Paris, FRANCE – JULY 09, 2010 – Today Ubisoft announced that its stellar line-up, showcased in June at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles received multiple awards in diverse categories. Ubisoft garnered the attention of media as well as the public and notably was named “Best Publisher” by Eurogamer. Highlights of Ubisoft’s E3 showing were:
• Ubisoft’s core titles were among the most anticipated of the show with Assassin’s Creed® Brotherhood and Ghost Recon Future Soldier receiving numerous nods and Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood ranking first in a study of consumer purchase intent by Electronic Entertainment Design and Research (EEDAR)/Gamer Metrics.
• Ubisoft again showed its leadership on new technologies with the quality of Your Shape™: Fitness Evolved for KinectTM making a noted impact on participants thanks to Ubisoft’s patented Player Projection technology.
• Ubisoft reinforced its leader position in the casual segment, announcing Just Dance® 2 and revealing Michael Jackson: The Experience, a major announcement which garnered massive interest from mainstream media outlets.
In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, scores of fans flock to the Nintendo World store in New York on July 10, 2010, to be among the first in the nation to purchase DRAGON QUEST IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies for the Nintendo DS family of systems in advance of its July 11, 2010 launch. The game, which has become a phenomenon in Japan with more than 4.2 million units sold, lets players customize their own adventure and share their experiences with friends.
In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, Andres D. of New York City purchases the first copy of DRAGON QUEST IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies during a special pre-sale opportunity at the Nintendo World store on July 10, 2010. Fans gathered to herald the July 11, 2010, launch of the game in the U.S., which has already sold more than 4.2 million units in Japan.
In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, Yuji Horii, creator of the DRAGON QUEST video game series, signs a DRAGON QUEST IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies poster for Jay W. from Boston, MA, at the Nintendo World store in New York on July 10, 2010. Guests at the Nintendo World store were treated to a host of themed activities to celebrate the July 11 U.S. launch of the new release for the Nintendo DS family of systems, which has already become a phenomenon in Japan and sold more than 4.2 million units.
SAN FRANCISCO – July 12, 2010 – Today, Ubisoft announces its video game lineup for Comic-Con International: San Diego. The company will feature game demos and unveil new details on its products at both its company’s booth and during exclusive panels at the convention.
Ubisoft will feature an exciting interactive booth located at space #4245 on the main convention floor. The booth will feature an area for consumers to play Scott Pilgrim vs. The WorldTM: The Game before it’s released on August 10th, a special stage to get down with Just Dance® 2, and multiple gaming stations for attendees to play the highly anticipated Assassin’s Creed® Brotherhood multiplayer. Booth visitors will also be treated to fun giveaway prizes throughout the day, including poster signings and special guest appearances.
SEGA® Europe Ltd. & SEGA® America, Inc., are excited to reveal the Color Power of the next Wisp in Sonic Colors. The Orange Wisp is ready to help Sonic put a stop to the diabolical plans of Dr. Eggman!
When Sonic absorbs the Orange Wisp’s Orange Rocket Color Power, he blasts into the air in an explosion of color, reaching unparalleled heights at staggering speed. Thanks to the Color Power of the Orange Wisp, Sonic is able to reach secret areas and hidden rings far beyond his normal reach, traveling through the air at a pace never before seen!
Each new Wisp discovered in Sonic Colors gives the player a brand new way to play this pure Sonic experience. Look out for more to be revealed soon!
Sonic Colors will be available on the home video game system Wii™ and the Nintendo DS™ system late in 2010 and the Orange Wisp will be available on both platforms.
– Live Caster: Exclusive DSi/3DS feature
– Live Caster lets you have video chats with friends
– 4-player wireless, 2 player over Wi-Fi for Live Caster
– Pass By mode: Connect to other players when you walk by them, which helps them out somehow
– Order of your Pokemon during triple battles determines damage calculations for attacks that hit multiple Pokemon
– High Link: Overworld hub, located in the middle of Isshu, go up to other players and offer your help with missions
– Rankurusu is the Green Pokémon and Gochiruzeru is the Black Pokémon
– Gochiruzeru can use Magic Room, negates the effects of items on you and the opponent
Wedbush Morgan
DS – 450K
Wii – 400K
Xbox 360 – 325K
PS3 – 195K
PSP – 85K
PS2 – 40K
EEDAR
DS -435K
Wii – 375K
Xbox 360 – 350K
PS3 – 185K
PSP – 75K
“The online capabilities are currently being tested. There could be some versus play but we can’t go into any detail. There are a lot of capabilities that expand on what was in the DS that people are taking advantage of.” – Masahiro Sakurai
Online play was something that I hadn’t really thought about. Although, there certainly could be an opportunity to do something neat in that area, especially with the 3DS’ expanded online functionality.
