October VC games in Japan
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Famicom:
* Nantettatte!! Baseball Ko-Game Set OB All Star Hen
* Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest
* Nekketsu Koukou Dodgeball-bu Soccer-hen (Nintendo World Cup)
Super Famicom:
* Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong’s Double Trouble
Sega Master System:
* Enduro Racer
PC Engine:
* Super Darius (CD)
* Ghouls ‘n Ghosts (CD)
* The New Zealand Story
Neo Geo:
* Metal Slug 2
Mario Kart Wii tournament – Giant Pokey boss
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The Japanese Mario Kart Wii tournament website has been updated with information about a new tournament. Here’s a lowdown on what to expect:
Course: Thwomp Desert (Battle Arena)
Objective: Defeat the boss
How: Throw bombs at Giant Pokey
Tournament date: 10/1 – 10/10
Japanese hardware sales (9/15 – 9/21)
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DS Lite 61,242
Wii 29,921
PSP 28,674
Xbox 360 13,777
PS3 8,156
PS2 7,720
European/Australian Wii Shop Channel update
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– Mega Man 9 (WiiWare)
– Helix (WiiWare)
– Strong Bad Episode 2 (WiiWare)
Poor Helix…Between Mega Man 9 and Strong Bad, who would also buy Helix?!
More Disaster: Day of Crisis details
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– Can upgrade Ray’s weapons + growth
– Gain SP items from breakable containers or help people
– Use BP to upgrade weapons
– Gain BP by killing STORM enemies in the shooting parts of the game
– Optional “Shooting Yard” mode can be unlocked – Can obtain special weapons if you beat the mode
– As you go through more levels in the main game, you can earn more levels for the Shooting Yard mode
– Control camera with d-pad, C button used to refocus camera behind Ray
– After car-chase level, you’re given full control of Ray
Disaster: Day of Crisis – Bear footage
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European Wii/DS Nintendo release dates
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October:
10: KORG DS-10
24: Disaster: Day of Crisis
November
7: Professor Layton and the Curious Village
7: Trauma Center: New Blood
14: Wii Music
21: Pokemon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
December:
Animal Crossing: Let’s Go to the City
Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution 2
Q1
Kirby Super Star Ultra
Rhythm Heaven
Mystery Case Files: MillionHeir
Full list after the break.
New Bleach: Versus Crusade screenshots
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Japanese software sales (9/15 – 9/21)
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01. [NDS] Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo) 315,000 / 1,278,000
02. [NDS] Dragonball DS (Namco Bandai) 72,000 / NEW
03. [NDS] Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo) 63,000 / 787,000
04. [PS3] Trusty Bell (Namco Bandai) 34,000 / NEW
05. [NDS] Quiz Magic Academy (Konami) 29,000 / 148,000
06. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) 28,000 / 2,663,000
07. [PSP] Hitman Reborn (Marvelous) 25,000 / NEW
08. [PSP] Shinobido PSP (Spike) 17,000 / NEW
09. [WII] One Piece Unlimited Cruise: Episode 1 (Namco Bandai) 15,000 / 76,000
10. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) 14,000 / 1,776,000
EDGE review scores
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The latest EDGE review scores are as follows:
– Spore [7]
– Star Wars: The Force Unleashed [5]
– Mercenaries 2: World in Flames [6]
– Brothers in Arms: Hells Highway [6]
– Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse [8]
– Infinite Undiscovery [6]
– Crysis Warhead [8]
– De Blob [8]
– Yakuza 2 [8]
– Viva Pinata; Trouble in Paradise [8]
– Reset Generation [8]
– Pure [7]
– Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2 [6]
– Galaga Legions [6]
– Castle Crashers [7]