Ubisoft sales talk – Additional Shaun White titles coming, more
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– 14 percent sales increase for fiscal 2008
– “a continued strong showing” for Rayman Raving Rabbids: TV Party and Shaun White Snowboarding: Road Trip
– Ubisoft’s fourth quarter sales: $292.52 million
– full year result: $1.5 billion
– Petz and Imagine series both sold over a million
– Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party saw sales 50% higher than the previous installment
– 1,300 employees added over the last year
– “Our goal is to internalize more and more of the development of our projects to better control development processes and quality, so we will have less third party and more internal projects.” – Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot
– “You can expect more Shaun White in the future.” – Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot
– Ubisoft has a ’soon to be announced’ title that will ship this holiday season
– Ubisoft also has an unnamed sports title in the works
“We have adapted our strategy toward bigger games with higher quality… more investment, but in the end it will reduce risk and increase each game’s potential.” – Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot
– “We need to get ready for the future generation of consoles. In the next few years, there will be new home and handheld consoles, and if you don’t invest… you will not be able to cope with both [the existing and new generation consoles].” – Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot
Hudson Entertainment’s Miami Law goes gold
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Get Ready to Save the World with Miami Law for Nintendo DS this June
San Mateo, Calif. – April 29, 2009 – Are you ready to take on the Miami’s worst criminals? Miami Law, the action-adventure videogame from Hudson Entertainment, the North and South American publishing arm for HUDSON SOFT, has just gone gold. Miami Law, a game with a story worthy of its own prime-time action/drama TV show, will be available exclusively for Nintendo DS™ on June 9, 2009. The game has been rated T for Teen by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB).
“Miami Law gives players the opportunity to fight crime by using brute force or conducting detective work,” said Mike Pepe, Director of Marketing at Hudson Entertainment. “The unique combination of action and crime-scene investigation gameplay will keep Nintendo DS owners hooked throughout the entire TV series ready storyline.”
Midway confirms Princess Debut: The Royal Ball for the Nintendo DS
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London – April 28th, 2009 – Midway Games Ltd., a subsidiary of Midway Games Inc. (OTC Pink Sheets: MWYGQ), today announced a European distribution deal with Natsume Inc. for their new rhythm and adventure game for girls, Princess Debut: The Royal Ball, coming to the Nintendo DS™.
In the game, players find themselves in a fantasy world where they have 30 days to get ready for the big ball; they’ll have to master their dance moves and pick a partner from one of six charming princes. They’ll meet and woo the princes through the game’s large, branching storyline and exciting event system. Once players convince a prince to be their dancing partner, it’s time to go out on the dance floor! Players will use the touch screen to guide their character gracefully across the dance floor while matching their partner’s rhythm. All of the dances in the game are taken from motion-captured professional dancers, so the game is just as impressive to watch as it is fun to play.
New Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days trailer
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Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth fact sheet
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Release Date: Winter
Genre: Adventure
Platform: Nintendo DS™
Rating: TBC
Developer: Capcom®Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth takes the Ace Attorney series from the courtroom to the crime scene, leaving the legal battle behind while bringing the action to various crime scenes.
This time around, the player takes on the role of famed prosecutor Miles Edgeworth, a memorable rival of charismatic legal eagle Phoenix Wright. Edgeworth actively investigates crime scenes in order to pursue the truth behind each case. By solving the challenging puzzles presented him, Edgeworth will work with the police to bring criminals to justice.
Mighty Flip Champs a test for Shantae on DSiWare
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“We’re using Mighty Flip Champs as a way to gauge fan interest, and to see how the DSiWare service performs. We’d like to do a Shantae sequel for DSiWare.” – Matt Bozon (Designer/Director)
I’d kill (not literally) to see another Shantae game. I’d be perfectly fine if the game would be released for DSiWare. Hopefully Mighty Flip Champs will actually sell, though!
Hysteria Hospital: Emergency Ward: Learn the moves & get the hang of the Crazy Gadgets
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Follow the frantic action and get a dose of Hysteria Hospital: Emergency Ward coming to WiiTM, Nintendo DSTM and PC in April 2009
Northampton, UK Tuesday 28th April 2009 –The first day as head nurse – what are you supposed to do with all these gadgets?!? It’s important that you make a good impression and get the emergency ward running smoothly. Your challenge it to get as many satisfied patients processed and out of the hospital as healthy and happy as you possibly can – so you’d better know your stuff!
Machines & Equipment
Waiting Room
Try not to keep your patients waiting – cure them quickly to keep them happy and healthy. Juggle them around to stop anyone exploding with rage!
Miles Edgeworth: Ace Attorney Investigations screenshots
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Ignition and Tecmo Present NOSTALGIA for Nintendo DS
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Prepare to Lift-Off in September 2009
Glendale, CA – April 28, 2009 – Ignition Entertainment Ltd., a UTV Enterprise, a worldwide publisher and developer of videogames, and Tecmo, in conjunction with Matrix Software and Red Entertainment, invite gamers to takeoff on a nostalgic journey through time and space with Nostalgia for Nintendo DS™ – launching September 2009. Set in an alternate-reality version of 19th-century Earth, Nostalgia casts you as Eddie, a headstrong Londoner who amasses a group of memorable companions to traverse the world in his steampunk-inspired zeppelin. As you navigate the open skies, you’ll explore mysterious foreign locales, slay all manner of fantastical enemies, complete a variety of thrilling quests, and ultimately, save the world from unfathomable evil.
Developed by Matrix Software (Dragon Quest V PS2, Final Fantasy III-IV DS), in association with Red Entertainment (Gungrave, Bonk, Thousand Arms), Nostalgia brings together a powerful think-tank of old-school Japanese RPG development talent to present a stunning new vision in gaming. Produced by Keisuke Kikuchi (Fatal Frame, Tokobot) and directed by Naoki Morita (Sakura Taisen), with art direction by Yoshiteru Tsujino (Far East of Eden), airship design by Takuhito Kusanagi (Grandia, Blue Submarine No.6, Samurai 7), and enemy design by Keita Amemiya (Iria- Zeiram the Animation, Kamen Rider), Tecmo has amassed an all-star dream team of industry veterans to forge a brand new DS adventure that hearkens back to the classic glory days of Japanese role-playing games.
