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Nintendo Systems Account for 58.4% of Video Game Hardware Sold in March
Nintendo’s Wii™ home console and the Nintendo DS™ portable video game system comfortably led U.S. sales in March, according to data from the independent NPD Group, which tracks video game sales in the United States. Pokémon™ Platinum Version for Nintendo DS emerged as the No. 2 video game of the month, with nearly 805,000 units sold.
Wii tallied sales of nearly 601,000 in March, while Nintendo DS sold more than half a million, even in advance of the April 5 launch of the new Nintendo DSi™ system. Both Wii and Nintendo DS extended their lead as the best-selling video game systems of this generation.

European/Australian Wii/DS shop updates

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* Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars (Master System | 500pts) (17 April 2009)
* Secret Command (Master System | 500pts) (17 April 2009)

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* Mixed Messages (Activision | 500pts) (17 April 2009)

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March 2009 NPD sales data

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Hardware sales

PlayStation 2 112K
PlayStation 3 218K
PSP 168K
Xbox 360 330K
Wii 601K
Nintendo DS 563K

Software sales

RESIDENT EVIL 5* CAPCOM USA 360 1 938K
POKEMON PLATINUM VERSION NINTENDO OF AMERICA NDS 2 805K
HALO WARS* MICROSOFT 360 3 639K
RESIDENT EVIL 5* CAPCOM USA PS3 4 585K
WII FIT W/BALANCE BOARD NINTENDO OF AMERICA WII 5 541K
MLB ’09: THE SHOW SONY PS3 6 305K
KILLZONE 2 SONY PS3 7 296K
WII PLAY W/REMOTE NINTENDO OF AMERICA WII 8 281K
MARIO KART W/WHEEL NINTENDO OF AMERICA WII 9 278K
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2K9 TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE 360 10 205K

WarioWare Myself Japanese Create Walkthrough

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Only a small number of DSi owners have problems playing games

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A very, very small number of DSi owners have experienced issues playing games on the system. However, this is mainly a result of attempting to play dirty cards.

“As is common after the launch of any new hardware system, we have fielded inquiries from consumers about their games. To date, an extremely small number (about 0.025 percent) of Nintendo DSi owners have inquired about playing their licensed DS games, though the most common issue has been related to dirty game cards. Nintendo recommends that players keep their game cards in the original packaging, or in protective cases to keep them free of dust and debris.” – Nintendo statement

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USK ratings

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My Sims Racing (Wii, EA)

Criminology (NDS, Nobilis Group)

IL 2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey (Xbox 360, 505 Games SRC Italy)

Star Trek: DAC (Xbox 360, Paramount Digital Entertainment) S

Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 (Wii, Activision)

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Latest NGamer review scores

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Marbles! Balance Challenge (Wii) – 84%
New Play Control! Pikmin 2 (Wii) – 90%
Trivial Pursuit (Wii) – 62%
MySims Party (Wii) 55%
Secret Files 2: Puritas Cordis (Wii) – 70%
Rittai Picross (Wii) – 84%
Jungle Speed (WiiWare) – 3/5
Snowboard Riot (WiiWare) – 2/5
Texax Hold Em (WiiWare) – 3/5
Art Style: Rotohex (WiiWare) – 3/5
Peggle Dual Shot (DS) – 83%
Retro Game Challenge (DS) – 60%
Puzzle Quest Galactrix (DS) – 77%
Enchanted Folk and the School of Wizardry (DS) – 63%
Suikoden Tierkreis (DS) – 85%
Pokemon Platinum (DS) – 89%
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Sacrifice (DS) – 55%
Bleach: Dark Souls (DS) – 73%
Avalon Code (DS) – 68%

Thanks to Jake for the news tip.

PAL Ubisoft release dates

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30.04.09: Dynasty Warriors – Strikeforce (PSP)
22.05.09: Big Family Games (Wii)
22.05.09: UFC 2009 Undisputed (Xbox 360, PS3)
June 2009: Red Faction: Guerrilla (PS3, Xbox 360)
2nd Quarter 2009: Up (Xbox 360)
3rd Quarter 2009: Top (Wii, PSP, PS2, NDS, PS3)
TBA: Darksiders: Wrath Of War (PS2, Xbox 360)
TBA: de Blob (NDS)

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Japanese software sales (4/6-4/12)

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01. [PSP] BASARA Battle Heroes (Capcom) 86,000 / NEW
02. [WII] Oboro Muramasa Youtouden (Marvelous) 29,000 / NEW
03. [NDS] Mario & Luigi RPG 3 (Nintendo) 25,000 / 522,000
04. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2 G (PSP the Best) (Capcom) 18,000 / 573,000
05. [NDS] Pro Yakyuu Famista DS 2009 (Konami) 17,000 / 44,000
06. [PSP] Mobile Suit Gundam: Senjou no Kizuna Portable (Namco Bandai) 16,000 / 135,000
07. [PS2] Arcana Heart 2 (AQ Interactive) 11,000 / NEW
08. [PS2] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2009 (Konami) 10,000 / 104,000
09. [PS3] Musou Orochi Z (KOEI) 10,000 / 195,000
10. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) 9,000 / 3,350,000

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