360 STAR WARS: THE FORCE UNLEASHED LUCASARTS Sep-08 1 610K
WII WII FIT W/ BALANCE BOARD NINTENDO OF AMERICA May-08 2 518K
360 ROCK BAND 2 MTV GAMES/ELECTRONIC ARTS Sep-08 3 363K
WII MARIO KART W/ WHEEL NINTENDO OF AMERICA Apr-08 4 353K
PS3 STAR WARS: THE FORCE UNLEASHED LUCASARTS Sep-08 5 325K
360 MERCENARIES 2: WORLD IN FLAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS Aug-08 6 297K
WII WII PLAY W/ REMOTE NINTENDO OF AMERICA Feb-07 7 243K
360 MADDEN NFL 09 ELECTRONIC ARTS Aug-08 8 224K
WII STAR WARS: THE FORCE UNLEASHED LUCASARTS Sep-08 9 223K
PS2 MADDEN NFL 09 ELECTRONIC ARTS Aug-08 10 158K

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Bleach: Versus Crusade details

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– Classic controller support
– right analog stick for attacks
– A/Y buttons for special attacks
– L button switches characters
– L and R for another special move
Pressing the A/Y buttons does special moves like Ichigo’s Getsuga Tenshou energy waves. He can also pull of a bankai by pressing R+L at the same time. The L button alone is used to switch to your partner character and give the current character a break.
– wifi play

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MTV Game Awards 2008 nominees (Europe)

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Game Of The Year

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3) (Konami)
Mass Effect (Xbox 360/PC) (Microsoft)
GTA 4 (PS3/Xbox360) (Rockstar Games)
Super Mario Galaxy (Wii) (Nintendo)
Portal (PC/Xbox 360) (Electronic Arts)

When We Were You

Nico Bellic (GTA 4) (PS3/Xbox 360) (Rockstar Games)
Old Snake (Metal Gear Solid 4) (PS3) (Konami)
Altair (Assassin’s Creed) (PS3/Xbox 360/PC) (Ubisoft)
Kratos (God of War: Chains of Olympus) (PSP) (Sony)
Travis Touchdown (No More Heroes) (Wii) (Eidos)

Bad Motherf@$^er

Bowser (Super Mario Galaxy) (Wii) (Nintendo)
Screaming Mantis (Metal Gear Solid 4) (PS3) (Konami)
Liquid Ocelot with Metal Gear Ray (Metal Gear Solid 4) (PS3) (Konami)
Sander Cohen (Bioshock) (Xbox360) (2K Games)
Berial (Devil May Cry 4) (PS3/Xbox360/PC) (Capcom)

Best Supporting Role

Wrex (Mass Effect) (Xbox360/PC) (Microsoft)
Roman Bellic (GTA IV) (PS3/Xbox 360) (Rockstar Games)
Brucie (GTA IV) (PS3/Xbox 360) (Rockstar Games)
Eva aka Big Mama (Metal Gear Solid 4) (Metal Gear Solid 4) (PS3) (Konami)
Companion Cube (Portal) (PC/Xbox 360) (Electronic Arts)

MTV Games, Harmonix and Electronic Arts Announce Ship Dates for Rock Band® 2 Coming to PLAYSTATION®3 System, PlayStation®2 System and WiiTM

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CAMBRIDGE, MA – October 16, 2008 – Harmonix, the world’s premier music video game development company, and MTV Games, a part of Viacom’s MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), along with distribution partner Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), today announced that Rock Band® 2 for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system will be available on October 19, 2008. In addition, Rock Band 2 for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and the Wii™ home videogame console from Nintendo will ship in December 2008.
In addition, the Rock Band 2 Special Edition Bundle for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft will also be available on retail shelves October 19, 2008.
Rock Band 2 Shipping and Pricing Information:

Guitar Hero III guitar compatible with Rock Band II

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“There have been some mixed messages in gaming press, but I’m happy to confirm that the Wii Guitar Hero 3 guitar will be compatible with Rock Band 2 for the Wii. We wanted to clarify for all the Wii Rockers that have expressed confusion regarding this compatibility, and reassure that Harmonix will continue to advocate wide-ranging compatibility for instruments across music platforms.” – Harmonix Developer

I have to admit, that was a pretty smart move on Harmonix’s part!

