1. [NDS] Dragon Quest IX (Square Enix) – 4,100,968
2. [NDS] Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver (Pokemon) – 3,382,597
3. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) – 2,485,150
4. [NDS] Tomodachi Collection (Nintendo) – 2,311,948
5. [PS3] Final Fantasy XIII (Square Enix) – 1,698,256
6. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) – 1,542,806
7. [WII] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) – 1,298,533
8. [WII] Monster Hunter 3 (Capcom) – 968,033
9. [NDS] Inazuma Eleven 2 Fire/Blizzard (Level 5) – 943,615
10. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G PSP The Best (Capcom) – 911,497 / 1,110,614
? 2009-10 targets revised downwards
? Releases of Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Conviction™ and R.U.S.E™ postponed to 2010-11
? Initial information on the 2010-11 line-up
Paris, January 13, 2010 – Today, Ubisoft updated its 2009-10 targets.The sales targets for third-quarter and full-year 2009-10 have been revised downwards to €495 million and around €860 million respectively, from the previously announced figures of €540 million and €1,040 million.
These downward revisions are due to the following factors:
– A further correction in the market for DS titles. After several years of very strong growth, the significant correction of the DS market in 2009 particularly affected Ubisoft. As a result, despite relatively robust sales for Wii casual games, and particularly the success of Just Dance, sales in the casual segment are expected to be down for the full year by around €160 million, representing a drop of around 50%.
Season 6 Winner Along With Show’s Key Celebrities And Contestants To Be Featured In The Game
NEW YORK, NY (December 8, 2009) – Atari Inc., one of the world’s most recognized brands, and The Weinstein Company, executive producers of the award-winning reality series Project Runway, announced today that the initial videogame based on the mega hit-TV program, will strut its way to retail on March 2, 2010, releasing within season seven of the program. The Project Runway videogame will be released exclusively for the Wii™ system and is being developed by Tornado Studios.
A must have “accessory” for series fans, Project Runway the videogame will put players in the role of aspiring fashion designer. Similar to the show, players will be presented with a range of theme challenges as they create designs and adorn models with hair, make-up, and accessories. Players can then become the model and strut their creations down the runway using the Wii Balance Board™ accessory. Capturing the true essence of Project Runway, the title will feature the show’s key talent, Tim Gunn, Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia, and Michael Kors as well as the top eight contestants from season six including reigning Project Runway winner Irina Shabayeva.
“We are confident the Wii home entertainment console has a very long life in front of it.” – Reggie Fils-Aime
With the Wii selling the way it is, it wouldn’t make sense for Nintendo to release a successor to the console in the near future. The only possibility I can see happening is something like Wii HD, but Reggie essentially shot down that possibility a few months ago. But, who knows. Perhaps Nintendo will surprise us all and announce something at this year’s E3.
“With such a strong install base it’s hard to believe that there’s not enough people to appreciate mature, core content. It’s all about games and quality. I’m not surprised that another shooter on rails doesn’t sell well. You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to figure out that people expect something more than that..I bet No More Heroes 2 will do pretty good, as well as the new Metroid and Capcom’s Monster Hunter. I hope that Last Flight will be successful and that’s because we’re making a game that was thought out as a Wii game. Instead of bitching, we’d rather create something that has value and doesn’t feel like a third-rate port put together to make a quick buck.
Was it the right decision to develop a game on Wii? Should we make it less violent? Are we gonna sell enough copies to pay our bills? You know, typical questions, nothing unusual here. And while we love and respect Capcom and Pachter, we wouldn’t go that far and say that mature stuff doesn’t sell or that it’s the platform holder’s fault. Our logic is far simpler: if the game doesn’t sell, we did something wrong.” – executive producer Marcin Kawa
I personally don’t believe that a high-quality Wii title will always sales, but it definitely has some sort of impact. It’ll be interesting to see how Bloober’s upcoming WiiWare title, Last Flight, performs after hearing these remarks. According to Kawa, if it doesn’t sell, then the company did something wrong with the title.
This information comes from a review in the latest Nintendo Power…
– Nintendo Power believes there’s a lot of depth, has a great roster (although some characters feel “cheap”), has smooth Wi-Fi, and is one of the better fighters across all consoles
– Magazine gave the game a 9.0
– 26 characters
– Most mini-games from the first Japanese release are not included
– Animated endings have been removed as well
– Can play online through random ranked, friend codes, rivals system
– Leaderboards
– Japanese name is Pokemon Ranger: Hikari no Kiseki
– Adventure takes place in Oblivia
– Can be either a male or female, Pichu playing a ukulele
– Red Eye is in charge of the Pokemon Nappers
– Pokeassists will help you nab other Pokemon
– Call other Pokemon by drawing ranger signs on the touch screen
– 4 player co-op mode
– Can transfer special Deoxys to other Pokemon titles
– Releasing March 6 in Japan
