01. / 00. [PS3] NieR Replicant (Square Enix) – 60.174 / NEW
02. / 01. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) – 28.757 / 3.715.496 (-10%)
03. / 00. [PSP] Tokyo Mono Harashi: Karasu no Mori Gakuen Kitan (Atlus Co.) – 21.953 / NEW
04. / 02. [NDS] Friend Collection (Nintendo) – 19.681 / 3.130.665 (-6%)
05. / 00. [PSP] Ys: Oath of Felghana (Falcom) – 16.167 / NEW
06. / 03. [PSP] Pro Baseball Spirits 2010 (Konami) – 15.607 / 118.340 (-25%)
07. / 09. [WII] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) – 15.217 / 1.847.757 (+4%)
08. / 15. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) – 13.671 / 2.711.000
09. / 00. [PS3] The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion – Game of the Year Edition (Bethesda Softworks) – 12.479 / NEW
10. / 06. [NDS] Pokemon Ranger: Tracks of Light (Pokemon Co.) – 12.408 / 408.906 (-22%)

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Windsor, UK – May 04, 2010 – 2K Games announced today that Sid Meier’s Pirates!™, the classic swashbuckling high-seas adventure, will set sail this Autumn for Wii. Originally developed by Firaxis Games, the Wii version is being developed by 2K China and allows would-be buccaneers to serve as captain as they raid and plunder the 17th century Caribbean, successfully navigate pirate ship battles, triumphantly dispatch opponents in clanging sword fights and woo fair maidens with the streamlined controls of the Wii Remote™ in a quest to save their family from the evil Marquis de la Montalban.

“We are big fans of the Wii and think Pirates! is the perfect game to bring to that platform,” said Sid Meier, director of creative development at Firaxis Games, and designer of the Sid Meier’s Pirates! series. “We’re sure Wii fans will enjoy the timeless adventure of being a pirate captain on the high seas as much as all of our other fans have!”

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Course: Mario Circuit
Objective: Versus race
Tournament date: 5/1 – 5/10

RELENTLESS ARCADE ACTION SHOOT EM UP COMING TO Wii THIS WEEK

The European launch of Sin and Punishment: Successor of the Skies from Japanese developer Treasure promises hours of compelling quick fire action power play!

4th May 2010 –Sin and Punishment originally released in Japan in 2000 for the Nintendo 64 was heralded with critical acclaim, praised for its relentless action and forged a great legacy behind it. European players were given a treat when this cult game was made available to download through Virtual Console on Wii years later as part of the Hanabi Festival – a special event which offers European players the opportunity to download classic games which have previously never been released in Europe. Since then anticipation has been building amongst fans of the series for the next instalment. This week Wii owners can expect explosive, exhilarating run-and-gun action as Sin and Punishment: Successor of the Skies launches across Europe on 7th May 2010.

A rapid-fire arcade action game following the tradition of Japanese developer, Treasure, Sin and Punishment: Successor of the Skies pits two characters, Isa Jo (male) and Kachi (Female) against seemingly endless hordes of attacks by violent creatures from the dimension – fourth earth.

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Individual formats

– 1 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP SOUTH AFRICA PS3 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 2 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP SOUTH AFRICA XB360 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
2 3 JUST DANCE WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
1 4 TOM CLANCY’S SPLINTER CELL: CONVICTION XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
4 5 WII FIT PLUS WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 6 SUPER STREET FIGHTER IV PS3 CAPCOM CAPCOM
3 7 GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY PS3 ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
6 8 WII SPORTS RESORT WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 9 SUPER STREET FIGHTER IV XB360 CAPCOM CAPCOM
– 10 GOD OF WAR COLLECTION PS3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
10 11 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 XB360 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
5 12 MONSTER HUNTER TRI WII CAPCOM CAPCOM
8 13 POKEMON HEARTGOLD DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
7 14 POKEMON SOULSILVER DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
9 15 BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2 XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
18 16 GOD OF WAR III PS3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
11 17 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
12 18 BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2 PS3 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
14 19 JUST CAUSE 2 XB360 EIDOS SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
16 20 JUST CAUSE 2 PS3 EIDOS SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
15 21 FORZA MOTORSPORT 3 XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
19 22 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
25 23 HALO 3: ODST XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
28 24 FINAL FANTASY XIII PS3 SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
– 25 MIRROR’S EDGE XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
17 26 MARIO KART WII WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
26 27 FINAL FANTASY XIII XB360 SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
30 28 METRO 2033 XB360 THQ THQ
– 29 YAKUZA 3 PS3 SEGA SEGA
31 30 PROFESSOR LAYTON AND PANDORA’S BOX DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
24 31 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 PS3 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
– 32 TOM CLANCY’S SPLINTER CELL: CONVICTION PC UBISOFT UBISOFT
– 33 IRON MAN 2 XB360 SEGA SEGA
23 34 HEAVY RAIN PS3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
20 35 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2010 PC SEGA SEGA
21 36 FIFA 10 PS3 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 37 JAMES CAMERON’S AVATAR: THE GAME XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
– 38 JEWEL QUEST MYSTERIES: THE EMERALD TEAR DS GSP/AVANQUEST GSP/AVANQUEST
– 39 ALIENS VS PREDATOR XB360 SEGA SEGA
22 40 FIFA 10 XB360 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS

