Let’s say you’re relaxing at home, but something doesn’t seem quite right. Maybe your house has ghosts. Clearly you need to get GhostSlayer, with its Wii MotionPlus™ accessory functionality, to figure out how to deal with them. Or maybe your house has a mouse. Mouse House™ puzzles seem the logical choice for you. Maybe you just need to get out of the house and try some fresh air with Family Go-Kart Racing. If it seems a bit brighter than usual outdoors, that’s probably because Aura-Aura, the star of Aura-Aura Climber™, has fallen out of the sky. While you’re out having fun, take and share some crazy pictures of your friends and family with Faceez, or spend a few relaxing hours directing flights with Flight Control™. And while you’re out there, you might want to spend some time helping a little boy recover his lost pet goldfish, Flipper.
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– 1 ALIENS VS PREDATOR REBELLION SEGA SEGA
2 2 JUST DANCE UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
1 3 BIOSHOCK 2 2K MARIN 2K GAMES TAKE 2
6 4 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
3 5 FIFA 10 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
4 6 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 INFINITY WARD ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
5 7 WII SPORTS RESORT NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
11 8 MARIO & SONIC AT OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES SEGA SEGA SEGA
7 9 WII FIT PLUS NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
13 10 ARMY OF TWO: THE 40TH DAY EA MONTREAL EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 11 VANCOUVER 2010 EUROCOM ENTERTAINMENT SEGA SEGA
16 12 FORZA MOTORSPORT 3 TURN 10 STUDIOS MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
12 13 JAMES CAMERON’S AVATAR: THE GAME UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
17 14 LEGO BATMAN: THE VIDEOGAME TRAVELLER’S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
8 15 MASS EFFECT 2 BIOWARE EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
10 16 BAYONETTA PLATINUMGAMES SEGA SEGA
15 17 MARIO KART WII NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
18 18 PEPPA PIG: THE GAME ASYLUM P2 GAMES UBISOFT
32 19 DARKSIDERS VIGIL GAMES THQ THQ
25 20 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
20 21 GRAND THEFT AUTO IV ROCKSTAR NORTH PLATINUM TAKE 2
9 22 DANTE’S INFERNO VISCERAL GAMES EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 23 THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: SPIRIT TRACKS NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
19 24 ASSASSIN’S CREED II UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
28 25 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2010 SPORTS INTERACTIVE SEGA SEGA
– 26 PURE BLACK ROCK STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
21 27 BORDERLANDS GEARBOX SOFTWARE 2K GAMES TAKE 2
30 28 WII PLAY NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 29 THE SIMS 3 THE SIMS STUDIO EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
23 30 UNCHARTED 2: AMONG THIEVES NAUGHTY DOG SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
– 31 STYLE BOUTIQUE SYN SOPHIA NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 32 CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE TREYARCH ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
35 33 UP HEAVY IRON STUDIOS THQ THQ
27 34 PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2010 KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT KONAMI KONAMI
26 35 THE SIMS 3: DESIGN & HIGH-TECH STUFF THE SIMS STUDIO EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
22 36 MAG ZIPPER INTERACTIVE SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
33 37 LEGO INDIANA JONES 2:ADVENTURE CONTINUES TRAVELLER’S TALES LUCASARTS LUCASARTS
– 38 RABBIDS GO HOME UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
14 39 MADDEN NFL 10 EA TIBURON EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
31 40 NEED FOR SPEED: SHIFT SLIGHTLY MAD STUDIOS EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
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– 1 ALIENS VS PREDATOR XB360 SEGA SEGA
2 2 JUST DANCE WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
– 3 ALIENS VS PREDATOR PS3 SEGA SEGA
5 4 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
1 5 BIOSHOCK 2 XB360 2K GAMES TAKE 2
4 6 WII SPORTS RESORT WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
6 7 WII FIT PLUS WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 8 ALIENS VS PREDATOR PC SEGA SEGA
8 9 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 XB360 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
18 10 MARIO & SONIC AT OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES WII SEGA SEGA
3 11 BIOSHOCK 2 PS3 2K GAMES TAKE 2
9 12 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 PS3 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
14 13 FORZA MOTORSPORT 3 XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
10 14 FIFA 10 XB360 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
12 15 MARIO KART WII WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
7 16 MASS EFFECT 2 XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
25 17 MARIO & SONIC AT OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES DS SEGA SEGA
22 18 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
