Well here’s a pretty interesting piece of news for everyone who thinks the Wii’s sales are losing momentum:
“What we’re seeing is that as long you provide the consumer great products at great value they’re going to buy,” he said. “In the last four months consumers have bought over five million Wii consoles – that amount is equal to the entire amount that our competitors have sold over the previous 12 months.” – Reggie Fils-Aime
5 million consoles in four months… that’s quite a few Wiis that have been sold!
Today Team6 announced that they will develop a brand new version of the well known franchise “FlatOut”! Little is known from this promising title, but these will be the four game modes available:
– “Racing”: The standard FlatOut concept: Race, destroy and either finish first, or make sure you’re the last one standing (or: driving). Violent, agressive racing will take place in various locations and themes, such as the financial district, the industrial port and a dusty and an old but atmospheric town somewhere in southern-europe. Gamemode also available in splitscreen mode.
Prepare yourself for one of the most intense shoot ‘em ups to hit Nintendo DSiWare. Your mission is simple: get the highest score possible, across eight phases of fierce vertical-scrolling action.
Choose from two powerful craft: Red Orion and Blue Nova, tailored for novice or experienced players. Both ships have standard blasters for unlimited fire, as well as special weapons unique to each craft. Special weapons drain your energy gauge, though, so think before you fire!
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%)
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!”
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.
