“Basically what leads Link on this adventure is the Skyward Sword. When that sword is actively guiding Link it actually transforms into a feminine figure. I wouldn’t say that it’s female per se but it’s a feminine figure. It would be kind of nice to keep this a mystery, but I can tell you right now that it is not Zelda.”

I never got the impression that the Skyward Sword was Zelda, but it’s nice to have an official confirmation. But now I’m curious to know who the sword really is! What do you guys think?

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UK software sales (Week ending 7/31)

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All formats

– 1 STARCRAFT II: WINGS OF LIBERTY BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT BLIZZARD ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
1 2 TOY STORY 3 N-SPACE DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
2 3 RED DEAD REDEMPTION ROCKSTAR SAN DIEGO ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
3 4 DANCE ON BROADWAY LONGTAIL STUDIOS UBISOFT UBISOFT
4 5 LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 1-4 TRAVELLER’S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
8 6 JUST DANCE UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
9 7 DRAGON QUEST IX: SENTINELS STARRY SKIES LEVEL 5 SQUARE ENIX NINTENDO
11 8 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 INFINITY WARD ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
6 9 SUPER MARIO GALAXY 2 NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
12 10 BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2 DIGITAL ILLUSIONS EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
5 11 TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 11 TIBURON ENTERTAINMENT EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
19 12 FIFA 10 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
7 13 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP SOUTH AFRICA EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
15 14 PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE FORGOTTEN SANDS UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
16 15 BIOSHOCK 2 2K MARIN 2K GAMES TAKE 2
13 16 WII SPORTS RESORT NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
14 17 WII FIT PLUS NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
10 18 CRACKDOWN 2 RUFFIAN GAMES MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
18 19 TOM CLANCY’S SPLINTER CELL: CONVICTION UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
17 20 SNIPER: GHOST WARRIOR CITY INTERACTIVE CITY INTERACTIVE CITY INTERACTIVE
– 21 MASS EFFECT 2 BIOWARE EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
24 22 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
30 23 TRANSFORMERS: WAR FOR CYBERTRON HIGH MOON STUDIOS ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
28 24 JUST CAUSE 2 AVALANCHE STUDIOS EIDOS SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
20 25 NAUGHTY BEAR A2M 505 GAMES 505 GAMES
23 26 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2010 SPORTS INTERACTIVE SEGA SEGA
32 27 CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE INFINITY WARD ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
26 28 ARMY OF TWO: THE 40TH DAY EA MONTREAL EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
38 29 NEED FOR SPEED: SHIFT SLIGHTLY MAD STUDIOS EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
31 30 LEGO BATMAN: THE VIDEOGAME TRAVELLER’S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
22 31 BLUR BIZARRE CREATIONS ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
29 32 CLUB PENGUIN: HERBERT’S REVENGE 1ST PLAYABLE DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
– 33 LEFT 4 DEAD 2 VALVE EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 34 THE SIMS 3: AMBITIONS THE SIMS STUDIO EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 35 INTERNATIONAL CRICKET 2010 TRICKSTAR GAMES CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
36 36 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
21 37 ALAN WAKE REMEDY ENTERTAINMENT MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
37 38 SEGA MEGA DRIVE ULTIMATE COLLECTION BACKBONE SEGA SEGA
– 39 DANTE’S INFERNO VISCERAL GAMES EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
35 40 UFC 2010: UNDISPUTED YUKE’S THQ THQ

Individual formats

– 1 STARCRAFT II: WINGS OF LIBERTY PC BLIZZARD ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
1 2 DANCE ON BROADWAY WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
3 3 JUST DANCE WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
4 4 DRAGON QUEST IX: SENTINELS STARRY SKIES DS SQUARE ENIX NINTENDO
2 5 SUPER MARIO GALAXY 2 WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
7 6 TOY STORY 3 DS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
5 7 RED DEAD REDEMPTION XB360 ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
8 8 RED DEAD REDEMPTION PS3 ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
11 9 TOY STORY 3 WII DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
9 10 TOY STORY 3 PS3 DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
12 11 WII SPORTS RESORT WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
28 12 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 PS3 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
13 13 WII FIT PLUS WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
6 14 CRACKDOWN 2 XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
17 15 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 XB360 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
10 16 TOY STORY 3 XB360 DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
16 17 TOM CLANCY’S SPLINTER CELL: CONVICTION XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
20 18 SNIPER: GHOST WARRIOR XB360 CITY INTERACTIVE CITY INTERACTIVE
– 19 MASS EFFECT 2 XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
25 20 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
31 21 BIOSHOCK 2 XB360 2K GAMES TAKE 2
30 22 BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2 XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
18 23 LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 1-4 WII WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
14 24 TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 11 XB360 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 25 PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE FORGOTTEN SANDS PS3 UBISOFT UBISOFT
15 26 TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 11 PS3 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
23 27 LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 1-4 DS WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
27 28 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2010 PC SEGA SEGA
22 29 LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 1-4 XB360 WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
38 30 BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2 PS3 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
19 31 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP SOUTH AFRICA XB360 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
29 32 CLUB PENGUIN: HERBERT’S REVENGE DS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
36 33 THE SIMS 3: AMBITIONS PC EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
32 34 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
21 35 ALAN WAKE XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
– 36 THE SIMS 3 PC EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
26 37 POKEPARK WII: PIKACHU’S ADVENTURE WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
35 38 POKEMON SOULSILVER DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
37 39 PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE FORGOTTEN SANDS XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
39 40 BIOSHOCK 2 PS3 2K GAMES TAKE 2

