Ubisoft to feature Rabbids Go Home, Red Steel 2 at E3
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SAN FRANCISCO – May 7, 2009 – Today Ubisoft® announced that their E3 press conference will be held at the Los Angeles Theatre on June 1, 2009 at 5 pm (doors open at 4 pm). The press conference is by invitation only to Ubisoft partners, investors, retailers and select media. It will also be broadcast online for the public the following morning at: http://www.ubi.com.
During the press conference Ubisoft will unveil its lineup for Holiday 2009 and beyond including a demonstration of the eagerly anticipated new comedy-adventure Rabbids Go Home®, and exclusive reveals of Red Steel® 2 and the massively popular Assassin’s Creed® II, as well as other unannounced titles and special guests that are certain to thrill attendees and web viewers. The event will be hosted by actor and comedian Joel McHale, writer/ producer/ star of E!’s The Soup and star of NBC’s upcoming comedy series “The Community”.
Ubisoft’s website (http://www.ubi.com) will host select information direct from Ubisoft’s booth at E3, giving fans access to exclusive interviews and trailers of Ubisoft games.
Simple Wii Series Vol. 6: The Wai Wai Combat
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Thanks to _Contra_ for the news tip!
Guitar Hero announces fall lineup featuring DJ Hero, Guitar Hero 5, Band Hero Games
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Santa Monica, CA – May 7, 2009 – Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) is set to once again revolutionize how consumers interact with music by releasing three new titles this fall – DJ Hero™, Guitar Hero® 5 and Band Hero™ – that will redefine the company’s popular music gaming platform. The slate will transform the way consumers enjoy and engage with music by offering the largest variety of music genres, innovative technologies and new social entertainment experiences for existing fans and millions of new consumers who previously have not joined Guitar Hero’s global community of fans.
· The company’s groundbreaking DJ Hero expands Guitar Hero’s signature social gaming to all-new consumers with the addition of diverse music genres including hip-hop, R&B, Motown, electronica and dance. Introducing an all-new innovative turntable controller, DJ Hero transforms players into DJs who rule the club scene by creating original mixes of popular songs and music from the world’s most exciting artists and DJs.
Disney Interactive Studios announces Disney Sing It: Pop Hits
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Upcoming Karaoke Video Game Celebrates Top Pop Favorites
BURBANK, Calif. – (May 7, 2009) – Disney Interactive Studios today announced that Disney Sing It: Pop Hits, the third game in the video-based karaoke video game franchise, will be released this fall. Disney Sing It: Pop Hits features 30 master recordings and popular music videos from fan favorites, including Miley Cyrus, Jonas Brothers, Taylor Swift, Colbie Caillat, Demi Lovato, Hannah Montana, Jesse McCartney, Coldplay and One Republic. This instantly recognizable mix of Radio Disney and platinum-status talent allows players of all ages to connect with current artists right in their own living rooms.
“Great music, chart-topping artists and immersive gameplay are the key components in making this franchise popular with tweens and families around the world,” said Craig Relyea, senior vice president of global marketing, Disney Interactive Studios. “In addition to an exciting new collection of songs, the fun factor has been raised with new multiplayer elements that will bring hours of enjoyment to music fans of all ages.”
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories “will twist your mind and creep you out”
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Followers of the upcoming horror title Silent Hill: Shattered Memories have nothing to fear when it comes to a toned down game just because the Wii is the lead SKU. Konami’s Tomm Hulett, lead producer of the game, is assuring fans that Shattered Memories will be a real, scary title. In fact, he says that the game “will twist your mind and creep you out just like any other good Silent Hill game would.”
“We know there is a large contingent of hardcore and lapsed gamers on Wii who are clamoring for ‘real’ titles. Silent Hill is real in every sense of the word. This is not a gameplay spinoff, it is a real Silent Hill title. These are real gameplay advances, not cheap control gimmicks. It’s not a port. The rating is still pending, but rest assured it will be scary. At no point did we come to a crossroads and decide ‘well let’s just do it this way because it’s on Wii.’ It will twist your mind and creep you out just like any other good Silent Hill game would, and all the choices we made were to serve good gameplay or a compelling story – never a misguided notion of ‘Wii is for young’ns.’
Astro Boy: The Video Game heading to Wii, DS
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Based on the upcoming feature film which itself is inspired by one of the most beloved characters of all time, Astro Boy: The Video Game will allow players to become Astro Boy, a young boy robot with incredible powers who takes to the streets and skies on an epic adventure to save Metro City from the clutches of the evil President Stone and his robot army.
Based on the upcoming feature film which itself is inspired by one of the most beloved characters of all time, Astro Boy: The Video Game will allow players to become Astro Boy, a young boy robot with incredible powers. Astro Boy: The Video Game is slated to ship worldwide this fall to coincide with the North American and international release of the movie in October 2009 from Summit Entertainment.
Famitsu review scores
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Talking Parrot (DS) – 6/6/6/6
Bleach 6 (PSP) – 8/8/7/7
Wii WE 2009 (Wii) – 9/9/9/9
More scores will be added as they appear…
Nintendo Reports 2009 Fiscal Year End Results
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Worldwide Shipments as of March 2009
GBA HW = 81.47M
NDS HW = 101.78M
Wii HW = 50.39M
GBA SW = 377.28M
NDS SW = 566.92M
Wii SW = 353.02M
Software Highlights
Pokemon Platinum – 3.75M
Kirby super Star Ultra – 2.36M
Brain Age Series – 31.12M
DS Million Sellers = 91
Mario Kart Wii – 15.40M
Animal Crossing: City Folk – 3.38M
Wii Music – 2.65M
Wii Fit – 18.22M
Wii Million Sellers = 54
Nintendo Co., Ltd. today reported record highs for both sales and operating profit in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2009. Nintendo posted sales of more than 1.83 trillion yen and operating profits of more than 555 billion yen.
Worldwide annual sales of close to 26 million Wii™ home game systems in this past fiscal year brought lifetime totals to over 50 million, while more than 31 million portable Nintendo DS™ systems were sold in the same period, pushing the lifetime amount past 100 million units.
