WHAT:
The nonprofit American Heart Association is recognized as the largest voluntary health organization dedicated to building healthier lives, free of heart disease and stroke. Nintendo is a worldwide pioneer in interactive entertainment, known for revolutionizing the video game industry with its top-selling Wii™ system and video games such as Wii Fit™ Plus and Wii Sports Resort™. On May 17, the two organizations will make a special joint announcement.
WHO:
Top executives from the American Heart Association and Nintendo of America Inc.
TNA’s Legendary Wrestler Hits the Ring in the New Handheld Game
MIDLOTHIAN, VA – May 14, 2010 – SouthPeak Games today proudly announced that the Nintendo DSTM version of TNA iMPACT! Cross the Line will see the return to video games of the biggest name in professional wrestling, Hulk Hogan. That’s right, brother, Hulkamania is back and exclusively on Nintendo DS!
Hulk Hogan is the most recognized personality in professional wrestling. Along with other titans of the ring including Sting, AJ Styles and Kurt Angle, he is on a mission to redefine wrestling in the ring and on your game system.
“Yes, we knew the controls had issues but frankly, we just ran out of time to fix them. When you’re making a game so unique the focus needs to be on those features and when the time is up you go out with what you have. Getting another year and starting with the core base of the original game will really help us nail down all of the issues that people had.” – Scribblenauts creator Jeremiah Slaczk
My biggest complaint with the first Scribblenauts was the controls. However, the team is clearly looking to iron out any issues with the sequels, and adding d-pad support will provide another option for players. Also, it’s always great to see a developer acknowledge any prominent mistakes in their game!
1. Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction (360) – 486.1K
2. Pokemon SoulSilver (DS) – 242.9K
3. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii) – 200.3K
4. Pokemon HeartGold (DS) – 192.6K
5. God of War III (PS3) – 180.3K
6. Wii Sports Resort (Wii) – 179K
7. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (360) – 166K
8. Just Dance (Wii) – 144K
9. Super Street Fighter IV (PS3) – 143K
10. Wii Fit Plus (Wii) – 130K
11. Monster Hunter Tri (Wii) ~ 126K
12. GTA: Episodes from Liberty City (PS3)
13. New Super Mario Bros. (DS)
14. Super Street Fighter IV (360)
15. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (PS3)
16. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (360)
17. MLB 10: The Show (PS3)
18. Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
19. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PS3)
20. MLB 2K10 (360)
“[The original online mode was] pretty symmetrical, pretty safe. [The Invasion Mode is] similar to Horde Mode in Gears Of war 2 – just you and a bunch of buddies fighting against bad guys…we’re very interested in it (DLC). Whatever it takes to give legs to the community side is cool.” – Joshua Olson, producer
My biggest concerns with Conduit’s 2 online functionality are hackers and glitches. Those two issues were prominent in the original, though we’ve heard that the developers are trying to prevent those problems from creeping into the sequel.
Thanks to NintenDaan for the tip!
Nintendo Wii
North America:
1. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
2. Just Dance (Ubisoft)
3. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
4. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
5. Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
Japan:
1. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
2. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
3. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
4. Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
5. Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)
UK:
1. Just Dance (Ubisoft)
2. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
3. Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)
4. Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
5. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
Nintendo DS
North America:
1. Pokemon HeartGold Version (Nintendo)
2. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
3. Pokemon SoulSilver Version (Nintendo)
4. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
5. The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (Nintendo)
Japan:
1. Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 (Square Enix)
2. Tomodachi Collection (Nintendo)
3. Love Plus (Konami)
4. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
5. Pokemon Ranger: Hikari no Kiseki (Nintendo)
UK:
1. Pokemon SoulSilver Version (Nintendo)
2. Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box (Nintendo)
3. Pokemon HeartGold Version (Nintendo)
4. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
5. WarioWare D.I.Y. (Nintendo)
Update: Added higher-quality screenshots
Regarding the screenshots, we once again have some in low-quality. That’s because for some odd reason, they were published as extremely small images…I’m talking thumbnails. I tried to resize them all, but that obviously meant the quality of the screenshots would take a hit!
