Mario Kart Wii tournament – Mario Circuit coin collecting
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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: SNES Mario Circuit 3
Objective: Collect coins
Racing type: Kart’s only
Tournament date: 9/15 – 9/25
Capcom interested in future acquistions, series’ sales data
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“We will be actively pursuing friendly acquisitions and partnerships. In order to ensure stable and sustained growth, we must expand our business in the larger size overseas market where there is ample room for growth. We therefore have no plans to merge with any major Japanese video game publishers or toy manufacturers in the foreseeable future since it is unlikely to contribute to sales expansion overseas. Such a merger could also restrict our licensing business opportunities. On the other hand, we are aggressively going after acquisition and partnership opportunities if they benefit our goal of creating gaming content with universal market appeal. As I mentioned earlier, K2 Corporation with whom we have developed titles for overseas was made our wholly owned subsidiary during this fiscal year. Our aggressive strategy on merger and acquisition has already begun producing good results.” -Kenzo Tsujimoto
Resident Evil 4 (all versions)
– Japan : 850.000
– Overseas : 4.050.000
1. Resident Evil (50 titles): 34.5 million
2. MegaMan (120 titles): 28 million
3. Street Fighter (59 titles): 25 million
4. Devil May Cry (10 titles): 9.5 million
5. Onimusha (12 titles): 7.8 million
6. Monster Hunter (10 titles): 6.3 million
7. Ace Attorney (11 titles): 2.8 million
High Voltage: Wii the best platform for FPS games
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Even though there are some stand-out FPS titles on the Wii, the release of such games are too few and far between. Metroid Prime 3 was essentially the stepping stone for FPS controls on Wii, followed by Medal of Honor: Heroes 2. What does High Voltage Software, creators of The Conduit think about FPS games on the Wii? Eric Nofsinger, in an interview with NintendoFIN, noted that Nintendo’s system is best for FPS titles. “Well, the Wii has the unique motion-sensitive controls that make it the best platform for FPS games; this means we have weapons and gameplay that makes use of motions and movements that other games cannot. We also have some interesting puzzle-solving going on with our All Seeing Eye (ASE) device that allows players to reveal invisible hazards, secrets, and enemies. And last, but not least, its NOT set during World War II.”
Nofsinger also revealed that The Conduit will not support split-screen multiplayer, although the development team is considering co-op options. Additionally, High Voltage Software is trying to decide whether to put Animales de la Muerte up as a full retail release.
Online features being considered for MadWorld
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“(The) game is for single-player, just for single-player. (Platinum Games is) still in discussions and may have [online] features to announce.” – Atsushi Inaba
Bashing the crap out of other players online? Who’s with me?
Japanese software sales (9/1 – 9/7)
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1. NDS Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo) – 55,000 / 668,000
2. WII Wii Fit (Nintendo) – 32,000 / 2,609,000
3. NDS Blue Dragon Plus (AQ Interactive) – 21,000 / NEW
4. PS3 Afrika (SCEI) – 19,000 / 57,000
5. PS2 J-League Winning Eleven 2008 Club Championship (Konami) – 18,000 / 136,000
6. NDS Fire Emblem: New Shadow Dragons and the Blade of Light (Nintendo) – 17,000 / 222,000
7. NDS Dragon Quest V (Square Enix) – 15,000 / 1,164,000
8. NDS Daigasso! Band Brothers DX (Nintendo) – 15,000 / 326,000
9. WII Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) – 14,000 / 1,748,000
10. NDS Inazuma Eleven (Level 5) – 14,000 / 85,000
Nintendo Power – Most wanted VC games (readers, staff)
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Reader’s most wanted
1) Earthbound (SNES)
2) Mother (NES/Japan only)
3) Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (SNES, already released)
4) Super Smash Bros. (N64)
5) The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask (N64)
NP staff’s most wanted
1) Mega Man: The Willy Wars (Sega Genesis/Europe and Japan)
2) Castlevania: Rondo of Blood (TurboGrafx CD/Japan only)
3) Terranigma (SNES/Europe and Japan only)
4) Super Punch-Out!! (SNES)
5) Pilotwings (SNES)
Remember, this issue was sent out a few weeks ago, before Super Mario RPG was released. It’s unsurprising that Earthbound still remains at the top of the list…When will Nintendo release it?!
World of Goo goes gold, WiiWare version should be available next month
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The PC version of World of Goo has finally gone gold and if all goes as planned, the game should ship in the first week of November. As far as the WiiWare version is concerned, developer 2D Boy confirmed that the developers are putting on the final touches. The game will be submitted to Nintendo this month. 2D Boy also announced that the WiiWare version has a good chance of being available before the PC version, which makes an October release nearly guaranteed.
Screenshots roundup
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Last update: 4:25 PM EST
Top WiiWare, VC titles of the week
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Virtual Console
1 (2) – Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
2 (1) – Super Mario Bros. 3
3 (4) – Super Mario Bros.
4 (3) – Mega Man
5 (5) – Super Mario World
6 (6) – Sonic the Hedgehog
7 (7) – Super Mario Bros. 2
8 (8) – The Legend of Zelda
9 (9) – Super Mario 64
10 (13) – Punch-Out!!
11 (12) – The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
12 (11) – Mario Kart 64
13 (10) – Ys Book I & II
14 (14) – Donkey Kong Country
15 (15) – Pac-Man
16 (17) – Donkey Kong
17 (16) – Paper Mario
18 (18) – The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
19 (19) – Double Dragon
20 (20) – Kirby’s Adventure
WiiWare
1 (6) – My Aquarium
2 (1) – Strong Bad Episode 1 Homestar Ruiner
3 (3) – Defend your Castle
4 (2) – My Pokemon Ranch
5 (4) – Dr. Mario Online Rx
6 (5) – Wild West Guns
7 (9) – Helix
8 (7) – Pong Toss – Frat Party Games
9 (10) – Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King
10 (11) – TV Show King
11 (8) – Midnight Pool
12 (12) – LostWinds
13 (13) – Family Table Tennis
14 (14) – Cocoto Fishing Master
15 (15) – Gyrostarr
16 (16) – V.I.P. Casino: Blackjack
17 (19) – SPOGS Racing
18 (18) – Pirates: The Key of Dreams
19 (17) – Block Breaker Deluxe
20 (20) – Magnetica Twist
