NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The American Heart Association and Nintendo of America today announced a first-of-its-kind, multifaceted strategic relationship aimed at helping people create healthy lifestyles through physically active play. The two organizations will work together on multiple fronts to help consumers discover how active-play video games contribute to healthy living. Their joint efforts will arm consumers with information, provide people with hands-on experiences and arrange a summit of representatives from different backgrounds to discuss the benefits of active-play video games.
“Our two organizations come from different worlds, but we share a common goal,” said Clyde Yancy, M.D., president of the American Heart Association. “Showing people accessible ways to stay active has been a part of our mission for decades, but our research tells us nearly 70 percent of Americans are getting no regular physical activity. As an organization we are looking for ways to change this. Nintendo has demonstrated clear leadership in active-play video games with the popularity of the Wii system, and I’m confident that together we can encourage Americans to become more physically active.”

Huge Super Mario Galaxy 2 spoiler

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I know a lot of you would consider this to be a pretty significant spoiler, so head past the break if you’d like to see what this is all about!

UK software sales (Week ending 5/17)

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Individual formats

– 1 ALAN WAKE XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
2 2 JUST DANCE WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
– 3 LOST PLANET 2 XB360 CAPCOM CAPCOM
1 4 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP SOUTH AFRICA PS3 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
3 5 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP SOUTH AFRICA XB360 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
4 6 WII FIT PLUS WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 7 SKATE 3 XB360 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
6 8 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 XB360 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
– 9 LOST PLANET 2 PS3 CAPCOM CAPCOM
5 10 WII SPORTS RESORT WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
28 11 FINAL FANTASY XIII PS3 SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
11 12 BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2 XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
13 13 BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2 PS3 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
8 14 GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY PS3 ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
– 15 SKATE 3 PS3 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
7 16 TOM CLANCY’S SPLINTER CELL: CONVICTION XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
30 17 FINAL FANTASY XIII XB360 SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
14 18 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
17 19 POKEMON SOULSILVER DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 20 LIPS: I LOVE THE 80’S XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
21 21 FORZA MOTORSPORT 3 XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
15 22 POKEMON HEARTGOLD DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
18 23 HALO 3: ODST XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
10 24 SUPER STREET FIGHTER IV PS3 CAPCOM CAPCOM
16 25 GOD OF WAR COLLECTION PS3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
12 26 SUPER STREET FIGHTER IV XB360 CAPCOM CAPCOM
9 27 GOD OF WAR III PS3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
– 28 NAPOLEON: TOTAL WAR PC SEGA SEGA
24 29 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 PS3 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
29 30 MARIO KART WII WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
19 31 JUST CAUSE 2 XB360 EIDOS SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
20 32 WARIOWARE D.I.Y. DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 33 CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR PS3 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
23 34 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 35 YAKUZA 3 PS3 SEGA SEGA
– 36 NIER PS3 SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
25 37 JUST CAUSE 2 PS3 EIDOS SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
22 38 MONSTER HUNTER TRI WII CAPCOM CAPCOM
– 39 GRAN TURISMO 5: PROLOGUE PS3 PLATINUM SONY COMPUTER ENT.
– 40 CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR XB360 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD

All formats

1 1 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP SOUTH AFRICA EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 2 ALAN WAKE REMEDY ENTERTAINMENT MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
– 3 LOST PLANET 2 CAPCOM CAPCOM CAPCOM
2 4 JUST DANCE UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
– 5 SKATE 3 EA BLACK BOX EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
5 6 BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2 DIGITAL ILLUSIONS EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
3 7 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 INFINITY WARD ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
14 8 FINAL FANTASY XIII SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
4 9 WII FIT PLUS NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
7 10 WII SPORTS RESORT NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
9 11 GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY ROCKSTAR NORTH ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
6 12 SUPER STREET FIGHTER IV CAPCOM CAPCOM CAPCOM
10 13 JUST CAUSE 2 AVALANCHE STUDIOS EIDOS SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
8 14 TOM CLANCY’S SPLINTER CELL: CONVICTION UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
– 15 CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR TREYARCH ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
23 16 SONIC & SEGA ALL-STARS RACING SUMO DIGITAL SEGA SEGA
15 17 ALIENS VS PREDATOR REBELLION SEGA SEGA
12 18 IRON MAN 2 SEGA STUDIOS SAN FRANCISCO SEGA SEGA
13 19 JAMES CAMERON’S AVATAR: THE GAME UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
16 20 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
21 21 POKEMON SOULSILVER GAME FREAK NINTENDO NINTENDO
17 22 ASSASSIN’S CREED II UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
– 23 NIER CAVIA SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
19 24 FIFA 10 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 25 LIPS: I LOVE THE 80’S INIS MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
25 26 FORZA MOTORSPORT 3 TURN 10 STUDIOS MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
18 27 POKEMON HEARTGOLD GAME FREAK NINTENDO NINTENDO
22 28 HALO 3: ODST BUNGIE MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
20 29 GOD OF WAR COLLECTION BLUEPOINT GAMES SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
– 30 BIOSHOCK 2 2K MARIN 2K GAMES TAKE 2
– 31 BAYONETTA PLATINUMGAMES SEGA SEGA
34 32 BAND HERO NEVERSOFT REDOCTANE ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
40 33 CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE INFINITY WARD ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
11 34 GOD OF WAR III SCEA SANTA MONICA SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
– 35 NAPOLEON: TOTAL WAR CREATIVE ASSEMBLY SEGA SEGA
29 36 GRAND THEFT AUTO IV ROCKSTAR NORTH XBOX 360 CLASSICS TAKE 2
31 37 MARIO KART WII NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
24 38 WARIOWARE D.I.Y. INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS NINTENDO NINTENDO
33 39 LEGO BATMAN: THE VIDEOGAME TRAVELLER’S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
27 40 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO

