Game Informer review scores
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Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition – 9.5
 Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (PS3/360) – 7.75
 MLB 2K10 – 7.75
 Just Cause 2 – 9
 MAG – 7
 God of War III – 10
 MLB 10 The Show – 9.5
 Endless Ocean: Blue World – 7.5
 Calling – 4.5
 Super Monkey Ball Step & Roll – 6
 The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom – 8.5
 Napoleon Total War – 8.75
 Supreme Commander 2 (PC) – 8
 Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening – 7.75
Thanks to Christian S for the news tip!
UK software sales (Week ending 3/6)
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Individual formats
–  	 	1  	   	   	BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2  	XB360  	EA GAMES  	ELECTRONIC ARTS
 – 		2 	  	  	BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2 	PS3 	EA GAMES 	ELECTRONIC ARTS
 2 		3 	  	  	JUST DANCE 	WII 	UBISOFT 	UBISOFT
 1 		4 	  	  	HEAVY RAIN 	PS3 	SONY COMPUTER ENT. 	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
 – 		5 	  	  	BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2 	PC 	EA GAMES 	ELECTRONIC ARTS
 5 		6 	  	  	WII FIT PLUS 	WII 	NINTENDO 	NINTENDO
 3 		7 	  	  	ALIENS VS PREDATOR 	XB360 	SEGA 	SEGA
 6 		8 	  	  	WII SPORTS RESORT 	WII 	NINTENDO 	NINTENDO
 4 		9 	  	  	ALIENS VS PREDATOR 	PS3 	SEGA 	SEGA
 7 		10 	  	  	NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII 	WII 	NINTENDO 	NINTENDO
 10 		11 	  	  	CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 	XB360 	ACTIVISION 	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
 15 		12 	  	  	SONIC & SEGA ALL-STARS RACING 	WII 	SEGA 	SEGA
 9 		13 	  	  	FORZA MOTORSPORT 3 	XB360 	MICROSOFT 	MICROSOFT
 12 		14 	  	  	CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 	PS3 	ACTIVISION 	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
 11 		15 	  	  	BIOSHOCK 2 	XB360 	2K GAMES 	TAKE 2
 14 		16 	  	  	MARIO KART WII 	WII 	NINTENDO 	NINTENDO
 – 		17 	  	  	SONIC & SEGA ALL-STARS RACING 	DS 	SEGA 	SEGA
 19 		18 	  	  	UNCHARTED 2: AMONG THIEVES 	PS3 	SONY COMPUTER ENT. 	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
 16 		19 	  	  	SONIC & SEGA ALL-STARS RACING 	XB360 	SEGA 	SEGA
 8 		20 	  	  	NAPOLEON: TOTAL WAR 	PC 	SEGA 	SEGA
 13 		21 	  	  	MARIO & SONIC AT OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 	WII 	SEGA 	SEGA
 17 		22 	  	  	FIFA 10 	XB360 	EA SPORTS 	ELECTRONIC ARTS
 25 		23 	  	  	NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 	DS 	NINTENDO 	NINTENDO
 – 		24 	  	  	SUPREME COMMANDER 2 	PC 	SQUARE ENIX 	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
 21 		25 	  	  	FOOTBALL MANAGER 2010 	PC 	SEGA 	SEGA
 18 		26 	  	  	THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: SPIRIT TRACKS 	DS 	NINTENDO 	NINTENDO
 31 		27 	  	  	SONIC & SEGA ALL-STARS RACING 	PS3 	SEGA 	SEGA
