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August 26, 2010

Media Create Sales: August 16-22 Wii

by Matthew Blundon - 5:37 pm EDT
Total comments: 2 Source: (Andriasang), http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2010/08/26/acer_t...

Sales plummet as Obon comes to an end.

Last week saw many games with large sales increases due to the mid-summer Obon holiday, but this week was quite the opposite. All of the games in this week’s top 20 had decreased sales, whether by a few hundred units or a couple of thousand. 

After ruling the roost last week due to an enormous... Read more...

August 25, 2010

MTV and Harmonix Reveal the Entire Rock Band 3 Song List Wii

by Karlie Yeung - 9:30 am EDT
Total comments: 27 Source: (MTV/Harmonix)

Get ready to rock.

After teasing gamers for months, MTV and Harmonix have finally unveiled the complete song list for their upcoming Rock Band 3.  There will be 83 songs in total, featuring acts such as Lynyrd Skynyrd, Queen, Def Leppard, and INXS.

Rock Band 3 adds several innovations to the series, including... Read more...

August 24, 2010

Pokemon Black & White Breaks Sales Records

by Pedro Hernandez - 5:17 am EDT
Total comments: 2 Source: (Online Player EX), http://www.onlineplayer.jp/modules/topics/article....

The fifth generation of Pokemon is a big success in Japan, and it hasn't even been released yet.

According to Japanese gaming site Online Player EX, Pokemon Black and White has broken records for the fastest selling Pokemon title in Japan. While the games are yet to be released, pre-orders have already surpassed the 1,000,000 mark.Pokemon Black and White will be released in Japan on September 19.

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Metroid: Other M to Use Dual-Layer Disc Wii

by Pedro Hernandez - 4:57 am EDT
Total comments: 34 Source: (Iwata Asks), http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/interview/r3oj/vol2/...

In addition, Team Ninja confirms that the game lacks Samus's Gravity Suit.

In a segment of Iwata Asks, members of Team Ninja stated that Metroid: Other M will come on a dual-layer DVD disc in order to hold the game's cutscenes and additional content. At times the cutscenes were shaved off in length by seconds to fit them all on the disc.

The development team also confirmed... Read more...

August 23, 2010

This Week in Nintendo Downloads Wii

by Pedro Hernandez - 7:03 pm EDT
Total comments: 6 Source: (Nintendo)

DSiWare dominates this week's update, which also features a Virtual Console game.

This week sees six new titles added to Nintendo's downloadable game services. WiiWare's lone title is Broken Rules' And Yet it Moves, which is also available on PC. The title is a physics-based platformer in which players must rotate the game's world in order to access new levels and entrances previously... Read more...

Plants vs. Zombies DS Version Announced DS

by Pedro Hernandez - 1:48 pm EDT
Total comments: 13 Source: http://www.destructoid.com/plants-vs-zombies-comin...

The popular tower defense title will get a DS port in 2011.

According to a Twitter post by PopCap's PR representative, Laurie Thorton, the company is working on a DS port of Plants vs. Zombies, a critically-acclaimed tower defense game in which players must strategically place several plants in order to fight off an army of zombies. The original title was released on the PC on May 5, 2009 via Steam and has since been brought to other platforms.

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August 22, 2010

Iwata Asks: Wii Party Wii

by Andy Goergen, Pedro Hernandez, and Matt Walker - 7:17 pm EDT
Total comments: 18 Source: Iwata Asks

The Nintendo president discusses the challenges developing the latest game in the Wii series.

In the latest edition of "Iwata Asks", Nintendo President Satoru Iwata talked to the development team of Wii Party, the latest game in Nintendo's Wii series. The team is composed of Hiroshi Satou and Miyuki Hirose, both part of the Development Planning Division, Shuuichirou Nishitani, Nd Cube Engineering Development Division Manager, and Jun Ikeda, CEO of Nd Cube.

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August 20, 2010

Metroid: Other M Video Deluge Wii

by Nathan Mustafa - 4:33 pm EDT
Total comments: 9 Source: Nintendo, http://metroid.com/

Make some popcorn; we've got a flood of Other M in-game footage for you.

On second thought, nix the popcorn and start watching these gameplay clips. While they reveal what are mostly familiar environments for the Metroid franchise, it is exciting to see them played out with Other M's flair.

Look forward to more videos and coverage as we approach the game's August 31 release date, and be sure to check out the newly-redesigned official website!

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Buy Metroid: Other M and Get a Bonus Wii

by Nathan Mustafa - 1:33 pm EDT
Total comments: 41 Source: (GameStop), http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.asp...

GameStop customers will enjoy a nice extra with their Other M.

Those who pre-order Metroid: Other M from GameStop will receive an exclusive 16 card art folio. This bonus will be available to both online and in-store purchasers.

As is to be expected, we have only a partial view of what one of these cards will look like. The image provided does not include a reference for how large the cards will be either, so whether these are the size of a postcard or a postage stamp is unknown.

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August 19, 2010

Metroid: Other M Commercials Launch Worldwide Wii

by Aaron Kaluszka - 10:12 am EDT
Total comments: 14

Commercials show off both action and drama sides of Samus' latest adventure. UPDATED.

Two commercials for Metroid: Other M have been posted to the official Japanese Metroid website.  The first features several cutscenes relating to Samus' past, including scenes not shown until now.  Our Japan Correspondent, Matt Walker, has translated the first trailer, which you can watch below.

