Nintendo responds to NPD data
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Nintendo News
Unique Controls Put Wii at No. 1 for September NPD; Nintendo DS at No. 2
Backed by a variety of unique interfaces, Nintendo’s Wii™ console topped the U.S. video game hardware sales charts with nearly 687,000 units sold in September, according to the independent NPD Group, which tracks video game sales in the United States. Nintendo DS™ was the No. 2 best-selling system, with nearly 537,000 sold.
Wii enjoyed the biggest monthly unit sales increase with 234,000 more units sold in September than August. Wii also saw a year-over-year increase of more than 37 percent over September 2007.
September 2008 NPD sales data
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Hardware
PlayStation 2 173.5K
PlayStation 3 232.4K
PSP 238.1K
Xbox 360 347.2K
Wii 687.0K
Nintendo DS 536.8K
Top 10 software
360 STAR WARS: THE FORCE UNLEASHED LUCASARTS Sep-08 1 610K
WII WII FIT W/ BALANCE BOARD NINTENDO OF AMERICA May-08 2 518K
360 ROCK BAND 2 MTV GAMES/ELECTRONIC ARTS Sep-08 3 363K
WII MARIO KART W/ WHEEL NINTENDO OF AMERICA Apr-08 4 353K
PS3 STAR WARS: THE FORCE UNLEASHED LUCASARTS Sep-08 5 325K
360 MERCENARIES 2: WORLD IN FLAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS Aug-08 6 297K
WII WII PLAY W/ REMOTE NINTENDO OF AMERICA Feb-07 7 243K
360 MADDEN NFL 09 ELECTRONIC ARTS Aug-08 8 224K
WII STAR WARS: THE FORCE UNLEASHED LUCASARTS Sep-08 9 223K
PS2 MADDEN NFL 09 ELECTRONIC ARTS Aug-08 10 158K
MTV Game Awards 2008 nominees (Europe)
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Game Of The Year
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3) (Konami)
Mass Effect (Xbox 360/PC) (Microsoft)
GTA 4 (PS3/Xbox360) (Rockstar Games)
Super Mario Galaxy (Wii) (Nintendo)
Portal (PC/Xbox 360) (Electronic Arts)
When We Were You
Nico Bellic (GTA 4) (PS3/Xbox 360) (Rockstar Games)
Old Snake (Metal Gear Solid 4) (PS3) (Konami)
Altair (Assassin’s Creed) (PS3/Xbox 360/PC) (Ubisoft)
Kratos (God of War: Chains of Olympus) (PSP) (Sony)
Travis Touchdown (No More Heroes) (Wii) (Eidos)
Bad Motherf@$^er
Bowser (Super Mario Galaxy) (Wii) (Nintendo)
Screaming Mantis (Metal Gear Solid 4) (PS3) (Konami)
Liquid Ocelot with Metal Gear Ray (Metal Gear Solid 4) (PS3) (Konami)
Sander Cohen (Bioshock) (Xbox360) (2K Games)
Berial (Devil May Cry 4) (PS3/Xbox360/PC) (Capcom)
Best Supporting Role
Wrex (Mass Effect) (Xbox360/PC) (Microsoft)
Roman Bellic (GTA IV) (PS3/Xbox 360) (Rockstar Games)
Brucie (GTA IV) (PS3/Xbox 360) (Rockstar Games)
Eva aka Big Mama (Metal Gear Solid 4) (Metal Gear Solid 4) (PS3) (Konami)
Companion Cube (Portal) (PC/Xbox 360) (Electronic Arts)
Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness comes to Nintendo DS
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Create your own island – live the life you want!
Your farm, your island, your life! Bring a little peace and harmony into your life this Christmas by becoming an island farmer in the latest instalment of Harvest Moon, released across Europe on 12 December, 2008 on Nintendo DS.
In Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness, players find themselves stranded on a deserted island, following a disaster at sea. From there, they must start from nothing to build a new life. By growing their own farm – taking care of their crops and raising animals – players can make a fortune, find the love of their life, get married and start a family.
Roogoo arrives on DS…
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Save Planet Roo and all its citizens from the evil Meemos by guiding differently shaped meteors that sustain and feed life to the planet. Rotate floating land masses to allow meteors to pass through safely. Use quick reflexes to navigate obstacles and complete the levels.
Roogoo Twisted Towers will bring the most content ever to a Roogoo title with new elements like puzzle boss fights, living environments, and full-game co-op play. Roogoo Twisted tower offers several new advanced gameplay mechanics and modifications. One example is levels in Roogoo Twisted Towers are played not only on a vertical axis but the horizontal axis as well. With the unique features of the Nintendo Wii, Roogoo Twisted Towers will be more out of control than ever!
Roogoo Twisted Towers brings intense and fast-paced action in over 100 unique levels such as the belly of a whale, under the ocean, and sky shape diving. Easy to pick up and play and challenging to master with an appealing artistic style, Roogoo has something for both casual and hardcore gamers. Roogoo Twisted Towers is ideal for both single player adventure modes with co-op play and additional four player party play modes.
Japanese software sales (10/6 – 10/12)
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01. [PSP] Macross Ace Frontier (Namco Bandai) 104,000 / NEW
02. [NDS] Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo) 86,000 / 1,681,000
03. [NDS] Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo) 49,000 / 955,000
04. [PS2] Dynasty Warriors 5 Special (KOEI) 48,000 / 157,000
05. [PS2] Super Robot Wars Z (Namco Bandai) 48,000 / 449,000
06. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) 16,000 / 2,722,000
07. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) 10,000 / 1,809,000
08. [PS2] Powerful Major League 3 (Konami) 8,000 / 26,000
09. [NDS] Dragonball DS (Namco Bandai) 8,000 / 123,000
10. [NDS] Daigasso! Band Brothers DX (Nintendo) 8,000 / 383,000
Nintendo Power review scores
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Away: Shuffle Dungeon (DS) – 7
Boogie Superstar (Wii) – 7
Brothers in Arms: Double Time (Wii) – 7
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (DS) – 8
Celebrity Sports Showdown (Wii) – 4.5
Dokapon Kingdom (Wii) – 8.5
Dragon Ball Origins (DS) – 7
Facebreaker KO Party (Wii) – 5
FIFA 09 All Play (Wii) – 7.5
King of Fighters: Orochi Saga (Wii) – 8
LEGO Batman (Wii) – 7
LEGO Batman (DS) – 7.5
Little Red Riding Hood’s Zombie BBQ (DS) – 5
Lost in Blue: Shipwrecked (Wii) – 6.5
Master of the Monster Lair (DS) – 6.5
MySims Kingdom (Wii) – 7.5
Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution 2 (Wii) – 8
Ninjatown (DS) – 8
Robocalypse (DS) – 7.5
Rock Revolution (Wii) – 4.5
Rock Revolution (DS) – 5
Shaun the Sheep (DS) – 4
Spectrobes: Beyond the Portals (DS) – 8
SPRay (Wii) – 3
Tecmo Bowl Kickoff (DS) – 6
TNA Impact! (Wii) – 5
Transformers Animated: The Game (DS) – 7
Ultimate Band – 6
We Cheer (Wii) – 6
Thanks to Biggity for the news tip!
