Now this is a bit strange. Normally, when one purchases a DS, he/she would probably expect to find a handheld inside. But for one 16-year-old, that was not the case at all. When Jodi Wykle’s son opened up his new DS box, a pile of rocks and a Chinese newspaper were found.
Wykle bought the system at Wal-Mart, but the store would not refund give a refund. According to the store, the item had never been returned and said that Nintendo should be contacted. However, it was her son’s birthday, so the lady bought another system. Just to be sure that rocks were not in the new DS box, Wykle forced Wal-Mart to look inside before making a purchase.
Wykle reached out to Nintendo, though this was of course Wal-Mart’s problem. Fortunately, after national representatives were contacted, she was refunded for her initial purchase and was also given a $20 gift card.
Thanks for the news tip, Jake.
Army of Two: The 40th Day
Battlefield Bad Company 2
Dragon Age Origins
Dante’s Inferno
FIFA 10
Littlest Pet Shop Online
Mass Effect 2
NHL ‘10
Brütal Legend
Dead Space Extraction
EA SPORTS Active
EA SPORTS Grand Slam Tennis
Fight Night Round 4
G.I. JOE The Rise of Cobra
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
Madden NFL 10
MySims Agents
Need for Speed SHIFT
Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 10
Right now, it’s not entirely clear which games will be playable. All of these games, however, will be present at E3 in one way or another. EA also says that “more” content will be at the event, but we’ll have to wait and see what surprises the company has in store.
Looks like Atlus site has been hacked. The company has sent out an email notifying fans of the issue and said that their domain was compromised.
Dearest fans of Atlus,
Today (4/24/2009), our web domain (atlus.com) was hacked and compromised. A third-party entity embedded malicious code into the script, and regretfully, for a period of a few hours (from roughly 9:00am PST until 2:30pm PST), this malicious software (which we believe we have identified as a Trojan) may have made its way onto your systems.The faith and trust of our fans is of the utmost importance to us, a responsibility we don’t take lightly. As such, we are deeply troubled by this development, and we are now working to repair and restore the website.
High Voltage Software’s Eric Nofsinger has made a pretty bold claim about the quality of FPS games on the Wii. According to Nofsinger, Wii owners have no high-quality titles in the genre they can purchase.
“We’ve put our money where our mouths are and stated loud and clear: Yes. There is an audience for a quality FPS on the Wii. They just don’t have one they can buy…”
Personally, I’m not entirely sure if I would go so far as to say that the Wii does not have a quality FPS title. There is certainly a dearth of games to choose from but Call of Duty: World at War and Medal of Honor: Heroes 2 are both admirable efforts. And don’t forget about Metroid Prime 3, which contains some shooting gameplay.
– Position traps + monsters on various floors
– Main character Mira called Miss in English version
– Background story: Object seen flying through air in the sky, Mira looking for world domination, battle decree issued
– Staff working on the project:
Producer: Iwano Hiroaki, Shiba Takamasa
Director: Hiroyasu Kaneko
Scenario Director: Motomu Toriyama
Main Character Design: Yasuhisa Izumisawa
Composer: Kumi Tanioka
Art Supervisor: Toshiyuki Itahana
Executive Producer: Akitoshi Kawazu, Yu Miyake
Evasive Space (WiiWare) – Hmmm…
Family & Friends Party (WiiWare) – Grumble Grumble
Gradius Rebirth (WiiWare) – Recommended
Onslaught (WiiWare) – Recommended
Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars (VC) – Grumble Grumble
International Karate (VC) – Grumble Grumble
Life Force (VC) – Recommended
The Last Ninja (VC) – Hmmm…
Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen (VC) – Recommended
Pitstop II (VC) – Grumble Grumble
Thanks to Isai for the news tip.
Nintendo Wii
North America:
1. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
2. Gold’s Gym Cardio Workout (Ubisoft)
3. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
4. My Fitness Coach (Ubisoft)
5. Wii Play (Nintendo)
Japan:
1. Monster Hunter G Starter Package (Capcom)
2. Monster Hunter G (Capcom)
3. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
4. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
5. Taiko no Tatsujin Wii (Namco)
UK:
1. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
2. Wii Play (Nintendo)
3. My Fitness Coach (Ubisoft)
4. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
5. Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party (Ubisoft)
Nintendo DS
North America:
1. Professor Layton and the Curious Village (Nintendo)
2. Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo)
3. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
4. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
5. Brain Age (Nintendo)
Japan:
1. Pokemon Fushigi no Dungeon: Sora no Tankentai (Nintendo)
2. A Ressha de Gyoukou DS (Artdink)
3. Pro Yakyuu Famista DS 2009 (Namco)
4. Mario & Luigi RPG 3 (Nintendo)
5. Rittai Picross (Nintendo)
UK:
1. Professor Layton and the Curious Village (Nintendo)
2. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
3. Brain Training (Nintendo)
4. Puzzler Collection (Ubisoft)
5. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
The Famitsu awards were held in Japan last night at the Enterbrain headquarters. All software released in 2008 were eligible to win. The winners are as follows:
Game of the Year – Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G
Most Valuable Person – Hideo Kojima
Game Character of the Year – Solid Snake
Game Company of the year – Capcom
Rookie title grand-prize – The Last Remant
Innovation grand-prize – Wii Music
High quality grand-prize – Metal Gear Solid 4
Best seller grand-prize – Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G
Racing game prize – Mario Kart Wii
Multi-play game prize – Super Smash Bros. Brawl
All generation prize – Pokemon Platinum
Communication game prize – Animal Crossing: City Folk
Adventure & Puzzle prize – Professor Layton and the Final Journey Through Time
Masterpiece prize – Dragon Quest V
Character & Action game prize – Dissidia Final Fantasy
Role playing game prize – Tales of Vesperia
Dramatic prize – 428
PlayStation2 game prize – Persona 4
World-wide prize – Grand Theft Auto IV
RETAIL
Star Store: Gamestation – Birmingham New Street
Retail Innovation: HMV Gamerbase
Store Manager: Mike Barnes & Pearl Robinson (GAME Oxford Street)
Online Retailer: Play.com
High Street Retailer: GAME
PR & MARKETING
PR Team: Nintendo
Games Campaign: Wii Fit
New Games Brand: LittleBigPlanet
Marketing Team: Nintendo
Marketing Innovation: New Xbox Live Experience
PEOPLE & INDUSTRY
UK Development Team: Rockstar North
Distribution Team: Centresoft
Sales Triumph: Fallout 3 – Bethesda
Sales Team: Sega
Games Publisher: Activision Blizzard
SPECIAL AWARDS
MCV Retail Advisory Board – Special Recognition: Andy Yates (Nintendo)
Grand Prix: EA Sports
