Nintendo Wii
North America:
1. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
2. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
3. Wii Play (Nintendo)
4. Active Life Outdoor Challenge (Bandai Namco)
5. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts)
Japan:
1. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
2. Disaster: Day of Crisis (Nintendo)
3. One Piece Unlimited Cruise: Episode 1 – Nami ni Yureru Hihou (Bandai)
4. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 5. Wii Sports (Nintendo)
UK:
1. Wii Play (Nintendo)
2. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 All-Play (EA Sports)
3. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
4. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts)
5. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision)
Nintendo DS
North America:
1. Kirby Super Star Ultra (Nintendo)
2. Guitar Hero: On Tour (Activision)
3. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
4. Mystery Case Files: MillionHeir (Nintendo)
5. Lego Batman (Warner Bros.)
Japan:
1. Pocket Monsters Platinum (Nintendo)
2. Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo)
3. KORG DS-10 (AQ Interactive)
4. World Destruction: Michibi Kareshi Ishi (Sega)
5. Daigasso! Band Brothers DX (Nintendo)
UK:
1. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training (Nintendo)
2. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
3. More Brain Training (Nintendo)
4. 42 All-Time Classics (Nintendo)
5. Guitar Hero: On Tour (Activision)
Nintendo was almost on a roll, but no more surprising announcements were revealed by the company at the second part of their North American autumn press conference. On the bright side, World of Goo was given an official release date – October 13 – in addition to the confirmation that Tetris Party will be launching “very soon” and will be a global release. Boingz, from Real Networks, was the only other title shown.
So no 2D Zelda WiiWare game or any first-party Nintendo title based on an established franchise. However, these past two days have been filled with ton of exciting information. It was much better than E3, if you ask me!
-Earthworm Jim (Virtual Console)
-Shining Force II (Virtual Console)
Interesting. While Nintendo has published Fatal Frame IV in Japan, that doesn’t seem to be the case for North America – that is if the game ever even reaches the states. When pressed about Fatal Frame IV, Reggie Fils-Aime replied, “you’re going to have to contact the publisher for questions on that.” So, Nintendo isn’t handling Fatal Frame IV in North America? Or is the game simply doomed for a Japan-only release? Hopefully more specific answers will be found in the near future.
The latest EGM review scores are follows:
Wario Land: Shake It! – C+, A-, C+
de Blob – B
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames – B+, B-, B
Mega Man 9 – B+
Silent Hill: Homecoming – B, C+, B-
Fracture – C-
Midnight Club: Los Angeles – B
NBA Live 09 – B
NBA 2K9 – A-
FIFA 09 – B+
Infinite Undiscovery – B, B, C+
Rock Band 2 – A-, A-, A
Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood – A GOTM
The Legend of Kage 2 – B-
Away: Shuffle Dungeon – B-
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia – A-
Kirby: Super Star Ultra – A-
Viva Pinata: Pocket Paradise – B+
Star Ocean: The First Departure – B+
Spore – B
Nintendo heavily covered the DS and Wii in terms of new hardware and retail software, but news was fairly quiet on WiiWare. However, news may be expected tomorrow. The second day of Nintendo’s media event kicks off tomorrow at 9 AM PST which will focus on WiiWare.
New Super Mario Bros. 2 WiiWare? Pikmin WiiWare?! Nothing at all? Who knows, but the announcements may not be over.
