EA SPORTS Active meets American College of Sports Medicine exercise guidelines
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – June 2, 2010– A new study conducted by Dr. John Porcari from the University of Wisconsin concludes that using EA SPORTS ActiveTM and EA SPORTS ActiveTM More Workouts from Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) passed fitness guidelines for an effective workout put forth by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). The results indicated that EA SPORTS Active can improve aerobic capacity and favorably affect body composition when used on a regular basis as part of a healthy, active lifestyle. ACSM is the largest international sports medicine organization and leading authority on exercise science.
“ACSM sets key guidelines on what constitutes a healthy, active lifestyle, recommending that individuals perform 30 minutes of moderate intensity exercise five days per week, or 20 minutes of vigorous intensity exercise three days per week, as determined by specific heart rate and oxygen consumption criteria” said Dr. John Porcari, Ph.D, the Executive Director of the La Crosse Exercise and Health Program at the University of Wisconsin who led the study. “In terms of the intensity criteria, both workouts tested from EA SPORTS Active were sufficiently intense to be within ACSM guidelines.”
1. [Wii] Super Mario Galaxy 2 – 340,000 / NEW
2. [DS] Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Masou Kishin – The Lord of Elemental – 81,000 / NEW
3. [DS] Soccer Tsuku DS: World Challenge 2010 – 50,000 / NEW
4. [DS] Medarot DS – 50,000 / NEW
5. [DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 – 34,000 / 1,098,000
6. [PS3] Lost Planet 2 – 34,000 / 118,000
7. [PSP] Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker – 25,000 / 697,000
8. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2010: Aoki Samurai no Chousen – 22,000 / 79,000
9. [Wii] New Super Mario Bros. Wii – 16,000 / 3,859,000
10. [360] DeathSmiles IIX – 16,000 / NEW
11. [360] Alan Wake
12. [DS] Tomodachi Collection
13. [PSP] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2010: Aoki Samurai no Chousen
14. [Wii] Wii Fit PLus
15. [Wii] Mario Kart Wii
16. [PS2] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2010: Aoki Samurai no Chousen
17. [PSP] Blaze Union: Story to Reach the Future
18. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP the Best)
19. [360] Lost Planet 2
20. [Wii] Wii Sports Resort
21. [PSP] Hagane no Renkinjutsushi – Fullmetal Alchemist: Yakusoku no Hi e
22. [DS] New Super Mario Bros.
23. [DS] Captain Tsubasa: Gekitou no Kiseki
24. [PS3] Super Street Fighter IV
25. [PS2] Strike Witches: Anata to Dekiru Koto – A Little Peaceful Days
26. [PSP] Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2010
27. [PS3] NieR Replicant
28. [Wii] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2010 Play Maker: Aoki Samurai no Chousen
29. [DS] Yumeiro Patisserie: My Sweets Cooking
30. [PS2] Suzunone Seven: Rebirth Knot
– Hero is Elza, not Erza
– Heroine is Kanan
– Elza lost his family as a child, fights as a mercenary to make a living, hopes to become a knight
– Knights are respected while the opposite is true for mercenaries
– Kanan is mysterious character
– Elza’s mercenary group has come to Ruri Island looking for work
– Complete missions with your mercenaries, but you only control Elza, other characters are CPU controlled
– Scans show first look at battle scenes with status displays
– 3-4 battle members besides Elza in the scans, two names are Quark and Jackal
– Only Elza can use Gathering, use it to attract enemy’s attention
– Blue light from Elza’s arm will appear when he casts Gathering, enemies might come over and surround him
– Use Gathering to allow allies to cast magic
– Counter will show up over an ally’s head when they cast magic, when it reaches zero the spell will be executed
– Enemies will have their attention placed to ally’s casting spells unless you use Gathering
– Elza doesn’t have Gathering immediately, obtains it following an early mission on Ruri Island
– Identifying the power that Elza obtains plays a role in the game
Update: The price of the DSi will be lowered in the UK as well: “In the UK Nintendo will be reducing the trade price of Nintendo DSi to retailers from 18th June 2010.”
On June 19, the DS Lite will no longer cost consumers ¥16,800 in Japan, as retailers will be able to determine the system’s pricing. Meanwhile, the DSi’s price will be dropped from ¥18,900 to ¥15,000 while the DSi LL will be priced at ¥20,000 instead of ¥18,000. Nintendo has also announced that new Blue, Yellow and Green color LL system’s will be available on the same date.
Thanks to Thomas N and Robert for the tip!
1. [Wii] Super Mario Galaxy 2
2. [DS] Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Masou Kishin – The Lord of Elemental
3. [DS] Medarot DS
4. [DS] Soccer Tsuku DS: World Challenge 2010
5. [DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2
6. [PS3] Lost Planet 2
7. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2010: Aoki Samurai no Chousen
8. [PSP] Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
9. [360] DeathSmiles IIX
10. [360] Alan Wake
Are you excited to hear all the news from Nintendo’s E3 Presentation but can’t make it to Los Angeles? Nintendo.com has you covered. The website is setting up a special portal for fans around the world to watch full start-to-finish video coverage of the event.
Nintendo’s E3 Presentation will begin at 9 a.m. Pacific on Tuesday, June 15. Just visit e3.nintendo.com to get a front-row seat to all of Nintendo’s announcements.
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– Capcom developers Noritaka Funamizu founded Crafts & Meister in 2004
– Action game
– Focuses on the destruction of Earth
– No actual gameplay details yet
– To be published by Kadokawa Games
These are definitely low-quality, but that’s all we’ve got for now! Also, we’ve only posted a few shots of the game, and unfortunately cannot link to the original source. Make sure to pick up the latest edition of Nintendo Power to see the rest of the images as well as this batch in higher-quality.
