Men In Black: Alien Crisis boxart
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New Project Zero 2: Wii Edition details
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Famitsu has an update on Project Zero 2: Wii Edition this week, which includes new gameplay inclusions and a release date.
According to the magazine, the game will feature a “Haunted House” mode. This has players progressing through a haunted mansion, as you would expect. A rating will be provided at the end of your journey, which is based on the amount of fear you encountered.
Famitsu also mentions enhanced graphics and new controls for the PlayStation 2 remake.
Project Zero 2: Wii Edition is scheduled for June 28. It’ll cost 6,800 yen. The title is also due out in Europe/Australia this year.
Nintendo of America introduces you to Xenoblade’s main cast with an infographic
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Infographics are all the rage these days. Nintendo of America has gotten in on the fun with the Xenoblade Chronicles graphic above. You’ll find a rundown of the game’s main characters including the Monado-wielder, Shulk.
Don’t forget – Xenoblade Chronicles will be available in the states on Friday!
Ubisoft has “big plans for Wii U”, interest in being “the number one-third party” on console
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Ubisoft has “big plans for Wii U” according to Tony Key, Ubisoft’s SVP of sales and marketing. Key outlined the company’s interest in the console in an interview with Gamasutra.
Key said:
“We have big plans for Wii U. Our intention is to be the number one third-party on Wii U, just like we were on Kinect and just like we were on 3DS.
“We’ve always had a really close relationship with Nintendo, so I’d venture to say that we did have an advantage in getting dev kits earlier than other people. I’m not saying we got them earlier than everyone, but I do think we got them early.
“They came to us and asked us to make Red Steel. The thing is, once these dev kits show up in the building, you’ve got these other teams peeking around the curtain going, ‘Hey, what’s that?’ Before you know it, there’s three projects being developed for the Wii in that one room, and then another guy from another studio just happens to be visiting and brings back some ideas…”
Key also mentioned how Ubisoft was able to prepare a significant amount of titles for the Wii’s launch. This stemmed from developer interest when Red Steel was being made for the system. Eventually Ubisoft ended up with seven launch games for the Wii.
According to Key:
“We do encourage that kind of experimentation, especially if we think the platform is commercially viable. [Ubisoft CEO] Yves Guillemot will say, ‘Let’s put a few guys on it, and let’s try it.’ So if they come up with a great idea, then we’ll roll with it.”
“That’s what happened on the Wii; we were so engaged with it after getting the kits for Red Steel that suddenly Rayman came out of that, and before you knew it we had seven titles in the launch window because the dev studios got so excited about the hardware.”
Mario Party 9 “How to Play” video
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Nintendo teaches you the basics of Mario Party 9…
ESRB updates (4/2/12)
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Purr Pals Purrfection (3DS) – E
Disney•Pixar Brave: The Video Game (Wii) – E10+
Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir (3DS) – T
Junior Classic Games (3DS) – E
UK software sales (Week ending 3/31)
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Individual formats
1 1 FIFA STREET XB360 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
4 2 MASS EFFECT 3 XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
2 3 FIFA STREET PS3 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 4 TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 13 XB360 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
3 5 RESIDENT EVIL: OPERATION RACCOON CITY XB360 CAPCOM CAPCOM
7 6 MASS EFFECT 3 PS3 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
9 7 FIFA 12 XB360 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
5 8 RESIDENT EVIL: OPERATION RACCOON CITY PS3 CAPCOM CAPCOM
– 9 TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 13 PS3 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
12 10 FIFA 12 PS3 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
6 11 KID ICARUS: UPRISING 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
16 12 FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
– 13 GEARS OF WAR 3 XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
15 14 MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES WII SEGA SEGA
8 15 MARIO PARTY 9 WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
22 16 BATTLEFIELD 3 XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
17 17 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3 XB360 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
– 18 NARUTO SHIPPUDEN NINJA STORM GENERATIONS PS3 NAMCO BANDAI GAMES NAMCO BANDAI GAMES
– 19 NARUTO SHIPPUDEN NINJA STORM GENERATIONS XB360 NAMCO BANDAI GAMES NAMCO BANDAI GAMES
14 20 MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLING ZOO DS MIND CANDY MIND CANDY
– 21 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM XB360 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
19 22 SSX PS3 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
