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One WiiWare Game and One Virtual Console Game Added to Wii Shop Channel

A new year means even more new games at the Wii™ Shop Channel, starting with a pair of imaginative titles to kick off 2009 in style. Anyone who loves Kirby™ can keep the confetti flying to celebrate the release of the classic Kirby’s Dream Land™ 3 for the Virtual Console™. And if you’re already desperate for a warm mid-winter getaway, check out Sandy Beach, a sand castle game on WiiWare™ that’s loaded with sunny fun.

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:


Wii Top Ten
1. Wii Sports
Total Sales: 3.2 million

2. Wii Fit
Total Sales: 2.8 million

3. Wii Play
Total Sales: 2.5 million

4. Mario Kart Wii
Total Sales: 1.9 million

5. Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Total Sales: 1.7 million

6. Mario Party 8
Total Sales: 1.2 million

7. Super Mario Galaxy
Total Sales: 932,119

8. Animal Crossing: City Folk
Total Sales: 727,555

9. WarioWare: Smooth Moves
Total Sales: 605,479

10. Mario And Sonic At The Beijing Olympics
Total Sales: 590,265


Resident EvilTM 5, Street FighterTM IV, Dead RisingTM Chop Till You Drop, Neopets® Puzzle Adventure, Flock!TM, MotoGP for Nintendo Wii

London – January 5, 2009 – Capcom®, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of videogames, has today confirmed that seven of its upcoming titles will be released within the first half of 2009. The line up demonstrates Capcom’s commitment to pursuing a multiformat strategy and growing its portfolio of titles and includes the latest instalment of some of the industry’s most cherished franchises.

Throughout 2008, Capcom was at the forefront of digital download titles and this is set to continue into 2009 and beyond. Its first downloadable game of the year Flock! is scheduled for release this February and will be available for the Xbox LIVE® Arcade, PlayStation®Network and PC platforms. Flock! sees players take control of a UFO that is tasked with herding animals to its mothership through a variety of interactive levels. With over 50 levels in single player and online co-op mode and a simple yet powerful level editor to extend the experience, Flock!’s unique theme, clever humour and easy pick up and play controls will ensure a new twist on the puzzle genre.


Best Buy

Cooking Mama: World Kitchen (Wii) – $39.99
Guinness World Records: The Videogame (Wii) – $29.99
We Ski (Wii) – $19.99
Jillian Michaels: Fitness Ultimatum 2009 (Wii) – $29.99
All Star Cheer Squad (Wii) – $29.99
Shaun White Snowboarding: Road Trip (Wii) – $39.99
Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party (Wii) – $39.99
My Fitness Coach (Wii) – $19.99
Dancing With The Stars: We Dance! (Wii) – $29.99
Face Breaker KO Party (Wii) – $29.99
Active Life Outdoor Challenge (Wii) – $49.99
All My Coach games – $19.99

Circuit City

Game Party (Wii) – $14.99
Samba de Amigo (Wii) – $14.99
NPPL Championship Paintball 2009 (Wii) – $29.99

Target

Cooking Mama 2 (DS) – $19.99
Guitar Hero: On Tour box set (DS) – $59
Wario Land: Shake It! (Wii) – $29.99


Nintendo Wii

North America:
1. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
2. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
3. Wii Play (Nintendo)
4. My Fitness Coach (Ubisoft)
5. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (LucasArts)

Japan:
1. Taiko: Drum Master Wii (Namco)
2. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
3. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
4. Wii Sports (Nintendo)
5. Shape Boxing: Wii de Enjoy! Diet (Rocket Company)

Europe:
1. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
2. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
3. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega)
4. Wii Play (Nintendo)
5. Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party (Ubisoft)

Nintendo DS

North America:
1. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
2. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
3. Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day! (Nintendo)
4. Disney Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force (Disney)
5. Drawn to Life: Spongebob Squarepants Edition (THQ)

Japan:
1. Legend of the Strongest Penguin!: A Penguin’s Troubles (Konami)
2. Little Magician’s Magic Adventure: 365 Point System (Konami)
3. Wagamama Fashion: Girls Mode (Nintendo)
4. Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo)
5. Kirby Super Star Ultra (Nintendo)

Europe:
1. 100 Classic Book Collection (Nintendo)
2. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? (Nintendo)
3. More Brain Training from Dr. Kawashima: How Old Is Your Brain? (Nintendo)
4. 42 All-Time Classics (Nintendo)
5. Puzzler Collection (Ubisoft)

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“…I mean, seriously, there’s all manner of new interactions with the NPCs, or have you not played hide-and-seek yet? And the multiplayer is much more robust than in previous Animal Crossing games. Have you noticed that the villagers don’t all run and hide indoors when strangers are around? I’m so proud that they got over their stranger fear.” – Rich Amtower, member of the localization team at Nintendo’s Treehouse

“Because there are so many small elements that come together to make Animal Crossing what it is, it’s easy to think that this is the same game. But once people pick up the controller and experience life, they’ll see how different it is. The aspect of communication or interaction was really enhanced in this version — not only when it comes to visiting friends over Nintendo WFC but also interacting with friends over WiiConnect24 by sending letters and photos and participating in the auction in the city.” – Reiko Ninomiya, member of the localization team at Nintendo’s Treehouse

I’m willing to acknowledge the fact that City Folk does bring a few additions to the series, but personally, I don’t think they’re entirely significant. The game isn’t bad…It just seems like City Folk was a missed opportunity to truly revolutionize the series.

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More people are using the online capabilities of the PS3 over the Wii to browse the internet according to statistics from Market Share. The PS3 is ahead with 0.04%, but both browsers control only a tiny portion of the internet market. The PC leads all platforms with a 88.7% majority.

It comes at a surprise that the Wii Internet Channel is used sparingly considering that the install base for the system is at around 44 million, quite a great deal more than the PS3. At the same time, the data from Market Share makes perfect sense if you take into account that the Wii browser does not readily receive updates and lacks crucial features such as the latest version of the Adobe Flash player.

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Course: Toad’s Factory
Main objective: Complete the course
Secondary objective: Find alternate routes
Tournament date: 1/1 – 1/10

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