Try Before You Buy: Nintendo Offers 5 Game Demos to Guide Holiday Shoppers
Posted on 15 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in DS, News, Wii | 3 Comments
There’s never been a better time to check out the extraordinary lineup of downloadable games from Nintendo. This week, Wii™ owners who connect their Wii consoles to the Internet can enjoy demos of five exceptional games for the WiiWare™ downloadable game service for zero Wii Points™: BIT.TRIP BEAT, FINAL FANTASY® CRYSTAL CHRONICLES®: My Life as a Darklord™, NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits, World of Goo™ and a brand new entry in the Pokémon™ game series, Pokémon™ Rumble. To get a taste of any or all of these tremendous titles before downloading the full versions, go to the WiiWare section of the Wii Shop Channel and search for “Demo.” For more information, please visit www.nintendo.com/wii/wiiware/demo.
This week’s launch of Pokémon Rumble for WiiWare delivers more than just a fun-packed new addition to the beloved Pokémon universe. Anyone who joins Club Nintendo™ – or is already a member – will have the opportunity to unlock an exclusive Toy Pokémon character that can be used in the game. Simply connect your Wii Shop Channel account to your new or existing Club Nintendo account, use Wii Points to download Pokémon Rumble and watch for an e-mail containing a special password that lets you access the character in the game. More information about this offer can be found at us.wii.com/wiiware/pokemonrumble/register. The offer is available only through April 30, 2010.
UK software sales (Week ending 11/14)
Posted on 15 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in DS, News, Wii | 3 Comments
–  	 	1  	   	   	CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2  	INFINITY WARD  	ACTIVISION  	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
 3 		2 	  	  	WII SPORTS RESORT 	NINTENDO 	NINTENDO 	NINTENDO
 2 		3 	  	  	FIFA 10 	EA CANADA 	EA SPORTS 	ELECTRONIC ARTS
 1 		4 	  	  	WII FIT PLUS 	NINTENDO 	NINTENDO 	NINTENDO
 6 		5 	  	  	FORZA MOTORSPORT 3 	TURN 10 STUDIOS 	MICROSOFT 	MICROSOFT
 7 		6 	  	  	MARIO & SONIC AT OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 	SEGA 	SEGA 	SEGA
 14 		7 	  	  	LEGO BATMAN: THE VIDEOGAME 	TRAVELLER’S TALES 	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE 	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
 12 		8 	  	  	MARIO KART WII 	NINTENDO 	NINTENDO 	NINTENDO
 23 		9 	  	  	PURE 	BLACK ROCK STUDIOS 	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS 	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
 8 		10 	  	  	GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY 	ROCKSTAR NORTH 	ROCKSTAR 	TAKE 2
C.O.P. The Recruit review
Posted on 15 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in DS, Reviews | 2 Comments
System: Nintendo DS
 Category: Action Adventure
 Players: 1
 Release Date: November 3, 2009
 Publisher: Ubisoft
 Developer: VD-Dev
 
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, the DS’s first, true sandbox-type game, shipped earlier this year and was met with much critical acclaim. There was one significant aspect that was missing in the title, however – an open-world 3D environment. Rockstar’s Dan Houser told Nintendo Power that the team never really considered creating a 3D GTA experience for the handheld. Yet, here we are, a few months later, with C.O.P. The Recruit, a title that most gamers thought Chinatown Wars would look like. C.O.P. certainly is technically astonishing, but does the gameplay match the title’s visuals?
NE contest – Second Scribblenauts challenge
Posted on 15 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in DS, Site updates | 0 comments

