Will become 100th game released for WiiWare by Nintendo of Europe.
8th October 2009, Cambridge, UK. Frontier Developments Ltd. (‘Frontier’) today announced that LostWinds®: Winter of the Melodias will be released on Friday 9th October 2009 by Nintendo of Europe, making it the 100th game to be released by Nintendo of Europe on the innovative WiiWareTM service.
David Braben, Frontier’s Chairman and Founder, said: “We launched the original LostWinds game on WiiWare with much anticipation, as it was such an exciting and new way to access games. We are now thrilled to be able to mark the 100th game launch on WiiWare with LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias.”
A few weeks ago, it was confirmed that North American would finally be seeing a controller variation in the black Wiimote. Japan, meanwhile, is a few steps ahead. Nintendo shared at their retailer briefing a short while ago that two new Wii controller colors – pink and blue – will be releasing on December 3. This is again, of course, information provided by the reputable Japanese blog Sinobi.
Media Create has published the latest official software sales figures from Japan. We’ve posted the top 30 results below.
01./00. [WII] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) – 340,000 / NEW
02./00. [NDS] Inazuma Eleven 2: Kyoui no Shinryakusha – Fire/Blizzard (Level 5) – 281,000 / NEW
03./02. [NDS] Pokemon Heart Gold/Soul Silver (Pokemon) – 267,000 / 2,285,000
04./00. [PSP] Gran Turismo (SCE) – 134,000 / NEW
05./00. [PSP] Macross Ultimate Frontier (Bandai Namco Games) – 81,000 / NEW
06./01. [NDS] Tomodachi Collection (Nintendo) – 68,000 / 1,288,000
07./00. [PS3] Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 (Tecmo) – 42,000 / NEW
08./06. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) – 27,000 / 1,253,000
09./00. [PS3] Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce (Koei) – 27,000 / NEW
10./04. [PS3] Tales of Vesperia (Bandai Namco Games) – 26,000 / 292,000
11./05. [PSP] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu Portable 4 (Konami)
12./08. [NDS] Dragon Quest IX: Hoshizora no Mamoribito (Square Enix)
13./22. [NDS] Love Plus (Konami)
14./00. [PSP] Minna no Sukkiri (SCE) – NEW
15./11. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (BEST) (Capcom)
16./07. [NDS] SaGa 2: Hihou Densetsu – Goddess of Destiny (Square Enix)
17./00. [PS3] Trinity Universe (Idea Factory) – NEW
18./12. [WII] Monster Hunter 3 (Capcom)
19./00. [PSP] Winning Post 7 2009 (Koei) – NEW
20./10. [PSP] Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s Tag Force 4 (Konami)
21./00. [PSP] Mana Khemia 2: Ochita Gakuen to Renkinjutsushi Tachi Portable+ (Gust) – NEW
22./00. [PS2] Hiiro no Kakera: Shin Tamayorihime Denshou (Idea Factory) – NEW
23./13. [PS3] Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (BEST) (Square Enix)
24./00. [360] Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce (Koei) – NEW
25./15. [PSP] Ys Seven (Nihon Falcom)
26./21. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
27./14. [NDS] Sloane to MacHale no Nazo no Monogatari 2 (Level 5)
28./18. [NDS] Penguin no Mondai X: Tenkuu no 7 Senshi (Konami)
29./09. [360] Halo 3: ODST (Microsoft)
30./20. [NDS] Nihon Keizai Shinbunsha Kanshuu: Shiranai Mama dewa Son wo Suru – Mono ya Okane no Shikumi DS (Nintendo)
Nintendo just finished hosting a retailer meeting, in which a few announcements were made. For the most part, there weren’t any huge surprises, other than some sort of new Pokemon title. According to well-known Japanese blog Sinobi, PokePark Wii Pikachu’s Great Adventure was revealed, although actual details seem to be unavailable at the current moment. I’d imagine it’s a WiiWare title, however, as the game will be releasing on December 5. We’ll fill you in with additional information as it becomes available.
Biggest Sports Game Launch Ever With Over 1.7M Copies Sold At European Retail In First Week
Guildford, UK, October 7, 2009 – Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced the record-breaking launch of EA SPORTS™ FIFA 10. With 1.7 million copies sold through at European retail in the first week, the game is the fastest selling sports game ever and EA’s biggest European launch in history.
“We were confident that FIFA 10 would be a hit, and this week fans across Europe have shown just how much they love this game,” said Peter Moore, President of EA SPORTS. “We are incredibly proud of FIFA 10 and this kick-off for great, authentic football competition.”
Atari Hires Anthony Jacobson, Vice President of Business Development and
Pierre Hintze, Vice President of Product Development
New York, NY – October 07, 2009 – Atari, Inc., an interactive entertainment company, announced today the appointment of Anthony Jacobson as Vice President of Business Development and Pierre Hintze as Vice President of Product Development. The announcement was made by Atari, Inc. CEO and President, Jim Wilson to whom Jacobson and Hintze will report.
Both Jacobson and Hintze bring years of experience and a vast knowledge of game development from both business and creative sides of the business. In his new role as VP of Business Development, Jacobson will focus on deals for product development resources, licensing Atari content to both interactive and non-interactive platforms and new business opportunities. As VP of Product Development, Hintze will assume responsibility for planning and executing the development of Atari franchise priorities across relevant platforms, ranging from packaged goods to online businesses. Both will be based in Atari, Inc.’s new Los Angeles office.
Sydney Australia Tuesday 6th October 2009: Determined to take the #1 position in the console karaoke genre, Universal Music & Mindscape sign up some of the biggest names in music for their hot new karaoke title U-SING™. Mindscape today release 10 more of their impressive artist & song line up for U-SING with a now revealed 20 of the final 30 tracks available this Christmas on the Nintendo Wii.
Further to the announcement of 10 new music titles for U-Sing is the release of the official U-SING trailer. The U-Sing trailer is the first release showing video footage of the game which includes the original video clips from each song – be the first to see U-Sing in action!