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Wii strikes the right chord with unique family music game

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GET INTO THE GROOVE THIS CHRISTMAS WITH Wii MUSIC
The sheer pleasure and creativity of making music – either on your own or as part of a band – is only a few hand gestures away this Christmas with the launch of a unique new game only for Wii – Wii Music.
Easy to play and with no experience necessary – you and your friends and family will soon be jamming for fun and making sweet music across a range of over 60 different instruments on more than 50 tracks made famous by artists from John Lennon and The Police to Madonna and Kylie Minogue and including compositions by Tchaikovsky, Strauss and Beethoven. You can’t make a mistake – if your movement is not entirely accurate, Wii will make the right kind of sound for you.
You can choose to record all instruments yourself or choose your part in a band of up to six members – the others created and controlled by the Wii.
Before you know it, you will be turning out superb sounds on everything from piano, guitar and saxophone to the bagpipes, sitar, beatboxer and even a barking dog! Instruments are played by simulating real-life movements using the Wii Remote and the Nunchuk.

Roogoo arrives on Wii…

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Save Planet Roo and all its citizens from the evil Meemos by guiding differently shaped meteors that sustain and feed life to the planet. Rotate floating land masses to allow meteors to pass through safely. Use quick reflexes to navigate obstacles and complete the levels.
Roogoo brings intense and fast-paced action in over 100 unique levels such as Meemoo City, Roolands, and sky shape diving. Easy to pick up and play yet challenging to master with an appealing artistic style, Roogoo has something for both casual and hardcore gamers. Roogoo Tower Attack is ideal for multiplayer and head to head competitive challenges.

The King of Fighters Collection: The Orochi Saga coming to Europe this Winter

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16th October ’08
Ignition Entertainment and SNK Playmore are pleased to announce the upcoming European release of The King of Fighters Collection: The Orochi Saga for PlayStation®2, PlayStation®Portable and Wii™.
Spanning KOF 94 – 98, this collection replays the classic storyline of the Orochi Saga….
The King of Fighters ‘94:
The year is 1994. Invitations to the King of Fighters tournament have been sent to the world’s greatest warriors. However, the patron of this little party remains unknown. It cannot be Geese, nor can it be Krauser. So who could they be from…? Among all the hopes and doubts, the legendary superstars of the fighting world begin to form their mighty teams. The intensity of the fan’s excitement reaches a fevered pitch as the tournament finally approaches its beginning.

Japanese software sales (10/6 – 10/12)

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01. [PSP] Macross Ace Frontier (Namco Bandai) 104,000 / NEW
02. [NDS] Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo) 86,000 / 1,681,000
03. [NDS] Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo) 49,000 / 955,000
04. [PS2] Dynasty Warriors 5 Special (KOEI) 48,000 / 157,000
05. [PS2] Super Robot Wars Z (Namco Bandai) 48,000 / 449,000
06. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) 16,000 / 2,722,000
07. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) 10,000 / 1,809,000
08. [PS2] Powerful Major League 3 (Konami) 8,000 / 26,000
09. [NDS] Dragonball DS (Namco Bandai) 8,000 / 123,000
10. [NDS] Daigasso! Band Brothers DX (Nintendo) 8,000 / 383,000

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Castlevania Judgment supports the GameCube and Classic controllers

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“…And if you’re not convinced that swinging a Wii remote is the best way to beat the Count, worry not; you can also play using the GameCube or Classic Controller.” – Nintendo Power

Well, that’s good news, but even so, it probably won’t save the game. Impressions of the game haven’t been too positive as of late.

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