13 23 SSX XB360 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
27 24 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3 PS3 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
32 25 SAINTS ROW: THE THIRD XB360 THQ THQ
11 26 UNCHARTED 3: DRAKE’S DECEPTION PS3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
21 27 SUPER MARIO 3D LAND 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
30 28 JUST DANCE 3 WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
– 29 SILENT HILL HD COLLECTION XB360 KONAMI KONAMI
36 30 BATTLEFIELD 3 PS3 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
20 31 ZUMBA FITNESS WII 505 GAMES 505 GAMES
24 32 MARIO KART 7 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 33 SILENT HILL HD COLLECTION PS3 KONAMI KONAMI
34 34 POKEPARK 2: WONDERS BEYOND WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 35 SILENT HILL: DOWNPOUR XB360 KONAMI KONAMI
28 36 ASSASSIN’S CREED: REVELATIONS XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
– 37 BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY PS3 WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
– 38 KINECT SPORTS XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
23 39 ZUMBA FITNESS 2 WII 505 GAMES 505 GAMES
– 40 RIDGE RACER UNBOUNDED XB360 NAMCO BANDAI GAMES NAMCO BANDAI GAMES
All formats
1 1 FIFA STREET EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
3 2 MASS EFFECT 3 BIOWARE EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 3 TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 13 TIBURON ENTERTAINMENT EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
2 4 RESIDENT EVIL: OPERATION RACCOON CITY SLANT SIX GAMES CAPCOM CAPCOM
4 5 FIFA 12 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 6 NARUTO SHIPPUDEN NINJA STORM GENERATIONS CYBERCONNECT2 NAMCO BANDAI GAMES NAMCO BANDAI GAMES
6 7 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3 INFINITY WARD/SLEDGEHAMMER ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
8 8 BATTLEFIELD 3 DIGITAL ILLUSIONS EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
10 9 MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES SEGA SEGA SEGA
5 10 SSX EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
14 11 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM BETHESDA BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
– 12 SILENT HILL HD COLLECTION HIJINX STUDIOS KONAMI KONAMI
16 13 SAINTS ROW: THE THIRD VOLITION THQ THQ
7 14 KID ICARUS: UPRISING PROJECT SORA NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 15 SILENT HILL: DOWNPOUR VATRA KONAMI KONAMI
23 16 FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 TURN 10 STUDIOS MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
11 17 ASSASSIN’S CREED: REVELATIONS UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
– 18 GEARS OF WAR 3 EPIC GAMES MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
37 19 BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY ROCKSTEADY STUDIOS WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
12 20 FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
– 21 RIDGE RACER UNBOUNDED BUGBEAR NAMCO BANDAI GAMES NAMCO BANDAI GAMES
13 22 MARIO PARTY 9 ND CUBE NINTENDO NINTENDO
9 23 F1 2011 CODEMASTERS BIRMINGHAM CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
– 24 DEAD ISLAND TECHLAND DEEP SILVER KOCH MEDIA
25 25 JUST DANCE 3 UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
22 26 MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLING ZOO BLACK LANTERN MIND CANDY MIND CANDY
29 27 UFC UNDISPUTED 3 YUKE’S THQ THQ
26 28 SKYLANDERS: SPYRO’S ADVENTURE TOYS FOR BOB SKYLANDERS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
21 29 RAYMAN ORIGINS UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
20 30 ZUMBA FITNESS PIPEWORKS 505 GAMES 505 GAMES
19 31 NINJA GAIDEN 3 TEAM NINJA TECMO TECMO KOEI EUROPE
18 32 UNCHARTED 3: DRAKE’S DECEPTION NAUGHTY DOG SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
27 33 LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 5-7 TRAVELLER’S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
28 34 SUPER MARIO 3D LAND NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
39 35 METAL GEAR SOLID HD COLLECTION BLUEPOINT GAMES KONAMI KONAMI
15 36 RAGE ID SOFTWARE BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
32 37 MARIO KART 7 RETRO STUDIOS / NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 38 POKEPARK 2: WONDERS BEYOND CREATURES NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 39 KINGDOMS OF AMALUR: RECKONING 38 STUDIOS EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 40 CARS 2 FIREBRAND GAMES DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
Nintendo Download (4/5, Europe)
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3DS Download
Speedthru: Potzol’s Puzzle – £5.40
Farming Simulator demo – free
DSiWare
Pirates Assault – £1.80 / 200 DSi Points
WiiWare
Violin Paradise – 500 points
Source: Nintendo PR
Spector on Epic Mickey 2’s musical cut-scenes – “I want everybody to just take a chill pill and relax”
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One of the most surprising elements of Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two is the incorporation of musical songs. You won’t be rocking out during the game, but because all of the characters are fully voiced, it has given Warren Spector an opportunity to add in musical numbers during cut-scenes.
