The Latest Entry in Activision’s Tony Hawk Franchise Features BIG Air, BIGGER Tricks, All-New Snowboarding, And Gets Kids off the Couch
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Aug 13, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ — Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) confirmed today the latest installment in its esteemed Tony Hawk(R) video game franchise: Tony Hawk(R): SHRED. An all-new Tony Hawk experience created for a younger audience, SHRED allows players to GO BIG and feel the exhilaration of supersized skate and snowboarding using the game’s innovative, motion-sensing board controller right at their feet. Featuring an arcade style look and feel, where the bigger the feat the better the fun, SHRED is packed to the brim with larger-than-life moments and a veritable assortment of jaw-dropping tricks – enticing kids to get off the couch and into the action. Players will be on the deck mastering over-the-top tricks, massive drops, awesome grabs and super long grinds in no time.
Whether riding on cement or snow, Tony Hawk: SHRED has it covered. In addition to skateboarding, aspiring snowboarders can jump on SHRED’s amazing board controller and go crazy in a completely new way – feeling the ultimate rush of shredding down the steep mountain peaks of Whistler, the French Alps and Beijing, China as they launch off huge kickers and pull off crazy spins, flips and grabs.

Rising Star autumn release schedule

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• Pang: Magical Michael (Nintendo DS)
• Rune Factory 2: A Fantasy Harvest Moon (Nintendo DS)
• My World My Way (Nintendo DS)
• Ivy the Kiwi? (Nintendo DS)
• Harvest Moon: Frantic Farming (Nintendo DS)
• Harvest Moon: Hero of Leaf Valley (PSP)
• Eldar Saga (Nintendo Wii)
• Deadly Premonition (Xbox 360)

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NPD top 20 sales for July 2010

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1. NCAA Football 2011 (360) – 368K
2. NCAA Football 2011 (PS3) – 298.8K
3. Crackdown 2 – 208.8K
4. Super Mario Galaxy 2 – 193K
5. LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (DS) – 141.7K
6. Red Dead Redemption (360)
7. LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (Wii) – 133K
8. Dragon Quest IX – 132K
9. New Super Mario Bros. Wii – 128K
10. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (360)
11. Just Dance
12. New Super Mario Bros. Wii
13. Toy Story 3 (DS)
14. Red Dead Redemption (PS3)
15. Wipeout: The Game
16. Wii Fit Plus
17. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PS3)
18. Mario Kart Wii
19. Pokemon SoulSilver
20. Mario Kart DS

EA to showcase powerful slate of titles at GamesCom 2010 in Cologne

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FIFA, Need for Speed, Medal of Honor and The Sims Among Top Franchises to Reveal Deep Innovation and New Experiences for Consumers
Guildford, UK, August 13, 2010 – Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) today announced plans for gamescom 2010 in Cologne. EA will showcase a powerful slate of titles representing a selection of leading franchises across the company’s Games, Sports and Play Labels. Media and consumers are invited for hands on experience with a whole host of innovative game play that highlights the company’s focus on delivering fewer, better games and building direct to consumer digital offerings.
“Gamescom has grown to become the largest show for interactive entertainment, and offers a unique chance for us to engage directly with consumers, retailers and media at one event,” said Jens Uwe Intat, Senior Vice President and General Manager for EA Publishing in Europe. “Our line up demonstrates the intense focus we have on building quality games with deep innovation for our consumers, and it’s great to see the industry coming together to create such a milestone event in Europe”.

New Pokemon Black/White screenshots/art

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Future Wii, DS development unlikely for id Software

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As many gamers know, id Software co-founder John Carmack delivered a keynote today at QuakeCon 2010. For Nintendo fans, the most interesting – albeit disappointing – news came towards the end of the Q&A session.

In terms of Wii development, it doesn’t sound like id Software will be making a game for the system anytime soon. Carmack told his team not too long ago that they could bring Rage from the iPhone to Nintendo’s home console – where it was originally born – but unfortunately, the company is skittish about the system. It was explained that a first-person shooter tanked on the Wii, which is probably a contributing factor to id Software’s overall disinterest in the console.

