2008 Nintendo Power awards
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Wii Game Of The Year
Staff: Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Readers: Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Nintendo DS Game Of The Year
Staff: The World Ends With You
Readers: Kirby Super Star Ultra
WiiWare Game Of The Year
Staff: Mega Man 9
Readers: Mega Man 9
Best Wii Graphics
Staff: Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Readers: Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Best DS Graphics
Staff: Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
Readers: The World Ends With You
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of the Sky screenshots and info
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* As expected, it confirms that this is a third version of the previous games; Darkness & Time, but includes loads of extras
* The story runs the same as previous Dungeon games with you being a character who has turned into a Pokémon
* The main hub is Treasure Town again and contains the same shops, but it appears there is more added to Treasure Town this time. The contents of which is yet to be revealed
* The game is set to feature over 490 Pokémon including Giratina’s Origin Forme and Shaymin
gamesTM review scores
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The latest gamesTM review scores are as follows:
Halo Wars – 7/10
House of the Dead: Overkill – 6/10
Race Pro – 5/10
Killzone 2 – 8/10
Disgaea 3 – 9/10
Let’s Tap – 6/10
FEAR 2 – 8/10
Tenchu: Shadow Assassins – 6/10
Necrovision – 4/10
Tornado – 2/10
Bomberman 2 – 7/10
Deadly Creatures – 6/10
Crayon Physics Deluxe – 8/10
Rise Of The Argonauts – 4/10
Dissidia: Final Fantasy – 8/10
Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games details
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– Each seperate event being tailored for specific platform
– Game shaping up visually
– Controls aren’t tacked on
– Speed-skating, downhill skiing confirmed events for Wii
– Snowboarding, bobsled confirmed events for DS
– Wii/DS will have a lot of the same events
– Unclear if the games will support Wi-Fi Connection
– Confirmed characters: Mario, Luigi, Bowser, Yoshi, Waluigi, Wario, Tails, Peach, Daisy, Sonic, Blaze, Shadow, Eggman, Knuckles
Thanks to joclo for the news tip.
Official Nintendo Magazine review scores – Dead Rising score
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House of the Dead: Overkill (Wii) – 90%
New Play Control! Pikmin (Wii) – 86%
Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop (Wii) – 68%
SimAnimals (Wii) – 54%
We Cheer (Wii) – 28%
Cooking Mama: World Kitchen (Wii) – 64%
Tenchu: Shadow Assassins – 72%
Family Ski and Snowboard (Wii) – 62%
Deadly Creatures (Wii) – 81%
Walk With Me (DS) – 75%
Thanks to joclo for the news tip.
Suikoden Tierkreis Adventure trailer
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All-New Boing! Docomodake Interactive Playground Springs Up Today!
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Boing! Boing! Boing!
WWW.PLAYDOCO.COM
All-New Boing! Docomodake Interactive Playground Springs Up Today!
Glendale, CA – February 13, 2009 -Take a wild bouncy ride with your favorite Boing! Docomodake mushrooms as Ignition Entertainment unveils www.playdoco.com – the all-new dedicated website for the upcoming
funky-fungus action game, Boing! Docomodake for Nintendo DS. Filled with quirky, fun and edu-taining activities including interactive flash games, coloring books, hidden screenshots, a Doco TV channel, and a dedicated fan forum, www.playdoco.com is guaranteed to transport gamers of all ages to a whimsical and colorful alternate shroom-iverse.Hailed by IGN as “seven kinds of awesome” and by Gamespot as “a surprisingly fun and clever platform puzzle game,” Boing! Docomodake is a game of strategy and finesse, mixed with a little action and adventure, sprinkled with a splash of colorful fantasy.
Top 5 game sales worldwide (Amazon)
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Nintendo Wii
North America:
1. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
2. Rock Band 2 Special Edition (EA Games)
3. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
4. Wii Play (Nintendo)
5. My Fitness Coach (Ubisoft)
Japan:
1. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
2. Taiko no Tatsujin Wii (Namco)
3. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
4. Another Code:R – Kioku no Tobira (Nintendo)
5. Wii de Asobu: Mario Tennis GC (Nintendo)
UK:
1. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
2. My Fitness Coach (Ubisoft)
3. Wii Play (Nintendo)
4. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega)
5. Family Ski (Namco).
Nintendo DS
North America:
1. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
2. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
3. Brain Age (Nintendo)
4. Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force (Disney)
5. Brain Age 2 (Nintendo)
Japan:
1. Mario & Luigi RPG 3 (Nintendo)
2. Meitantei Conan & Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbou: Meguri au 2-Jin no Meitantei (Bandai Namco)
3. Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo)
4. Wagamama Fashion: Girls Mode (Nintendo)
5. Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo)
UK:
1. Professor Layton and the Curious Village (Nintendo)
2. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training (Nintendo)
3. Mystery Case Files: MillionHeir (Nintendo)
4. More Brain Training (Nintendo)
5. Junior Brain Trainer (Avanquest)
Steal Princess heading to Europe
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STEAL PRINCESS MOVES INTO THE HOME OF JAPANESE GAMES
Unique puzzle platformer heads to Europe courtesy of Rising Star Games.
February 13th 2009 – Lock your valuables away and keep your wallets safe as Rising Star Games announces the European release of Steal Princess for the Nintendo DS™. Highly regarded in Japan due to its unique gameplay features, Steal Princess becomes the latest new addition to the Rising Star Games family and slots in nicely with its ‘Home of Japanese Games’ branding initiative. Steal Princess is scheduled for release in all PAL territories during May 2009.Accidentally triggering a booby trap which leaves Anise unconscious, the young thief awakens in the clutches of the King of Albyon. Mistaking Anise for a descendent of the legendary Hero of Albyon, the king offers her an ultimatum: free the prince, who was captured by the ancient Demon King, or be convicted as a thief and locked away for life.