First trailers for new WiiTM and Nintendo DSTM games premiere
Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH has released the first trailer and assets for its forthcoming Gormiti: The Lords of Nature! title for Wii and Nintendo DS. The game also made its first public appearance on the Giochi Preziosi/Gormiti event at the International Toy Fair Nürnberg in Germany which was held between February 4th-9th.Gormiti: The Lords of Nature! will be released across Europe in Q3 2010, and uses characters and locations from the popular Gormiti TV show co-produced by Marathon Media & Giochi Preziosi. The game recreates the beautifully illustrated island of Gorm, where the Lords of Earth, Sea, Air and Forest are charged with stopping the evil Magmion from wreaking havoc.
Players who Preorder and Purchase Upcoming Wii™ Exclusive From GameStop and EB Games Will Receive a Bonus CD Containing Select Tracks from the Game Soundtrack
Torrance, Calif., (February 12, 2010) – XSEED Games revealed today that players who preorder FRAGILE DREAMS: FAREWELL RUINS OF THE MOON from GameStop and EB Games will receive a copy of MOONLIGHT TRACKS, a special selection of 12 tracks from the game including the opening and ending Japanese theme songs. The MOONLIGHT TRACKS special preorder bonus will be available exclusively at GameStop and EB Games together with the retail release of the game, but only while supplies last. Developed by NAMCO BANDAI Games and tri-Crescendo, FRAGILE DREAMS: FAREWELL RUINS OF THE MOON will be available in North America in March 2010, exclusively for Wii™.
The North American release has also been confirmed as containing the original Japanese voices in addition to the newly recorded English voice-overs, as well as a newly created “Extras” option that becomes available once the game has been cleared. This new mode allows players to revisit key event movies from the game in the movie gallery, view concept art, and watch the original Japanese trailers. As an added bonus, FRAGILE DREAMS: FAREWELL RUINS OF THE MOON will also feature a dual-sided box front, with the original Japanese box front on the reverse side.
Marked by a remarkably haunting score, FRAGILE DREAMS: FAREWELL RUINS OF THE MOON finds protagonist Seto exploring an eerie and abandoned world, seemingly populated only by haunting ghosts and demons. As this lonely and lost soul, players encounter memorable characters, and discover the back story behind scavenged items that provide insight into the population’s last days before a devastating apocalypse. Amidst this strangely beautiful atmosphere, players utilize the Wii Remote™ as a flashlight to illuminate Seto’s surroundings, solve puzzles and interact with the bleak, devastated environment, set to a moving, emotional soundtrack.
1. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii) – 656.7 thousand units
2. Mass Effect 2 (360) – 527.1 thousand units
3. Wii Fit Plus (Wii) – 555.7 thousand units
4. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (360) – 326.7 thousand units
5. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) – 310.9 thousand units
6. Wii Sports Resort (Wii) – 297.6 thousand units
7. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PS3) – 259 thousand units
8. Army of Two: The 40th Day (360) – 246.5 thousand units
9. Just Dance (Wii) – 191.9 thousand units
10. Darksiders (360) – 171.2 thousand units
11. Army of Two: The 40th Day (PS3)
12. Wii Play (Wii)
13. MAG (PS3)
14. Darksiders (PS3)
15. EA Sports Active (Wii)
16. Mario Kart DS (DS)
17. Bayonetta (360)
18. New Super Mario Bros. (DS)
19. Mario and Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story (DS)
20. God of War I & II Collection
Coming this Spring to Nintendo DSiWare
Paris, France – February 12, 2010 – Alien After All, the French digital entertainment designer and producer, in co-production with Neko Entertainment, announced today DodoGo!, its first video game for the Nintendo DSi coming this Spring for download exclusively on Nintendo DSi Shop. DodoGo! puts the lives of the extinct Dodo species in the hands of the player, with an adventure that will bring DSi users an explosive mix of action and strategy.The story for DodoGo! takes place back in the Cretaceous period, after a terrible tidal wave has swept away the home island for the Dodo species, stranding and scattering its eggs across an isolated piece of rock in the middle of the ocean. The devastating wave has also brought a hungry and sneaky predator to the island looking for tasty eggs to snack upon.
