Monster Hunter Tri director not discussing the future of the series on Wii for now
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“Is this a Sony versus Nintendo question? Because I don’t want to get into that. We wanted to bring Monster Hunter to a new audience, and since Wii gamers are from a broad range this opportunity excites us. As for bringing more Monster Hunters to the Wii, we prefer to see a project through to absolute completion before we think about what’s next, and even though Monster Hunter Tri launched last year in Japan and is about to launch here, there is still much we can bring to the game, with it being so heavily network-based.” – director Kaname Fujioka
It’s strange that Mr. Fujioka had a reaction like that since the question seemed harmless! Although, I suppose it is too soon to begin talking about another Monster Hunter for consoles. I’m sure it’s going to be a long time before we hear anything concrete.
NGamer review scores
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2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa (Wii) – 82%
Art of Balance (WiiWare) – 5/5
Bakugan: Battle Trainer (DS) – 58%
Bit.Trip Void (WiiWare) – 3/5
Build-A-Bear Workshop: Welcome to Hugsville (DS) – 42%
Cave Story (WiiWare) – 5/5
Combat of Giants: Mutant Insects (DS) – 32%
Dementium 2 (DS) – 79%
Disney’s Stich Jam (DS) – 44%
Dracula: Undead Awakening (WiiWare) – 2/5
How to Train Your Dragon (DS) – 51%
How to Train Your Dragon (Wii) – 40%
It’s My Circus: Elephant Friend (DS) – 41%
Military Madness: Nectaris (WiiWare) – 3/5
Monster Hunter Tri (Wii) – 89%
No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle (Wii) – 90%
Photo Dojo (DSiWare) – 3/5
Racket Sports Party (Wii) – 54%
Rooms: The Main Building (DS) – 68%
Sam & Max Beyond Time and Space (Wii) – 38%
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey (DS) – 80%
Sin and Punishment: Star Successor (Wii) – 87%
Sports Island DS (DS) – 65%
WarioWare: D.I.Y. (DS) – 88%
Kamiya very interested in making a Star Fox game for Nintendo
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This information comes from Hideki Kamiya’s Twitter. His body of work includes Devil May Cry, Viewtiful Joe, Bayonetta, and my personal favorite, Okami.
“If they had the team that made Star Fox 64 make it…I want Nintendo’s staff to come to Platinum, stick guns at us and tell us ‘You guys make a new Star Fox.'”
Kamiya really enjoyed Star Fox 64 and specifically mentioned the game’s entertaining scenario and battles on Twitter. When Kamiya joined Capcom, one of two ideas he submitted was a 3D shooting game (the other actually turned into Okami). But since he was so pleased with Star Fox 64, he believed there was no need for another title like it.
Thanks to Robert for the news tip!
UK software sales (Week ending 4/17)
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All formats
– 1 TOM CLANCY’S SPLINTER CELL: CONVICTION UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
1 2 JUST DANCE UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
– 3 GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY ROCKSTAR NORTH ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
2 4 BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2 DIGITAL ILLUSIONS EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
6 5 WII FIT PLUS NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
3 6 JUST CAUSE 2 AVALANCHE STUDIOS EIDOS SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
5 7 WII SPORTS RESORT NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
7 8 POKEMON SOULSILVER GAME FREAK NINTENDO NINTENDO
4 9 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 INFINITY WARD ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
8 10 FIFA 10 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
9 11 POKEMON HEARTGOLD GAME FREAK NINTENDO NINTENDO
10 12 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
11 13 SONIC & SEGA ALL-STARS RACING SUMO DIGITAL SEGA SEGA
18 14 LEGO BATMAN: THE VIDEOGAME TRAVELLER’S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
14 15 ASSASSIN’S CREED II UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
16 16 FORZA MOTORSPORT 3 TURN 10 STUDIOS MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
15 17 MARIO & SONIC AT OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES SEGA SEGA SEGA
19 18 FINAL FANTASY XIII SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
25 19 GRAND THEFT AUTO IV ROCKSTAR NORTH PLATINUM TAKE 2
17 20 GOD OF WAR III SCEA SANTA MONICA SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
12 21 MARIO KART WII NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
22 22 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
13 23 ALIENS VS PREDATOR REBELLION SEGA SEGA
21 24 MASS EFFECT 2 BIOWARE EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
20 25 BEN 10: ALIEN FORCE – VILGAX ATTACKS 1ST PLAYABLE D3P NAMCO BANDAI GAMES
24 26 JAMES CAMERON’S AVATAR: THE GAME UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
29 27 PEPPA PIG: FUN AND GAMES ASYLUM P2 GAMES UBISOFT
23 28 HEAVY RAIN QUANTIC DREAM SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
38 29 BAND HERO VICARIOUS VISIONS REDOCTANE ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
28 30 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2010 SPORTS INTERACTIVE SEGA SEGA
26 31 DRAGON AGE: ORIGINS BIOWARE EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
34 32 SEGA MEGA DRIVE ULTIMATE COLLECTION BACKBONE SEGA SEGA
31 33 WWE SMACKDOWN VS RAW 2010 YUKE’S THQ THQ
– 34 TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 10 EA TIBURON EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 35 BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM – GAME OF THE YEAR ROCKSTEADY STUDIOS EIDOS SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
30 36 PEPPA PIG: THE GAME ASYLUM P2 GAMES UBISOFT
27 37 MARIO AND LUIGI: BOWSER’S INSIDE STORY ALPHADREAM NINTENDO NINTENDO
37 38 THE SIMS 3 THE SIMS STUDIO EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
