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ACTIVISION PUBLISHING ANNOUNCES RAPALA®: WE FISHTM, THE FIRST FISHING GAME DEVELOPED SPECIFICALLY FOR WiiTM

A Whole New Species of Fishing Game!

SANTA MONICA, CA – August 31, 2009 – Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) has announced a brand new entry in its Rapala fishing franchise, Rapala®: We Fish™ for Wii™. Slated for release on September 29, Rapala: We Fish is the first fishing title developed specifically for Wii™, featuring over-the-top fun and action-packed fishing. The game is packaged with the Rapala fishing rod and reel peripheral, letting players cast it, crank it and set the hook!

“We’ve partnered with Rapala to develop a new type of fishing game that focuses on arcade style family fun for the Wii™,” said David Oxford, Activision Publishing. “Combining responsive controls with an action-packed, humorous direction, we have created a fishing game that’s unlike anything out there.”


Below is a message that a Monster Hunter 3 player received for cheating…

“Because you used modified data to connect online, you’re now banned. The ban will be lifted at 22:49 on 12/12/9999. In the future, if you violate the terms of service, it is possible that you will be banned for good.”

Cheating/hacking is something that has plagued a number of Wii titles, but it looks as though Capcom is looking to take care of any potential issue right away. Although, the year 9999 seems to be quite far away…

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“All for one and one for all” is an apt way to describe the latest lineup of downloadable games from the Wii™ Shop Channel and Nintendo DSi™ Shop. Each of this week’s new titles is a single-player affair, but they’re all quite different in genre and style, offering something special for a variety of gaming tastes.


Cursed Mountain (Wii) – 82%
Spectrobes: Origins (Wii) – 73%
Puzzle Kindoms (Wii) – 73%
Driift Mania (WiiWare) – 90%
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Darklord (WiiWare) – 90%
Heracles Chariot Racing (WiiWare) – 70%
The Three Musketeers: One for All (WiiWare) – 20%
Space Invaders Extreme 2 (DS) – 80%
Kirby Super Star Ultra (DS) – 80%
Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box (DS) – 92%
A Little Bit of… Puzzle League (DSiWare) – 78%
A Little Bit of… Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training Sudoku (DSiWare) – 80%
Flipnote Studio (DSiWare) – 95%
Guitar Rock Tour (DSiWare) – 85%
City Transport Map Volumes 1 & 2 (DSiWare) – 60%

Thanks to joclo for the news tip!


**ROCK BAND MEDIA ALERT** TALKING HEADS OFFER UP FIVE TRACKS FOR ROCK BAND
Plus tracks from Tom Petty, Billy Idol and Fleetwood Mac for Wii and Franz Ferdinand and Guns N’ Roses for Rock Band Unplugged!

Guildford, UK., – Aug. 28, 2009 – Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that a five pack of songs from new wave rockers Talking Heads, as well as singles from Avenged Sevenfold, The Jam, Oasis and Rage Against the Machine will be available in the Rock Band Music Store of downloadable content next week for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system.

Additional tracks from Tom Petty, Billy Idol, Fleetwood Mac and Judas Priest will be available in the Wii™ Rock Band Music Store bringing the number of downloadable tracks for Wii to 647, and tracks from Guns N’ Roses and Franz Ferdinand will be available for download for Rock Band Unplugged on PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system.


ESRB updates

Posted on 16 years ago by (@NE_Brian) in DS, News, Wii | 0 comments

Balloon Pop (DS) – E
Nerf N-Strike Elite (Wii) – E10+
Poker Puzzle (Wi) – E
Shimano Xtreme Fishing (Wii) – T
Rapala We Fish (Wii) – E
Thorium Wars (DSi) – E10+
Mouse House (Wii) – E
Aqua Panic! (DS) – E
Chaotic: Shadow Warriors (Wii/DS) – E10+
Daniel X: The Ultimate Power (DS) – E10+
Chronos Twins DX (Wii) – E10+
Academy of Champions: Soccer (Wii) – E
Bass Pro Shops: The Hunt (Wii) – T
Monster 4×4: Stunt Racer (Wii) – E
R-TYPE (Wii) – E
Spore Creature Keeper (DS0 – E
Mountain Sports (Wii) – E
Cybernoid (Wii) – E
CSI: Deadly Intent (Wii) – M
DRiiFT Mania (Wii) – E


Endless Ocean 2 details

Posted on 16 years ago by (@NE_Brian) in News, Wii | 1 Comment

– Arctic Ocean in the game
– Videos confirm Antarctic Ocean as well
– There will be a location in the Aegean Sea
– The abyss is back
– Confirmed locations include:
Cortica River (Amazon)
Arctic Sea
9 Ball Island (South Pacific)
Ciceros Strait (Aegean Sea) but there are two coming soon slots; one is almost definitely the Southern
– Two more locations will be confirmed, one of which is most likely the Southern Ocean (Antarctica)

Thanks to John V for the news tip!

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Throughout the years, the gaming world has seen an evolution in controllers. Titles have been controlled with a gamepad, a keyboard/mouse, a touch screen, by motion sensing, and through plenty of other alternative methods as well. Yet Super Mario All-Stars, which been around for well over a decade, probably has not been played via a person’s mind. Until now, that is. Using the OCZ NIA Neural Impulse Actuator, someone has managed to go through a bit of the game only with the power of his brain. You can read up on how it all works below.

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“Translate electrical biosignals of your body directly into computer commands and take advantage of total immersion into game play. Customize behavioral profiles of your character and let your subconsciousness take over. Where others have to practice reaction times, you can use reflex-based game play to get the better of your opponents by cutting your reaction time by 50%. The headband uses carbon nanofiber-based sensors to provide the highest possible dynamic range for the recording of bioelectrical signals that are amplified and digitized and further de-convoluted into computer commands. Streaming biopotentials into the computer and witnessing real-time feedback through the game will result in a novel way to experience virtual reality.”

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