Nintendo Wii
North America:
1. Just Dance (Ubisoft)
2. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
3. Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
4. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
5. Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)
Japan:
1. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
2. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
3. Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
4. Zangeki no Reginleiv (Nintendo)
5. Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)
UK:
1. Just Dance (Ubisoft)
2. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
3. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
4. Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)
5. Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
Nintendo DS
North America:
1. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
2. Bookworm (PopCap)
3. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
4. Bejeweled Twist (PopCap)
5. Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Sega)
Japan:
1. Tennis no Ouji-Sama: Motto Gakuensai no Ouji-Sama – More Sweet Edition (Konami)
2. Dragon Quest VI: Maboroshi no Daichi (Square Enix)
3. Tomodachi Collection (Nintendo)
4. Quiz Magic Academy DS: Futatsu no Jikuu Koku (Konami)
5. Zelda no Densetsu: Daichi no Kiteki (Nintendo)
UK:
1. Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box (Nintendo)
2. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
3. Professor Layton and the Curious Village (Nintendo)
4. Peppa Pig: The Game (Ubisoft)
5. The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (Nintendo)
Sniper EliteTM, the world’s best selling ‘Action/Adventure Sniper Simulator’ is being brought to the Nintendo WiiTM by UK publisher Reef Entertainment.
The original Sniper EliteTM was launched in 2005 on PS2, Xbox and PC and quickly set the standard for in-game sniper techniques and bullet physics which influenced games such as Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and Unreal Tournament.
Peter Rezon, CEO of Reef Entertainment said; ‘The Nintendo WiiTM platform has been very good for Reef and we will continue to develop innovative and unique games for it. Following on from our recent launches of Free RunningTM & Rogue Trooper: Quartz Zone MassacreTM, we are incorporating features to ensure that Sniper EliteTM will be an essential purchase for all shooter fans.’
Virtual Console:
Sonic & Knuckles™ (Mega Drive, 800p)
WiiWare:
Overturn: Mecha Wars (800p)
Frogger Returns (500p)
DSiWare:
Let’s Golf (800p)
Sudoku 4Pockets (500p)
Electroplankton Lumiloop (200p)
Electroplankton Rec-Rec (200p)
Heavy Rain – 7
Bioshock 2 – 8
Mass Effect 2 – 9
Dante’s inferno – 6
Stalker: Call of Pripyat – 7
Darwinia+ – 8
Death By Cube – 6
Undead Knights – 4
Super Monkey Ball: Step and Roll – 5
Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth – 6
DSiWare
1 – Flipnote Studio
2 – Nintendo DSi Browser
3 – Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!
4 – AiRace: Tunnel
5 – Arcade Hoops Basketball
6 – Army Defender
7 – Arcade Bowling
8 – Escapee GO!
9 – Extreme Hangman
10 – Dark Void Zero
11 – MySims Camera
12 – 5-in-1 Solitaire
13 – Legends of Exidia
14 – Bejeweled Twist
15 – Paper Airplane Chase
16 – Me and My Dogs: Friends Forever
17 – UNO
18 – Asphalt 4: Elite Racing
19 – myNotebook: Green
20 – The Oregon Trail
WiiWare
1 – Pokemon Rumble
2 – UNO
3 – Frogger Returns
4 – “Aha! I Found It!” Hidden Object Game
5 – Tetris Party
6 – Pub Darts
7 – Dr. Mario Online Rx
8 – Reel Fishing Challenge
9 – Blaster Master Overdrive
10 – World of Goo
11 – Excitebike: World Rally
12 – My Zoo
13 – Fast Draw Showdown
14 – My Pokemon Ranch
15 – Castlevania The Adventure Rebirth
16 – Muscle March
17 – My Aquarium
18 – Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 5
19 – TV Show King 2
20 – Rabbids Lab
VC
1 – Super Mario Bros. 3
2 – Super Mario Bros.
3 – Super Mario World
4 – Super Mario Bros. 2
5 – The Legend of Zelda
6 – Pac-Man
7 – Super Mario 64
8 – Donkey Kong
9 – Punch-Out!!
10 – Super Smash Bros.
11 – Donkey Kong Country
12 – Mario Kart 64
13 – The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
14 – Sonic the Hedgehog
15 – The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask
16 – Tecmo Bowl
17 – Galaga
18 – The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
19 – Super Mario Kart
20 – Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Nintendo Systems Retain Top Positions in January Sales
Despite inventory shortages of the Wii hardware, Nintendo systems came out on top at the beginning of 2010. Nintendo’s Wii™ home console and the family of hand-held Nintendo DS™ systems finished No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, for the month of January, according to data from the independent NPD Group that tracks video game sales in the United States.
During January, U.S. consumers purchased more than 465,000 Wii systems and more than 422,000 systems in the Nintendo DS franchise, which includes Nintendo DS™ Lite and Nintendo DSi™.
