WiiWare:
Lost Winds Winter of the Melodias (Square Enix, 1000pts)
Phalanx (Zoom, 500pts)
Lit (Square Enix, 1000pts)
Othello (Arc System Works, 500pts)

DSiWare:
Katamuku + Action: Katamuction (HI Games & Publishing, 500pts)
@Simple DS Series Vol. 2: The Misshitsu kara Dasshutsu – Gakou-hen (D3 Publisher, 500pts)
Pocket Rurubu: Nagoya (Nintendo, 800pts)
Pocket Rurubu: Kobe (Nintendo, 800pts)

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Monster Hunter 3 fact sheet

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Monster Hunter Tri is coming to the West in early 2010 and for the first time Western Wii owners will be able to join the hunt as one of Capcom’s leading franchises makes its debut on the system.
One of the most strikingly beautiful titles ever developed for Nintendo’s Wii, Monster Hunter Tri depicts a living, breathing ecosystem where man co-exists with the fantastic beasts that roam both the dry land and the brand new sub-aqua environment – a first for the series.

Nintendo trademarks “WiiRelax”

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This rating was found in the European trademark database…

While we obviously don’t know for sure, it’s possible that WiiRelax could be Nintendo’s companion piece of software that will launch alongside the Wii Vitality Sensor. It’d certainly make sense, wouldn’t it?

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XSEED Games Confirms Retail Pricing and Ship date for Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces Wii

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XSEED Games is pleased to announce today the North American ship date for the upcoming Wii™ exclusive release, The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces. The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces will start shipping to retailers across the country January 12th, 2010 for the suggested retail price of $29.99.
The somber story of a world that needs war to survive, based on a novel series by Hiroshi MORI and adapted into an animated film directed by Mamoru Oshii and released by Sony Pictures in the US, is told with a combination of animated cut-scenes and voiced in-game sequences during battle. Players take on the role of a rookie pilot new to the combat pilot group known as the Sky Crawlers. Dog-fighting simulation and flight is mirrored by a unique gameplay mechanic; players hold the Nunchuk™ in the right hand as the flight control stick, tilted to roll, pitch, and yaw, while the Wii Remote™, acting as the throttle, is held in the left hand and is tilted up to accelerate and down to decelerate.
The Wii exclusive air combat game was developed by the Project ACES team of Ace Combat fame and is rated T for Teen. The retail release comes with reversible cover art so that fans of the animated movie may flip the cover to reveal the same front boxart as the Japanese release. Fans are encouraged to visit the newly launched official site at www.skycrawlersinnocentaces.com

GamesTM review scores

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Bayonetta – 9/10
LittleBigPlanet PSP – 8/10
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks – 8/10
Agarest: Generations of War – 7/10
Blue Toad Murder Files: Episode 1 – 7/10
PixelJunk Shooter – 9/10
The Saboteur – 6/10
Wheelspin – 3/10
Avatar – 6/10
Tony Hawk: Ride – 4/10
Jambo! Safari: Ranger Adventure – 5/10

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Top 5 game sales worldwide (Amazon)

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Nintendo Wii

North America:
1. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
2. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
3. Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
4. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Sega)
5. Wii Play (Nintendo)

Japan:
1. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
2. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
3. Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
4. Taiko no Tatsujin Wii Dodoon to 2 Daime! (Namco)
5. PokePark Wii: Pikachu no Daibouken (Nintendo)

UK:
1. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
2. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
3. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Sega)
4. Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
5. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)

Nintendo DS

North America:
1. The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (Nintendo)
2. Scribblenauts (Warner Bros.
3. Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story (Nintendo)
4. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
5. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Sega)

Japan:
1. Tomodachi Collection (Nintendo)
2. Pocket Monsters: Soul Silver (Nintendo)
3. Layton Kyouju to Majin no Fue (Level 5)
4. Pocket Monsters: Heart Gold (Nintendo)
5. Inazuma Eleven 2: Kyoui no Shinryokusha – Blizzard (Level 5)

UK:
1. Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box (Nintendo)
2. Professor Layton and the Curious Village (Nintendo)
3. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Sega)
4. The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (Nintendo)
5. Junior Brain Trainer DS (Avanquest)

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Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing Wii boxart

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EDGE’s Best/Worst of the Decade results

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These results come from EDGE’s 210th issue…

Game of the Decade

Grand Theft Auto III
Halo
Half-Life 2
Resident Evil 4
World of Warcraft

Hardware of the Decade

DS
PlayStation 2
Wii

Developer of the Decade

Nintendo
Rockstar North
Valve

Publisher of the Decade

Activision Blizzard
Nintendo
Sony Computer Entertainment

Person Of The Decade

J Allard
Satoru Iwata
Shinji Mikami

Failure of the Decade

Gizmondo
PlayStation 3 marketing
Xbox 360 RROD

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Square Enix’s final Jump Festa 2009 lineup

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Estpolis: The Lands Cursed by the Gods (DS, playable)
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep (PSP, movie/playable)
Kingdom Hearts Mobile (Mobile, movie)
Cross Treasures (DS, movie/playable)
Star Ocean The Last Hope International (PS3, movie/playable)
Dragon Quest III (Mobile, playable)
Final Fantasy IV (Mobile, playable)
Dragon Quest VI (DS, movie/playable)
Dragon Quest IX (DS, playable)
Dragon Quest Battle Road Mobile (Mobile)
Dragon Quest Monsters Battle Road (Arcade, movie/playable)