Yesterday, we learned that Marvelous Games has a few announcements in store. One is in relation to the DS and two other revelations for the Wii. Nintendo Power has shed light on one of the Marvelous’ surprises: Muramasa: The Demon Blade. Muramasa: The Demon Blade, otherwise known as Oboro Muramasa Youtouden, will be releasing in North America sometime next year. Now, who wants to take a crack at the other two announcements?

Thanks to Biggity for the news tip!

Wii Music officially releasing October 20th in North America

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On Oct. 20, Nintendo’s Wii Music Makes Maestros of Everyone
Wii Sports^™ introduced new players to the world of video games. Wii Fit^™ got even more people interested in fun and fitness.
Now Wii Music^™ builds on that inclusive legacy by letting people turn their living rooms into fun concert halls. It brings the experience of performing music to people who think learning an instrument is too difficult. Wii Music launches exclusively for the Wii^™ console on Oct. 20 and aims to bring a deeper love and appreciation of music to everyone.
Players can improvise jams on the fly with more than 60 instruments. You will find rock favorites like the electric guitar; orchestra standards like trumpet, saxophone and clarinet; and even international instruments like steel drums, marimba and sitar. Players simply select their instruments, and then move their Wii Remote^™ and Nunchuk^™ controllers as though they were playing the real thing. Wii Music turns players’ movements into great music, even if you’ve never picked up an instrument before.
Budding musicians can play along to the beat of a diverse array of more than 50 songs from a variety of genres including popular, licensed, classical and Nintendo songs. Or players can improvise by adding new beats or creative twists to the songs. The combinations are endless, and it’s all for the joy of creating fun new tunes.
Once players have their song the way they like it, they can forward it to friends who are also playing Wii Music via the Wii Message Board. Those friends can then put their own spin on the tune and send it back – or pass it along to their friends.

Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff ‘Hall of Fame’ trailer

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Balance board game Vertigo heading to Wii

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– Balance board controls
– 9 worlds, 54 levels
– Description: “Upgrade your Xorb, seek hidden shortcuts and collect power ups to help you survive, to become the fastest and most envied Xorber in the Universe!”
– Modes: Arcade, Career, Practice, Time Trial
– There is multiplayer, but the specifics haven’t been revealed

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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!

Games for health, language and other enterprise training games will be previewed for the first time at GCA

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Leading European game company from the Netherlands, Games Factory Online will introduce 25 games aimed at providing alternative training solutions
GAMES CONVENTION ASIA (GCA)- Singapore, 18 September 2008 – Games Factory Online, Europe’s leading game company from the Netherlands announced today a line-up of more than 20 games aimed at providing alternative training solutions to businesses, schools and hospitals.
This is the first time that a European company is launching such a wide slate of titles which targets a B2B market and yet still has very strong content that will be hugely popular amongst a specific audience ranging from patients who are being treated for diabetics, to corporate and business managers, to students seeking to improve language skills, and even hospitality venues or schools looking for solutions to train staff or students.
“There is a growing need for “serious games” which as the term suggests, are computer games designed to help achieve practical outcomes, such as improving conditional behavior through training. The goal of Games Factory Online is to use our expertise as a game developer and publisher to create games that provide solutions to health care and other social challenges,” said Hennie van Velzen, Director and co-founder of Games Factory Online.

Screenshots roundup

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Spectrobes: Beyond the Portals

G1 Jockey 2008