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Every so often, Nintendo publishes an updated release date schedule of sorts that comes alongside a financial report. The company has decided to send out its most recent schedule, which includes dates for Wii/DS products in North America, Europe, and Japan. You can check it out below (and above!).

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12 Titles reach Silver Status (100k)

POKEMON PLATINUM DS NINTENDO
THE SIMS 3 PC EA
UFC 2009: UNDISPUTED XB360 THQ
SONIC UNLEASHED XB360 SEGA
100 CLASSIC BOOK COLLECTION DS NINTENDO
EA SPORTS ACTIVE WII EA
UFC 2009: UNDISPUTED PS3 THQ
TRANSFORMERS: THE GAME – AUTOBOT DS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
BUZZ! QUIZ TV PS3 SONY
BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY PS3 EA
WARHAMMER 40,000: DAWN OF WAR DARK CRUSADE PC THQ
EMPIRE: TOTAL WAR PC SEGA

2 Titles reach Gold Status (200k)

BEN 10: PROTECTOR OF THE EARTH DS D3P
THE SIMS 3 PC EA

2 Titles reach Platinum Status (300k)

KUNG FU PANDA XB360 ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
NEED FOR SPEED: UNDERCOVER XB360 EA

3 Titles reach Double Platinum Status (600k)

MARIO & SONIC AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES DS SEGA
CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE PS3 ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE CURIOUS VILLAGE DS NINTENDO

1 Title reaches Diamond Status (1.0m)

CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE XB360 ACTIVISION BLIZZARD

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Media Create has published the latest hardware sales figures from Japan. The results are below.

DSi – 80,362
PSP – 30,523
Wii – 23,995
DS Lite – 12,385
PS3 – 8,997
PS2 – 3,305
Xbox 360 – 3,080

For comparison’s sake, here are the numbers from the week of July 23rd (last week).

DSi – 96,986
PSP – 24,053
Wii – 20,807
DS Lite – 9,932
PS3 – 8,865
PS2 – 3,352
Xbox 360 – 2,899

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“We think that a rebound in Wii hardware sales is possible only with price cuts or a more attractive software bundle. At its current run rate, Nintendo is tracking to sales of only 12 – 15 million Wiis, compared to its reiterated guidance for sales of 26 million. An increase of this magnitude is possible only with a more attractive software bundle or a price cut. We think it is likely that Nintendo will experiment with alternative bundles, possibly including a Wii Sports Resort bundle or a Wii Motion Plus bundle in the next several weeks…We think that Nintendo’s reiteration of its Wii hardware guidance indicates its intention to cut price on the hardware prior to holiday. Should alternative bundles fail to sufficiently drive hardware sales, we think that the company is in a good position to drop the price of the Wii to below $200. In our view, a price cut on the core DS unit to $99.99 is possible, should Nintendo decide it is necessary to achieve its shipment forecast.” – Wedbush Morgan Securities analyst Michael Pachter

According to Mr. Pachter, if Nintendo were to cut the price of the Wii to below $200, the company may decide to take the original Wii Sports out of the package.

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WiiWare:
Driift Mania (800p)
Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 1 (1000p)
The Three Musketeers (900p)

DSiWare:
Guitar Rock Tour (500p)

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Favorable Financial Results for the 1st Quarter ended June 30, 2009!

19.2% increase in Net Sales, 23.0% increase in Operating Income compared to previous term

– Marked the best net sales, operating income and ordinary income since quarterly release announcements began –

Capcom Co., Ltd. is pleased to announce that net sales increased to 19,497 million yen (up 19.2% from the same term last year), operating income increased to 3,664 million yen (up 23.0% from the same term last year) and ordinary income increased to 4,117 million yen (up 2.3% from the same term last year) in consolidated financial results for the 1st Quarter ended June 30, 2009.

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Hamburg/Germany, July 30th, 2009 – Inviting friends and playing exciting events in front of the TV screen – this is what Summer Athletics 2009 is all about. Computer generated athletes compete against each other or even fight for victory as part of the same team.

Four players can join the fun in all events of arcade or simulation mode. Playing simultaneously on splitscreen or one after another in hot seat mode is only a question of taste. The Wii Balance Board™ Cup with eight disciplines to be controlled via Balance Board can be played in hotseat mode as well.

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The first concept art of Epic Mickey was leaked yesterday, in addition to a small nugget of information that the game is being developed for Wii. Now not only has that detail been confirmed, but there there are additional gameplay and story details that have been released.

– Paint through levels
– Use Wii controller to paint
– This involves drawing, etching, erasing (some or all parts of a level)
– Story based on very old/forgotten Disney characters
– Those characters wish to take revenge of Mickey, perhaps because they are jealous of him

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Media Create has published the latest software sales figures from Japan.

01. [NDS] Dragon Quest IX: Defenders of the Starry Sky (Square Enix) – 270,000 / 3,202,000
02. [NDS] Friend Collection (Nintendo) – 74,000 / 428,000
03. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) – 74,000 / 763,000
04. [NDS] Penguin no Mondai: Tenkuu no Senshi (Konami) – 43,000 / NEW
05. [NDS] Okaeri! Chibi-Robo! Happy Richie Oosouji (Nintendo) – 35,000 / NEW
06. [PS3] Katamari Damacy Tribute (Namco Bandai) – 28,000 / NEW
07. [NDS] Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! DS Flame Rumble X – Mirai Chou-Bakuhatsu!! (Takara Tomy) – 28,000 / NEW
08. [PS2] Pro Baseball Spirits 6 (Konami) – 22,000 / 72,000
08. [PS3] Pro Baseball Spirits 6 (Konami) – 21,000 / 95,000
10. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom Unite (PSP the Best) (Capcom) – 18,000 / 818,000

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– Release marks new record for most units shipped for a third party Wii game in Japan at release* – *Researched by Capcom

Capcom is pleased to announce that the initial Japanese shipment of Monster Hunter Tri has surpassed 1 million units.

“Monster Hunter Tri” is the latest entry in the series, and adds fresh new features to the already rich and unique Monster Hunter experience. Beyond the greatly enhanced graphics, the entire world of “Monster Hunter” has also been expanded. For the first time in the series, the hunting of underwater aquatic beasts has been made possible. Also, “Monster Hunter Tri” has been tailored to home consoles by making use of the Nintendo Wii online functionality for multiplayer, implementing a split-screen co-op mode and introducing a new Arena fighting mode. This new entry in the series will bring the strength of the “Monster Hunter” brand to the Wii, and make use of the unique features of the Wii console.

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