Nintendo Download: New Downloadable Games Will Blow Your Mind, Not Your Budget

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Just because Nintendo offers a rich selection of downloadable games doesn’t mean you have to be rich to enjoy them. Available for just 500 Nintendo DSi Points™ apiece, Looksley’s Line Up™ and Frogger Returns for the Nintendo DSiWare™ service offer immersive virtual world fun and arcade-inspired thrills, respectively, at a budget-friendly price. Check out the complete lineup of incredible titles for the hand-held Nintendo DSi™ system, and while you’re at it, be sure to download the hilarious new Photo Dojo™ game, available for zero Nintendo DSi Points through June 10 (the game will require 200 Nintendo DSi Points for download as of June 11).
BIT.TRIP RUNNER marks a fresh installment in one of the WiiWare™ service’s most acclaimed game series, while the Super NES™ classic Kirby Super Star™ arrives on the Virtual Console™ service, each available to download for only 800 Wii Points™. Also, fans of Band Hero for the Wii™ system can be among the first to play the new Band Hero 1 Track Pack, featuring music from Miley Cyrus (“7 Things”), Selena Gomez (“Falling Down”) and Demi Lovato (“Here We Go Again”). This pack will be exclusive to Wii for one week starting May 18, 2010.

Interview with Renegade Kid

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Renegade Kid has created some of the most impressive games for the DS since the company was established in 2007. And just a few days ago, their third title for the handheld – Dementium II – made its way onto stores shelves. Renegade Kid owner and director Jools Watsham recently took some time to answer a few questions for us about his latest game and discussed other topics, which included the possibility of developing for Wii and his thoughts about the 3DS.

Nintendo Everything: Your most recent game, Dementium II, was just released last week and it looks like hands-down the scariest game on the DS system. What was the greatest challenge for actually bringing a tense, scary feel to players on a handheld system?

Jools Watsham: I think the most important thing, and one of the most difficult, is to create an authentically creepy atmosphere. We also pushed ourselves to produce a ton more variety in environments and enemies, which took a tremendous amount of work.

NE: Another thing that’s terrifying about Dementium II is the boxart – Who came up with such an awesome illustration?

JW: I agree, I think it is fantastic. This is very unglamorous, but SouthPeak hired a talented design company who came up with it. I expect SouthPeak’s PR Queen, Aubrey Norris, had something to do with it. 🙂 The image was sent to me one day and I was just blown away. I immediately thought it looked incredible, and I felt honored to have such a wonderfully disturbing image for our game.

Media Create software sales (5/3 – 5/9) – Top 50

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01. / 01. [NDS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 (Square Enix) – 252.862 / 876.505 (-59%)
02. / 02. [PSP] Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (Konami) – 140.591 / 574.957 (-68%)
03. / 04. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) – 46.690 / 3.806.779 (+5%)
04. / 07. [NDS] Friend Collection (Nintendo) – 33.342 / 3.190.794 (+24%)
05. / 06. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) – 32.340 / 2.771.000 (+15%)
06. / 10. [WII] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) – 23.314 / 1.890.761 (+18%)
07. / 03. [PS3] Super Street Fighter 4 (Capcom) – 20.084 / 101.147 (-75%)
08. / 12. [NDS] Pokemon Ranger: Tracks of Light (Pokemon Co.) – 20.007 / 446.000 (+18%)
09. / 16. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) – 15.902 / 1.886.000
10. / 09. [PS3] NieR Replicant (Square Enix) – 15.858 / 96.921 (-24%)

HD screenshots of Super Mario Galaxy, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Excitebots, RE 4: Wii Edition, Little King’s Story

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