All formats

– 1 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP SOUTH AFRICA EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 2 SUPER STREET FIGHTER IV CAPCOM CAPCOM CAPCOM
2 3 JUST DANCE UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
1 4 TOM CLANCY’S SPLINTER CELL: CONVICTION UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
3 5 GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY ROCKSTAR NORTH ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
4 6 WII FIT PLUS NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
7 7 WII SPORTS RESORT NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
6 8 BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2 DIGITAL ILLUSIONS EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
8 9 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 INFINITY WARD ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
– 10 GOD OF WAR COLLECTION BLUEPOINT GAMES SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
9 11 JUST CAUSE 2 AVALANCHE STUDIOS EIDOS SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
5 12 MONSTER HUNTER TRI CAPCOM CAPCOM CAPCOM
20 13 JAMES CAMERON’S AVATAR: THE GAME UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
11 14 POKEMON HEARTGOLD GAME FREAK NINTENDO NINTENDO
16 15 FINAL FANTASY XIII SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
12 16 FIFA 10 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
10 17 POKEMON SOULSILVER GAME FREAK NINTENDO NINTENDO
24 18 GOD OF WAR III SCEA SANTA MONICA SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
13 19 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 20 IRON MAN 2 SEGA STUDIOS SAN FRANCISCO SEGA SEGA
29 21 ALIENS VS PREDATOR REBELLION SEGA SEGA
15 22 SONIC & SEGA ALL-STARS RACING SUMO DIGITAL SEGA SEGA
18 23 ASSASSIN’S CREED II UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
17 24 FORZA MOTORSPORT 3 TURN 10 STUDIOS MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
– 25 MIRROR’S EDGE DIGITAL ILLUSIONS EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
26 26 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
21 27 MARIO & SONIC AT OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES SEGA SEGA SEGA
34 28 HALO 3: ODST BUNGIE MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
25 29 GRAND THEFT AUTO IV ROCKSTAR NORTH PLATINUM TAKE 2
19 30 LEGO BATMAN: THE VIDEOGAME TRAVELLER’S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
31 31 METRO 2033 4A GAMES THQ THQ
23 32 MARIO KART WII NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
28 33 SEGA MEGA DRIVE ULTIMATE COLLECTION BACKBONE SEGA SEGA
14 34 BAND HERO VICARIOUS VISIONS REDOCTANE ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
– 35 YAKUZA 3 SEGA SEGA SEGA
30 36 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2010 SPORTS INTERACTIVE SEGA SEGA
– 37 PROFESSOR LAYTON AND PANDORA’S BOX LEVEL 5 NINTENDO NINTENDO
22 38 DEAD TO RIGHTS: RETRIBUTION VOLATILE GAMES NAMCO BANDAI GAMES NAMCO BANDAI GAMES
– 39 JEWEL QUEST MYSTERIES: THE EMERALD TEAR IWIN GSP/AVANQUEST GSP/AVANQUEST
33 40 HEAVY RAIN QUANTIC DREAM SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.

Black Wii

– Nintendo finally releasing a new color in North America
– It’s been out in Japan/Europe/Australia
– Nintendo usually holds onto colors until sales slow down
– Comes out next week
– Will include WIi Sports/MotionPlus, still $199.99
– Craig really likes the look of it
– White system will also be sold as a bundle now

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Game Info:

System: Nintendo DS
Category: RPG
Players: 1-2 (versus)
Release date: March 14, 2010
Developer: Game Freak
Publisher: Nintendo

Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver are the latest games in Nintendo’s hugely successful Pokemon series, though they are both remakes of Gold and Silver: two Pokemon titles that were released back in 2000 for the Game Boy. Gold and Silver were believed by many to be the best games in the entire series, adding many innovations that have become standard, like the game’s internal clock and Pokemon breeding. Do HeartGold and SoulSilver manage to do these classic games justice, or do they not hold up after ten years and 200-and-something new Pokemon?

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Videos

Nintendo Week 5/3
WarioWare: DIY – Todd Lewis Made It Too
Picross 3D – Info Video 2
What’s New at Animal Crossing: City Folk – May
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands – BTS Spot
Backyard Sports: Sandlot – Info Video
Mega Man Zero Collection – Info Video
Trauma Team – Info Video
Trauma Team – Info Video
Monster Hunter Tri – Villains of the Volcano
Monster Hunter Tri – Tyrants of the Tundra
Zombie Panic in Wonderland – Info Video
Kung Fu Funk – Info Video
Rage of the Gladiator – Trailer – Boss: The Sea Witch
Bloons – Info Video
1001 Crystal Mazes Collection – Info Video

Demos

Picross 3D
America’s Test Kitchen Pots de Creme Demo
America’s Test Kitchen Roasted Red Potatoes Demo
Rooms DS
Battle of Giants: Mutant Insects
Deca Sports DS – Cheerleading demo
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing DS
Deca Sports DS – Ping Pong demo
Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth
Disney the Princess and the Frog
Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games – Alpine Skiing
James Cameron’s Avatar: The Game
Bakugan Battle Brawlers
James Patterson Women’s Murder Club: Games of Passion (distribution ends 5/9/2010)
Videos
Nintendo Week – 5/3
WarioWare: DIY – Todd Lewis Made It Too
Picross 3D – Info Video 2
What’s New at Animal Crossing: City Folk – May
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands – BTS Spot
Backyard Sports: Sandlot – Info Video
Mega Man Zero Collection – Info Video
Trauma Team – Info Video
Trauma Team – Info Video
Monster Hunter Tri – Villains of the Volcano
Monster Hunter Tri – Tyrants of the Tundra
Zombie Panic in Wonderland – Info Video
Kung Fu Funk – Info Video
Rage of the Gladiator – Trailer – Boss: The Sea Witch
Bloons – Info Video
1001 Crystal Mazes Collection – Info Video