-Mayhem in Monsterland (VC)
-Space Harrier (VC)
-Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition (VC)
Thanks to Joclo for the news tip!
Nintendo News
Unique Controls Put Wii at No. 1 for September NPD; Nintendo DS at No. 2
Backed by a variety of unique interfaces, Nintendo’s Wii™ console topped the U.S. video game hardware sales charts with nearly 687,000 units sold in September, according to the independent NPD Group, which tracks video game sales in the United States. Nintendo DS™ was the No. 2 best-selling system, with nearly 537,000 sold.
Wii enjoyed the biggest monthly unit sales increase with 234,000 more units sold in September than August. Wii also saw a year-over-year increase of more than 37 percent over September 2007.
Hardware
PlayStation 2 173.5K
PlayStation 3 232.4K
PSP 238.1K
Xbox 360 347.2K
Wii 687.0K
Nintendo DS 536.8K
Top 10 software
360 STAR WARS: THE FORCE UNLEASHED LUCASARTS Sep-08 1 610K
WII WII FIT W/ BALANCE BOARD NINTENDO OF AMERICA May-08 2 518K
360 ROCK BAND 2 MTV GAMES/ELECTRONIC ARTS Sep-08 3 363K
WII MARIO KART W/ WHEEL NINTENDO OF AMERICA Apr-08 4 353K
PS3 STAR WARS: THE FORCE UNLEASHED LUCASARTS Sep-08 5 325K
360 MERCENARIES 2: WORLD IN FLAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS Aug-08 6 297K
WII WII PLAY W/ REMOTE NINTENDO OF AMERICA Feb-07 7 243K
360 MADDEN NFL 09 ELECTRONIC ARTS Aug-08 8 224K
WII STAR WARS: THE FORCE UNLEASHED LUCASARTS Sep-08 9 223K
PS2 MADDEN NFL 09 ELECTRONIC ARTS Aug-08 10 158K
– Classic controller support
– right analog stick for attacks
– A/Y buttons for special attacks
– L button switches characters
– L and R for another special move
Pressing the A/Y buttons does special moves like Ichigo’s Getsuga Tenshou energy waves. He can also pull of a bankai by pressing R+L at the same time. The L button alone is used to switch to your partner character and give the current character a break.
– wifi play
Game Of The Year
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3) (Konami)
Mass Effect (Xbox 360/PC) (Microsoft)
GTA 4 (PS3/Xbox360) (Rockstar Games)
Super Mario Galaxy (Wii) (Nintendo)
Portal (PC/Xbox 360) (Electronic Arts)
When We Were You
Nico Bellic (GTA 4) (PS3/Xbox 360) (Rockstar Games)
Old Snake (Metal Gear Solid 4) (PS3) (Konami)
Altair (Assassin’s Creed) (PS3/Xbox 360/PC) (Ubisoft)
Kratos (God of War: Chains of Olympus) (PSP) (Sony)
Travis Touchdown (No More Heroes) (Wii) (Eidos)
Bad Motherf@$^er
Bowser (Super Mario Galaxy) (Wii) (Nintendo)
Screaming Mantis (Metal Gear Solid 4) (PS3) (Konami)
Liquid Ocelot with Metal Gear Ray (Metal Gear Solid 4) (PS3) (Konami)
Sander Cohen (Bioshock) (Xbox360) (2K Games)
Berial (Devil May Cry 4) (PS3/Xbox360/PC) (Capcom)
Best Supporting Role
Wrex (Mass Effect) (Xbox360/PC) (Microsoft)
Roman Bellic (GTA IV) (PS3/Xbox 360) (Rockstar Games)
Brucie (GTA IV) (PS3/Xbox 360) (Rockstar Games)
Eva aka Big Mama (Metal Gear Solid 4) (Metal Gear Solid 4) (PS3) (Konami)
Companion Cube (Portal) (PC/Xbox 360) (Electronic Arts)
CAMBRIDGE, MA – October 16, 2008 – Harmonix, the world’s premier music video game development company, and MTV Games, a part of Viacom’s MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), along with distribution partner Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), today announced that Rock Band® 2 for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system will be available on October 19, 2008. In addition, Rock Band 2 for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and the Wii™ home videogame console from Nintendo will ship in December 2008.
In addition, the Rock Band 2 Special Edition Bundle for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft will also be available on retail shelves October 19, 2008.
Rock Band 2 Shipping and Pricing Information:
Have you been moved to tears during game play?
No (53.5 percent)
Yes (46.5 percent)
What game made you cry
1. Final Fantasy X (PS2)
2. Clannad (Xbox 360)
3. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (PSP)
4. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (PS2)
5. Kanon (PSP)
6. Tales of the Abyss (PS2)
7. AIR (PSP)
8. Dragon Quest V (DS)
9. Final Fantasy VII (PlayStation)
10. Little Busters! (PC)
Please tell us what game you have purchased in the last month.
1. Super Robot Taisen Z (PS2)
2. Quiz Magic Academy DS (DS)
3. Infinite Undiscovery (Xbox 360)
4. Pokémon Platinum (DS)
5. World Destruction (DS)
6. Aquanaut’s Holiday (PS3)
7. Tales of Vesperia (Xbox 360)
8. Cross Edge (PS3)
9. Eternal Sonata (PS3)
10. Knights in the Nightmare (DS)
Please tell us what upcoming game title you are looking forward to.
1. The Last Remnant (Xbox 360)
2. Final Fantasy XIII (PS3)
3. Chrono Trigger (DS)
4. White Knight Chronicles (PS3)
5. Gundam vs. Gundam (PSP)
6. Star Ocean 4 -The Last Hope- (Xbox 360)
7. Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon (PS2)
8. DISSIDIA Final Fantasy (PSP)
9. Dragon Quest IX (DS)
10. Gundam Musou 2 (PS3)
I’m actually surprised that almost have of the respondents said they cried during a video game. I’ve gotten a bit teary-eyed while playing through a few titles, but I’ve never bawled my eyes out. What about you guys? Have you ever cried while playing a video game?
