Educating the kids of today, making the experts of tomorrow
Braintree – August 28th, 2008 – The eagerly awaited sequels to smash hit Clever Kids titles Dino Land and Pony World have been announced for a 24th October release. The new titles Pirates and Farmyard Fun will be available on the PC CD-ROM, Nintendo DS™ and Nintendo Wii™ formats.
Targeted at the 5-10 age group Clever Kids has the explicit aim of encouraging youngsters to learn through the interaction and exploration of some of their favourite subjects. Clever Kids games encourage logical reasoning, improve memory functions, develop dexterity and increase attention span – all the time maintaining the players interest in a subject by keeping them entertained.
In Clever Kids: Farmyard Fun, players will join farmer Sprocket and his herd of sheep, cows and pigs to learn all about life on the farm. There are a myriad of fun games and activities available including painting, Jigsaw puzzles, games to improve memory function, quizzes to test the players knowledge on hundreds of farmyard facts, Spot the Difference and Animal Pairs.
Players can also team-up with Sprocket in Clever Kids: Pirates and sail the seven seas with treacherous pirates. Climb aboard the greatest Pirate ships of them all and go on adventures to find out what life on the seas was all about. Learn the pirate code, identify famous Pirates and their flags, learn what Pirates ate and find out all about the dangers of combat and disease.
Whichever adventure you choose the interactive environments and multitude of mini-games will test, teach and entertain the player every step of the way.
Marketing Account Manager, Adrian Clews comments “The Clever Kids range of games remain the only titles with curriculum based educational content for children on console formats. The DS and Wii are hugely popular with youngsters and a great way for children to have fun whilst learning about their favourite subjects. We support all of our Clever Kids titles with extensive marketing support including, advertising, PR and a dedicated website. This combined with the full localisation of Clever Kids SKU’s has significantly bolstered sales in the UK and international territories”
For further information on Clever Kids games visit the fun packed www.cleverkidszone.com website.
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Wii Tatsunoko Vs Capcom: Cross Generation of Heroes (25 minutes)
– Wii version original contents reveal
– New character(s)
– New Special footage
– Catchaman and Tekkaman’s VA Katsuji Mori will make an appearance + some mystery guest
“Oh, that would be incredible, and it’s not impossible. Never say never. George [Lucas] has looked to tell new Star Wars stories through the games and with the entire Star Wars Expanded Universe, and then he has also shown a willingness to let the characters come into the films. Look at Aayla Secura, a creation in the comic books who became part of the theatrical films.” – Haden Blackman, project lead on Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
If there’s one standout quality about The Force Unleashed, it would be the title’s story. I know that a number of people actually thought the story from the game should be featured in a movie. Would you guys pay money to see a Star Wars movie based on The Force Unleashed?
– Inazuma Eleven Break trailer was show, and from what we hear, it looked to be a Wii game. You can check out the teaser site here.
– Ninokuni teaser site has opened as well
– Atamania was confirmed, which was also mentioned in Famitsu. A series of unrelated puzzle games. Sounds like a Professor Layton game without a story.
– Level 5 teased a console called ROID, but it was partially a joke. ROID will be a content delivery service when you’ll be able to download/play some of their DS/PSP games. No specific details on what games will be available just yet. They did put together a cool/funny teaser for ROID before they mentioned that the console part of it was a joke. Note the Wii in the background of the video below! So, to wrap things up…ROID as a console is a joke, but as a content delivery service is factual.
Disaster: Day of Crisis has received almost no publicity. No one, including gamers, were not even aware that the game would be releasing this year until a few weeks ago. Even so, the game hasn’t sold terribly in Japan. First day sales for the game have reported to be around 10,000. Other Nintendo titles include Knights in the Knightmare (DS, 10,000) and World Destruction (DS, 43,000).
Nintendo Wii
North America:
1. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
2. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
3. Lego Batman (Warner Bros.)
4. Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection (Crave)
5. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts)
Japan:
1. Disaster: Day of Crisis (Nintendo)
2. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
3. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
4. One Piece Unlimited Cruise: Episode 1 – Nami ni Yureru Hihou (Bandai)
5. Wii Sports (Nintendo)
UK:
1. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts)
2. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
3. Wii Play (Nintendo)
4. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
5. Carnival Fun Fair Games (2K Games)
Nintendo DS
North America:
1. Guitar Hero: On Tour (Activision)
2. Kirby Super Star Ultra (Nintendo)
3. Mystery Case Files: MillionHeir (Nintendo)
4. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
5. Lego Batman (Warner Bros.)
Japan:
1. Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo)
2. World Destruction: Michibi Kareshi Ishi (Sega)
3. Pocket Monsters Platinum (Nintendo)
4. Kumatanchi (Dimple)
5. KORG DS-10 (AQ Interactive)
UK:
1. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training (Nintendo)
2. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
3. Scrabble Interactive: 2007 Edition (Ubisoft)
4. More Brain Training (Nintendo)
5. Guitar Hero: On Tour (Activision)
London (26th September 2008) – Square Enix Ltd., the publisher of Square Enix® interactive entertainment products in Europe and other PAL territories, today announces that Nippon Ichi Software’s Disgaea® DS will be released by Square Enix across PAL territories in Spring 2009 on the Nintendo DS™ system
Simple yet highly addictive, Disgaea DS is an updated portable version of the classic Strategy RPG Disgaea: Hour of Darkness, previously available on the PlayStation® 2 computer entertainment system. Since its release Disgaea has won over a loyal following of fans that have grown to love the quirky humour and deep, long-lasting challenge.
Disgaea DS doesn’t just let you take the Disgaea madness on the road, but introduces exciting innovations such as the new duel system multiplayer, complete with masses of customisable rules and game options. You’ll also be able to connect to your friend’s Nintendo DS to swap and share items, take your battles to a new strategic level with Geo Cubes and there’s an added exclusive new story mode dedicated to Etna and her quest to become Beauty Queen Ultimate Overlord.
London (26th September 2008) – Square Enix Ltd., the publisher of Square Enix® interactive entertainment products in Europe and other PAL territories, today announces that Nippon Ichi Software’s Rhapsody™ ~A Musical Adventure~ will be released by Square Enix across PAL territories in Spring 2009, exclusively on the Nintendo DS™ handheld system.
If music be the food of love, then prepare to fall all over again for Rhapsody ~A Musical Adventure~. Available for the first time on Nintendo DS, this musical RPG classic has been redeveloped to utilise the interactive capabilities of the handheld console.
Fast-paced and easy to understand, even for those new to the RPG genre, the game features a simplified yet intuitive dual screen battle system, and an all-new easy to follow navigation map. The game’s simple and fun gameplay style, loveable characters that will sing and dance during key moments, and the quality of the anime art style, will make Rhapsody ~A Musical Adventure~ appeal to many types of gamer.
