1. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
2. One Piece Unlimited Cruise: Episode 1 – Nami ni Yureru Hihou (Bandai)
3. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
4. Wii Sports (Nintendo)
5. BioHazard: Umbrella Chronicles — Best Price! (Capcom)

UK:

1. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts)
2. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
3. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
4. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision)
5. Wii Play (Nintendo)

Nintendo DS

North America:

1. Mystery Case Files: MillionHeir (Nintendo)
2. Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen (Square Enix)
3. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
4. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
5. GRID (Codemasters)

Japan:

1. Pocket Monsters Platinum (Nintendo)
2. Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo)
3. Quiz Magic Academy DS (Konami)
4. Dragon Ball DS (Bandai)
5. KORG DS-10 (AQ Interactive)

UK:

1. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training (Nintendo)
2. More Brain Training (Nintendo)
3. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
4. 42 All-Time Classics (Nintendo)
5. Puzzler Collection (Ubisoft)

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Capcom’s TGS lineup

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Wii
– Monster Hunter 3 Tri
– Tatsunoko Vs Capcom
– Dead Rising

PS3/Xbox 360
– Bio Hazard 5
– Bionic Commando
– Street Fighter 4

PS2
– Fate Unlimited Codes

Nintendo DS
– Shooting Star Rockman 3
– Gyakuten Kenji

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Japanese hardware sales – Sept. 8th to 14th

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DS Lite 63,859
PSP 30,156
Wii 29,686
Xbox 360 28,188
PS3 8,053
PS2 7,669

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First GTA: Chinatown Wars info

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A bunch of Grand Theft Auto: China Town Wars have been revealed thanks to the latest issue of Nintendo Power (big thanks to Biggity for some of the details!)

– Cell-shaded graphics/polygons – black borders
– It’s a “real” GTA game – There’s sandbox gameplay, a totally open world, narrative
– Going to be rated M
– Camera angle is isometric (Phantom Hourglass?)
– good touch-screen implementation – “tasteful” minigames, streamlining interface
– UI based on a PDA – hub for email, contacts, map, music player, GPS, stat-tracking
– finger-sized icons
– missions designed for shorter periods of play, arcade quality
– Control pad = aim, R button = auto target
– subtle autosteer
– if you fail a mission, you can jump back to the action sequence
– Weapons include chain gun, flamethrower
– good portion of Liberty City is modeled in the game (different routes than console games)
– Load times aren’t an issue
– lots of pedestrians, cars, etc on screen
– Wanted system – objective is to disable police cars any way possible
– Weather effects (real-time), 24-hour day/night cycle
– A ton of radio stations – more instrumental than vocal
– Wi-Fi and multiplayer support isn’t being discussed, but can upload stats to Rockstar Social Club website through Wi-Fi

Nintendo Power review scores

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Wario Land: Shake It! (Wii) – 8.0
Spore Creatures (DS) – 8.0
Samba De Amigo (Wii) – 9.0
Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood (DS) – 8.0
Viva Pinata: Pocket Paradise (DS) – 7.0
Line Rider 2: Unbound (Wii) – 5.0
De Blob (Wii) – 8.0
Kirby Super Star Ultra (DS) – 9.0
Bleach: Dark Souls (DS) – 8.5
NHL 2K9 (Wii) – 7.0
SimCity Creator (Wii) – 6.0
Myster Case Files: Millionheir (DS) – 6.5
Time Hollow (DS) – 7.0
Lock’s Quest (DS) – 7.0
Line Rider 2: Unbound (DS) – 6.0
NBA Live 09 All-Play (Wii) – 4.0
Tornado (DS) – 6.0
The Legend of Kage 2 (DS) – 8.0
Drawn to Life: Spongebob Squarepants Edition (DS) – 7.0
Naruto: Path of the Ninja 2 (DS) – 6.5
Populous (DS) – 7.0
Unsolved Crimes (DS) – 4.5
Prey the Stars (DS) – 5.5
Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party 2 (Wii) – 8.0
Exit DS (DS) – 7.5

Thanks to Biggity for the news tip once again!

Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff ‘Hall of Fame’ trailer

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Nintendo’s Kirby event partially disappoints

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Nintendo was hyping up another hosted event just a few days ago. There was a whole barrage of speculation, but yes: Blowing bubbles was the main attraction at Nintendo’s event. As was partially expected, Nintendo promoted Kirby Super Star Ultra for the Nintendo DS. However, a bunch of Kirby bubbles were blown and sent up in the sky. So no – There was no Kirby Wii announcement or any Kirby revelation at all, but hey…The Kirby bubbles are kind of nice.

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Dragon Quest IX releasing in early 2009

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Square Enix President Yoichi Wada has revealed that Dragon Quest IX will be released early next year in Japan. Numerous Dragon Quest fans have been itching to get their hands on the title this year, but the game is still in development. We probably won’t hear about Dragon Quest IX news in other territories for quite awhile, but keep your eyes pealed over the next few months for more news.

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Dragon Ball: Origins intro

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This video is pretty nostolgic for me…The classic music is there, the characters, and it’s Dragon Ball. I remember growing up and watching the show all of the time – Lame, I know!