 26 		28 	  	  	FIFA 10 	PS3 	EA SPORTS 	ELECTRONIC ARTS
 – 		29 	  	  	ASSASSIN’S CREED II 	PC 	UBISOFT 	UBISOFT
 20 		30 	  	  	MASS EFFECT 2 	XB360 	EA GAMES 	ELECTRONIC ARTS
 – 		31 	  	  	MARIO KART DS 	DS 	NINTENDO 	NINTENDO
 37 		32 	  	  	GRAND THEFT AUTO IV 	PS3 	PLATINUM 	TAKE 2
 28 		33 	  	  	WII PLAY 	WII 	NINTENDO 	NINTENDO
 22 		34 	  	  	MARIO & SONIC AT OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 	DS 	SEGA 	SEGA
 – 		35 	  	  	PROFESSOR LAYTON AND PANDORA’S BOX 	DS 	NINTENDO 	NINTENDO
 24 		36 	  	  	BIOSHOCK 2 	PS3 	2K GAMES 	TAKE 2
 27 		37 	  	  	LEGO BATMAN: THE VIDEOGAME 	XB360 	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE 	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
 38 		38 	  	  	GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY 	XB360 	ROCKSTAR 	TAKE 2
 29 		39 	  	  	PURE 	XB360 	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS 	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
 40 		40 	  	  	THE SIMS 3 	PC 	EA GAMES 	ELECTRONIC ARTS
All formats
–  	 	1  	   	   	BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2  	DIGITAL ILLUSIONS  	EA GAMES  	ELECTRONIC ARTS
 3 		2 	  	  	JUST DANCE 	UBISOFT (FRANCE) 	UBISOFT 	UBISOFT
 2 		3 	  	  	ALIENS VS PREDATOR 	REBELLION 	SEGA 	SEGA
 1 		4 	  	  	HEAVY RAIN 	QUANTIC DREAM 	SONY COMPUTER ENT. 	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
 8 		5 	  	  	SONIC & SEGA ALL-STARS RACING 	SUMO DIGITAL 	SEGA 	SEGA
 4 		6 	  	  	WII FIT PLUS 	NINTENDO 	NINTENDO 	NINTENDO
 5 		7 	  	  	CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 	INFINITY WARD 	ACTIVISION 	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
 6 		8 	  	  	WII SPORTS RESORT 	NINTENDO 	NINTENDO 	NINTENDO
 10 		9 	  	  	FIFA 10 	EA CANADA 	EA SPORTS 	ELECTRONIC ARTS
 7 		10 	  	  	NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII 	NINTENDO 	NINTENDO 	NINTENDO
 9 		11 	  	  	BIOSHOCK 2 	2K MARIN 	2K GAMES 	TAKE 2
 11 		12 	  	  	MARIO & SONIC AT OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 	SEGA 	SEGA 	SEGA
 13 		13 	  	  	FORZA MOTORSPORT 3 	TURN 10 STUDIOS 	MICROSOFT 	MICROSOFT
 31 		14 	  	  	ASSASSIN’S CREED II 	UBISOFT (MONTREAL) 	UBISOFT 	UBISOFT
 16 		15 	  	  	JAMES CAMERON’S AVATAR: THE GAME 	UBISOFT (MONTREAL) 	UBISOFT 	UBISOFT
 18 		16 	  	  	GRAND THEFT AUTO IV 	ROCKSTAR NORTH 	PLATINUM 	TAKE 2
 17 		17 	  	  	MARIO KART WII 	NINTENDO 	NINTENDO 	NINTENDO
 14 		18 	  	  	LEGO BATMAN: THE VIDEOGAME 	TRAVELLER’S TALES 	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE 	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
 23 		19 	  	  	UNCHARTED 2: AMONG THIEVES 	NAUGHTY DOG 	SONY COMPUTER ENT. 	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
 12 		20 	  	  	NAPOLEON: TOTAL WAR 	CREATIVE ASSEMBLY 	SEGA 	SEGA
 21 		21 	  	  	FOOTBALL MANAGER 2010 	SPORTS INTERACTIVE 	SEGA 	SEGA
 25 		22 	  	  	NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 	NINTENDO 	NINTENDO 	NINTENDO
