Wii

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The complete hardware sales totals for the month of April in Japan are now available, courtesy of Enterbrain data.

PS3 – 108,530
Wii – 67,116
360 – 27,381

– Data accounts for all sales through April 26
– PS3 outsold the Wii for the second month in a row
– Wii sold less units than PS3 in March for first time in 16 months

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Nintendo has already iterated a few times over that The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks will release this year. But according to games industry experts, the market’s view on Nintendo could be influenced by a new Zelda title for Wii. Analysts believe that the system is in dire need of “dazzling” new titles. KBC Securities Hiroshi Kamide says that there is a great focus on Zelda for Wii due to Nintendo’s upcoming titles, which are a bit on the weak side. If there was a chance that Zelda Wii could release by Christmas, Nintendo’s console could regain momentum in the market.

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Famicom
– Downtown Special: Kunio-kun no Jidaigeki Dayo Zenin Shuugou! (Arc System Works)

PC-Engine
– SimEarth (Hudson)

Virtua Console Arcade
– The Tower of Druaga (Bandai Namco)

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– Set in between seasons 1/2 of the Clone Wars TV series
– Many heroes to choose from (includes Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Mace Windu, Kit Fisto, some clone trooper characters)
– Mess around with force-enhanced powers
– Can play co-op with friend
– Releasing September 15

Source, first trailer here

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1. Pokemon Fushigi no Dungeon: Sora no Tankentai
Platform: DS
Released: 4/18/09
April sales: 198,424
Life-to-date: 198,424

2. Monster Hunter G
Platform: Wii
Released: 4/9/09
April sales: 142,852
Life-to-date: 142,852

3. Sengoku BASARA Battle Heroes
Platform: PSP
Released: 4/9/09
April sales: 130,969
Life-to-date: 130,969

4. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP the Best)
Platform: PSP
Released: 10/30/08
April sales: 92,827
Life-to-date: 648,249

5. Mario & Luigi RPG3!!!
Platform: DS
Released: 2/11/09
April sales: 83,919
Life-to-date: 551,810

6. Pro Yakyuu Famista DS
Platform: DS
Released: 4/2/09
April sales: 66,490
Life-to-date: 66490

7. MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM Senjyo no Kizuna Portable
Platform: PSP
Released: 3/26/09
April Sales: 57,537
Life-to-date: 142,470

8. Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2009
Platform: PS2
Released: 3/19/09
April Sales: 50,958
Life-to-date: 123,800

9. Wii Fit
Platform: Wii
Released: 12/1/07
April sales: 44,678
Life-to-date: 3,313,584

10. Killzone 2
Platform: PS3
Released: 4/23/09
April sales: 43,028
Life-to-date: 43,028

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With the announcement of Marvel vs. Capcom 2, Wii owners were left to face the fact that the title would not see a release on that system. Capcom had provided an initial explanation as to why that decision was made. Now, however, the company has provided further information.

“No, don’t blame Marvel. Blame the economics of retail. We’ve opted to not negotiate those rights because the economics don’t make sense, nor does it dovetail with what we feel works in the digital-only space.” – Christian Svensson, Corporate Officer/VP of Strategic Planning & Business Development

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These details come from German magazine N-Zone…

– Power, angle play important role in amount of damage given to an opponent
– Shake Wii controller to take out sword
– No weapon inventory, helps the flow of the game
– Sometimes need to complete quicktime events – ex: Protect against slashes
– Enemies will come at you directly when you shoot at them
– Sword/pistol aren’t the only weapons in the game
– Can obtain the shotgun, can be upgraded
– Can only play with Wii MotionPlus
– Location = American/Asian/futuristic Wild-West mix
– No characters from the first game returning
– Artists working on the game traveled to Japan, 6,000 pictures taken to get a good idea for the art in the game
– Main character is the only person
– 15 enemy classes
– 5 boss fights
– 6 enemies attacking at once at the most
– Main enemy is a warlord of sorts
– The bigger levels are about 30% linear, 70% open
– Extra missions will become available by radio
– Can complete extra missions whenever you want
– At one point in the game, you’ll learn Katana moves to take out barrages
– 10 hours of gameplay up to this point

Thanks to joclo for the news tip!

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May

Boom Blox Bash Party (Wii) – 29th May 2009
Rock Band 2 (Wii) – 29th May 2009

June

The Sims 3 (PC/Mac) – 5th June 2009
EA SPORTS Grand Slam Tennis (Wii) – 12th June 2009
EA SPORTS Grand Slam Tennis Inc. Wii Motion PLUS (Wii) – 12th June 2009
MySims Racing (Nintendo DS) – 19th June 2009
MySims Racing (Wii) – 19th June 2009
Rock Band Unplugged (PSP) – 19th June 2009

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