11 19 FIFA 10 PS3 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 20 THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: SPIRIT TRACKS DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
34 21 LEGO BATMAN: THE VIDEOGAME XB360 WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
– 22 VANCOUVER 2010 PS3 SEGA SEGA
24 23 ARMY OF TWO: THE 40TH DAY XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
38 24 PURE XB360 DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
17 25 BAYONETTA PS3 SEGA SEGA
27 26 WII PLAY WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 27 THE SIMS 3 PC EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
21 28 UNCHARTED 2: AMONG THIEVES PS3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
28 29 ARMY OF TWO: THE 40TH DAY PS3 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 30 STYLE BOUTIQUE DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
31 31 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2010 PC SEGA SEGA
– 32 VANCOUVER 2010 XB360 SEGA SEGA
23 33 THE SIMS 3: DESIGN & HIGH-TECH STUFF PC EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
20 34 MAG PS3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
36 35 GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY XB360 ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
– 36 MARIO KART DS DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
19 37 BAYONETTA XB360 SEGA SEGA
– 38 DARKSIDERS PS3 THQ THQ
– 39 JAMES CAMERON’S AVATAR: THE GAME XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
29 40 FIFA 10 WII EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
The Wii’s Virtual Console service now offers over 300 retro games available for download. Chances are that of these 300 games, there has to be at least one title you haven’t heard of before. Events like Nintendo’s regular Hanabi Festival events add a lot of obscure, Japanese titles to the Virtual Console’s catalog. Not all of these games are necessarily good, but here are some of the better Japanese imports, as well as some other games that you might have overlooked.
Dora Puppy (DS) – E
Monster Rancher DS (DS) – E
Ferrari GT Evolution (DSi) – E
Farmtopia (DS) – E
Monkey Madness: Island Escape (DS) – E10+
Love Is In Bloom (DS) – E
Mega Man 4 (Wii) – E
Satisfashion (DS/Wii) – E
Surviving High School (DSi) – E10+
Astro Bugz Revenge (Wii) – E
There has been much speculation about the DS’ successor, from the type of graphics the hardware will support to actual abilities the system will feature. But perhaps one of the more intriguing possibilities involves the successor making use of a new type of rumbling feedback.
At the end of January, Nintendo filed a patent that might be best described as a souped-up DS Rumble Pak. Basically, when a player touches the DS bottom screen (like an enemy), vibration would be felt through the stylus. The force of the vibration would vary based on variables such as enemy depth and strength/success of attacks.
“A game apparatus includes an LCD, and a touch panel is placed on a top surface of the LCD. A player instructs an enemy character displayed on the LCD by use of a stick to attack the enemy character. For example, in a case that the enemy character exists at a depth of a game screen, little damage is applied to the enemy character, and a weak vibration is applied to the game apparatus. Conversely, in a case that the enemy character exists at a front of the game screen, much damage is applied to the character, and a strong vibration is applied to the game apparatus. In either case, the vibrations are transmitted to the fingers or hands of the payer via the stick.”
At this point, it’s anyone’s guess if Nintendo plans on using this technology in the next DS. However, it certainly sounds more promising than the Rumble Pak.
Thanks to Alex L for the news tip!
**ROCK BAND MEDIA ALERT** HIM DEBUTS ON ROCK BAND, PLUS SINGLES FROM MARILYN MANSON, THE POLICE AND MORE
Guildford, UK. – Feb. 19, 2009 – Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that a three pack of songs from Finnish rockers HIM, as well as singles from KSM, Marilyn Manson, One Night Only and The Police, will be added next week to the Rock Band Music Store of downloadable content for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Wii™.These are among the more than 400 artists currently available through the Rock Band platform. With more than 1,000 songs available, Rock Band is, without question, the industry leader in providing the best selection of interactive musical content, songs and artists.
* Sonic the Hedgehog
* Miles “Tails” Prower
* Knuckles the Echidna
* Doctor Eggman
* Amy Rose
* Shadow the Hedgehog
* Big the Cat
* AiAi
* Amigo
* Ryo Hazukia
* Beat
* Alex Kidd
* Billy Hatcher
* Zobio and Zobiko
* Ulala
* Jacky Bryant and Akira Yuki
* B.D. Joe
* Robo and Mobo
* Opa-Opa
* Chuih, ChuBei, ChuPea and ChuBach
* Mii
Thanks to John L for the news tip!
Remember that Super Mario Sunshine nugget we posted yesterday? Well, here’s another hidden Nintendo secret for you.
Take a listen to the GameCube’s menu music:
Nothing seems to be too exciting about that, right? Well, let’s speed up the music by about twenty-five times…
Believe it or not, that music is actually the same song found on the Famicom disc system BIOS startup screen. Pretty neat, don’t you think?
