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The Dragon Quest series is one of the most successful video game franchises in Japan. That fact alone left no doubt that Dragon Quest IX would be a mega hit in Japan. Reports surfaced a few days ago that preorders numbers reached the two million units mark which only added to the belief that the game could be one of the best-selling titles this year.

Dragon Quest IX went on sale Saturday and now there is a number being thrown around regarding first day sales. It should be stressed, however, that this rumor should be taken with a big grain of salt. Fortunately, more reliable figures will become available in the next few days. For those interested though, speculation puts the title at 2,877,000 units sold on day one. Data provided since 1996 shows that Final Fantasy VIII has the highest first week numbers in Japan at 2.5 million, so DQIX would surpass that. Even if the unofficial results are incorrect, you can be rest assured that the game will be a huge seller in the market.

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It’s pretty tough to find a word that won’t be recognized in Scribblenauts. Five people provided the developers with assistance in researching words for six straight months. Because of the amount of time spent in that area, the game can transport even a giant enemy crab or Leroy Jenkins into the game. But won’t about words that can’t be viewed in Scribblenauts? Here’s a partial list below.

PERPETUALITY
INTERNET
SANDBOARD
DELTOID
SHOVELWARE
ANTIMACASSAR
MISANTHROPE
PLUMBOB
GLITCH
ANTIDISESTABLISHMENTARIANISM
COULROPHOBE
BOOBS
JEDI
ONM
MEANING OF LIFE
DS
HAMMER OF THOR
DANCING BANANA
USB STICK
RAPTOR JESUS
SHOOP DA WOOP
JOYSTIQ
ANNUAL
LEG WOUND
RUPEE
RUDOLPH

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Best Playable Platformer – New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Biggest DS Surprise – Golden Sun
Best Fighting Game – Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars
Best Workout – Wii Fit Plus
Most Improved Sequel (Ever?) – Red Steel 2
Most Inventive – Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers
Holy Crap! – Metroid: Other M
Most Faithful – The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
Most Innovative – Scribblenauts
Most Drool-Worthy – Muramasa: The Demon Blade
Best Light-Gun Game – Dead Space: Extraction
Most Puzzling – Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box
Most Frantic – Sin and Punishment 2
Most Monstrous – The Grinder
Most Brutal – Gladiator A.D.
Most Mind-Blowing – Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
Most Disturbing – Dementium II
Biggest Applause – Super Mario Galaxy 2
Most Huggable – A Boy and his Blob
Biggest Mystery – Monado: Beginning of the World
Best Cloaks – Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
Most Legendary – The Legend of Zelda (Wii)
Most Knowledgeable – Shigeru Miyamoto

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On the heels of the release of The Legendary Starfy video game for the Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi portable video game systems, Ashley P., 8, from New York enjoys playing the video game with her mother, Rocio J. at an event held at the Nintendo World store in New York on July 11, 2009.

Everyone loves a star – or Starfy, for that matter. Emilie M. and her daughter Starrlene H., 3, of New York, have fun playing The Legendary Starfy, a new video game for the Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi portable video game systems, at an event held at the Nintendo World store in New York on Saturday, July 11, 2009.

Marisa W., 8, and her brother Harrison W, both of New Jersey, meet Starfy, Nintendo’s newest video game hero from The Legendary Starfy for the Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi portable video game systems, at a Nintendo World store event in Rockefeller Plaza on July 11, 2009.

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Nintendo Wii

North America:
1. Wii Fit (Nintendo
2. EA Sports Active (EA Sports)
3. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
4. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 Wii MotionPlus Bundle (EA Sports)
5. Punch-Out!! (Nintendo)

Japan:
1. Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
2. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
3. Winning Eleven Play Maker 2009 (Konami)
4. Grand Slam Tennis (EA Sports)
5. Suzumiya Haruhi no Heiretsu — Chou SOS Danhiro Collection (Sega)

UK:
1. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
2. EA Sports Active (EA Sports)
3. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
4. My Fitness Coach (Ubisoft)
5. Wii Play (Nintendo)

Nintendo DS

North America:
1. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
2. The Legendary Starfy (Nintendo)
3. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
4. Guitar Hero: On Tour — Modern Hits (Activision)
5. Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo)

Japan:
1. Tomodachi Collection (Nintendo)
2. Pocket Monsters Platinum (Nintendo)
3. Gyakuten Kenji (Capcom)
4. Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (Square Enix)
5. Super Robot Taisen K (Banpresto)

UK:
1. Professor Layton and the Curious Village (Nintendo)
2. Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo)
3. Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force (Disney)
4. Mystery Case Files: MillionHeir (Nintendo)
5. Classic Word Games (Ubisoft)

Source

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This information comes from CoroCoro…

– You follow Entei, Suicune, and Raikou around Johto, just like in the original games. However, Eusine is stalking Suicune.
– Ho-Oh is in the Tin Tower and Lugia is in the Whirl Islands, both at Level 45.
– There is a new feature in the game called the “Pokeathelon,” which is a mini-game feature that uses the stylus.
– The Pokemon Gyms have various traps.
– Red Gyarados appears in the Lake of Rage at Level 30.
– The Kimono Girls are part of the storyline and you meet them many times.
– Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina each learn moves they could not previously learn – Metal Burst, Hydro Pump, and Shadow Sneak (respectively).
– There are 9 mini-games. One of them could be the racing game I saw at the early premiere of the Arceus movie.
– Eusine, a character from Crystal, is in the game.
– Latios and Latias are in the games at Level 30.
– Mewtwo is in the game – Possible Kanto confirmation if it turns out to be true.
– Lugia and Ho-Oh have a “hidden ability.”

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Kirby classic returns for the Nintendo DS & DSi this Summer – Kirby Super Star Ultra!

9th July 2009 – Run, float and fight your way through Kirby’s adventures as Kirby Super Star Ultra heads to the Nintendo DS & Nintendo DSi across Europe on 18th September 2009. Not only do you have the opportunity to try out all the modes and adventures, but there are also three new Touch Screen-controlled mini-games that you can play with up to three friends via Nintendo DS Download Play.

Kirby Super Star Ultra is a remake of one of the most beloved Kirby games of all time – the 1996 classic, ‘Kirby’s Fun Pak’. On top of an array of new adventures, the modes found in the original Super NES game are all here but this time with newly added fully rendered movie scenes and updated graphics.

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