Free Guitar strap with purcahse of any Guitar Hero: Aerosmith game/bundle
Big Beach Sports – $26.99
Winter Sports: The Ultimate Challenge – $26.99
We Ski – $26.99
Free mini purse or traveler’s case with purchase of any DS
2 games for $40 for the following games: Kung-Fu Panda, Dogs & Cats, Gourmet Chef, Zoo Tycoon DS 2, Super Mario DS, Pet Vet
LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures >>>> $42.49

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Free Aerosmith Greatest Hits CD with purchase of any Guitar Hero: Aerosmith game/bundle
2 guitar Wii Guitar Hero Aerosmith bundle pack with game and 2 wireless guitars – $149.99

Sonic Unleashed details

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-2 goals: entertain with trademark spee and more-refined gameplay in 2D and 3D; new actions for Sonic
-Wii stages share the same themes with PS360 version, but different designs to take advantage of the remote. Helped by Sonic Advance 2 and Sonic Rush teams
-Same actions in different versions (I guess that means tackled on waggle): buttons for basic actions, certain actions involve motion control
-Interactive combat sequences using motion sensing in remote and nunchuk
-Quick Step (evade obstacles without slowing), Sonic Boosts (hyperaccelerate/blow up objects)
– Action-Chaining: earn more energy by stringing together actions leading to special moves and shortcuts
– QTE for branching paths like PS360
– No passage of time during levels – day and night cycles are fixed to certain events/locations
– Originally envisioned as Sonic Adventure 3
– No multiplayer or online modes

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Nintendo Power review scores

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Final Fantasy IV (DS) – 9.0
Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness (DS) – 7.0
Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2 (DS) – 8.5
We Love Golf! (Wi) – 8.5
Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo’s Dungeon (Wii) – 7.5
The Incredible Hulk (DS) – 7.5
Civilization Revolution (DS) – 7.5
Rock Band (Wii) – 8.0
Carnival Games (DS) – 4.5
The Incredible Hulk (Wii) – 3.5

Thanks to JonLy once again for the Nintendo Power tip.

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games UK commerical

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Rumor: Retro Studios to announce new Wii project at E3

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E3 is just around the corner, so it should be no surprise that rumors are beginning to surface regarding Nintendo-related announcements. The latest unconfirmed report is that information on Retro Studios’ new title is coming soon (E3 being the most likely venue for such details.) However, there are some signs that may shed some validity on such an allegation. Nintendo’s Mark Franklin confirmed a few weeks back that Nintendo is planning on revealing games for the core gamer at this year’s E3. Of course, we all know that Retro Studios is a fairly hardcore company that has brought us the revered Metroid Prime series. In addition to this tidbit though, Retro has redesigned its company website, which has led many to believe that the company has changed it for an upcoming announcement.

DVD-compatible Wii systems put on back-burner

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“With supply constraints [of the Wii] continuing worldwide, the priority is on the current model.” – Satoru Iwata

With the persistent Wii sales, it’s no surprise that Nintendo is nott interested in producing a slightly modified Wii system. Also, from a sales standpoint, it would probably be silly to release a DVD-compatible Wii anytime soon. Once sales die down, creating a new Wii unit would be beneficial to Nintendo as not only would the new SKU boost sales, but Nintendo would also have a chance to catch their breath from the current sales of the Wii.

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New Skate It trailer

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First Sonic Unleashed Wii screenshots

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The sceenshots are not direct-feed from the game and are scans from the latest Nintendo Power, so obviously the quality of the images aren’t at their best. However, before passing judgment, it’d be best to see the game in motion. I do admit though, the game looks decent considering the images are scanned.

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More details on Arc Rise Fantasia

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– Graphics engine only 70% complete
– Cutscenes currently have no facial animation (yet)
– Dev team working to improve graphics and liveliness of the event scenes
– Voice cast to be announced next month
– Sprite team is focusing their efforts on DS, 3D team focusing on Wii and PSP

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