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Spore Hero and Spore Hero Arena Immerse Players into All-New Worlds of Action and Adventure
Guildford, UK – 12th May 2009 – The Spore™ franchise continues to evolve as Maxis™, an Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) studio, today revealed details about Spore Hero and Spore Hero Arena – two games built from the ground up exclusively for the Wii™ and Nintendo DS™ platforms. Building on the franchise’s core tenets of creativity, exploration and adventure, Spore Hero and Spore Hero Arena will immerse Nintendo fans into all-new experiences when the games launch this year.

Spore Hero delivers the unmatched creative freedom of Spore in an accessible, story-driven action-adventure made exclusively for the Wii. Set in a rich and vibrant 3D world, Spore Hero empowers players to create their own Hero as they embark on an epic quest to save their new home world from destruction as a dark force threatens the planet. Taking full advantage of the Wii controls, Spore Hero engages players in heated battles, humorous missions, curious puzzles and more. Throughout the game, players will collect more than 250 parts with unique abilities and experience the unparalleled customisation of the revolutionary Spore Creature Creator enhanced for the Wii


EA event

– Some games are embargoed like Need for Speed
– Someone else has the exclusive on that game
– Bozon says Need for Speed: Nitro is more like Need for Speed: Nicetro (It’s good)
– Matt was pleasantly surprised but can’t talk about it
– Played Grand Slam Tennis with Wii MotionPlus, updated Tiger build with disc golf, MySims

MySims Racing

– EA said they didn’t want to take a game like Mario Kart with MySims Racing, but that’s exactly what they did
– Played pretty well but it did play like Mario Kart
– No online
– Can customize MySims characters but can’t import previous characters
– Framerate a little troublesome
– If you’re a MySims fan and like Mario Kart game you’ll enjoy it
– Can save characters you create onto Wiimote, bring it to a friend’s house


DSiWare

Real Soccer 2009 – 124 blocks

WiiWare

Family Pirate Party – 182 blocks

VC

Galaxy Force II – 23 blocks


Videos

Developer’s Tournament – Punch-Out!!
Punch-Out!! TV Spot
Real Soccer 2009 DSiWare Info Video
Let’s Tap Info Video
Super Smash Bros. Brawl – Tutorial 9
Ghostbusters: The Video Game Info Video
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s Wheelie Breakers Info Video
Night At the Museum The Video Game
Virtua Tennis 2009 – Court Games Video 2
Family Pirate Party Info Video
Digest Video

Demos (Expire 5/17)

Personal Trainer: Cooking Lasagna Demo
Up
Puffins: Island Adventure
Knights in the Nightmare Tutorial Demo


Update: Sorry folks, but you must wait until E3 to find out the secret DSiWare title.


Broad Range of WiiTM and Nintendo DSTM Games Offer Great Gameplay and Terrific Value

EDISON, N.J., May 11, 2009 – Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: COOL), an innovative provider of video games for the mass market, today announced that the award-winning Cooking Mama franchise has sold more than 4 million units domestically. Developed by Cooking Mama Limited, all five games within the Cooking Mama franchise feature easy to pick-up-and-play entertainment for people of all ages. And now, each game in the Mama line is available for $29.99 or less.

“We are thrilled to reach this significant milestone. Majesco’s #1 franchise continues to resonate with gamers of all ages and genders,” said Jesse Sutton, Chief Executive Officer, Majesco. “We will continue to explore ways to expand the Mama brand with innovative and compelling products that offer new entertainment experiences.”


– Releasing this fall
– Story involves child who says goodbye to his father, walks out a window
– A few years later the hero grows up, leaves home looking for father
– Finds out that his father is a guardian of crystals – MAGI
– Wireless mode – 1-4 players
– “A lot of people complain that they’d prefer 2D spritework on DS, but not me. While 2D games are awesome, I love seeing developers push weaker hardware and the 3D on DS actually reminds me of PS1 games, which is a great nostalgic effect to experience.”

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