Flight Control lands on Nintendo DSi Shop
Worldwide hit spreads its wings to new platform
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – February 19, 2010 – Game development studio Firemint today announced that its worldwide hit Flight Control has arrived on Nintendo DSi™. The game is available in Europe, the UK and Australia from today, and will be available in North America from Monday, February 22, 2010. Flight Control is available for wireless download via the Nintendo DSi™ Shop for 500 Nintendo DSi Points™.
The simple but highly addictive gameplay in Flight Control challenges players to touch aircraft and drag a path to the correct landing zone while avoiding collisions. Flight Control includes ten aircraft types including domestic and international jets, military aircraft, helicopters and seaplanes. In addition to Classic, Beach, Carrier and Outback airfields, the Nintendo DSi version introduces an entirely new Windy airfield set in a winter wonderland. Players must watch for changes in wind direction as runways close and reopen in accordance with the prevailing conditions. Flight Control can be played solo, or with a friend sharing air traffic control responsibilities, passing aircraft from one player to the other.
Nintendo Wii
North America:
1. Just Dance (Ubisoft)
2. Walk It Out! (Konami)
3. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
4. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
5. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
Japan:
1. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
2. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
3. Zangeki no Reginleiv (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. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Sega)
4. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
5. Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)
Nintendo DS
North America:
1. Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth (Capcom)
2. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
3. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
4. The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (Nintendo)
5. Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Sega)
Japan:
1. Dragon Quest VI: Maboroshi no Daichi (Square Enix)
2. Tomodachi Collection (Nintendo)
3. Tennis no Ouji-Sama: Motto Gakuensai no Ouji-Sama – More Sweet Edition (Konami)
4. Love Plus (Konami)
5. Quiz Magic Academy DS: Futatsu no Jikuu Koku (Konami)
UK:
1. Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box (Nintendo)
2. Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth (Capcom)
3. The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (Nintendo)
4. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
5. Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Sega)
This is a neat little nugget from Super Mario Sunshine. In the Sirena Beach, a portion of the level may remind you of something…
If you’re still not sure what exactly you’re looking at, perhaps this will help. It’s the same image, but it has been flipped and reversed…
Yup, that’s right. That area in Sirena Beach is actually a GameCube controller! You can clearly see all of the buttons from the controller are there, as well as what would be the d-pad and analog sticks. I never realized that while playing. What about you guys?
ACTIVISION PUBLISHING AND NELVANA ENTERPRISES ISSUE A NEW CALL TO BRAWL WITH BAKUGAN BATTLE TRAINERTM FOR NINTENDO DSTM
Fresh Extension of the Blockbuster Franchise Arrives This Spring
SANTA MONICA, CA – February 18, 2010 – Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) and Corus Entertainment Inc.’s Nelvana Enterprises announced today the spring release of Bakugan Battle Trainer™ for Nintendo DS™, a brand new entry in the hit Bakugan video game franchise that lets fans interact with their Battle Brawlers like never before. The game introduces players to a different part of the Bakugan world by putting an emphasis on mastering the secrets of Bakugan training by improving their skills, leveling up G-Power and then ultimately going up against challengers in a familiar but innovative way.
“Bakugan Battle Brawlers™ was one of the best-selling Nintendo DS™ games of the holiday 2009 season, and the toy and TV show continue to climb in popularity,” said David Oxford, Activision Publishing. “It’s thrilling to work with such a hot property and bring the Bakugan universe to life in another way with Bakugan Battle Trainer™.”
Official Olympic Winter Video Game Hits 6 Million Units Worldwide!
SAN FRANCISCO & LONDON (February 19th, 2010) – SEGA of America, Inc. and SEGA Europe Ltd. are thrilled to announce that the Nintendo platform-exclusive game – Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games™ – has sold over 6 million units worldwide since its launch in October 2009 and is available for the Wii™ system and the Nintendo DS™ handheld system.
With the Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony on February 12th marking the start of the Games themselves, SEGA has big plans to support the title across the globe with increased marketing activity. New television campaigns for the game are planned for North America (running from February 12 to 28th) and other major European territories including France, Benelux, Austria and the Nordic countries. As Olympic Winter Games fever hits, SEGA will also be participating in events celebrating the Games around the world in cities such as London, Washington DC and San Francisco.
PSP – 39,293
Wii – 37,501
DSi LL – 27,586
PS3 – 24,811
DSi – 18,082
DS Lite – 5,659
Xbox 360 – 3,428
PS2 – 1,869
PSP go – 1,394
For comparison’s sake, here are the numbers from February 1st (last week).
PSP – 43,163
Wii – 36,149
DSi LL – 28,080
PS3 – 25,450
DSi – 19,116
DS Lite – 5,410
Xbox 360 – 3,651
PS2 – 2,047
PSP go – 1,738
DSiWare:
-Downtown Texas Hold’em (EA, 500 points)
-Flight Control (Firemint, 500 points)
-Flips: Terror in Cubicle Four (EA, 500 points)
-Puzzle to Go Wildlife (Tivola Publishing, 500 points)
WiiWare:
-Brain Cadets (Rising Star Games, 1000 points)
-Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Justice For All (Capcom, 1000 points)
-Tales of Monkey Island – Chapter 5 (Telltale, 1000 points)