Note from Valay: Austin’s back with another challenge for you all! TheOnlySpero was our winner for the first challenge, but you all still have a shot at winning the free VC/WiiWare title. You can read up on the rules right here. Good luck to you all!
Nintendo Everything’s Scribblenauts Contest – Challenge #2
Level (The level in which you will unleash your creativity): 6-9
 Contest Par (How many items you’re allowed to use for this challenge): 4
 Mission: Contain the bear in the ditch and replace the camper’s gear!
 Other rules: You may not kill the bear or the camper – doing so will cause you to fail the mission anyway.
 Ending date: 11/29
Send your submissions/questions/comments to scribblenautsATnintendoeverythingDOTcom (replace AT with @ and DOT with .) for your chance to win!
Legend of Kay (DS) – E
 Power Punch (Wii) – T
 Shepherd’s Crossing 2 DS (DS) – E
 Sam and Max Beyond Time and Space (Wii) – T
 Rage of the Gladiator (Wii) – T
 LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues (DS) – E
 Scene It? Twilght (Wii) – T
 Crazy Golf (DSi) – E
 Dracula – Undead Awakening (Wii/DSi) – T
 World Party Games (Wii) – E
 DodoGo! (DSi) – E
 AiRace (DS/DSi) – E
 Reflectoin (DSi) – E
 The Magic Obelisk (Wii(Ware)) – E
Japan’s VC/DSiWare releases next week
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VC
-Bosconian (VCA, Namco Bandai)
 -Libble Rabble (VCA, Namco Bandai)
DSiWare
-GG Series: Tetsubo
 -GG Series: Drift Circuit
 -Art Academy Semester 1 & 2
– Visuals/audio like the first Hotel Dusk
 – Takes place one year later
 – 1980, Los Angeles at the Cape West Apartments
 – Story isn’t a direct follow up to the original but fans may pick up on connections
 – Kyle is the central character again
 – There is an ignore function in the game – ignore conversations if you don’t think it’ll help you
 – Can read the Last Window novel, unlock chapters when you finish a story chapter
 – Last Window will allow you to understand more outside of the main story
 – Novel changes based on your actions in the game
 – Rumble cart support
 – 3 save slots
Thanks to Robert for the news tip!
Top DSiWare, WiiWare, VC titles of the week
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DSiWare
1 (1) – Flipnote Studio
 2 (2) – Nintendo DSi Browser
 3 (3) – Crash-Course Domo
 4 (4) – MySims Camera
 5 (18) – Battle of Giants: Dragons – Bronze Edition
 6 (6) – Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!
 7 (5) – Rock-n-Roll Domo
 8 (N/A) – Bomberman Blitz
 9 (8) – Sudoku
 10 (7) – Pro-Putt Domo
 11 (N/A) – Sparkle Snapshots
 12 (13) – Guitar Rock Tour
 13 (N/A) – Viking Invasion
 14 (11) – Dragon Quest Wars
 15 (N) – Electroplankton Hanenbow
 16 (14) – Paper Airplane Chase
 17 (9) – White-Water Domo
 18 (12) – Pinball Pulse: The Ancients Beckon
 19 (15) – Asphalt 4: Elite Racing
 20 (10) – Hard-Hat Domo
WiiWare
1 (N) – Excitebike: World Rally
 2 (N) – Frogger Returns
 3 (2) – Reel Fishing Challenge
 4 (20) – Carnival King
 5 (5) – Tetris Party
 6 (1) – LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias
 7 (3) – World of Goo
 8 (4) – My Aquarium
 9 (8) – Dr. Mario Online Rx
 10 (6) – Contra Rebirth
 11 (9) – My Pokemon Ranch
 12 (10) – Ghost Mansion Party
 13 (11) – Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
 14 (12) – Texas Hold’Em Poker
 15 (N/A) – “Aha! I Got It!” Escape Game
 16 (7) – Tales of Monkey Island – Chapter 3
 17 (14) – Brain Challenge
 18 (16) – Defend your Castle
 19 (18) – Sexy Poker
 20 (13) – Shootanto: Evolutionary Mayhem
 
 VC
1 (1) – Super Mario Bros. 3
 2 (2) – Super Mario Bros.
 3 (5) – Super Mario Bros. 2
 4 (3) – Final Fantasy
 5 (6) – The Legend of Zelda
 6 (4) – Kirby’s Adventure
 7 (7) – Pac-Man
 8 (8) – Super Mario World
 9 (9) – Punch-Out!!
 10 (10) – Zombies Ate My Neighbors
 11 (11) – Donkey Kong
 12 (15) – Super Mario 64
 13 (12) – Galaga
 14 (16) – Excitebike
 15 (14) – Zelda II – The Adventure of Link
 16 (13) – Metroid
 17 (19) – The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
 18 (N/A) – The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask
 19 (17) – Castlevania
 20 (18) – Mega Man 3
Top 5 game sales worldwide (Amazon)
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Nintendo Wii
North America:
 1. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
 2. Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
 3. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
 4. Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)
 5. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Sega)
Japan:
 1. Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)
 2. Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers (Square Enix)
 3. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
 4. Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
 5. Mario & Sonic at Vancouver Olympics (Sega)
UK:
 1. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
 2. Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
 3. Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)
 4. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Sega)
 5. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
Nintendo DS
North America:
 1. Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story (Nintendo)
 2. Scribblenauts (Warner Bros.)
 3. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
 4. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
 5. Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box (Nintendo)
Japan:
 1. Pocket Monsters: Soul Silver (Nintendo)
 2. Tomodachi Collection (Nintendo)
 3. Pocket Monsters: Heart Gold (Nintendo)
 4. Love Plus (Konami)
 5. Dragon Quest IX (Square Enix)
UK:
 1. Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box (Nintendo)
 2. Professor Layton and the Curious Village (Nintendo)
 3. Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force (Disney)
 4. Style Boutique (Nintendo)
 5. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Sega)
