Japanese hardware sales (4/13 – 4/19)
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PS3 62,527
PSP 40,065
DSi 38,287
Wii 13,221
Xbox 360 8,652
DS Lite 6,438
PS2 4,230
Rumor: LostWinds 2 announcement coming at E3
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Live Wii is reporting that LostWinds 2 will be revealed at E3. You know how these things go…People hear information from their sources, and that’s about it. In this case, however, it seems more than likely that Frontier would save this year’s E3 for a LostWinds 2 announcement. We know that the game is coming, it’s just a matter of when.
Man hides in church bathroom, steals video game products with cohorts
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Five thieves were involved with a crime in which six video game systems taken from the Northside Baptist Church in Wilmington, North Carolina. A Wii, a 360, and a number of PlayStation 3 systems were stolen.
One suspect was able to hide in the bathroom until the church closed for the night. Later, he opened the back door for his friends. The group then proceeded to rip consoles from the wall (see image below), which would end up costing $3,200 in damages.
The crime was reported the next day. The whole act was recoded thanks to a camera inside the church. Some of the thieves attempted to sell the consoles to GameStop, but because the store records serial numbers, investigators matched codes and managed to return three consoles.
Only one of the suspects still remains in jail. Gasim Wood, 29, has been charged with two counts of obtaining property by false pretense and breaking and entering. His secured bond is set at $15,000.
European/Australian WiiWare/DSiWare update
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DSiWare
Real Football 2009 – 800 points
WiiWare
Crystal Defenders R1 – 800 points
Adventure Island: The Beginning – 1000 points
FFCC: The Crystal Bearers Famitsu scans
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F1 2009 heading to Wii courtesy of Codemasters
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– due out this Autumn in Europe
– seems like the PSP/Wii version will be closely related
– first to feature world champion Lewis Hamilto
– includes all of this year’s cars, teams and tracks (Singapore night race, Valencia Marina Bay circuit, Abu Dhabi season finale and more)
– includes KERS, slick tyres and the new aerodynamic regulations
“Codemasters has a great heritage when it comes to racing games and their reputation is second to none. We’re working very closely together on the upcoming Formula 1 titles and are very impressed with what we have seen.” – F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone
“F1 computer games and circuit simulations can be invaluable for racing drivers so it’s great news that our fans will also be able to experience the BGP 001 through this game.” – Formula 1 world championship leader Jenson Button
Guitar Hero Greatest Hits Polling Result, Round Two
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Activision reveals the tracks from Guitar Hero II that will appear in Greatest Hits full band experience
Thursday 23rd April/… Beginning two weeks ago, Guitar Hero® fans were tasked with deciding the order in which songs will be revealed for Guitar Hero® Greatest Hits. The votes from Week 1 declared the original Guitar Hero game the winner, and the songs from that game that appear in Guitar Hero Greatest Hits were revealed. The voting continued and established Guitar Hero® II as the clear victor this week. The voting resumes, and fans can now cast their votes online at GreatestHits.GuitarHero.com to determine which of the remaining genre-defining titles, Guitar Hero® Encore: Rocks the 80s and Guitar Hero® III: Legends of Rock, they would like to have the songs revealed from next.Guitar Hero Greatest Hits explodes onto store shelves on June 26, 2009 with 48 master tracks now playable for the entire band, including the following tracks from Guitar Hero II:
A quick look at the new graphical overhaul of Spyborgs
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This offscreen images come from Capcom’s CAPTIVATE 09 event. As you can see from these pictures alone, the game looks less like a cartoon (or at the very least, a more grittier look). Make sure to click on the images above to enlarge.
Free Running leaps onto Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS
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FREE RUNNING LEAPS ONTO NINTENDO Wii, NINTENDO DS AND PC!
Free RunningTM, the smash-hit extreme sports game on PS2 and PSP, is heading (and leaping) to WiiTM, DSTM and PC formats in Q2 2009!
Peter Rezon, Reef Entertainment Managing Director said, “Following the success of Free RunningTM across Europe, we’ve wanted to expand the game’s formats, and at the same time, play to each formats strengths. So with the WiiTM version for example, similar to our recent release Rogue Trooper®: Quartz Zone Massacre, we’ve utilised the Wii controllers to great effect, making the Free RunningTM experience unique to WiiTM. We now have physical interface which works brilliantly with the extreme sport which is Free Running!”
In addition, both the Nintendo DSTM and PC version have been given an overhaul in terms of gameplay, graphical look and feel.