Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version Coming to North America in Spring 2011
New Legendary Pokémon Reshiram and Zekrom Grace Covers of New Releases
REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Two new Pokémon™ games, Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version, for the Nintendo DS™ family of systems will be released in North America in spring 2011. Introducing a new storyline and the next generation of Pokémon, the new releases will feature the Legendary Pokémon Reshiram™ (Pokémon Black Version) and Zekrom™ (Pokémon White Version) on the game covers worldwide.
“Pokémon is a true worldwide franchise with legions of fans in every corner of the globe,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “We know these fans will be thrilled to discover this new generation of Pokémon next year.”
TOKYO GAME SHOW, it’s 20th Celebration!!
Outline of TOKYO GAME SHOW 2010
September 16 (Thu) – 19 (Sun), 2010 at Makuhari MesseThe Computer Entertainment Supplier’s Association (CESA; Chairman: Yoichi Wada; Location: Minato-ku, Tokyo), in cooperation with Nikkei Business Publications, Inc. (Nikkei BP; President & CEO: Yasuo Hirata;
Location: Minato-ku, Tokyo), will hold TOKYO GAME SHOW 2010 over a four-day period from Thursday,
September 16 to Sunday, September 19, 2010 at Makuhari Messe in Mihama-ku, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture.
As in previous years, the first two days will be “Business Day” while the latter two will be opened to the public.TOKYO GAME SHOW, its 20th Celebration,
aims to turn over a new leaf and move forward with a new midterm vision of becoming
“The No. 1 Information Network in the Asian Region” and “The World’s Largest Event!”
Exploration, Discovery and Thrilling Adventures for the Whole Family Abound in Newest Addition to Pulse-Pounding ACTIVE LIFE® Game Series
SANTA CLARA, Calif., (May 25, 2010) – NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc., today announced ACTIVE LIFE EXPLORER™ exclusively for Wii™, the newest installment in the popular ACTIVE LIFE® series. ACTIVE LIFE EXPLORER takes players on a fun-filled, heart-pumping adventure as they use the Wii Remote™ and ACTIVE LIFE Mat Controller to explore exotic locales and complete a variety of energetic activities with modes for one to eight players. ACTIVE LIFE EXPLORER is scheduled to be released throughout North America this fall.
Jump into action as a fearless adventurer searching for treasure the world over. Explore an array of intriguing themed locales including dense twilight jungles, ancient ruins, lava-flooded caves, frozen ice packs and more each with their own traps, hazards and challenges. A veritable thrill-ride of activities will keep the whole family moving as they run across falling bridges, dodge perilous booby traps, escape from savage beasts, chase down bandits, and much more as they ride off into the sunset with a bounty of loot and rewards.
Nintendo Wii
North America:
1. Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo)
2. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
3. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
4. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
5. Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo).
Japan:
1. Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo)
2. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
3. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
4. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
5. Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
UK:
1. Just Dance (Ubisoft)
2. Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)
3. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
4. EA Sports Active (EA Sports)
5. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
Nintendo DS
North America:
1. Glory of Heracles (Nintendo)
2. Pokemon HeartGold Version (Nintendo)
3. Picross 3D (Nintendo)
4. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
5. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
Japan:
1. Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Masou Kishin – The Lord of Elemental (Banpresto)
2. Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 (Square Enix)
3. Soccer Tsuku DS: World Challenge 2010 (Sega)
4. Medarot DS: Kabuto Version (Rocket Company)
5. Tomodachi Collection (Nintendo)
UK:
1. Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box (Nintendo)
2. Pokemon SoulSilver Version (Nintendo)
3. Pokemon HeartGold Version (Nintendo)
4. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
5. Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force (Disney)
Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii) – 143,200 (28%)
Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Masou Kishin – The Lord of Elemental (DS) – 64,600 (66%)
Soccer Tsuku DS: World Challenge 2010 (DS) – 29,100 (36%)
Medarot DS: Kabuto (DS) – 25,200 (57%)
Medarot DS: Kuwagata (DS) – 20,800 (49%)
DeathSmiles IIX (360/Limited Edition) – 9,000 (58%)
Blaze Union: Story to Reach the Future (PSP) – 7,100 (42%)
Alan Wake (360/Limited Edition) – 6,900 (74%)
Alan Wake (360/Normal Edition) – 4,900 (50%)
Death Smiles (360/Normal Edition) – 2,800 (34%)
Pachitte Chonmage Tatsujin 16: Pachinko Hissatsu Shigotojin III (PS2) – 2,300 (27%)
Yumeiro Patisserie: My Sweets Cooking (DS) – 1,300 (17%)
Suzunone Seven: Rebirth Knot (PS2/Normal Edition) – 1,600 (50%)
Kunio-Kun no Chou Nekketsu! Soccer League Plus World Hyper Cup Hen (DS) – 1,100 (8%)
Suzunone Seven: Rebirth Knot (PS2/Limited Edition) – 1,000 (57%)
Sekai no Hate Made Itte Q! Chinjuu Hunter Mono no Daibouken (DS) – 800 (9%)
Desert Kingdom (PS2/Limited Edition) – 700 (45%)
Desert Kingdom (PS2/Normal Edition) – 700 (30%)
Strike Witches: Anata to Dekiru Koto – A Little Peaceful Days (PS3/Limited Edition) – 700 (40%)
Red Steel 2 (Wii) – 500 (9%)
I don’t think there’s a single gaming website on the whole internet that hasn’t written a feature on the best game music. Usually it’s the same old songs from the same old games —Zelda, Super Mario Bros, Mega Man, Parappa the Rapper…. Yes, I know just as well as anyone that the Moon theme from DuckTales is one of the greatest things ever, but I wanted to take this time to draw attention to some of the more overlooked game soundtracks.
PSP – 22,462
PS3 – 19,075
Wii – 18,465
DSi LL – 14,108
DSi – 9,356
Xbox 360 – 4,656
DS Lite – 2,681
PS2 – 1,175
PSP go – 851
For comparison’s sake, here are the numbers from last week.
PSP – 24,475
PS3 – 20,463
Wii – 17,570
DSi LL – 15,879
DSi – 9,990
Xbox 360 – 4,370
DS Lite – 2,695
PS2 – 1,293
PSP go – 871
WiiWare
Art Style: Penta Tentacles (600pts – Nintendo)
Lead the Meerkats (1000pts – Lapland Studio)
Voodoo Dice (1000pts – Ubisoft)
Virtual Console
Kirby’s Fun Pak (800pts SNES – Nintendo)
DSiWare
Hero of Sparta (800pts – Gameloft)
Animal Color Cross (500pts – Little Worlds Studio)
Bloons (500pts – Hands-On Mobile)
Flips: The Magic Faraway Tree (500pts – Electronic Arts)
Just Sing! National Anthems (200pts – DTP Entertainment)
