Available Same Week as the Highly Anticipated Film from 20th Century Fox
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 11, 2010 – Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) announced today the February 9, 2010 release of Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief, the Nintendo DSTM video game based on Disney-Hyperion Books’ best-selling fantasy novel and highly anticipated film from 20th Century Fox. The video game is a tactical role playing game for Nintendo DSTM that puts players in command of Percy Jackson and his fellow demigods as they battle for survival in a world ruled by vengeful Greek gods.
Percy Jackson is the son of Poseidon, god of the sea, who is in great danger because of jealousy and fear of his powers and heritage. Players in Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief will adventure across America in search of Zeus’ master lightning bolt while assembling their best fighting team to go head-to-head against ruthless enemies. Joining Percy are his friends Annabeth and Grover, and plenty more allies each with his or her own “godly” abilities and battle advantages. Planning which team member to take into battle is key to survival – lots of opportunities exist in the game for different characters’ abilities to interact with one another, and for characters to boost each other’s effectiveness.
New Take on Classic Game to Appear on the Wii in 2010
GUILDFORD, UK,. – 11th Jan, 2010 – Electronic Arts Inc. (Nasdaq: ERTS) announced today that EA SPORTS™ is developing one of the most popular and culturally influential arcade basketball games ever made — NBA JAM — for the Nintendo Wii™. EA SPORTS NBA JAM revives the classic franchise with vintage NBA JAM gameplay, and all-new features that deliver a fresh new take on the game. Featuring the sights and sounds that fans of the franchise will instantly recognize, EA SPORTS NBA JAM mixes the old school with the new, to deliver a one-of-a-kind sports presentation on the Wii.“NBA JAM is one of the most recognizable franchises in videogame history,” said Peter Moore, President, EA SPORTS. “Diehard fans of the original game have been asking for a remake for more than a decade. We’re very excited to give them their wish this year with the return of this iconic franchise.”
This information comes from the latest issue of the Official Nintendo Magazine…
“I think MadWorld was very well received and was acknowledged for its innovative graphical style and gameplay. We would definitely be interested in making a sequel in the future.” – Shigenori Nishikawa, director of MadWorld
Nishikawa also had some kind words for the Wii in general, noting that it is “a very well-balanced piece of hardware.” It definitely seems like Platinum Games would like to continue working with the Wii in the future. How many of you would like to see a MadWorld sequel?
For more than a decade, millions of Pokémon™ fans around the world have enjoyed training their Pokémon within their video games. The March 14 release of the Pokémon™ HeartGold Version and Pokémon SoulSilver Version games lets players continue to enjoy the world of Pokémon away from their Nintendo DS™ or Nintendo DSi™ systems, taking their favorite Pokémon with them wherever they go with the new Pokéwalker™ accessory. This new accessory will come included with each copy of these games.
In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions, players can wirelessly transfer any one of their Pokémon from one of the two games to the Pokéwalker and walk them through virtual routes as the player walks around in real life. By walking, players earn Watts, which are used within the Pokéwalker to encounter and catch wild Pokémon or search for hidden items, and can be transferred into Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions to unlock new routes. There are even special versions of certain Pokémon that can only be found within routes on the Pokéwalker, giving players added incentive to keep their Pokémon with them wherever they go. The Pokémon in the Pokéwalker will gain experience points as the player walks, and can even go up one level when they are transferred back into the game. Players also can wirelessly connect two Pokéwalkers to trade items.
Courtroom intrigue with everyone’s favorite Ace Attorney leads this week’s Nintendo Download. For the first time, players can use the Wii Remote™ controller to help them balance the scales of justice. Six other games join this week’s lineup, including some temporal adventures and a puzzle game based on shadows, not to mention new twists on solitaire, billiards and word searches. A classic Genesis mahjong video game rounds out the list.
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2 1 WII FIT PLUS WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
3 2 JUST DANCE WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
1 3 WII SPORTS RESORT WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
4 4 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
5 5 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 XB360 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
– 6 BAYONETTA XB360 SEGA SEGA
10 7 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 PS3 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
7 8 MARIO KART WII WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
9 9 FORZA MOTORSPORT 3 XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
– 10 DARKSIDERS XB360 THQ THQ
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1 1 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 INFINITY WARD ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
5 2 WII FIT PLUS NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
7 3 JUST DANCE UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
4 4 WII SPORTS RESORT NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 5 BAYONETTA PLATINUMGAMES SEGA SEGA
6 6 FIFA 10 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
2 7 ASSASSIN’S CREED II UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
– 8 DARKSIDERS VIGIL GAMES THQ THQ
8 9 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
10 10 JAMES CAMERON’S AVATAR: THE GAME UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
Our partner site Wiivolution Now has turned one! To commemorate the occasion Jason decided to offer his own readers – as well as ours – a free Wii game-related gift! Free, you say? “Free” sounds good to me, especially in this economy!
You can follow this link here and obtain your free gift. For helpful directions on how to use the gift, please click here. Basically, Jason has created a handful of Super Smash Bros. Brawl levels for your enjoyment, called called Battle Grounds Volume 1. You’ll be able to use the free gift as long as you have a copy of the game, an SD card, and a way to read the SD card.
We want to thank Wiivolution Now for their partnership with us, their generous gift, and we wish them many more anniversaries to come!
