Virtual Console Monday Update
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Got enough challenge in your daily routine? Chances are that basic everyday tasks – getting to work or school on time, walking the dog, taking out the trash – aren’t enough to keep you firing on all cylinders. Luckily, Virtual Console™ is close at hand to help you test your mettle in fresh and unusual ways. Whether you’re rescuing a kidnapped pal or mastering a set of mind-bending grid puzzles, this week’s new arrivals, imported from Japan, offer a refreshing break from the late-winter blahs.
Nintendo adds new games to the Wii™ Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time every Monday. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points™ to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. This week’s new games are:
Weekly savings
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Best Buy
Rayman: Raving Rabbids 2 (Wii) – $29.99
Circuit City
Buy SSBB, save 50% on the SSBB guide
$19.99 DS games:
4 Game Pack (Clue, Mousetrap, Perfection, Aggravation)
Build-a-Bear Workshop
Drawn to Life
Zoo Tycoon 2 DS
Bee Movie Game
Pet Pals
Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?
Alvin And The Chipmunks
Naki Travel Kit for DS Lite – $14.99
Naki Carrying Case for DS Lite – $14.99
Target
$24 DS games
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
High School Musical: Makin’ the Cut
Imagine: Fashion Designer
LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
Nintendogs: Dachshund & Friends
Mario Party DS
My Sims
Petz Hamsterz 2
Zoo Tycoon 2 DS
Ninja Reflex (Wii) – $29.99
SSBB Strategy Guide – $12.99
This week’s NA VC releases
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SNES – DoReMi Fantasy: Milon’s DokiDoki Adventure
Sega Genesis – Puyo Puyo 2: Tsuu
Thanks to Bob for the tip!
Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii) – 9
Professor Layton and the Curious Village (DS) – 7
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney (DS) – 6
Sega Superstars Tennis (Wii, DS) – 7
SEGA® of America, Inc. today announced two titles from the SEGA Genesis™ library, Puyo Puyo 2 and POWERBALL will soon be available for download on the Wii™ Shop Channel this March. Prices start at 800 Wii™ Points for SEGA Genesis titles. Wii Points can be purchased online or at select retailers at an MSRP of $20 for 2,000 points.
Puyo Puyo 2 – The object of this head-to-head puzzle game is to clear your grid of falling patterns, called puyos, by forming chains of four or more same-colored puyos in a straight line or one of several geometric patterns. What makes this a challenging two-player contest is the fact that when you clear a chain of puyos from your grid, it drops a random piece of filler onto your opponent’s grid. The more puyos you clear, the more you fill your opponent’s grid, and if you can clutter up his grid enough to fill it to the top, you’ve won the game. An intriguing backstory makes this an amusing diversion for one or two players.
Next week’s Japanese VC releases
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NES
– City Connection (Jaleco)
– Joy Mech Fight (Nintendo)
Genesis
– Fantasy Zone (Sega)
PC-Engine
– Psycho Chaser (Naxat Soft)
First day sales of Metroid in Japan
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A rough estimate of the first day sales of Metroid Prime 3: Corruption are in from Japan. As many had anticipated, sales were minuscule compared to Wii Fit. Metroid only sold about 20,000 units on its first day. How long Corruption can go in Japan is questionable, as the previous two installments in the series did not sell well in the Land of the Rising Sun.
Japanese hardware sales (2/25 – 3/2)
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PSP 73,706
Wii 64,535
DS Lite 51,922
PS3 13,520
PS2 10,986
Xbox 360 2,282
Nintendo fans rumble in Super Smash Bros. Brawl New York City Wii tournament and finale at Best Buy
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WHAT: Nintendo fans from across the country are expected to converge on the Best Buy at 622 Broadway, New York City for the chance to compete in the New York Super Smash Bros. Brawl Regional Tournament on Saturday, March 8. Over two hundred people will get to take off the gloves, call off all bets and attempt to secure a spot in the Super Smash Bros. Brawl Tournament Finals taking place later that evening. Regional qualifying tournaments held across the country in February have drawn between 700 and 1000 consumers lining up to be one of 256 participants to play the U.S. version of the game and compete in the tournaments. The best player from Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston-area and New York will meet at the finals in New York City. The winner walks away with bragging rights as the national Smash Bros. champion as well as a special edition, crystal-adorned Wii, signed copy of the game from the game’s creator and a home theater system from Best Buy amongst other prizes.
The alley adjacent to the Best Buy location at 622 Broadway will be transformed to help set the mood for the launch of this celebrated game, featuring a variety of fan favorite Nintendo characters, from Mario™ to Link™ to Pikachu®.
Additionally, Super Smash Bros. Brawl employs online play for the first time. This enhancement allows up to four players to simultaneously duke it out, no matter where they may be.
With new characters, new moves, online multiplayer battles and exciting action-packed gameplay, Super Smash Bros. Brawl has become one of the most anticipated games of 2008. Best Buy will open at Midnight, March 8 to ensure fans can be the first to get their copy of this much awaited release.
Top 10 LTD sales for Wii
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Wii – 5,366,963
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1. Wii Sports – Nintendo – 2,750,365
2. Wii Play – Nintendo – 2,198,039
3. Wii Fit – Nintendo – 1,450,509
4. Super Smash Brothers X – Nintendo – 1,247,632
5. Mario Party 8 – Nintendo – 1,181,118
6. Super Mario Galaxy – Nintendo – 872,463
7. Made in Wario Wii – Nintendo – 568,623
8. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess – Nintendo – 552,476
9. Mario & Sonic at Olympics – Nintendo – 510,465
10. Super Paper Mario – Nintendo – 505,491