 – 		23 	  	  	SUPREME COMMANDER 2 	GAS POWERED GAMES 	SQUARE ENIX 	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
 15 		24 	  	  	VANCOUVER 2010 	EUROCOM ENTERTAINMENT 	SEGA 	SEGA
 22 		25 	  	  	THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: SPIRIT TRACKS 	NINTENDO 	NINTENDO 	NINTENDO
 19 		26 	  	  	MASS EFFECT 2 	BIOWARE 	EA GAMES 	ELECTRONIC ARTS
 26 		27 	  	  	MX VS ATV REFLEX 	THQ DIGITAL PHOENIX 	THQ 	THQ
 – 		28 	  	  	LEFT 4 DEAD 2 	VALVE 	EA GAMES 	ELECTRONIC ARTS
 27 		29 	  	  	PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2010 	KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT 	KONAMI 	KONAMI
 20 		30 	  	  	PEPPA PIG: THE GAME 	ASYLUM 	P2 GAMES 	UBISOFT
 – 		31 	  	  	MARIO KART DS 	NINTENDO 	NINTENDO 	NINTENDO
 29 		32 	  	  	WII PLAY 	NINTENDO 	NINTENDO 	NINTENDO
 – 		33 	  	  	WWE SMACKDOWN VS RAW 2010 	YUKE’S 	THQ 	THQ
 24 		34 	  	  	BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM 	ROCKSTEADY STUDIOS 	EIDOS 	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
 32 		35 	  	  	UP 	HEAVY IRON STUDIOS 	THQ 	THQ
 34 		36 	  	  	BAYONETTA 	PLATINUMGAMES 	SEGA 	SEGA
 – 		37 	  	  	PROFESSOR LAYTON AND PANDORA’S BOX 	LEVEL 5 	NINTENDO 	NINTENDO
 – 		38 	  	  	ASSASSIN’S CREED 	UBISOFT (MONTREAL) 	XBOX 360 CLASSICS 	UBISOFT
 – 		39 	  	  	GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY 	ROCKSTAR NORTH 	ROCKSTAR 	TAKE 2
 33 		40 	  	  	DANTE’S INFERNO 	VISCERAL GAMES 	EA GAMES 	ELECTRONIC ARTS
Nintendo Download: With Fantasy Games This Good, Why Settle for Reality?
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Sometimes realism is overrated. Don’t we all need a regular jolt of fantasy to keep our imaginations alive and kicking? For Wii™ owners, this week’s new game lineup is set to deliver exactly that. Max & the Magic Marker for the WiiWare™ service imagines what would happen if your own artistic creation turned against you, while the Virtual Console™ service features a big dose of otherworldly action with the classic FINAL FANTASY® II. Browse all the latest downloadable games for the Wii and Nintendo DSi™ systems to help keep your imagination fueled to the max.
We’ve also got some free bonus inspiration for you this week: At last September’s Penny Arcade Expo, Nintendo invited professional artists to create one-of-a-kind animations using the Flipnote Studio™ application for the Nintendo DSi system. The results are now online and ready for viewing at the Flipnote Hatena site (http://flipnote.hatena.com), including cool clips from top comic artists like Eric Jones, Christina Strain and Mike Choi. Check them out and treat your brain to extra helpings of creative juice.
Top 10 best-selling games in Japan for February
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The information below comes from Famitsu. The data is based on all sales from the month of February.
