XSEED bringing Ragnarok Online to the DS
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Torrance, Calif., (May 15, 2009) –XSEED Games today announced that Ragnarok Online DS for the Nintendo DS is in development and scheduled for release in North America in winter 2009. Ragnarok Online DS brings the same addictive gameplay of customization and exploration that has more than 3.14 million North American registered users as of May 11, 2009, for the PC version to the Nintendo DS platform.
Throughout the world, the people of the major powers throughout the land live in peace and prosperity, unaware that a great evil lurks on the horizon. There is a clandestine group, under the guise of scholarly research, plotting to resurrect a goddess whose time has long since passed. To achieve this goal, they need two things; a vessel of flesh and blood to house the spirit of the goddess and the lives of every living being offered up as a sacrifice.
Codemasters’ E3 2009 lineup
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Overlord II (360, PS3, PC)
Overlord: Dark Legend (Wii)
Overlord: Minions (DS)
DiRT 2 (360, PS3, PC, Wii, Nintendo DS, PSP)
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising (360, PS3, PC)
Top 5 game sales worldwide (Amazon)
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Nintendo Wii
North America:
1. Lego Indiana Jones (LucasArts)
2. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
3. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
4. Gold’s Gym Cardio Workout (Ubisoft)
5. My Fitness Coach (Ubisoft)
Japan:
1. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
2. Winning Eleven Play Maker 2009 (Konami)
3. Shape Boxing: Wii de Enjoy Diet! (Rocket Company)
4. Wii Sports (Nintendo)
5. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
UK:
1. My Fitness Coach (Ubisoft)
2. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
3. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
4. Wii Play (Nintendo)
5. Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party (Ubisoft)
Nintendo DS
North America:
1. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
2. Professor Layton and the Curious Village (Nintendo)
3. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
4. Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo)
5. Brain Age (Nintendo)
Japan:
1. Dragon Ball Kai: Saiyajin Raishuu (Bandai)
2. A Ressha de Gyoukou DS (Artdink)
3. Made in Ore (Nintendo)
4. Pokemon Fushigi no Dungeon: Sora no Tankentai (Nintendo)
5. Rittai Picross (Nintendo)
UK:
1. Professor Layton and the Curious Village (Nintendo)
2. Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force (Disney)
3. Rhythm Paradise (Nintendo)
4. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
5. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
New Pokemon Heart Gold/Soul Silver screenshots
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Japanese hardware sales (5/4 – 5/10)
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DSi 55,382
PSP 43,009
Wii 24,397
PS3 18,483
DS Lite 7,821
PS2 5,137
Xbox 360 5,068
NGamer review scores – First Boom Blox Bash Party review
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Punch-Out!! (Wii) – 85%
Boom Blox Bash Party (Wii) – 88%
Rune Factory Frontier (Wii) – 88%
Guitar Hero Metallica (Wii) – 90%
Night at the Museum (Wii) – 34%
Sports Island 2 (Wii) – 61%
Virtua Tennis 2009 (Wii) – 89%
Muramasa: The Demon Blade (Wii) – 89%
Major Minor’s Majestic March (Wii) – 55%
Excitebots: Trick Racing (Wii) – 68%
PCD World Championship Darts 2009 (Wii) – 64%
Coraline (Wii) – 52%
Skate City Heroes (Wii) – 43%
Minon Everyday Hero (Wii) – 42%
Horrible Histories Ruthless Romans (Wii) – 31%
We Rock: Drum King (Wii) – 18%
Gardening Mama (DS) – 61%
Rhythm Paradise (DS) – 79%
Steel Princess (DS) – 63%
Jewel Quest Solitaire (DS) – 62%
Lifesigns Hospital Affairs (DS) – 65%
Mind, Body, Soul: Mindstorm 2 (DS) – 10%
Love is…In Bloom (DS) – 9%
Mind Body Soul: Big Word Puzzle Book (DS) – 45%
Touch Mechanic (DS) – 59%
Sherlock Holmes DS: The Mystery of the Mummy (DS) – 60%
The Dark Side (DS) – 40%
Thanks to joclo for the news tip!
European/Australian Wii/DSi shop updates
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WiiWare
Swords and Soldiers
DSiWare
A Little Bit of…Magic Made Fun: Shuffle Games
VC
Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure
Thanks to joclo for the news tip!
Swords & Soldiers hits WiiWare (Europe/Australia)
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Swords & Soldiers is now available on WiiWare in Europe and Australia.
UTRECHT, THE NETHERLANDS – May 8, 2009 – Grow a beard, sharpen your steak knife and pick up your axe! As Vikings, Aztecs and Chinese battle for world domination, prepare for an encounter with a freakishly large pepper: Swords & Soldiers is out!
At long last Ronimo Games released their highly anticipated game, Swords & Soldiers. The game is available in Europe and Australia for WiiWare on May the 15th 2009. 1000 Wii Points will get you a fresh and innovative side scrolling realtime strategy game with lots and lots of strategy, action and content.
Nintendo: Industry hardware sales record set
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Nintendo DS Product Line Sells More Than 1.04 Million, Sets Industry Record for April Hardware Sales
Powered by the launch of the new Nintendo DSi™ hand-held system, the Nintendo DS franchise set a new all-time U.S. record for April hardware sales for any video game platform, according to the independent NPD Group, which tracks video game sales in the United States. Nintendo sold more than 827,000 Nintendo DSi systems in April and an additional 215,000 Nintendo DS™ Lite systems, for a combined total of more than 1.04 million. This brings life-to-date sales of the Nintendo DS franchise in the United States alone to more than 30 million.
At the same time, Nintendo’s Wii™ console remained the No. 1 home system in the United States, selling more than 340,000 in April, more than the other current-generation home console systems combined. Wii has sold through nearly 20 million in the United States since its launch in November 2006.
April 2009 NPD sales data
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PlayStation 2 172K
PlayStation 3 127K
PSP 116K
Xbox 360 175K
Wii 340K
Nintendo DS 1.04M
WII FIT W/ BALANCE BOARD NINTENDO OF AMERICA Wii 1 471K
POKEMON PLATINUM VERSION NINTENDO OF AMERICA NDS 2 433K
MARIO KART W/ WHEEL NINTENDO OF AMERICA Wii 3 210K
PLAY W/ REMOTE NINTENDO OF AMERICA Wii 4 170K
THE GODFATHER II ELECTRONIC ARTS 360 5 155K
RESIDENT EVIL 5* CAPCOM USA 360 6 122K
NEW SUPER MARIO BROS NINTENDO OF AMERICA NDS 7 119K
MARIO KART DS NINTENDO OF AMERICA NDS 8 112K
GUITAR HERO AEROSMITH* ACTIVISION BLIZZARD (CORP) 360 9 110K
THE GODFATHER II ELECTRONIC ARTS PS3 10 91K