Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and MTV Games today announce that LEGO® Rock Band™ will feature the likeness of chart-topping UK band, Blur. Singer Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree will be shown in the game as LEGO mini figures as players perform the group’s hit track, “Song 2.”
LEGO Rock Band puts the power of rock into the hands of tweens, teens, families and gamers of all ages as they go on a wild journey to stardom as they “Build a Band and Rock the Universe.” The game is developed by TT Games in partnership with Harmonix for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and Wii™ home videogame console. LEGO Rock Band for Nintendo DS™ is co-developed by TT Games and Harmonix in partnership with Backbone Entertainment, a Foundation 9 Entertainment studio. All versions are scheduled for release in November 2009.
Miyamoto on online/lack of online in New Super Mario Bros. Wii
“We have made games like Smash Bros. and Mario Kart, so we do have an interest in going online. With this kind of Mario game we wanted to focus on the living room experience. We could have made an online Mario game, but the effort and resources you devote to putting it online will result in sacrificing something else. This type of experience is better suited for the face to face, in the same room experience. Of course, in the future there’s the possibility of exploring remote connectivity in a Mario game.”
Miyamoto on why New Super Mario Bros. Wii didn’t end up on WiiWare…
“My perspective is that the business is, overall, a package-based business. Me personally, I need to have a physical product. Especially when it’s a nice red package like this. (laughs).”
Today is Laevatein Tactics Day!
Oct 15th, 2009 – Aksys Games, a leading publisher of interactive entertainment software, is proud to announce the arrival of Hero’s Saga Laevatein Tactics at retailers today! Made exclusively for Nintendo DSTM, Hero’s Saga Laevatein Tactics reignites the hardcore strategy aspect of the strategy RPG genre. With countless hours of story-driven gameplay, over 120 playable characters, and twenty-three different character classes to choose from, players will soon find themselves immersed in the world of Yulamecca.
The Story So Far…
When a strange girl hands Ernesto, the young prince of Valencia, a mysterious sword and tells him to save his friends, he thinks nothing of using the magical blade to fight off an undead attack. Little does he know that such a small choice will spark a war that will rage across the continent of Yulamecca and beyond…
Uncharted 2 (PS3) – 47,000 (70%)
Okami (Wii) – 19,000 (45%)
Undead Knights (PSP) – 13,000 (48%)
BeatMania IIDX 16: Empress/Premium Best (PS2) – 11,000 (54%)
Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Senaka wo Takuseshi Mono (PSP) – 10,000 (43%)
Steins Gate (360) – LE 7,100 (58%), SE 3,800 (48%)
UFC 2009 (PS3) – 3,900 (60%)
Kimi ni Todoke: Sodateru Omoi (DS) – 3,700 (34%)
Shounen Sunday & Shounen Magazine: White Comic (DS) – 2,600 (12%)
Slotter Up Mania 11: 2027 vs 2027 II (PSP) – 1,900 (54%)
NBA 2K10 (PS3) – 1,700 (44%)
UFC 2009 (360) – 1,200 (32%)
Media Create has published the latest hardware sales figures from Japan. The results are below.
DSi – 50,144
PSP – 40,100
PS3 – 30,896
Wii – 30,741
DS Lite – 5,454
Xbox 360 – 3,326
PS2 – 2,133
For comparison’s sake, here are the numbers from September 28 (last week).
DSi – 53,293
PSP – 51,215
PS3 – 37,538
Wii – 35,392
DS Lite – 10,661
Xbox 360 – 4,244
PS2 – 2,179
– Need to die more than 8 times in a level
– For the 9th try, green block comes up
– If you jump and hit the block, you can choose to enter the Super Guide for the level
– Game changes to Luigi
– Plays automatically, in real-time
– Doesn’t show secret areas
– You’ll be able to take over at any time, although the game will show an overlay graphic to indicate you’re playing with the Super Guide help
– Can obtain a special icon on the title screen if you beat the game without the Super Guide
DSiWare
1 (1) – Flipnote Studio
2 (2) – Nintendo DSi Browser
3 (3) – MySims Camera
4 (5) – Dragon Quest Wars
5 (4) – Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!
6 (6) – Guitar Rock Tour
7 (7) – Paper Airplane Chase
8 (8) – Asphalt 4: Elite Racing
9 (N/A) – Thorium Wars
10 (9) – Bird & Beans
11 (13) – Mario Clock
12 (12) – Dr. Mario Express
13 (10) – WarioWare: Snapped!
14 (11) – Art Academy: First Semester
15 (N) – Pinball Pulse: The Ancients Beckon
16 (14) – Oscar in Toyland
17 (15) – Mario Calculator
18 (17) – Sudoku Student
19 (16) – Clubhouse Games Express: Strategy Pack
20 (18) – Puzzle League Express
WiiWare
1 (1) – Contra Rebirth
2 (2) – Reel Fishing Challenge
3 (3) – My Aquarium
4 (4) – World of Goo
5 (5) – Tetris Party
6 (N/A) – Word Searcher
7 (6) – Texas Hold’Em Poker
8 (10) – Dr. Mario Online Rx
9 (8) – My Pokemon Ranch
10 (12) – DRiiFT Mania
11 (7) – Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
12 (11) – Arkanoid Plus!
13 (9) – You, Me, and the Cubes
14 (13) – Sexy Poker
15 (14) – Defend your Castle
16 (17) – Family Mini Golf
17 (16) – Brain Challenge
18 (15) – Water Warfare
19 (18) – Bust-A-Move Plus!
20 (19) – Tales of Monkey Island – Chapter 1
VC
1 (1) – Super Mario Bros. 3
2 (2) – Super Mario Bros.
3 (N/A) – Final Fantasy
4 (3) – Super Mario World
5 (4) – Super Mario Bros. 2
6 (5) – Super Mario 64
7 (6) – The Legend of Zelda
8 (7) – The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask
9 (9) – The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
10 (8) – Punch-Out!!
11 (10) – Mario Kart 64
12 (12) – Donkey Kong Country
13 (13) – Pac-Man
14 (15) – Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
15 (14) – Donkey Kong
16 (16) – Paper Mario
17 (17) – Sonic the Hedgehog 2
18 (18) – The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
19 (19) – Galaga
20 (20) – Star Fox 64