1. [PSP] God Eater – 496,050 / NEW
 2. [DS] Dragon Quest VI – 335,926 / 1,245,907
 3. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii – 211,614 / 3,419,880
 4. [PS3] Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition – 186,340 / NEW
 5. [DS] Tomodachi Collection – 162,619 / 2,930,498
 6. [PS3] Star Ocean: The Last Hope International – 129,996 / NEW
 7. [WII] Wii Fit Plus – 10,229 / 1,684,987
 8. [DS] Super Robot Taisen OG Saga – 78,773 / NEW
 9. [PSP] Kenka Banchou 4: Ichinen Sensou – 72,923 / NEW
 10. [DS] Quiz Magic Academy DS – 56,788 / NEW
Media Create software sales (2/22 – 2/28) – Top 50
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01. / 00.  [PSP] Kenka Bancho 4: Ichinen Sensou (Spike) – 71.504 / NEW
 02. / 00. [NDS] Super Robot Wars OG: Saga Endless Frontier Exceed (Namco Bandai) – 64.805 / NEW
 03. / 01. [PS3] Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition (Capcom) – 47.815 / 19.154 (-67%)
 04. / 03. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) – 45.369 / 3.411.665 (+2%)
 05. / 02. [PSP] God Eater (Namco Bandai) – 44.717 / 514.549 (-30%)
 06. / 00. [PSP] Hot Shots Tennis Portable (SCE) – 44.603 / NEW
 07. / 00. [NDS] Shiren the Wanderer 4: Kami no Hitomi to Akuma no Heso (Spike) – 40.703 / NEW
 08. / 05. [NDS] Friend Collection (Nintendo) – 33.325 / 2.881.991 (+6%)
 09. / 07. [WII] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) – 29.787 / 1.694.292 (+16%)
 10. / 04. [NDS] Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Reviere (Square Enix) – 26.474 / 1.243.608 (-36%)
ESRB updates
Posted on 15 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in DS, News, Wii | 0 comments
Blue Dragon: Awakened Shadow (DS) – E10+
 Sokomania (DSi) – E
 Winter Sports 3 – The Great Tournament (Wii) – E
 thinkSMART (DS) – E
 thinkSMART Family! (Wii) – E
 Iron Man 2 (Wii) – T
 IRONCLAD (Wii) – E10+
 Mahjong (Dsi) – E
 Solitaire 24/7 (DSi) – E
 World Championship Spelling (DS) – E
 Dance Sensation (Wii) – E
 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa (Wii) – E
 Cruise Party (Wii) – T
 Bounce & Break (DSi) – E
 Brain Drain (Wii) – E
 Gangstar 2: Kings of L.A. (DSi) – T
 Puffins Let’s Race (DSi) – E
 Zombie Panic in Wonderland (Wii) – T
 System Flaw Recruit (DSi) – E
 Mr. Driller: Drop till You Drop (DSi) – E
Sakaguchi hints at real-time battle system for The Last Story
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This information comes from Mistwalker’s official blog…
 
 “Production of the last story is advancing smoothly. But, I want you to understand how difficult it is to finish the last fixes and it is time consuming in RPG creation. There is an unknown territory for me because of the real time system exists in it. But I believe that the hurdle will invent something new. Of course, it’s possible to finish it really quick, but the effort we put in in 2years would be wasted. The final seasoning is very important. So I made up my mind carefully and I’m working with scrupulous attention. Anyway the sense of security is necessary to the foundation so that you can enjoy yourself without any logic.” – Hironobu Sakaguchi
 
As you can see, Sakaguchi has hinted that the battle system will be in real-time. That is, unless he’s talking about a different type of system. Perhaps we’ll get some information about the game soon once the development blog starts.
Rock Band Music Store update next week
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**ROCK BAND MEDIA ALERT** THE WHITE STRIPES ADD THREE MORE TRACKS TO ROCK BAND!
PLUS THE FUTUREHEADS, THE JAMES GANG AND MORE FOR ROCK BAND DLCGuildford, UK. – March 5, 2009 – Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that a three pack of songs from fan favorites The White Stripes, as well as singles from The Futureheads, The James Gang, Shaimus, and the one and only Hockey Theme Song, will be added next week to the Rock Band Music Store of downloadable content for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Wii™.
These are among the more than 400 artists currently available through the Rock Band platform. With more than 1,100 songs available, Rock Band is, without question, the industry leader in providing the best selection of interactive musical content, songs and artists.
Japanese VC/WiiWare/DSiWare updates next week
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VC:
 Moon Cresta (Hamster, ARC, 800)
WiiWare:
 Mega Man 10 (Capcom, 1000 + DLC)
DSiWare:
 GG Series: Throwout (Genterprise, 200)
 Renjuku Kanji Shou-gaku 4-nensei (IE Institute, 500)
 Renjuku Kanji Shou-gaku 5-nensei (IE Institute, 500)
 Brain Challenge (Gameloft, 500)
 Let’s Golf (Gameloft, 1000)