04/28 Releases (3 Day Sales)
[PS3] Daikoukai Jidai Online: Cruz del Sur (Koei) – 4,400
04/29 Releases (2 Day Sales)
[PSP] Persona (Atlus) – 65,000 (55%)
[NDS] Dragon Ball Kai: Saiyajin Raishuu (Bandai Namco Games) – 58,000 (40%)
[NDS] Made in Ore (Nintendo) – 37,000 (30%)
[PS2] Jikkyou Powerful Major League 2009 (Konami) – 21,000 (60%)
[WII] Jikkyou Powerful Major League 2009 (Konami) – 8,500 (50%)
[NDS] Naruto Shippuuden: Shinobi Retsuden 3 (Takara Tomy) – 8,000 (20%)
[NDS] Dun-Dam (Acquire) – 6,100
04/30 Releases (1 Day Sales)
[PSP] ToraDora Portable! (Bandai Namco Games) – LE 11,000 (75%) / SE 11,000 (70%)
[360] X-Blades (Ubisoft) – 7,800 (60%)
[PS3] X-Blades (Ubisoft) – 7,700 (50%)
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment to Publish Scribblenauts
5TH Cell’s Groundbreaking Emergent Game for Nintendo DSBURBANK, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has announced its exclusive agreement to acquire, publish and distribute Scribblenauts™, a revolutionary original IP for Nintendo DS™. Created and being developed by 5TH Cell, the game, available in fall 2009, will deliver a completely new, innovative gameplay experience. Scribblenauts offers a sandbox style game for all-age fun with two styles of gameplay and more than 200 levels.
“Scribblenauts is a fresh and inventive game offering players of all ages a chance to experiment and use their imagination in a really fun handheld gaming experience,” said Samantha Ryan, Senior Vice President, Production and Development, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. “5TH Cell has a tradition of developing high-quality, innovative games such as Drawn to Life and Lock’s Quest, and we’re very pleased to work with them on Scribblenauts.”
Sheffield, United Kingdom 1st May – Love Is… playing together. Now here is your chance with Love Is… In Bloom on the Nintendo DS. Plant, nurture and sell flowers to build your own floral empire and a great relationship at the same time!
Take on the role of the popular Love Is… Characters in their goal to build the best Florist shop around. Start with the basics of preparing the soil and planting seeds to grow magnificent flowers that you can then sell them in your very own Flower shop to earn money and grow a little empire.
Madden
– Bozon doesn’t mind how the game looks visually
– Could have been a whole lot worse
– A little simplified
– Overall game looks slick
– Didn’t see anything on MotionPlus for the game
– Matt wishes they would have gone farther with visual style
– Still excited about this version more than any other on Wii
– Have to wait and see what modes they’re keeping, changing
Spyborgs
– It’s a pretty looking brawler
– Animations are good
– Hoping to run at 60 FPS
– Matt hasn’t seen it himself yet
– Sounds like it’ll be a basic brawler
– Putting a lot of motion in there, seems unnecessary
– Matt more psyched than he was before
– Very co-op focused
We have a fun release out for the Conduit – starting today, a new contest is available across Acidplanet.com which challenges fans to create music remixes of the Conduit! The tools and tracks have been provided courtesy of Acid Planet and the fine folks at High Voltage Software. Even if you aren’t the remixing type, you’ll find 66 individual instrument tracks of game audio straight from The Conduit that can be downloaded after simply registering on the Acid Planet site.
What can you win? Well, the Grand Prize winner will walk away with a pro version of the ACID Software suite, five premium collection libraries to assist in your future music creation, merchandise from High Voltage Software, and an inclusion on an upcoming CD release for The Conduit.
EA SPORTS™ welcomes a new member to its family of world class franchises. EA SPORTS Grand Slam® Tennis delivers the deepest and richest tennis experience ever developed for the Wii™ with authentic tennis motions on the most famous courts in the world. Professional tennis is all about the Grand Slams and EA’s new tennis franchise is no different. It is the only videogame where users can play at Wimbledon. In fact, it is home to all four Grand Slams; from the Australian Open to Roland Garros to the hallowed grounds of Wimbledon to the lively U.S. Open.
Perform real life tennis strokes in your living room and control every inch of the court. Users feel like they have a racket in their hands as they swing real forehands and backhands.
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The Best Selling Cheerleading Video Game* is Back with High Flying New Moves, Exclusively for WiiTM
AGOURA HILLS, Calif. – April 30, 2009 – THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) today announced that All Star Cheer Squad™2, is currently in development exclusively for Wii™ and is scheduled for release this fall. Tony G, world renowned cheer choreographer best known for his work on the Bring it On movies, will once again serve as chief consultant for the title.
In All Star Cheer Squad 2, 14 exotic locations from around the world will serve as the backdrop for global cheer competitions. No longer a newbie, players will start out as the captain of the Tiger Squad, leading the team to victory by utilizing an all-new diverse move set that includes real-world aerial stunts, tumbling, formation changes and advanced moves on the Wii Balance Board™ accessory. Moves can be executed by using two Wii Remotes™, allowing for greater mobility. Players will select their squad members and then choose from more customization options including new makeup, hairstyle and uniforms. Because every routine needs a good beat first, All Star Cheer Squad 2 will feature even more original cheer music. Combined with an upgraded routine editor featuring a music mixer, a choreography editor and the ability to challenge friends via WiiConnect24™, All Star Cheer Squad 2 will allow players to live the ultimate cheer experience.
