King’s Knight – NES
Powerball – Sega Genesis
It’s a mad season for basketball lovers, but even the most hardcore hoops fan needs a break from the action this time of year. While they’re a far cry from basketball, the latest additions to the Wii™ Shop Channel offer plenty of fast-moving fun and high-scoring thrills of their own. Check them out and get a fresh taste of gaming excitement that can last well into April and beyond.
Nintendo adds new 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:
Sonic Unleashed not fake after all?
Posted on 16 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii | 0 comments
For the past 24 hours or so, those who were able to take a look at the latest Sonic Unleashed screenshots and video began to discuss the validity of the items. The status of the game appears to be real, but specific platforms for release remain unknown. Sega Magazine claims the title will indeed release, and note that a worldwide November 2008 release is planned. Also, because the budget of the game is so large, Sega developers from Japan, America, and even Europe are all collaborating to bring the best Sonic experience possible to gamers. More information is expected to be released this May, at the SEGA Gamer’s Day event.
Sonic Unleashed blowout – first video
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Even though April Fool’s jokes have begun to peculate, one leak in particular actually seems to be true. The “first” images, information, and video of Sonic Unleashed have been leaked.
– gameplay includes Sonic and the Secret Rings style running with switches to 2.5D platforming thrown in
– Sonic will transform at certain points in the game, and his new form will include some sort of new mechanic
– another new character will be introduced
– Sonic Unleashed is not the final name, and no platform(s) were mentioned. File names of the original leaked images indicate a multiplatform release of 360/PS3/Wii
While the graphics shown in screenshots look suited for a 360/PS3 release, there was something called “ONM_CoverArt” (Official Nintendo Magazine) on the Sega FTP server. Because of this, it seems a bit more believable that the game could be releases on the Wii.
This leak sounds hard to believe but given all of the ample material gathered by numerous sources, it’s difficult to deny its existence. As much as I’d be interested in hearing more about this game, I would definitely wait until we hear something from Sega.
Summary of Mario Kart Wii battle levels
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5 new stages: Block Plaza ~ Delfino Pier ~ Funky Stadium ~ Chain Chomp Wheel ~ Thwomp Desert.
5 retro stages: Battle Course 4 {Super Mario Kart} ~ Battle Course 3 {Mario Kart Super Circuit} ~ Skyscraper {Mario Kart 64} ~ Cookie Land {Mario Kart Double Dash} ~ Twilight House {Mario Kart DS}.
Japanese hardware sales – (3/10 – 3/16)
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PSP 57,651
Wii 55,845
DS Lite 53,266
PS3 14,934
PS2 9,930
Xbox 360 1,744
NDS Pokemon Ranger: Batonnage – 127k
WII Deca Sporta: Wii de Sports 10 Shumoku! – 30k
NDS Sakura Taisen: Kimi Arugatame – 27k
NDS SimCity DS 2: Kodai kara Mirai e Tsuduku Machi – 26k
NDS Crayon Shin-Chan: Arashi o Yobu Cinema Land: Kachinko Gachinko Daikatsugeki! – 19k
NDS Time Hollow: Ubawareta Kako o Motomete – 14k
NDS Chou Nekketsu Koukou Kunio-Kun Dodge Ball Bu – 10k
NDS Kekkaishi: Kokubourou Shuurai – 8k (just 10-20% sell through)
NDS Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword – 4k
NDS Bangai-O Spirits – 3k (<10k shipment)
Wii Shop Channel offers update to users
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A new update is now available for the Wii to prep owners for the upcoming WiiWare service in May (for American Wii owners). As of now, the update doesn’t seem to have changed much, but you must download this update to further access the Wii Shop Channel.
Japanese software sales (3/10 – 3/16)
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1. [DS] Beautiful Character Training (Nintendo) – 66,000
2. [PS3] Yakuza 3: Kenzan! (Sega) – 46,000 / 227,000
3. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) – 45,000 / 1,704,000
4. [WII] Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo) – 41,000 / 1,449,000
5. [PS2] Gundam Musou Special (Bandai-Namco) – 24,000 / 213,000
6. [DS] Shugo Character! The Three Eggs and the Strange Joker (Konami) – 20,000
7. [PS2] Daito Giken Koushi Pachislot Simulator: Shin Yoshimune (Paon) – 18,000
8. [WII] Wii Sports (Nintendo) – 17,000 / 2,855,000
9. [DS] Harvest Moon: Shining Sun and Friends (Marvelous Entertainment) – 11,000 / 93,000
10. [WII] Wii Play (Nintendo) – 11,000 / 2,271,000
1 (1) Super Mario Bros 3
2 (2) Super Mario Bros
3 (3) Mario Kart 64
4 (10) Kirby 64 : The Crystal Shards
5 (4) Super Street Fighter 2
6 (5) Super Mario World
7 (6) Super Mario 64
8 (7) The Legend of Zelda : Ocarina of Time
9 (8) Bomberman 93
10 (9) Super Mario Bros 2
11 (11) The Legend of Zelda : A Link to the Past
12 (18) Paper Mario
13 (13) Pac-Man
14 (14) Sonic 3
15 (15) Sonic
16 (12) 1080 Snowboarding
17 (20) Bubble Bobble
18 (17) The legend of Zelda
19 (E) Kirby’s Adventure
20 (19) Yoshi’s Story
