Brothers Band – “Ramblin’ Man”
• Anouk – “Good God”
• The Answer – “Never Too Late”
• At The Drive-In – “One Armed Scissor”
• Beastie Boys – “No Sleep Till Brooklyn”
• Beatsteaks – “Hail to the Freaks”
• Billy Idol – “Rebel Yell”
• Black Label Society – “Stillborn”

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Posted on 16 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

“Nintendo has chosen not to participate in E for All, as it did not fit into our plans for the year. We wish the participants and show organizers good luck with the event.” – Nintendo statement

This actually comes as a huge surprise, mainly because Nintendo put in a pretty big show last year. I am curious to know if there are any additional events (public or not) that Nintendo has planned for the remainder of 2008.

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DS Lite 51,412
PSP 34,462
Wii 33,128
PS3 8,317
PS2 7,948
Xbox 360 1,044

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– Bomberman Blast (1000 points)
– Plättchen Twist ‘n Paint (1500 points)
– Midnight Pool (800 points)

Man, Bomberman is simply addicting…I can’t wait until it hits the states.

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NPD Says Nintendo DS and Wii Finish 1 and 2 in August U.S. Sales

Nintendo DS^™ and Wii^™ again topped the hardware sales charts for August, according to the independent NPD Group, which tracks video game sales in the United States. In August, more than 514,000 portable Nintendo DS systems sold in the United States, bringing the lifetime U.S. total to nearly 22 million. In August, more than 448,000 Wii consoles sold in the United States, bringing the lifetime U.S. total to nearly 12 million and extending its lead as the best-selling video game console of this generation.

Five games made for Nintendo systems placed in the top 10 best-selling games of the month, including Wii Fit^™ at No. 4 with nearly 395,000 sold, Mario Kart^® Wii at No. 5 with nearly 329,000 sold, Wii Play^™ at No. 6 with more than 200,000 sold, Madden NFL 09 All-Play for Wii at No. 9 with nearly 116,000 sold and Guitar Hero: On Tour for Nintendo DS at No. 10 with more than 111,000 sold.

“The positive public response to Nintendo DS and Wii has stayed strong throughout 2008,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “New titles like Madden NFL 09 All-Play for Wii have joined top 10 veterans like Wii Fit, demonstrating the wide and long-lasting appeal of Nintendo games.”