Japanese software sales (5/25 – 5/31)
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01./00. [NDS] Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days (Square Enix) – 295,000 / NEW
02./00. [NDS] Gyakuten Kenji (Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth) (Capcom) – 172,000 / NEW
03./00. [PS3] Shin Sangoku Musou 5 Empires (Koei) – 76,000 / NEW
04./01. [NDS] Sloane and McHale’s Mysterious Story (Level 5) – 33,000 / 76,000 (-24%)
05./00. [PSP] Yuusha 30 (Half-Minute Hero) (Marvelous) – 26,000 / NEW
06./00. [NDS] Higurashi no Nakukoru ni Kizuna: Dai San Kan – Rasen (3rd Chapter – Rasen) (Alchemist) – 23,000 / NEW
07./00. [PSP] Utawareru Mono Portable (Aqua Plus) – 22,000 / NEW
08./00. [PS3] H.A.W.X. (Ubisoft) – 19,000 / NEW
09./02. [NDS] Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! 2 (SEGA) – 17,000 / 56,000 (-57%)
10./00. [360] Shin Sangoku Musou 5 Empires (Koei) – 17,000 / NEW
Japan to receive black Wii, red DSi
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Black Wii -> Aug 1, 2009
Red NDSi -> July 11, 2009
also available:
1. Wiimote Black 3,800yen
2. Nunchuk Black 1,800yen
3. Classic Controller Pro Black 2,000yen
4. Classic Controller Pro White 2,000yen
Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box screenshots
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Dementium II officially announced
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MIDLOTHIAN, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SouthPeak Interactive Corporation (OTCBB: SOPK) announced today that it will be publishing Dementium II for Nintendo DS™. A sequel to Renegade Kid’s Dementium: The Ward, the next chapter in this horrific story promises to take players even closer to the precipice of madness than its predecessor when released in Q1 2010.
“We were extremely satisfied with what we accomplished with the original Dementium, but knew we could do even more given the chance to develop a sequel,” said Jools Watsham, Owner and Creative Director of Renegade Kid. “With Dementium II, we’re upping the ante in a major way. Be prepared to be too frightened to power on your Nintendo DS.”
Scribblenauts fact sheet
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PLATFORMS: Nintendo DS™
RELEASE DATE: Fall Autumn 2009
PUBLISHER: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
DEVELOPER: 5TH Cell
ESRB RATING: (Rating Pending)(Pending)
GENRE: Emergent Puzzle/ActionPRODUCT OVERVIEW:
Scribblenauts is a completely original gameplay experience that anyone can play, offering all-age fun fun for all ages with two styles of gameplay and more than 200 levels. In Scribblennauts, players use the Nintendo DS™ touch-screen to help their character Maxwell acquire the Sstarite in each level by solving a series of puzzles armed with their stylus, notepad and imagination. Players jot down the word for any object that comes to mind in order to reach the goal. Every object behaves as it would in the real world, and players can combine countless objects to create completely new scenarios. Every level has more than one written object to use as a solution, opening up the game to extensive endless replay.In Scribblenauts, players advance through ten worlds, each with eleven puzzle and eleven action levels for a total of 220 challenges to complete. Each level has a “par” for the number of objects suggested to finish the level. Beating a level with fewer objects thanunder par, earns “Ollars”, the in-game currency, which players can use to purchase new levels and music.
PRODUCT FEATURES:
• Create Your Own Interactive Experience: Objects you write down in the game are only limited by your imagination.
• Everyone Can Play: All-ages Ppick-up-and-play fun for everyone. .
• Touch-screen Controls: Easy to pick up and play on Nintendo DS™. If you can tap, you can play!
• Unlimited Replay Value: Use less objects to increase your score, or experiment with different objects for endless replay value. Write anything; solve everything!
• Playground Mode: Play the entire game in a sandbox style right on the title screen.
• Revolutionary MultiplayerCreate and Share Levels Online: Share levels you create with the Level Editor via Nintendo DS™ Wi-Fi Connection.
• Innovative New Title from Leading Developer: 5TH Cell, the creator of the Drawn to Life franchise and Lock’s Quest, has experience creating high-quality, innovative DS games.
Iwata: New handheld system created sometime in the past three years
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Nintendo President Satoru Iwata has told CNBC that the company had developed a new handheld system in the past three years. In the end, however, Nintendo made a decision not to release it.
“In the history of Nintendo, there are several such examples [of canceled hardware]. But when we are launching new hardware, the most important is thing is to sustain the momentum. If introducing new hardware won’t do anything to do that, well…”
Playable games at Nintendo’s E3 booth
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Wii:
* New Super Mario Bros. Wii
* Wii Fit Plus
* Wii Sports Resort
* Sin and Punishment 2
* Endless Ocean 2
* Line Attack Heroes
* Span Smasher
WiiWare:
* PictureBook Games: Pop-Up Pursuit
* You, Me & the Cubes
* Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
* BIT.TRIP.CORE
* Icarian: Kindred Spirits
* Sword & Soldiers
* Military Madness: Nectaris
* Cave Story
Nintendo DS:
* The Legendary Starfy
* The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
* Fossil Fighters
* Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box
* Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story
* Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky
* Style Savvy
* Glory of Heracles
* Golden Sun DS
* Picross 3D
Nintendo DSiWare:
* Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!
* Flipnote Studio
* Animal Crossing Clock
* Animal Crossing Calculator
* Photo Clock
* Mario Clock
* Mario Calculator
* Six in One Translator (working title)
* Crash-Course Domo
* White-Water Domo
* Hard-Hat Domo
* Rock-n-Roll Domo
* Pro-Putt Domo
Mario & Luigi RPG 3 E3 09: Belly of the Beast trailer
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Glory of Heracles fact sheet
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Platform: Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi
Genre: Role-Playing Game
Players: 1
Rating: RP (Rating Rating)
Release: 2010
Developer: PAON
URL: www.Nintendo.com
Suggested Retail Price: TBDTake Command of the Greek Squad
Glory of Heracles features the eponymous Greek hero in a pick-up-and-play role-playing game that has a rich storyline in a Greek motif and a deep battle system. The story begins when Heracles washes up on a beach with amnesia. Players must journey far and wide to figure out Heracles’ story and unravel the mysterious pasts of the other main characters in this new adventure. The game uses ancient Greece as its backdrop, and players can visit cities like Sparta and Athens on their travels.FEATURES:
• Players travel the countryside to meet new characters, collect helpful items and gain experience.
• Strategy is key during battle, but once the fighting is over, players can gather the spoils of war. Some items might be rusty and in need of polishing at a shop in town, while others might require a blacksmith to forge them
into something even more powerful.
• Players will be treated to animated cut scenes on the screens of their Nintendo DS or Nintendo DSi™ systems.
• Players can opt to use the stylus or +control pad and buttons to control movement in the game, while the touch screen is required to complete optional challenges used to power up spells or skills during battle.