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Fans of the legendary FINAL FANTASY® series should be especially pleased with this week’s downloadable game lineup. Making its Virtual Console™ debut is the original FINAL FANTASY, an NES™ classic that can now be enjoyed on the Wii™ system for the very first time. For hand-held gaming action with a sci-fi twist, this week’s new Nintendo DSiWare™ title, Thorium Wars™, lets you take control of an arsenal of vehicles to blast through waves of enemies in a variety of exotic locations. If it’s a more down-to-earth experience you’re after, check out an engaging new WiiWare™ puzzle game. Consumers should also note that today is the final day of a special promotion: You can receive 1,000 bonus Nintendo DSi Points™ by purchasing a new Nintendo DSi™ game system and connecting to the Nintendo DSi Shop by 11:59 p.m. Pacific time on Oct. 5, 2009. For full offer details, please visit DSiOffer.Nintendo.com.

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“Yes, we are planning to do more within the world of LostWinds, absolutely.” – David Braben, founder of Frontier Developments

“Oh yes, we’re working on several other titles. We’re working on The Outsider; we’re working on unannounced titles which obviously we can’t talk about and still working on ideas.” – David Braben, founder of Frontier Developments

Frontier hasn’t ruled out a DSi version of LostWinds, so we may see Toku head to that platform. I do like the world of LostWinds though, so I know that I’ll be following the series wherever it goes!

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Famitsu has posted a listing of the best-selling games in Japan for September. The exact dates range from August 31 to September 27.

01. [NDS] Pokemon Heart Gold/Soul Silver (Pokemon) – 2,067,609 / NEW
02. [NDS] Tomodachi Collection (Nintendo) – 320,767 / 1,156,103
03. [PS3] Tales of Vesperia (Bandai Namco Games) – 272,465 / NEW
04. [PS3] Kidou Senshi Gundam Senki (Bandai Namco Games) – 210,092 / NEW
05. [NDS] Dragon Quest IX: Hoshizora no Mamoribito (Square Enix) – 159,825 / 3,925,285
06. [PSP] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu Portable 4 (Konami) – 151,146 / NEW
07. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) – 144,499 / 1,194,491
08. [NDS] SaGa 2: Hihou Densetsu – Goddess of Destiny (Square Enix) – 130,051 / NEW
09. [NDS] Love Plus (Konami) – 81,279 / NEW
10. [PSP] Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s Tag Force 4 (Konami) – 66,352 / NEW

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**ROCK BAND MEDIA ALERT** THE RACONTEURS MAKE ROCK BAND DEBUT, PLUS TRACKS FROM ALANIS MORISSETTE, ELECTRIC SIX AND FLOBOTS
Also, tracks from Green Day and Rush for Rock Band Unplugged!

Guildford, UK. – 2nd October, 2009 – Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that The Raconteurs will make their Rock Band debut next week with a three pack of songs available for download in the Rock Band Music Store. A three pack of songs from Electric Six and additional tracks from Alanis Morissette and The Flobots will also 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™. Tracks from Green Day and Rush will also be available for download next week for Rock Band Unplugged on PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system.

Rock Band DLC Additions for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 System and Wii
Nashville-based rockers The Raconteurs, composed of Jack White, Brendan Benson, Jack Lawrence and Patrick Keeler, will release three songs for Rock Band Oct. 6. “The Raconteurs Pack 01” features “Steady, As She Goes” from the group’s first album, Broken Boy Soldiers, which was nominated for two Grammy Awards; as well as “Many Shades of Black” and “Salute Your Solution,” from the group’s Grammy Award-winning second album, Consolers of the Lonely.

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Dawn of Heroes (DS) – E10+
Vegas Party (Wii) – T
Famous (DS) – E
Final Fight 2 (Wii) – E10+
LEGO Rock Band (Wii) – E10+
Safecracker (DS0 – E
Fix It (Wii/DS) – E
Glacier 2 (Wii) – T
Hot Wheels Battle Force 5 (DS0 – E10+
Kamen Rider Dragon Knight (Wii) – T
Buck Fever (Wii) – T
Winter’s Tail (DS) – E
Bermuda Triangle: Saving the Coral (DS) – E
Food Network: Cook or Be Cooked (Wii) – E
Foto Frenzy (DS) – E
Fieldrunners (DSi) – E10+
PES 2010 (Wii) – E
Sled Shred featuring the Jamaican Bobsled Team (Wii) – E
Jakers! Let’s Explore (Wii) – E
Ball Fighter (DSi) – E
Alien Monster Bowling League (Wii) – E10+
The Oregon Trail (DSi) – E10+
Yoga (Wii) – E
International Karate + (Wii) – E10+

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Up to this point, the Wii has yet to see a traditional Final Fantasy game. Square Enix has been sticking with the Crystal Chronicles universe, which is considered to be more of a side story. In a recent video interview, Akitoshi Kawazu, producer of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers, spoke about why Square Enix has gone in this direction on the Wii rather than the route that has been taken on the PS3/360.

“The Crystal Chronicles series is a more action-oriented game, with a little bit more movement in the gameplay itself, so we felt that the Wii was a very fitting console for that.”

I’m actually quite pleased that Square Enix has gone with the action route on Wii. I’m not a huge fan of the other Crystal Chronicles titles, but this is the most I’ve been excited for a Final Fantasy game in a long time.

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Best Buy

The Conduit (Wii) – $39.99
EA Sports Active (Wii) – $49.99

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Konami has actually done pretty well with reviving their retro franchises. It would be difficult to deny that Gradius Rebirth and Contra Rebirth are faithful entries in their respective series. The latest Rebirth title we know about is Castlevania, but we haven’t heard a word about it since its leaked ESRB rating.

That could change tomorrow, though. Latt Meone and Jeremy Parish – two editors over at 1UP – are teasing a retro revival reveal. Both have a similar message displayed on their Twitter accounts:

“We’re revealing a new Konami retro revival in Monday’s 1UP Cover.”

This doesn’t necessarily mean that Castlevania Rebirth will be showcased on 1UP tomorrow, but I’d say that it’s likely. After all, Nintendo did say that the game is supposedly releasing in Q3 2009.

Thanks to Jake for the news tip!

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Game Info

Genre: Fitness/Activity
Available: 10/04/2009
Video: 16:9/480p
Audio: Stereo
Players: 1-2 (Depending on activity)
Nintendo Wi-Fi: None
ESRB: Everyone

With “Wii Fit Plus” Nintendo re-offers players a unique way to become active and introduce exercise with a gaming approach.

For owners of the original Wii Fit, Plus offers 15 *new* activities (some are new takes on older ones), 5 new balance tests, 3 new exercises in the Strength and Yoga categories and a lot of new improvements and additions overall.

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The Wii version of Okami launched in North America and Europe last year, but Japan still has yet to see the game. However, it might have been worth the wait. Remember how the credits were removed? Well, in the Japanese edition, the complete ending sequence from the PlayStation 2 version is intact.

The missing credits stirred quite a bit of controversy when the discovery was made. Hideki Kamiya, the director of the original game was vocal, saying that the lack of credits in Okami Wii was “incredibly disappointing and sad.”

Aside from the credits though, there will be some changes for the Japanese release. Most notably, the controls have been refined. There were a decent amount of complaints regarding the Wiimote controls for the North America/European version, so it looks like the developers have been trying their best to address those issues.

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