Spector has been taken aback by the reaction to this, as some of the title’s followers seem to be misunderstanding the team’s approach to the songs. He hopes people will realize that they’re trying “to honor a part of Disney’s history” in “a fun way”, though ultimately players will be able to skip these sections if they do not find them interesting.
“I’ve been itching to talk about the game and the songs for a while. When we announced the game, I sort of threw it out there, because I’m so proud and so happy. I saw the look of fear in people’s eyes. I’m like, what the heck is going on? Doesn’t everybody love musicals? I realised I had to explain things.
“I look at guys like you in the audience on the press side, and similarly at Disney when I look out at execs, about 70 per cent of them are going, yeah. About 30 per cent are going, are you kidding?”
“I just want to see how people respond to the music and the songs. They’re not interactive by design. Later on, I hope maybe we get to do that in some other game, sometime in the future. But I feel like I have to reassure that 30 per cent that it’s okay. If you don’t want to experience that part of the game you can just bypass it.
“I’ve seen the look on people’s faces. I’m reacting to something very specific and real I’ve seen, not worried that there might be a specific reaction. I’m reacting to the reaction, okay? It’s a change. Earlier, I didn’t expect that reaction, so I was just throwing it out there. Now I feel like I have to tell people, it’s okay.
“I don’t think I was clear at the start it wasn’t singing into a microphone or beatmatch. I should have been clear about that, and I wasn’t.
“I want everybody to just take a chill pill and relax about this. I’m not going to make you sing into a microphone. I’m not going to make you dance in front of your TV. I’m not going to make you beatmatch. This is just a fun way to honour a part of Disney’s history. If you don’t like that part of Disney’s history, skip it.”
Media Create software sales (3/19 – 3/25) – Top 50
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01./00. [3DS] Kid Icarus: Uprising
02./00. [PSP] Black Panther 2: Yakuza Ashura Chapter
03./01. [NDS] Pokemon + Nobunaga’s Ambition
04./00. [PS3] Devil May Cry HD Collection
05./00. [PS3] Ninja Gaiden 3 #
06./00. [PS3] Attouteki Yuugi: Mugen Souls #
07./09. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3G #
08./08. [3DS] Mario Kart 7
09./11. [3DS] Super Mario 3D Land #
10./02. [PSP] Shining Blade
11./00. [PSP] Hakuoki: Bakumatsu Musou Roku #
12./10. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games
13./04. [PS3] One Piece: Pirate Warriors #
14./00. [PSP] Fairy Tail: Zelef Kakusei
15./06. [3DS] Hatsune Miku and Future Stars: Project Mirai #
16./12. [3DS] Harvest Moon: The Land of Origin
17./00. [PSV] Little Busters! Converted Edition
18./03. [PSP] Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable #
19./00. [PSP] Hanaoni: Yume no Tsudzuki #
20./00. [PS3] Do Love Me Seriously! R
