REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Paint on the eye black and lace up the cleats, Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) announced today that Madden NFL 10 will be available in North American retail stores on Friday, August 14. The storied football franchise ushers in a new era with advancements that bring the NFL fan everything they see on Sundays, minus the grass stains.

On-field authenticity and emotion is taken to another level in Madden NFL 10. With more control over the outcome of the play than ever before, players can drag defenders towards the first down marker, fight for a fumble at the bottom of the pile, and avoid the rush by stepping up into the pocket. Utilizing an all-new animation technology, Madden NFL 10 ensures that the Fight For Every Yard doesn’t end until the whistle blows.

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– top-down shooter
– slight RPG elements
– six playable Joes and five Cobras
– move with D-pad, shoot with B, secondary weapon on Y, dodge with A, melee with X, special move for triggers
– action on top screen
– map/objectives on bottom screen
– no touch support
– 21 single player levels
– three multiplayer modes: Joe Versus Cobra, Warhead and Defend the Base
– multiplayer will be mult-card local wireless
– 4 maps for 4 players

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Articles have been written by numerous members in the gaming scene regarding why Resident Evil 5 should come to the Wii. However, statements made by Capcom representatives have made it pretty clear that Nintendo fans shouldn’t expect the game to release on the Wii anytime soon. But now even Nintendo of America’s President Reggie Fils-Aime is wondering why Resident Evil 5 – in addition to “other key Capcom releases” – have not made their way to Nintendo’s system.

“Why wasn’t ‘Resident Evil’ and other key Capcom releases that are in the marketplace now… why wasn’t there a Wii execution?”

Aside from RE5, Fils-Aime also discussed the online capabilities of Wii and how “there is an untapped opportunity in packaged software to have an online element.” Here’s how Reggie responded when asked if he would like to change the fact that most Wii software lack online functions.

“In our view, there is untapped opportunity in packaged software to have an online element. We’re seeing more and more of that: downloadable content with ‘Rock Band,’ with ‘Guitar Hero…’ What Nintendo is doing is messaging to the consumer how easy it is to get online and all of the benefits. That messaging began last fall with some pre-installed content that messages: ‘Here’s everything you get as a benefit of going online…. You can go online and play ‘Mario Kart,‘ there’s channels…” We’re committed to driving our installed base. And, certainly, for any consumers who already enjoying downloadable content, the SD card and high-capacity SD card capabilities that we announced today takes it to a whole other level.”

Thanks to Jake for the news tip.

Torrance, Ca., – XSEED Games today announced that Drill Sergeant Mindstrong, a brain stimulating party game, will soon be available for download on WiiWare. Drill Sergeant Mindstrong is XSEED Games’ first title available on Nintendo’s downloadable games service.

Welcome to the army, Maggots! As a newly-enlisted cadet, your brain will be challenged by the toughest Drill Sergeant around, to see if you are worthy to wear the camouflage, or if you should crawl home like a Princess. Once players enroll in boot camp, they must instantly choose between two modes of gameplay – ‘Focus Training’ and ‘Basic Training.’ Regardless of the path the new recruit chooses, they will suddenly be thrust into life as a lowly Private, playing a variety of brain-intensive mini-games to advance their brain power and rise up the food chain to Sergeant, Lieutenant General, and eventually Field Marshall.

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Thanks to Jake for the news tip.

Thanks to Jack The Jumpman Smith for the news tip.

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Check out this blurb from the New York Times…

“Reggie Fils-Aime, chief marketing officer for Nintendo of America, said publishers of games for its Wii console needed to sell one million units of a game to turn a profit. He said that was a lower threshold than for the other consoles. Only 16 out of 486 games for Nintendo Wii game machines have sold more than one million units as of March 1, according to NPD, which tracks the sales of consumer products. (Nine of the best sellers are made by Nintendo.)…Mr. Fils-Aime said Nintendo recognized the economics were changing when it developed the Wii. He said the company deliberately did not add high-definition capability to the Wii so games would be cheaper to make.”

Hmm…One million seems rather high…Did Reggie really say this? Perhaps he was misinterpreted.

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