“We wanted to support [Wii Speak] but the two libraries are incompatible, and really the choice came down to which one was the better [between Wii Speak and the PDP Headset]. The headset was just… the clarity was much better, there was less latency when you speak into it to hear back, and we did a lot of testing on that, and we worked with PDP on their libraries, and that was something we felt what was best for the game and for a first-person shooter experience. We understand that some people that bought Wii Speak might be put out, but it was really what was best for the game. And it didn’t seem that, outside of us and Animal Crossing, there was not that many people supporting Wii Speak. In that case, you go with what the best option is.”

I fully support High Voltage’s decision. WiiSpeak was another Nintendo peripheral that never really received a ton of support. Plus, I think most gamers would rather speak through a headset while playing a first-person shooter.

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Top 5 game sales worldwide (Amazon)

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Multiplatform

North America:
1. Zumba Fitness (Majesco, Wii)
2. Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft, Wii)
3. Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision, X360)
4. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo, Wii)
5. Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision, PS3)

Japan:
1. Monster Hunter Portable 3rd (Capcom, PSP)
2. Macross Triangle Frontier – Itsuwari no Utahime Pack (Bandai, PSP)
3. Gyakuten Kenji 2 (Capcom, DS)
4. The Last Story – Special Edition (Nintendo, Wii)
5. Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii wake ga Nai Portable – Limited Edition (Banpresto, PSP)

UK:
1. Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft, Wii)
2. FIFA 11 (EA Sports, PS3)
3. FIFA 11 (EA Sports, X360)
4. Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood (Ubisoft, X360)
5. Art Academy (Nintendo, DS)

Nintendo Wii

North America:
1. Zumba Fitness (Majesco)
2. Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft)
3. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
4. Just Dance Kids (Ubisoft)
5. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)

Japan:
1. The Last Story – Special Edition (Nintendo)
2. Shape Boxing 2 Wii de Enjoy Diet (Rocket Company)
3. Donkey Kong Returns (Nintendo
4. The Last Story (Nintendo)
5. Wii Party (Nintendo)

UK:
1. Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft)
2. Just Dance (Ubisoft)
3. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
4. Wii Party (Nintendo)
5. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)

Nintendo DS

North America:
1. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
2. Kingdom Hearts Re:coded (Square Enix)
3. Let’s Draw! (Majesco)
4. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
5. Super Scribblenauts (Warner Bros)

Japan:
1. Gyakuten Kenji 2 (Capcom)
2. Gyakuten Kenji 2 – Collector’s Package (Capcom)
3. Ninokuni: Shikkoku no Madoushi (Level 5)
4. Eigo de Tabisuru: Little Charo (Nintendo)
5. Pocket Monsters Black (Nintendo)

UK:
1. Art Academy (Nintendo)
2. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
3. Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem (Nintendo)
4. Professor Layton and the Lost Future (Nintendo)
5. Professor Layton and the Curious Village (Nintendo)

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Mario Sports Mix “press conference” set for Monday

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I’m not quite sure what you can expect for the conference, but it should be interesting! Make sure to tune in here at 5 PM PST on Monday.

Source: Nintendo PR

NGamer review scores

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Wii

Kirby’s Epic Yarn – 87%
Milestone Shooting Collection 2 – 64%
Hello Kitty: Seasons – 51%
Yogi Bear: The Video Game – 23%
Flatout – 20%

Pokémon Black & White – 88%
Okamiden – 88%
Plants vs Zombies – 86%
CSI: Unsolved – 64%
Pucca Power Up – 62%
Yogi Bear: The Video Game – 45%
Poupee Girl DS2: Elegant Mint Style – 40%
The Mysterious Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde – 28%
Silly Banz: Play the Craze – 25%
Atari’s Greatest Hits Volume 1 – 22%
Dungeons Raiders – 22%

WiiWare

Bejeweled 2 – 3/5
Doc Clock: The Toasted Sandwich of Time – 3/5
Ghost Mania – 2/5
Fireplacing – 0/5

Thanks to Chauncey for the tip!

Mario Sports Mix trailer

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Tales of Graces Wii could still come to North America

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Much to the delight of fans, Tales of Graces F was confirmed for North America a few days ago. As some of you may know, the “F” was not part of the Wii title when the game was released in Japan. That’s because a slightly enhanced version was later developed for the PlayStation 3.

The thing is, Namco Bandai has yet to announce which platforms the localized game will be released for in North America. The PS3 seems like a sure bet considering its full name was “Tales of Graces F”, but the Wii title has not been ruled out just yet. Said Makoto Iwai, Bandai Label President:

“We’ll see [about platforms]. We’re working on it. We’ll make the announcement later on.”

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