ESRB updates
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Let’s CATCH: This is a sports game in which players control “cartoony” avatars that play outdoor catch. Characters engage in topical conversation (e.g., piano lessons, astrology, UFOs, hectic schedules) while tossing the ball, and sometimes discuss dating and romance (e.g., “I know that he and I could never really be together” and “I’ve decided to never think about chasing a married man again”). In a “Bomb Catch” mini-game, players scramble to get rid of a bomb before it explodes; the character holding the bomb when it goes off is knocked to the ground.
LEGO Battles: This is a real-time strategy game (RTS) in which players can explore landscapes, build civilizations, and send “Lego” troops into battle. Presented from a bird’s eye view, battle sequences can involve small boats/pirate ships shooting cannon fire at each other; Lego knights dueling with swords; and tiny soldiers walking toward and stopping in front of pirates, skeletons, and alien-like creatures. Laser sounds, sword swipes, and alien screams are occasionally heard during combat. Some cutscenes depict slapstick behavior, such as a pirate that stumbles when his drink is replaced with a crab, and a Lego character that is referred to as a “space babe.”
Updates to the Nintendo Channel
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Videos
Beyonce Plays Rhythm Heaven
2009 GDC Special – Zelda: Spirit Tracks
2009 GDC Special – Virtual Console Arcade
The Conduit Video 2
Guitar Hero Metallica – Behind the Scenes 1
Don King Boxing Video 3
Tokyo Beat Down Info Video
Bonsai Barber Info Video
Go Play Lumberjacks Teaser Video
Digest Video
Demos (Expire 4/5)
Rhythm Heaven (no expiry date)
Person Trainer: Cooking Lasagna Demo
Gardening Mama
Monsters vs. Aliens
TrackMania DS
Austin will be providing you folks with impressions of the Nintendo Channel demos later tonight!
Kimi to Boku to Ritai will be releasing in North America “pretty soon”
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“[Kimi to Boku to Ritai will release in North America] Pretty soon. The localization has been a little difficult even though the game itself doesn’t have a lot of text. Once you start playing it, Ritai should feel intuitive, because the motions are very simple. But I was afraid that people would be put off by such a new concept, so the tutorial is quite detailed. There’s a lot of explanation provided to avoid any possible confusion. And there’s lots of different languages to work on, like German, French and Spanish as well. But it should finish development next week. After that, it’s up to Nintendo of America to set a release date.” – Kenji Eno
I’m glad to see that Kimi to Boku to Ritai is being localized and that the game will be available soon. The game definitely has an interesting concept.
Wii not going anywhere anytime soon
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“…what you’re seeing is this average business model, the typical business model of, say, the five to six year generation of hardware is just not valid anymore. The Wii is a very approachable, accessible platform that’s going to interest gamers for years to come.” – Marc Franklin, Nintendo’s Director of PR
I’m pretty happy that the Wii will be around for some time. Especially with Wii MotionPlus coming, I see no reason to rush through this console generation.
UK software sales (Week ending 3/28)
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1 1 RESIDENT EVIL 5 CAPCOM CAPCOM CAPCOM
2 2 WII FIT NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
7 3 STREET FIGHTER IV CAPCOM CAPCOM CAPCOM
3 4 PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE CURIOUS VILLAGE LEVEL 5 NINTENDO NINTENDO
4 5 WWE LEGENDS OF WRESTLEMANIA YUKE’S THQ THQ
9 6 FIFA 09 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
10 7 CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR TREYARCH ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
6 8 GRAND THEFT AUTO: CHINATOWN WARS ROCKSTAR LEEDS ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
15 9 CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE INFINITY WARD ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
5 10 TOM CLANCY’S H.A.W.X. UBISOFT (ROMANIA) UBISOFT UBISOFT
Wii Shop Channel downloads – block sizes
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WiiWare
Bonsai Barber – 128 blocks
Virtual Console
Super Punch-Out!! – 34 blocks
Wii-kly Update
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Wii-kly Update
In this farewell edition of the Wii-kly Update (more on that below*), we’re pleased to announce a pair of excellent games based around completely opposite vocations. Newly available on the Virtual Console™ is Super Punch Out!! ™, the classic boxing title that pits players against tough pugilist rivals such as Bald Bull. Speaking of baldness, the unique new WiiWare™ game Bonsai Barber™ invites players to take off the gloves and work their clippers instead, giving new hairstyles to a colorful cast of fruits and vegetables. Both are yours for the downloading via the Wii™ Shop Channel.
Nintendo adds new and classic games to the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time every Monday. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points™ to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. This week’s new games are:
