Yakuza 4 (PS3)
Bayonetta (PS3, 360)
Chin Sports (Wii)
The House of the Dead Overkill,(Wii)
J-League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! 6: Pride of J (PSP)
Phantasy Star Portable 2 (PSP)
Puyo Puyo 7 (DS, Wii, PSP)
Valkyria Chronicles 2 (PSP)
Resonance of Fate (PS3, 360)
PopCap’s First DSiWare Titles Deliver Unprecedented Depth and Fun for Nintendo’s Online Store; DS Retail Installments Offer More Challenge and Feature-Rich GamePlay Than Ever
SEATTLE, Washington – September 21, 2009 – PopCap Games, the leading developer and publisher of the world’s most widely played video games, today announced the upcoming launch of two major adaptations of Bookworm™ and two, first-ever video game platform adaptations of Bejeweled Twist™. These new iterations of two of PopCap’s most successful franchises, mark PopCap’s entry into the DSiWare™ market, and its continued support of Nintendo DS™ with all-new, feature-rich versions, fully optimized for the Nintendo systems.
Bookworm will be available for the DSiWare service later this month, followed by Bejeweled Twist for DSiWare in mid-October. Bookworm for DS will launch at retail on December 1, 2009 and Bejeweled Twist for DS will be released at retail in Q1 of 2010.
We’ve heard a number of different things about a second Wii, mainly that there will be an HD version of the system. Wedbush-Morgan’s Michael Pachter even went as far as to say that the console will offer PS3/360-like graphics. But now Square Enix president Yoichi Wada has offered his own opinion. According to Wada, a new Wii will arrive in 2011, which will offer an experience similar to Nintendo’s competitors. He also said that there may be a new controller involved. What do you guys think?
Mahjongg Ancient Mayas – October 2nd
Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquillity – October 9th
Luminous Arc 2 – October 9th
Angel Cat Sugar – October 19th
Ju-On: The Grudge – October 23rd
Muramasa: The Demon Blade – November 13th
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3 4 BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM ROCKSTEADY STUDIOS EIDOS EIDOS
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Beware of falling objects and soaring imaginations with this week’s new downloadable game offerings from Nintendo. The WiiWare™ service welcomes the precarious puzzle action of You, Me, and the Cubes™ and the court-storming antics of Family Tennis. Commodore 64 favorite Last Ninja 2 arrives on the Virtual Console™, pushing players to heroic heights in a classic martial-arts adventure. Nintendo DSiWare™ users can let the chips fall where they may with Clubhouse Games™ Express: Strategy Pack or create imaginative pictures with MySims™ Camera. Another heads-up for Nintendo DSi fans: Consumers can still receive 1,000 bonus Nintendo DSi Points™ by purchasing a new Nintendo DSi™ game system and connecting to the Nintendo DSi Shop by 11:59 p.m. Pacific time on Oct. 5, 2009. For full offer details, please visit DSiOffer.Nintendo.com.
This information comes from Rare’s latest Scribes update…
“Well, it was hardly surprising: Conker had only appeared in DKR at that point and Banjo-Kazooie was in development at the same time as Smashy.”
Really, I have to agree with Rare here. Besides, there were only 12 characters in the original Smash Bros. and you could argue that Banjo and Conker were not established characters at that point.
This news is a little more surprising, though:
“Memory tells me there were almost a boatload of Rare character trophies in Melee at one point, but it never happened.”
Melee came out in 2001, but Rare was bought out by Microsoft in 2002. It’s certainly possible that the acquisition – even though it occurred after the game’s release – was some sort of a contributing factor for the loss of Rare trophies in the game.
Airport Mania: First Flight (Wii) – E
Christmas Clix (Wii) – E
Jurassic: The Hunted (Wii) – T
Montessori Music (DS) – E
Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey (Wii) – E
Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles (Wii) – M
Sushi Go Round (DS) – E
Magagascar Kartz (Wii) – E
Jillian Michaels Fitness Ultimatum 2010 (Wii) – E
Hotel Giant DS (DS) – E
iCarly (Wii) – E
Eat! Fat! FIGHT! (Wii) – E10+
Extreme Hangman (DSi) – E10+
Final Fantasy (Wii) – E
Jewel Master Egypt (DS) – E
Cake Mania 3 (DS) – E
My Hero: Astronaut (DS) – E10+
Ni Hao Kai-lan Super Game Day (Wii) – E
World Cup of Pool (DS) – E
Puzzle Chronicles (DS) – E10+
Shaun White Snowboarding World Stage (Wii) – E
Hands On! Tangrams (DS) – E
Fast Draw Showdown (Wii) – T
System Flaw (DSi) – E
Viking Invasion (DSi) – E