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August 18, 2010

Media Create Sales: August 9-15

by Matthew Blundon - 5:58 pm EDT
Discuss in talkback! Source: (NeoGAF), http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=40448...

It was a holiday week in Japan, and that lifts Wii Party back to the top.

The Japanese holiday known as Obon has helped lift the country from its rather dry spell of software releases. In fact, quite a few titles for Nintendo’s systems saw noticeable increases last week.

Recapturing the top spot after a short hiatus is Nintendo’s Wii Party, seeing a massive 51% increase... Read more...

New Spider-Man Trailer Reveals Alternate Costume Wii

by Neal Ronaghan - 1:09 pm EDT
Total comments: 3 Source: (Activision)

Swing with the Scarlet Spider in Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions

Activision released a new trailer for Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions that shows off the Scarlet Spider alternate costume, which appears to be usable in the Amazing Spider-Man segment of the game.

In the comics, Scarlet Spider was a clone of Peter Parker named Ben Reilly, a by-product of the infamous Clone Saga.

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Golden Sun: Dark Dawn's Absence Explained DS

by Neal Ronaghan - 12:29 pm EDT
Total comments: 6 Source: (Nintendo)

Nintendo doesn't know when the new Golden Sun game is coming out on "the Nintendo DS family of systems."

Nintendo's release date-filled press release yesterday was missing a rather important DS title: Golden Sun: Dark Dawn. According to a Nintendo representative, The company has "not yet determined a specific launch date for Golden Sun: Dark Dawn for the Nintendo DS family of systems."

It is very likely... Read more...

August 17, 2010

Bit.Trip Fate Revealed Wii

by Neal Ronaghan - 7:57 am EDT
Total comments: 8

The next Bit.Trip game has a name and we know a few other bits of info.

Tucked away in Nintendo's recent release date press release was the official name for Gaijin Games' next Bit.Trip game, which is Bit.Trip Fate.

The development team recently teased the name of the title on their Facebook page, revealing that it was Bit.Trip F_ _ _.

Gaijin's Alex Neuse also gave... Read more...

Nintendo Posts Fall Release Date Schedule WiiDS

by Andy Goergen - 7:37 am EDT
Total comments: 28

Your favorite games from E3 just got dated for this fall.

Nintendo revealed the release dates for many of their most anticipated 2010 releases, including Donkey Kong Country Returns and Kirby's Epic Yarn. Donkey Kong Country Returns, from Retro Studios, will be released just in time for the holiday shopping season on November 21, 2010. Kirby's Epic Yarn will see store shelves the previous month on October 17, 2010.   Other revealed Wii and Nintendo DS release dates are as follows:

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Wii Drawing Tablet On The Way

by Karlie Yeung - 5:38 am EDT
Total comments: 25 Source: (THQ)

THQ's uDraw GameTablet announced for Wii.

THQ are releasing the uDraw GameTablet this holiday season, bundled with uDraw Studio for a suggested retail price of $69.99. Europe and other territories will see a release in early 2011.

The drawing tablet is powered by the Wii Remote, and has a 4" x 6" drawing space and an included pressure sensitive... Read more...

August 16, 2010

Why Ghost Trick's Main Character is a Ghost DS

by Karlie Yeung - 4:39 pm EDT
Total comments: 2 Source: (Siliconera), http://www.siliconera.com/2010/08/16/ghost-trick-d...

The director of Ghost Trick explains some of the fundamental concepts.

Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective Director, Shu Takumi, recently answered a few questions from Siliconera, making comparisons to the Ace Attorney series and explaining some of the decisions behind the story of Ghost Trick.

The lead character Sissel is a ghost who has lost his memory and through the... Read more...

Metroid: Other M Action Trailer and Screens Wii

by Karlie Yeung - 1:03 pm EDT
Total comments: 5

Beams and boss battles in this brief gameplay trailer. UPDATED with two more trailers.

The latest Metroid: Other M trailer shows more gameplay elements, with action from corridors and boss areas. Samus is shown using the wave beam to shoot enemies in all directions as well as bosses at close range. The grapple beam is demonstrated in first and third person modes as Samus navigates a boss area. The morph bomb is shown for opening new areas, and finally the speed boost function shows her dashing down a corridor through ice sheets.

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X-Com Creator Working on 3DS Launch Title

by Neal Ronaghan - 11:34 am EDT
Total comments: 1 Source: http://tinycartridge.com/post/954552931/x-com-crea...

The title will be a "turn-based tactical RPG" that might be the 3DS version of Ghost Recon.

Julian Gollop, the co-creator of the original X-Com, is working on a "turn-based tactical RPG" for the Nintendo 3DS launch, according to a comment made on a recent Gamasutra article.

Tiny Cartridge uncovered the story, and also discovered that Gollop has been working with Ubisoft Bulgaria/Sofia... Read more...

This Week in Nintendo Downloads DS

by Neal Ronaghan - 11:22 am EDT
Total comments: 1

A dual-screen platformers, a strategy game, and a DS karaoke title lead the way in this light week.

The first title on WiiWare is Space Trek from CALARIS. It features six big levels of ship-base combat as you control the witty Captain Jay in his fight against the villainous Knagar. Your ship can use one of six weapons that wield such names as the Quark Dispeller or the Anti-Matter Thrower. It is a single-player affair that is available for 700 Wii Points ($7).

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