The possibility of id Software creating another title on the DS also isn’t likely. The company’s only piece of software for the handheld, Orcs and Elves, was released in 2007 and received a mostly positive critical reception. However, Carmack believes EA lost money on the game. One reason for that may be, as was stated, that it lacked elements to make it truly unique. Elaborating on the DS further, Carmack said id Software doesn’t possess enough focus at the moment to work with the portable once more.

NHL Slapshot trailer

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Raving Rabbids: Travel in Time footage

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Nintendo responds to NPD data – Dragon Quest IX sales and more

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Nintendo Sells More Than 650,000 Hardware Units in the U.S. in July
Nintendo sold more than 650,000 video game systems in July – more than any other company – according to the independent NPD Group, which tracks sales of video game products in the United States. The Nintendo DS™ family of systems sold nearly 400,000 in July, and Nintendo’s Wii™ console marked its 45th consecutive month of more than 250,000 units sold with July sales of nearly 254,000. These tallies bring the 2010 U.S. sales totals through the end of July for Nintendo DS to more than 3.4 million and Wii to more than 2.71 million.
Five of the top 10 best-selling games of July play on Nintendo systems. These include Super Mario Galaxy™ 2 for Wii at No. 4 with more than 192,000 sold, LEGO® Harry Potter™: Years 1-4 for Nintendo DS at No. 5 with nearly 142,000 sold, LEGO® Harry Potter™: Years 1-4 for Wii at No. 7 with more than 133,000 sold, DRAGON QUEST IX®: Sentinels of the Starry Skies™ for Nintendo DS at No. 8 with more than 132,000 sold and New Super Mario Bros.™ Wii at No. 9 with more than 128,000 sold.
Exclusive games for both Wii and Nintendo DS this fall and holiday season from both Nintendo and its third-party publishers demonstrate Nintendo’s commitment to provide unique game experiences that are only available on Nintendo platforms.
Some Wii-exclusive games on the horizon include Metroid™: Other M launching on Aug. 31, Samurai Warriors™ 3 on Sept. 27, Kirby’s Epic Yarn™ and Wii Party™ this fall, and Donkey Kong Country™ Returns, FlingSmash™ and PokéPark™ Wii: Pikachu’s Adventure for the holidays. Upcoming third-party Wii games include New Carnival Games® from 2K Play, NBA JAM from EA Sports, GoldenEye 007™ from Activision, Just Dance® 2 from Ubisoft, Disney Epic Mickey from Disney Interactive Studios and Sonic Colors™ from SEGA.
For the Nintendo DS family of systems, Professor Layton and the Unwound Future™ launches on Sept. 12, Pokémon Ranger™: Guardian Signs this fall and both Golden Sun™: Dark Dawn and Mario vs. Donkey Kong™: Mini-Land Mayhem for the holidays. Some top third-party games coming this fall include Super Scribblenauts™ from Warner Bros. and Rock Band® 3 from Electronic Arts/MTV.
For more information about Nintendo, visit http://www.nintendo.com.

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July 2010 NPD sales data

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This month

360 – 443.5K
DS – 398.4K
Wii – 253.9K
PS3 – 214.5K
PSP – 84K

Last month

1. Red Dead Redemption (360) – 582.6K
2. Super Mario Galaxy 2 – 548.4K
3. Red Red Redemption (PS3) – 380.3K
4. New Super Mario Bros. Wii – 200.9K
5. Just Dance – 174.8K
6. Wii Fit Plus
7. Toy Story 3 (DS)
8. UFC 2010: Undisputed (360)
9. LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (Wii)
10. UFC 2010: Undisputed (PS3)

DS – 510.7K
360 – 451.7K
Wii – 422.5K
PS3 – 304.8K
PSP – 121.0K

Analysis from Anita Frazier:

“While video game retail sales show a very slight decline versus last July, we have to consider the success of Starcraft II this month, which helped the PC games category to realize a 103% increase in dollars over last July. PC Games and video game industry sales combined for an increase of 4% in revenues as compared to July’09.”