Uniquely Designed for the WiiTM and the Nintendo DSTM, New Game Allows Players to Create Their Own Flourishing Empire
LONDON, UK – February 26th, 2009 – Today Ubisoft announced Anno: Create a New World, a real-time strategy and simulation game specifically designed for the Wii™ home video game system and the Nintendo DS™ hand held system. Scheduled for release in summer 2009, Anno: Create a New World gives gamers the opportunity to explore new civilizations and build their own empire like never before through the immersive action of the Wii Remote™ and the DS stylus.
“ANNO: Create a New World allows gamers to take the civilization building experience to the next level of fun and interactivity,” said John Parkes, marketing director EMEA at Ubisoft, “We’re pleased to be bringing the brand new, uniquely designed game to the Wii™ and Nintendo DS™ for the first time.”

Nintendo announces Excitebots, Starfy, release dates for Wii and DS games (North America)

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Nintendo’s Video Game Lineup Demonstrates Gaming Diversity
New Games Announced for Nintendo Systems
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REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– While everyone is still buzzing about the upcoming April 5 launch of the Nintendo DSi™ system, video game fans will have plenty of great games and experiences to keep them busy. Nintendo has an extensive, diverse library of about 120 games on the way for both the Wii™ and Nintendo DS™ systems. Upcoming Nintendo-published video games for Wii include:
Excitebots™: Trick Racing has elements that make it one of the more unique racing games on the market. It launches April 20 and lets everyone in the family use the Wii Wheel™ accessory in unique and changing environments, play fun minigames and perform crazy tricks in a game that builds on the Excitebike™ and Excite Truck™ franchises.

Japanese software sales (2/16 – 2/22)

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01. [360] Star Ocean 4: The Last Hope (Square Enix) 162,000 / NEW
02. [NDS] Mario & Luigi RPG 3 (Nintendo) 62,000 / 255,000
03. [PSP] Idolmaster SP: Perfect Sun (Namco Bandai) 46,000 / NEW
04. [PSP] Idolmaster SP: Missing Moon (Namco Bandai) 39,000 / NEW
05. [PSP] Idolmaster SP: Wandering Star (Namco Bandai) 35,000 / NEW
06. [NDS] Shining Force Feather (SEGA) 30,000 / NEW
07. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP the Best) (Capcom) 18,000 / 435,000 *
08. [PS2] Sacred Blaze (Flight Plan) 17,000 / NEW
09. [PS3] Street Fighter IV (Capcom) 17,000 / 103,000
10. [PS3] Demon’s Souls (SCE) 15,000 / 78,000

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Konami reveals new Magician’s Quest Mysterious Times screens and details

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Enroll in Magic Academy, Build Friendships, Cast Spells and Embark On Adventure In This Brand-New Title That Is Fun For All Ages
Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today revealed new details and screenshots from the up and coming real-time adventure title Magician’s Quest Mysterious Times for Nintendo DS™. Magician’s Quest Mysterious Times is a unique combination of an adventure game and simulation RPG. Players are tasked with attending classes at Magic Academy while learning the mysteries of magic and the art of casting spells while building relationships with other students. As players attend classes, they’ll be immersed in a living, breathing world where time progresses as it does in the real world, and each week, player’s skills are put to the test in a new magical adventure. Using their spell casting abilities and unique interactions with other characters and their surroundings players are confronted with puzzles and adventures that will challenge their skill. Here is a run through of some of the basics:
Customize your Magician:
1,600 customizable features including clothing, characters, spell upgrades, incantations, furniture and dorm room accessories. There are 20 additional themed dorm rooms including the haunted house, outer space, Asian inspired, Samurai, western and many more.

Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings dated for Europe

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Activision Blizzard has officially dated Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings for Europe. The game – which will be available for both the Wii and DS – will launch on May 22. The company also confirmed dates for Animal Planet: Emergency Vets (April 24th), Monsters vs. Aliens (May 27th) and X_Men Origins: Wolverine (May 1st). Indiana Jones has yet to be given a firm North American release date, but the game should release in late Spring.

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Nintendo DSi Japanese February DSiWare Lineup

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Puzzle Katamari info

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– objective is to align blocks and ‘garbage’ Katamari pieces
– the Prince will push Katamari pieces in whatever direction the arrow points, and that piece will follow the trail of pieces in the playing field
– Square bricks are created after the Prince makes a star
– a line of falling blocks will disappear when connected
– new blocks align on the right-hand side of the screen
– Cousins of the Prince hold these blocks, and they’re slowly drawn towards the black hole at the top of the screen
– endless mode and challenge mode

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Top 10 Nintendo games of all time – Official Nintendo Magazine

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1. Super Mario Bros. (NES)
2. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64)
3. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
4. Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
5. Tetris (Game Boy)
6. Super Mario 64 (N64)
7. Super Mario World (SNES)
8. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)
9. Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition (Wii)
10. Super Street Fighter II (SNES)

These aren’t bad choices at all, but I personally would not rate Mario Kart Wii as the fourth best Nintendo title of all time.

Thanks to joclo for the news tip.

SEGA and Pyro Studios team up for Planet 51 game

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SEGA® Europe, Ltd., SEGA® of America, Inc., and Madrid-based Pyro Studios® today announced a partnership to a create game based on its upcoming animated film, Planet 51. The Planet 51 game will be available in Winter 2009 for PC, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system, WiiTM home video game system, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and the Nintendo DSTM portable handheld system.
Planet 51 is a galactic sized alien adventure comedy from the writer of “Shrek” and “Shrek 2?, the story revolves around American astronaut Captain Charles “Chuck” Baker who lands on Planet 51 thinking he’s the first person to step foot there. To his surprise he finds that this planet is inhabited by little green people who are happily living in a white picket fence world, reminiscent of a cheerfully innocent 1950s America, and whose only fear is that it will be overrun by alien invaders…like Chuck! With the help of his robot companion “Rover”, and his new friend Lem, Chuck must navigate his way through the dazzling, but bewildering, landscape of Planet 51 in order to escape becoming a permanent part of the Planet 51 Alien Invaders Space Museum.