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– 1 CRACKDOWN 2 XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
6 2 DANCE ON BROADWAY WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
1 3 SUPER MARIO GALAXY 2 WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
2 4 RED DEAD REDEMPTION XB360 ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
4 5 RED DEAD REDEMPTION PS3 ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
9 6 JUST DANCE WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
5 7 LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 1-4 WII WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
11 8 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP SOUTH AFRICA XB360 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
3 9 LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 1-4 XB360 WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
14 10 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP SOUTH AFRICA PS3 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
7 11 LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 1-4 DS WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
10 12 TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 11 PS3 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
12 13 TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 11 XB360 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
15 14 WII FIT PLUS WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
16 15 WII SPORTS RESORT WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
8 16 LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 1-4 PS3 WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
25 17 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 PS3 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
17 18 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2010 PC SEGA SEGA
19 19 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 XB360 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
13 20 SNIPER: GHOST WARRIOR XB360 CITY INTERACTIVE CITY INTERACTIVE
20 21 CLUB PENGUIN: HERBERT’S REVENGE DS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
24 22 TOM CLANCY’S SPLINTER CELL: CONVICTION XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
– 23 ALAN WAKE XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
– 24 POKEPARK WII: PIKACHU’S ADVENTURE WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
34 25 UFC 2010: UNDISPUTED PS3 THQ THQ
28 26 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 27 UFC 2010: UNDISPUTED XB360 THQ THQ
30 28 PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE FORGOTTEN SANDS PS3 UBISOFT UBISOFT
27 29 THE SIMS 3: AMBITIONS PC EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
33 30 POKEMON SOULSILVER DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
35 31 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
22 32 TRANSFORMERS: WAR FOR CYBERTRON XB360 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
29 33 BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2 XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
26 34 ROOMS: THE MAIN BUILDING DS HUDSON NINTENDO
18 35 NAUGHTY BEAR XB360 505 GAMES 505 GAMES
37 36 PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE FORGOTTEN SANDS XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
– 37 BIOSHOCK 2 XB360 2K GAMES TAKE 2
– 38 POKEMON HEARTGOLD DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 39 THE SIMS 3 PC EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
39 40 BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2 PS3 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
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– 1 CRACKDOWN 2 RUFFIAN GAMES MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
1 2 LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 1-4 TRAVELLER’S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
2 3 RED DEAD REDEMPTION ROCKSTAR SAN DIEGO ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
6 4 DANCE ON BROADWAY LONGTAIL STUDIOS UBISOFT UBISOFT
5 5 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP SOUTH AFRICA EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
3 6 SUPER MARIO GALAXY 2 NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
4 7 TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 11 TIBURON ENTERTAINMENT EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
8 8 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 INFINITY WARD ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
7 9 JUST DANCE UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
18 10 UFC 2010: UNDISPUTED YUKE’S THQ THQ
15 11 WII FIT PLUS NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
16 12 WII SPORTS RESORT NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
14 13 PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE FORGOTTEN SANDS UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
10 14 SNIPER: GHOST WARRIOR CITY INTERACTIVE CITY INTERACTIVE CITY INTERACTIVE
12 15 BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2 DIGITAL ILLUSIONS EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
13 16 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2010 SPORTS INTERACTIVE SEGA SEGA
9 17 NAUGHTY BEAR A2M 505 GAMES 505 GAMES
23 18 TOM CLANCY’S SPLINTER CELL: CONVICTION UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
11 19 TRANSFORMERS: WAR FOR CYBERTRON HIGH MOON STUDIOS ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
17 20 BLUR BIZARRE CREATIONS ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
19 21 CLUB PENGUIN: HERBERT’S REVENGE 1ST PLAYABLE DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
22 22 SPLIT/SECOND: VELOCITY BLACK ROCK STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
– 23 ALAN WAKE REMEDY ENTERTAINMENT MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
25 24 BIOSHOCK 2 2K MARIN 2K GAMES TAKE 2
– 25 POKEPARK WII: PIKACHU’S ADVENTURE CREATURES NINTENDO NINTENDO
29 26 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
27 27 JUST CAUSE 2 AVALANCHE STUDIOS EIDOS SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
34 28 LEGO BATMAN: THE VIDEOGAME TRAVELLER’S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
30 29 FIFA 10 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
21 30 INTERNATIONAL CRICKET 2010 TRICKSTAR GAMES CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
28 31 THE SIMS 3: AMBITIONS THE SIMS STUDIO EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 32 CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE INFINITY WARD ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
33 33 POKEMON SOULSILVER GAME FREAK NINTENDO NINTENDO
37 34 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
26 35 ROOMS: THE MAIN BUILDING NATSUME HUDSON NINTENDO
– 36 GRAND THEFT AUTO IV ROCKSTAR NORTH PLATINUM TAKE 2
40 37 JAMES CAMERON’S AVATAR: THE GAME UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
– 38 ARMY OF TWO: THE 40TH DAY EA MONTREAL EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 39 NEED FOR SPEED: SHIFT SLIGHTLY MAD STUDIOS EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
24 40 SINGULARITY RAVEN SOFTWARE ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
Endless Adventure, Customizable Characters and a Unique Social Experience for Nintendo DS Systems Now Available in North America
REDMOND, Wash., July 12, 2010 – One of the biggest games ever to launch for the Nintendo DS™ family of systems has arrived in North America, giving U.S. consumers a chance to experience the hand-held gaming phenomenon that has already attracted more than 4.2 million players in Japan. With unique features that let players customize characters and connect with friends via a local wireless connection to take on epic adventures, DRAGON QUEST IX®: Sentinels of the Starry Skies™, developed by Square Enix Co., Ltd., gives people of all ages, backgrounds and gaming experience levels a remarkable way to combine imaginative game play and social fun.
Players begin by creating fully customized heroes to guide on their quest, choosing from different face, hair and even eye color. As they journey forth, characters are further developed and enhanced as they choose from more than 1,000 items and pieces of equipment, change jobs and abilities, and join up with new customizable companions. Using a local wireless connection, up to four players within range of each other can band together at any time to explore mysterious dungeons and tangle with fearsome monsters throughout a spellbinding world of adventure.