40 39 MARIO KART DS NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
39 40 PROFESSOR LAYTON AND PANDORA’S BOX LEVEL 5 NINTENDO NINTENDO
Individual formats
– 1 TOM CLANCY’S SPLINTER CELL: CONVICTION XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
1 2 JUST DANCE WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
– 3 GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY PS3 ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
3 4 WII FIT PLUS WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
2 5 WII SPORTS RESORT WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
4 6 POKEMON SOULSILVER DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
5 7 POKEMON HEARTGOLD DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
6 8 BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2 XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
8 9 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 XB360 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
9 10 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
10 11 BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2 PS3 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
7 12 JUST CAUSE 2 XB360 EIDOS SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
11 13 JUST CAUSE 2 PS3 EIDOS SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
13 14 FORZA MOTORSPORT 3 XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
14 15 GOD OF WAR III PS3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
12 16 MARIO KART WII WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
17 17 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
15 18 FIFA 10 XB360 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
24 19 PEPPA PIG: FUN AND GAMES DS P2 GAMES UBISOFT
19 20 HEAVY RAIN PS3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
18 21 FIFA 10 PS3 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
27 22 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2010 PC SEGA SEGA
16 23 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 PS3 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
21 24 MARIO AND LUIGI: BOWSER’S INSIDE STORY DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
23 25 MARIO & SONIC AT OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES WII SEGA SEGA
35 26 FINAL FANTASY XIII XB360 SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
30 27 THE SIMS 3 PC EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 28 BAND HERO DS REDOCTANE ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
36 29 MARIO KART DS DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
32 30 PROFESSOR LAYTON AND PANDORA’S BOX DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
22 31 MASS EFFECT 2 XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 32 GRAND THEFT AUTO IV PS3 PLATINUM TAKE 2
26 33 LEGO BATMAN: THE VIDEOGAME XB360 WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
– 34 HALO 3: ODST XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
28 35 PURE XB360 DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
37 36 SONIC & SEGA ALL-STARS RACING DS SEGA SEGA
25 37 ASSASSIN’S CREED II XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
– 38 SEGA MEGA DRIVE ULTIMATE COLLECTION PS3 SEGA SEGA
– 39 GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY PC ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
39 40 WII PLAY WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
Media Create software sales (4/5 – 4/11) – Top 50
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01. / 05. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) – 37.244 / 3.654.631 (-12%)
02. / 02. [PS3] Fist of the North Star: Warriors (Koei) – 34.262 / 491.186 (-52%)
03. / 04. [PSP] Pro Baseball Spirits 2010 (Konami) – 31.127 / 81.853 (-39%)
04. / 03. [PS3] Pro Baseball Spirits 2010 (Konami) – 30.624 / 87.760 (-46%)
05. / 06. [NDS] Friend Collection (Nintendo) – 22.563 / 3.090.041 (-37%)
06. / 08. [NDS] Pokemon Ranger: Tracks of Light (Pokemon Co.) – 20.359 / 380.537 (-39%)
07. / 01. [NDS] Etrian Odyssey III: Caller of the Starry Seas (Atlus Co.) – 19.257 / 107.022 (-78%)
08. / 07. [PS3] Yakuza 4: Heir to the Legend (Sega) – 17.788 / 518.883 (-48%)
09. / 11. [WII] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) – 15.380 / 1.818.000 (-27%)
10. / 14. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom Unite (PSP the Best Reprint) (Capcom) – 11.240 / 246.000
HD screenshots of Super Paper Mario, Dead Space Extraction, MadWorld, No More Heroes 2 (Dolphin)
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Dragon Quest Monsters Battle Road Victory details
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– Tournament mode is Wii-exclusive
– Looking to become a champion in Ryujincho
– Make own avatar (gender, face type, hair style/color options)
– Explor Ryujincho, participate in mini-games
– Use the Wii remote as a sword
– DSiWare and cell phone apps to scan apps
ESRB updates
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Dance on Broadway (Wii) – E10+
Dive: The Medes Islands Secret (Wii) – E
Farm Frenzy: Animal Country (DS) – E
Real Crimes: Jack the Ripper (DSi) – T
Jane’s Hotel (DS) – E
Gunblade NY & LA Machineguns Arcade Hits Pack (Wii) – T
Space Trek (Wii) – E10+
Game & Watch: Donkey Kong Jr. (DSi) – E
Game & Watch: Flagman (DSi) – E
Game & Watch: Ball (DSi) – E
Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Bill Nye the Science Guy have something in common
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Most gamers probably aren’t aware that Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Bill Nye the Science Guy have a little something in common. As it turns out, they both featured the same announcer. Pat Cashman was the announcer for Bill Nye the Science Guy and appeared in sketches as well. Today, gamers can hear Cashman’s voicework in Brawl when he calls out the names of Nintendo characters and counts down to battle.
Thanks to Cawdor for the news tip!