Japanese software sales (9/29 – 10/05)
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01. [NDS] Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo) 122,000 / 1,595,000
02. [PS2] Dynasty Warriors 5 Special (KOEI) 110,000 / NEW
03. [PS2] Super Robot Wars Z (Namco Bandai) 60,000 / 426,000
04. [NDS] Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo) 54,000 / 906,000
05. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) 21,000 / 2,706,000
06. [PS2] Powerful Major League 3 (Konami) 18,000 / NEW
07. [PSP] ToLoveru (Marvelous Interactive) 16,000 / NEW
08. [PSP] Ikkitosen (Marvelous Interactive) 15,000 / NEW
09. [NDS] World Destruction (SEGA) 15,000 / 71,000
10. [NDS] Dragonball DS (Namco Bandai) 12,000 / 115,000
Sonic and the Black Knight trailer
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Flower, Sun, and Rain & Arc Rise Fantasia confirmed for a North American release
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Torrance, Calif., (October 9, 2008) – Marvelous Entertainment USA and XSEED Games today announced it will participate in this year’s Tokyo Game Show, one of the world’s largest game shows which has historically attracted more than 100,000 consumers and industry participants. Staying true to the strong partnership, Marvelous Entertainment USA and XSEED Games have joined forces with Marvelous Entertainment Japan, parent company of Marvelous Entertainment USA, to have a booth at TGS. The companies plan to showcase an amazing line up of games for Nintendo platforms, the Nintendo DS and Wii, as well as the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system. Marvelous Entertainment will also host a press conference on Thursday, October 9 at 3:30pm. TGS 2008 will be held at the Makuhari Messe, in Chiba, Japan from October 9th through October 12th. TGS attendees are invited to visit the Marvelous Entertainment Japan booth located at 2-S1.
”This is going to be an especially exciting and special show for us as we a announcing new titles and also giving our audience an opportunity to see first hand some of our amazing games,” stated Yasuhiro Wada, Managing Director of Marvelous Entertainment. “Our XSEED Games partnership has proved fantastic so having them here with us to showcase our partnership titles is really important and appreciated.”
Games being announced at TGS and being released in North America under the partnership are: Flower, Sun, and Rain DS and Arc Rise Fantasia Wii.
Microsoft: World of Warcraft led to Avatars, not Miis
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“I remember the CES right after the Wii launched and all the [gaming] editors were asking, ‘When are you guys going to do your version of the Miis?,”. I remember going, ‘You guys are going to slaughter us in the press if we ever do it.’ [laughs] For obvious reasons, it’s certainly hard to avoid the comparison with the Mii. You know, it’s a tough one, because it’s sort of like giving them maybe a little bit more credit for [it]…it’s not like Nintendo created the concept for having a virtual character. Really, if you think about your gamerscore, your gamertag, your achievements and your identity online, that’s been a principal for us in the beginning. Nowadays, this is the kind of stuff people do, and a lot of people want to compare it to the Miis but the team, if you talk to Mark [Whitten, XBL general manager], he’ll say his inspiration came more from [’World of] WarCraft’ and seeing how dedicated people get to their characters.” – Albert Penello, Xbox director of marketing
Arc Rise Fantasia, Tales of Hearts, Wind of Nostalgio footage
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No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle heading to Wii in 2010
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– Releasing in January 2010 in North America
– Releasing in February/March in Europe
Little King’s Story
NA Feb 2009
Europe March 2009
Japan TBA
Muramasa: The Demon Blade
2009 TBD
Valhalla Knights Wii
2009 TBD
Wii CAN NOW MAKE SWEET MUSIC
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THE RHYTHM IS GOING TO GET YOU AS Wii MUSIC LAUNCHES ACROSS EUROPE
– Get ready to broaden your musical horizons and perfect that inner beat as Wii Music beats onto Wii across Europe on 14th November. Making sure everyone is a member of the band no matter what their musical or gaming experience, Wii Music reveals the hidden musician allowing them to play a vast array of differing musical instruments like a true professional!
Discover the sweet sounds of over 60 instruments and experiment to recreate any one of the 50 included tracks. Featuring music of all styles, from the best of the classics to cult pop, and even some gaming tunes like Super Mario Bros; and instruments including steel drums, bass guitar, the saxophone and even a barking dog, Wii Music lets everyone easily re-create and perform their own interpretations in a way the whole family can enjoy.
‘Jam’ is the main game mode in Wii Music for creating your musical masterpieces. Split into ‘Improvise’, ‘Quick Play’ and ‘Custom Jam’, play as part of the six-member band, with the remaining instruments controlled by the Wii as ’Tute’ characters.
Talismoon’s WiiDiva fuses together style and comfort for WiiTM gamers
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Leading peripheral maker Talismoon announces the WiiDiva, an incredibly stylish and improved WiiTM remote strap which features some serious sparkle and a special locking mechanism.
FRANCE –October 9th, 2008 – Talismoon, a highly innovative and leading video game video game accessory provider has announced today announced the release of the WiiDiva. Carefully constructed from comfortable leather, and decorated with polished chrome hardware, the WiiDiva brings greater style and physical improvements to any Wii ™ remote. Not only is the WiiDiva stronger than the OEM Wii strap but it also features a special locking mechanism that is adjustable to any size wrist.
“As the saying goes, if everybody looked the same then we would get tired of looking at each other, and the respective phrase is fully relevant to the tens of millions Wii™ remotes out there which all look identical. Thus, Talismoon is delighted to release the WiiDiva to all the gamers out there who not only desire a more unique looking Wii ™ wrist strap but also one which contributes to a safer and more comfortable gaming experience,” said George Paras, chief product development officer of Talismoon.