Famitsu’s most-wanted games

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1. Monster Hunter Portable 3rd (PSP, Capcom)
2. Pokemon Black & White (NDS, Pokemon Co.)
3. Dragon Quest X (Wii, Square Enix)
4. Ninokuni: Shikkoku no Madoshi (NDS, Level 5)
5. Final Fantasy Versus XIII (PS3, Square Enix)
6. Final Fantasy XIV Online (PS3, Square Enix)
7. Okamiden: Chiisaki Taiyo (NDS, Capcom)
8. Gran Turismo 5 (PS3, Sony)
9. Sangoku Basara 3 (PS3, Capcom)
10. Monster Hunter Nikki: Poka Poka Airu Mura (PSP, Capcom)
11. K-On! Houkago Live!! (PSP, Sega)
12. Metal Max 3 (NDS, Kadokawa Games)
13. Metal Gear Solid Rising (PS3, Konami)
14. The Last Remnant (PS3, Square Enix)
15. Another Century’s Episode R (PS3, Bandai Namco)
16. Hatsune Miku: Project Diva 2nd (PSP, Sega)
17. Hitokui no Owashi Trico [The Last Guardian] (PS3, Sony)
18. Dead Rising 2 (PS3, Capcom)
19. Final Fantasy Agito XIII (PSP, Square Enix)
20. Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle (3DS, Level 5)
21. The Last Story (Wii, Nintendo)
22. Kurohyou: Ryu ga Gotoku Shinshou (PSP, Sega)
23. Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon X (PSP, Bandai Namco)
24. Ninokuni: Shiroki Seihai no Joou (PS3, Level 5)
25. Fantasy Life (NDS, Level 5)
26. Shadow Tower (Wii, Hudson)
27. Kingdom Hearts Re:Coded (NDS, Square Enix)
28. Fate/Extra (PSP, Marvelous)
29. Dead Rising 2 (360, Capcom)
30. The 3rd Birthday (PSP, Square Enix)

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WiiWare/DSiWare downloads – block sizes

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WiiWare

Deer Captor – 302 blocks
Fantasy Slots: Adventure Slots – 192 blocks

DSiWare

Petz Dogz Family – 94 blocks
Blayzbloo: Super Melee Action Battle Royale – 71 blocks
Hints Hunter – 67 blocks
Match Up! – 44 blocks

Updates to the Nintendo Channel

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Videos

Nintendo Week 8/2
Just Dance 2 Just Dance Auditions
Just Dance 2 Interview with Developers and Dancers
Dive: The Medes Island Secret Info
Fantasy Slots: Adventure Slots and Games Info
Deer Captor Info
Face Pilot Fly With Your Nintendo DSi Camera!

Demos

Dragon Ball: Origins 2
Rooms DS
Battle of Giants: Mutant Insects
Deca Sports DS Cheerleading Demo
Deca Sports DS Ping Pong Demo
Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth
Bakugan Battle Brawlers
James Patterson’s Women’s Murder Club: Games of Passion

Create boxart

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Monster Hunter Tri looking to be the most avidly played Wii game of all time… easily

Posted on 14 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in News, Wii | 3 Comments

For those of you that own Monster Hunter Tri, you know how addictive it can be. It’s a tought thing to explain, so rather than explaining it myself, I shall fall back on this quite from Capcom’s Official Blog:

“Not long after, you realize it’s 4am, you haven’t eaten, and you’re still not ready to turn it off. It’s more than a fun and addicting game, it’s rewarding and satisfying throughout your time in the game.” – Capcom’s Blog

I cannot tell you how many times this exact thing has happened to me, which is proof enough as to how addicting it really is. Now, since it is so fun, it makes sense that a lot of people would be playing it, right? According to this chart, it’s easily the fastest played and most avidly played Wii game of all time, and it’s looking to take down Brawl in no time at all. That’s pretty darn good news for Capcom, if I do say so myself!

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Create screenshots

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These screenshots are from the PS3 version, but they should give you a pretty good idea of how the Wii title will end up.

Sakurai trying to prevent eye strain in Kid Icarus, sees 3D Wii as a possibility

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Sakurai on his involvement with the 3DS…

“The first discussions were with Mr Iwata (the head of Nintendo) in July 2008. And I was asked to create a game specifically for the platform. But at the time I didn’t have any staff so started hiring and created Project Sora and was able to start development in May 2009.”

Sakurai on whether he influenced the development of the 3DS…

“I made a lot of suggestions from very early stages on until now. Early on, Nintendo were soliciting lots of feedback from within the company and from me. And I had very specific requests from Mr Iwata in regard to what my ideal picture of the device was, etc.”