Bplus teams up with Marvelous and announces Bit Man!! for Japan
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Vienna, Austria, February 10th 2010
Bplus, independent software developer and creator of innovative WiiWare™ titles PLÄTTCHEN – twist ‘n’ paint, Niki – Rock ‘n’ Ball and Bit Boy!!, is happy to announce the forming of a partnership with Marvelous Entertainment Inc., one of Japan’s leading video game publishing companies known for Wii™ hit titles such as No More Heroes™, Little Kings Story and Harvest Moon.
As a first step, Marvelous will bring the enhanced Japanese version of the funky retrorama WiiWare title Bit Boy!! with the new name Bit Man!! to the Japanese market as part of its upcoming World Game Parade.
Rooms: The Main Building Wii screenshots
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Famitsu software sales (2/1 – 2/7)
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1. [PSP] God Eater
2. [DS] Dragon Quest VI
3. [PS3] Star Ocean: The Last Hope
4. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii
5. [DS] Tomodachi Collection
6. [PS3] End of Eternity
7. [WII] Wii Fit Plus
8. [PSP] Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep
9. [PSP] pop’n music portable
10. [WII] Wii Sports Resort
Rock of the Dead heading to Wii
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– Epicenter describes the game as “Picture Typing of the Dead but with Guitar Hero guitars instead of a QWERTY keyboard”
– Shoot zombies/other undead enemies by playing on the guitars
– Some basic enemies only need 3-4-strum combos
– Some enemies throw projectiles at you (like knives/bombs)
– Enemy will continue throwing the projectiles until you defeat it
– There will be numerous enemies onscreen, so you need to type out combos to target specific enemies
– Larger enemies will require you to complete Guitar Hero/Rock Band gameplay (play notes to the beat of the background music)
– Easy/Normal/Hard/Expert modes
– Fret buttons, multi-button chords in hard/expert modes
– Players can drop in and out of co-op/competitive multiplayer
– About 5 hours to complete
– Can come back for high scores, branching path near the end of the game
– No licensed music
– Writer of The Witcher doing the game’s script
– $30 – $40
– Releasing in late spring/early summer
Adventure puzzle game Rooms: The Main Building goes gold
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Magical Adventure Puzzle Game Makes Its Way to Nintendo DS and Wii March 23
San Mateo, Calif. – Feb. 9, 2010 – Gamers are getting ready to slide their way to freedom this March as Rooms: The Main Building for Nintendo DS™ and Wii™ has gone gold. Published by Hudson Entertainment, the North and South American subsidiary of HUDSON SOFT, Rooms: The Main Building will challenge the minds of Wii and DS players on March 23, 2010 when they are asked to solve sliding puzzles in order to escape a series of surreal mansions. Players use various items and the guidance of their host, Mr. Book, to navigate the mystical new world.
“Rooms: The Main Building is a fun puzzle adventure game that will provide hours of entertaining and brain stimulating fun,” said Mike Pepe, director of marketing of Hudson Entertainment. “Players not only solve puzzles but can also explore a magical world that literally opens up in front of them. Using wit, strategy and various random objects – like a fishbowl to breath under water, players will discover that solution is only a doorstep away.”
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier coming to Wii and DS
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Earlier today, Ubisoft revealed a new entry in the Ghost Recon franchise, subtitled Future Soldier. The announcement only confirmed a release for the 360, but Nintendo fans shouldn’t feel left out. On a conference call, Ubisoft shared the news that Future Solider is also in development for the Wii and DS. The company did not say how the Wii and DS games will differ from the other versions, although I’m sure we’ll find out more details in the coming months.
Nintendo Power review scores
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Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (Wii) – 8.0
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (DS) – 6.0
No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle (Wii) – 9.0
Endless Ocean: Blue World (Wii) – 7.5
Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth (DS) – 8.0
Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll (Wii) – 5.5
Ragnorok DS (DS) – 5.0
Data East Arcade Classics (Wii) – 6.5
Shiren the Wanderer (Wii) – 6.5
Ubisoft reports third-quarter 2009-10 sales
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Today, Ubisoft® reported its sales for the third fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2009.
Sales
Sales for the third quarter of 2009-10 came to €495 million, down 2.7%, or 2.0% at constant exchange rates, compared with €508 million recorded during the same period of 2008-09. For the first nine months of fiscal 2009-10, sales totaled €661 million versus €852 million in the corresponding prior-year period, representing a decrease of 22.5%, or 22.1% at constant exchange rates. This performance is in line with the revised targets announced on January 13, 2010.
Level-5 has new titles in development for Wii, PS3
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Dengeki Online is reporting that Level-5 has new games in development for both the Wii and PS3. On the Wii side of things, the company is most likely working on their first Inazuna Eleven title for the console. There hasn’t been much news regarding Inazuma Eleven Break since it was announced in 2008, so it wouldn’t be surprising if development is nearing completion. Aside from Break, though, Level-5 is working on unannounced titles. Perhaps Level-5 will announce the new games they are creating later this year.
Nintendo takes action to combat video game piracy
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Nintendo confirms the settlement of a Federal Court action against an individual in Australia for illegally copying and uploading to the Internet the first game file of Nintendo’s highly-anticipated video game, New Super Mario Bros. Wii for the Wii™ console. The game file was first made available for illegal download worldwide on 6 November, 2009, a week prior to its official release in Australia.
This legal proceeding was commenced to protect the creative rights and innovation of game developers, and to combat the growing international problem of Internet piracy. Under Australian law, copying and distributing games without the permission of the copyright holder is a breach of the Copyright Act.