Platforms

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Virtual Console

1 (1) – Super Mario Bros. 3
2 (2) – Super Mario Bros.
3 (3) – Super Mario World
4 (5) – Mario Kart 64
5 (6) – Super Mario Bros. 2
6 (7) – The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
7 (4) – The Legend of Zelda
8 (9) – Super Mario 64
9 (8) – Punch-Out!!
10 (10) – Donkey Kong
11 (13) – Pac-Man
12 (12) – Donkey Kong Country
13 (15) – DIG DUG
14 (11) – Double Dragon
15 (14) – Paper Mario
16 (N) – Samurai Shodown
17 (16) – Star Fox 64
18 (19) – Kirby’s Adventure
19 (17) – The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
20 (20) – Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards

Wii Ware

1 (1) – My Pokemon Ranch
2 (2) – Dr. Mario Online Rx
3 (3) – Defend Your Castle
4 (4) – Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King
5 (5) – TV Show King
6 (6) – LostWinds
7 (12) – Block Breaker Deluxe
8 (13) – Cocoto Fishing Master
9 (7) – Family Table Tennis
10 (N) – Gyrostarr
11 (10) – Pop
12 (8) – Toki Tori
13 (11) – V.I.P. Casino: Blackjack
14 (9) – Protothea
15 (14) – Critter Round-Up
16 (15) – Star Soldier R

– Numbers in parenthesis indicate slot in previous week
– N stands for new title

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REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– While the game world awaits the E3 Media & Business Summit in Los Angeles next month, Nintendo isn’t waiting to announce new titles for its mushrooming libraries for the Wii™ console and Nintendo DS™. Classic Nintendo characters like bad-boy Wario™ and pink powerhouse Kirby® will star in their own platform games. A new Mystery Case Files™ game brings the best-selling Big Fish Games franchise to Nintendo DS for the first time. These games join the recently announced Mario™ Super Sluggers baseball game for the Wii console.

“Nintendo’s game libraries continue to grow at a rapid pace,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “Wario stars in a great new platformer, Kirby enthusiasts get an updated version of a fan favorite, there’s a new mystery for Mystery Case Files aficionados and baseball gets a few new Mario-style twists.”

Wario Land™: Shake It!, a classic side-scroller for the Wii console launching Sept. 29, stars Wario, the smelly, bad-mannered alter ego of Mario™. With the Wii Remote™ controller turned sideways like an old-school controller, veterans and newcomers alike can run, jump and smash their way through hectic side-scrolling stages. Players shake the Wii Remote to help Wario take down his enemies, empty bags of treasure or cause earthquakes. Best of all, there are numerous stages each offering multiple missions to keep players coming back again and again to unlock everything, collect more coins or just improve their best times.

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Nanashi no Game (NDS, Square Enix): 8 / 8 / 7 / 7 – (30/40)
Panpaka Panya-San (NDS, Starfish): 6 / 5 / 5 / 5 – (21/40)
Riku to Johan: Kaeta Nimai no E (NDS, Fonfun): 6 / 7 / 7 / 7 – (27/40)
Akko de Pon! Ikasama Hourouki (Wii, Success): 4 / 5 / 4 / 3 – (16/40)
Jawa: Mammoth to Himitsu no Ishi (Wii, Spike): 7 / 7 / 7 / 7 – (28/40)
Initial D: Extreme Stage (PS3, Sega): 6 / 7 / 7 / 6 – (26/40)

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Rock Band
– Underwhelming – comes very late after other versions, the great features aren’t in the Wii version
– Can’t make own band members
– Drums not wireless – there was an error on the press release
– Sub-par stereo sound

Madden All-Play
– Visuals “updated” – looks like they’re tweaking with the system
– 5 on 5 mode – easier to play – ex: throw automatically
– Call Your Shot: Draw own shots – can do this online
– Overall, gameplay more fast, “arcadey” – Bozon says this isn’t a bad thing
– Core football isn’t gimped (not too much missing from other versions)
– Hardcore gamers will go for the 360 version, casual gamers will go for the Wii version

Tiger Woods
– Feels good, graphics improved
– Colors more vibrant, frame rate is good
– Feels more polished, controls have been improved greatly
– Game accounts for full motion
– Matt is impressed with the game
– Game all about motion
– 4 player online at the same time (can see other people hitting the golf balls)
– Ball Battle: Zoom in screen on ball with heavy metal music – point remote at screen, pull it in any direction – friends scramble to pull it (to mess up a player)

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According to Stephan Bole, chairman of Nintendo France, the Wii has sold 26 million units worldwide. This would not be a tremendous surprise, as Wii consoles still manage to fly off the shelves. By comparison, 20 million Xbox 360 have been sold 20 million units worldwide in addition to 14 million PS3s consoles. Bole attributes the success of Wii to women and seniors, who have recently began to take an interest in video gaming.

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The latest EGM review scores are as follows:

Retail

We Love Golf! (Wii) – B
Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo’s Dungeon (Wii) – B+
Battlefield Bad Company (PS3, Xbox360) – B
Civilization Revolution (PS3, Xbox 360) – B+, A-, A-
Top Spin 3 (Multi) – C+
SingStar (PS3) – B+
Haze (PS3) – D+
Metal Gear Solid 4 (PS3) – A-, A-, A
Supreme Commander (Xbox 360) – C
Spectral Force 3 (Xbox 360) – B-
Don King Presents PrizeFighter (Xbox 360) – D+
Ninja Gaiden II (Xbox 360) – B-, B, B+
Final Fantasy IV (DS) – B
Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee 2 (PSP) – B-

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Penny Arcade Adventures Episode 1 (XBLA) – B
Lost Winds (WiiWare) – B
Roogoo (XBLA) – A-
Echochrome (PSN) – B

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Call of Duty: World at War is turning out to be looking like a great gaming experience on the Wii. Mostly everything gamers want from the 360 and PS3 versions will be appearing in the Wii version with what seems to be impressive graphics and gameplay. Also online play has been confirmed again by Mark Lamia of Treyarch. If the controls are equal to that of Medal of Honor: Heroes 2 on Wii, there’s a very good chance that World at War will be one of the Wii’s best first-person shooters.

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June 24th, 2008. Toronto, Canada: DreamCatcher Games and JoWooD Productions, leading worldwide publishers and distributors of interactive entertainment software, are pleased to announce Safecracker, the unique puzzle-solving adventure originally developed for Windows® and Puzzle Game of the Year, will be available for Wii™ this fall.

As an expert safecracker, you are hired by the wealthy family of a recently deceased billionaire to search for the last will and testament of their late relative, Duncan W. Adams. An avid safe collector and an “eccentric” to say the least, Adams has hidden the deed to his riches in one of the 35 safes scattered in his extravagant mansion.

Players will need to use expert puzzle-solving skills to crack all 35 safes, which become increasingly difficult, to reach the final master safe and locate the hidden will.

“Adventure gamers will be thrilled with the transition of Safecracker to Wii,” said Byron Gaum, Global Product Marketing Manager at The Adventure Company. “With its non-violent, family-oriented gameplay, the whole family can work together to solve challenging puzzles, all while enjoying the scenery of 40 lavish rooms in a luxurious mansion.”

Created by award-winning developer Kheops Studios, Safecracker for Wii is the ultimate challenge for puzzle enthusiasts and wanna-be safecrackers everywhere!

Genre: Puzzle
System: Wii
Release: Fall 2008

Source: GamesPress