— UFC(R) 2009 Undisputed(TM) #1 Best-Selling Title in US for the June Quarter —
AGOURA HILLS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jul. 28, 2009– THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) today announced record financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2009.
For the fiscal first quarter ended June 30, 2009, THQ’s net sales climbed 77% to $243.5 million from $137.6 million in the prior year. On a non-GAAP basis, for the three months ended June 30, 2009, the company reported net sales of $233.9 million, up 93% from $121.1 million a year ago. Fiscal 2010 first quarter net sales were driven primarily by UFC® 2009 Undisputed™, the first game from THQ’s new UFC® fighting franchise, and internally developed and owned intellectual property Red Faction®: Guerrilla™.

Capcom not sure what’s next for the Ace Attorney Investigations series

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“Right now, in Japan, it’s been extremely popular, and we’ve gotten a lot of great feedback. At this moment, we still haven’t really decided on what to do. We kind of want to make a sequel, but we haven’t gotten enough feedback from the players. As we get more feedback from the users in Japan or even in America, then we’ll consider maybe making a sequel.” – producer Motohide Eshiro

As far as I know, Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth has been received well. Sales of the game have been strong in Japan and it received an outstanding score in Famitsu, so hopefully that will carry over when it launches in North America.

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Bokumono Characters Yasai de Pon! details

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– Puzzle game
– Move vegetable panels on touch screen
– Trying to get Koro-pok-guru to collect the vegetables for points and more time
– Vegetable panels grow over time
– Creatures are only able to move between adjacent ripe panels
– Golden vegetables can be cleared regardless of the ripeness
– 12 characters from Bokujou Monogatari Kimi to Sodatsu Shima are in the game
– More points for collecting vegetables that the characters like
– Wireless/download play
– No release date
– 3,990 yen

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Square Enix confirms exciting combined line-up at GamesCom 2009

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World Premieres and Internationally Developed Titles Take Centre Stage
London (28th July 2009) – Square Enix Europe, the business unit integrating sales and marketing forces of Square Enix Ltd. (Square Enix) and Eidos Interactive (Eidos), announced today its exciting line-up of combined titles which will be on show at GamesCom 2009, Cologne, August 19th – 23rd.
GamesCom 2009 will mark the first time Square Enix and Eidos titles will be showcased together; highlighting the growing diversity of the expanding global entertainment company. This year’s stand features games developed from around the world offering highly-anticipated experiences across genres and platforms.

Nintendo Voice Chat podcast summary

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Comic-Con

– Not much game news
– Was a lot of Avatar
– Not much was Wii-related
– Capcom brought Spyborgs and Resident Evil
– Thought the LucasArts game might have been the MotionPlus Star Wars game but it wasn’t…Maybe next year – Bozon thinks it’s coming eventually

Updates to the Nintendo Channel

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Videos

Wii Sports Resort TV Spot
EA Sports – Authentic Sports Motion Spot
Metroid Prime Trilogy – Teaser
Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 1 Info Video
Daisy Fuentes Pilates – The 100 Exercise
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs – Josh Peck
The Conduit – Concept Art/Drudge Design
Spore Hero Arena – Enter the Arena Video
The Three Musketeers: One for All! Video
Nostalgia Info Video
Digest Video

Demos (Expire 5/2)

Fossil Fighters Cleaning Demo
Mega Man Star Force 3 CrimsonMeteor Battle Card
Knights in the Nightmare Tutorial Demo
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Classic Word Games
Personal Trainer: Cooking Mac & Cheese Demo

D3 Publisher announces an all new baa-riliant adventure for Shaun the Sheep

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Follow-up to last year’s successful Shaun the Sheep, based on Aardman Animations Shaun the Sheep series, will release accross PAL territories this Autumn.
CAMBRIDGE 23rd July 2009 – D3Publisher (D3P), a publisher and developer of interactive entertainment software, announced today that Shaun the Sheep is back for another baa-rilliant adventure in Shaun the Sheep: Off His Head, exclusively for Nintendo DS™. Teaming up with Aardman Animations once more, Shaun the Sheep: Off His Head is a fantastic follow-up to the successful Shaun the Sheep video game, offering great family-friendly gameplay with an all new adventure.
In Shaun the Sheep: Off His Head the farmer is all set for a big date, but wait…..the farmer’s new toupee has gone missing! Players must help Shaun find the farmer’s toupee before it’s too late. Gamers will play as Shaun and call upon other favourite characters from the show, such as Shirley, Timmy, Bitzer and more, as they help Shaun escape the naughty pigs and other mischievous animals in a bid to rescue the missing toupee! Shaun the Sheep: Off His Head will ship to retail stores across PAL territories this Autumn.

Japanese software sales totals

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– Gyakuten Kenji (‘Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth’) (NDS, Capcom): 276,541 units sold
* Release: 05/28/09

– BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger (PS3, Arc System Works): 46,188 units sold
* Release: 6/25/09

– Mario & Luigi RPG 3!!! (NDS, Nintendo): 656,170 units sold
* Release: 02/11/09

– Taiko no Tatsujin Wii (Wii, Bandai Namco): 584,908 units sold
* Release: 12/11/09

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WiiWare/DSiWare downloads – block sizes

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DSiWare

Sudoku Student – 29 blocks

WiiWare

Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 1 – 320 blocks
HB Arcade Cards – 127 blocks
The Three Musketeers: One for All – 310 blocks