Platform: Wii
Rating: Mature
Content descriptors: Blood, Violence
Rating summary:
This is a first-person shooter in which players take control of an elite special-forces unit. Missions are set “behind enemy lines” in a number of Middle Eastern-style locations. Players use “run-and-gun” tactics as they navigate tight alleyways and corridors, secure buildings, and kill enemy forces. Realistic machine guns, shotguns, and grenades are used throughout each mission. The blood effects account for the Mature rating: When a player is shot by an enemy, the camera jerks slightly and a semi-opaque red effect covers the screen; large sprays of blood burst out of injured characters and linger in the air for a brief period.

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Reggie: Profitability in the industry comes from software

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This information comes from a recent Bloomberg article…

“Our read on the consumer is very strong. What we are seeing today is a strong momentum for hardware and software. Profitability in this industry is in software. The software peak in this industry should be this year and next year. [Nintendo commands] a growing advantage against key competitors. I look at our performance and see it’s right on track with where we believed it would be.” – Reggie Fils-Aime

Thanks to Captain N for the news tip!

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Game Informer review scores

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These scores come from the latest issue of Game Informer (201)…

Assassin’s Creed 2 – 9.5
Assassin’s Creed: Bloodlines – 6.5
Atelier Annie – 5
Band Hero – 7.75
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Reflex Edition – 6.5
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers (Wii) – 5.5
God of War Collection – 9.5
Guitar Hero: Van Halen – 7.5
Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier – 7.75
King’s Bounty: Armored Princess – 8.75
League of Legends – 7.75
LittleBigPlanet PSP – 8.5
Need for Speed Nitro – 6.5
New Super Mario Bros. Wii – 9.25
Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles – 8
Shaun White Snowboarding: World Stage – 6
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories – 6.25
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks – 8
The Saboteur – 8
Tony Hawk: Ride – 5.75
Your Shape Featuring Jenny McCarthy – 7

New Mega Man 10 details

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– New ice boss is in charge of the glacier stage
– Glacier stage has snowmen (heads explode), ice blacks (break when shot/touched)
– Sewer stage has slug-like Mets
– Stadium stage has enemies related to certain sports (baseball-throwing robots, soccer ball platforms, soccer goalie mini-boss)
– Desert stage will obscure your vision, sandstorms may throw you into spikes/walls
– Yashichi will refill Mega Man’s life, weapons energy in full
– Obtain items in the between-level shop similar to Mega Man 9
– Different difficulty modes
– Easy mode: Difficulty analogous to Mega Man 2’s difficulty
– Hard mode available as well
– Numerous modes, achievements/challenges, online rankings, DLC
– No female robot masters in the game
– Developers have made their own bosses
– No sliding/charging shots
– Releasing in March 2010

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Square Enix believes Wii 2 would be boring if HD was the main hook

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“”If the only real difference were the change from SD to HD, that would be rather boring. But we both know, Nintendo wouldn’t be Nintendo if they didn’t add something extra, and we’re already looking forward to finding out what [it is]” – Square Enix, Akitoshi Kawazu

I don’t think Wii HD would be boring, and in fact, I hope to see support for it in the next Nintendo console. However, I definitely agree with Kawazu that HD functionality alone would be boring. I’m sure Nintendo is considering some new hook for their next console, though.

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NPD top 20 sales for November

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1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (360)
2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PS3)
3. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii)
4. Assassin’s Creed II (360)
5. Left 4 Dead 2 (360)
6. Wii Sports Resort (Wii)
7. Wii Fit Plus (Wii)
8. Assassin’s Creed II (PS3)
9. Dragon Age: Origins (360)
10. Mario Kart (Wii)
11. Wii Play (Wii)
12. Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)
13. Value Game Bundle (Wii)
14. Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story (DS)
15. Dragon Age: Origins (PS3)
16. Value Game Bundle (Wii)
17. God of War Collection (PS3)
18. Halo 3: ODST (360)
19. Borderlands (360)
20. Madden NFL 10 (360)

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