40 hours gameplay for a WiiWare game? Yes please! The Westerner has just been announced claiming just that. Press release and first video here…
THE WESTERNER, A FULL ADVENTURE WITH MORE THAN 40 HOURS OF PURE GAMEPLAY FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY, ONLY AVAILABLE ON WiiWARE.
Fenimore Fillmore, the most awarded and fun cowboy, is starring the videogame “The Westerner” once again, for WiiTM system from Nintendo®.
[Madrid, Spain] – Revistronic is launching “Fenimore Fillmore – The Westerner”, its acclaimed adventure set in the Far West for Wii system from Nintendo for the very first time, through its WiiWareTM digital downloading system.
Enjoy now from the comfort of your own sofa, an adventure for the whole family with coloured and 3D graphics in which, through a simple method of “pointing and click”, the player will get in Fenimore Fillmore’s shoes, a crazy cowboy with a great sense of humour, immersed in an outrageous dispute between stockbreeders and farmers.
ATLUS TO BRING NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: DRAGON BLADE CHRONICLES FOR WiiTM AND NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: NARUTO VS. SASUKE FOR NINTENDO DSTM TO NORTH AMERICA THIS HOLIDAY SEASON; SPECIAL BUNDLES AND BONUS ITEMS REVEALED
IRVINE, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 24, 2010 – Atlus U.S.A., Inc. today announced that they have reached agreement of distribution with Tomy Corp., the licensee of Nintendo platforms in US, Canada, Latin and South America from VIZ Media for NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Dragon Blade Chronicles for WiiTM and NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Naruto vs. Sasuke for Nintendo DSTM. These two chapters in the NARUTO SHIPPUDEN franchise, based on the extremely popular anime series, are currently scheduled for release on November 16, 2010. Over the next few weeks certain retailers will offer special bundles, pre-order bonus items, and gifts-with-purchase for the games, making them perfect gifts for the holiday season.
“We’re very excited to work with Tomy Corp. and VIZ Media to present two new NARUTO SHIPPUDEN games to fans across North America,” said Tim Pivnicny, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Atlus. “We’re sure fans will have NARUTO SHIPPUDEN on their holiday wish lists as they do every year, and we’re happy to bring them not only the games but also exciting bonus offers at retailers such as Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Best Buy, EB Games Canada, GameStop, and Toys ‘R’ Us.”
Nintendo Refreshes the Dog Days of Summer with Upcoming Cool GamesDates Announced for New Kirby, Donkey Kong and Pokémon Games
REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The summer is heating up, which means it’s a great time for Nintendo to announce some of the cool games it will have available in the coming months for its Wii™ home console and portable Nintendo DS™ family of systems.
“Everyone wants fun, engaging experiences, and they want great value,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “Nintendo games give you both. And no matter what your taste, you’ll find exclusive experiences that just aren’t available anywhere else.”
Some upcoming Wii games include Metroid™: Other M on Aug. 31, Samurai Warriors™ 3 on Sept. 27, Wii Party™ on Oct. 3, Kirby’s Epic Yarn™ on Oct. 17, PokéPark™ Wii: Pikachu’s Adventure on Nov. 1, FlingSmash™ on Nov. 7 and Donkey Kong Country™ Returns on Nov. 21. Some marquee third-party games include New Carnival Games® from 2K Play on Sept. 21, NBA JAM from EA Sports™ on Oct. 5, Just Dance® 2 from Ubisoft® on Oct. 12, GoldenEye 007™ from Activision Publishing, Inc. in November, Sonic Colors™ from SEGA on Nov. 16 and Disney Epic Mickey from Disney Interactive Studios this holiday season.
Nintendo seem happy with July’s NPD data, though they are unlikely to say otherwise, even if Xbox outsold both DS and Wii individually.
Nintendo Sells More Than 650,000 Hardware Units in the U.S. in July
Nintendo sold more than 650,000 video game systems in July – more than any other company – according to the independent NPD Group, which tracks sales of video game products in the United States. The Nintendo DS™ family of systems sold nearly 400,000 in July, and Nintendo’s Wii™ console marked its 45th consecutive month of more than 250,000 units sold with July sales of nearly 254,000. These tallies bring the 2010 U.S. sales totals through the end of July for Nintendo DS to more than 3.4 million and Wii to more than 2.71 million.
Five of the top 10 best-selling games of July play on Nintendo systems. These include Super Mario Galaxy™ 2 for Wii at No. 4 with more than 192,000 sold, LEGO® Harry Potter™: Years 1-4 for Nintendo DS at No. 5 with nearly 142,000 sold, LEGO® Harry Potter™: Years 1-4 for Wii at No. 7 with more than 133,000 sold, DRAGON QUEST IX®: Sentinels of the Starry Skies™ for Nintendo DS at No. 8 with more than 132,000 sold and New Super Mario Bros.™ Wii at No. 9 with more than 128,000 sold.
- Players Will Get Their Hands on Hot Titles from NAMCO BANDAI Games, D3Publisher and More this August 19th to 22nd in Cologne, Germany -
CERGY-PONTOISE, FRANCE – 11 August 2009 – NAMCO BANDAI Games gets ready to put its lovingly crafted games into the hands of the public with today’s unveiling of its games line up for GamesCom 2010 in Cologne, Germany from August 19th to 22nd. The NAMCO BANDAI Games stand located in Hall 8, Stand B 030 features a blistering selection of hotly anticipated titles which it can’t wait to let the biggest audience of gamers in the world loose on.
Titles available for hands-on play include breath-taking cinematic adventure ENSLAVEDTM: Odyssey to the West; ninja anime sensation NARUTOTM SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM 2; the unstoppable Dragon Ball®: Raging BlastTM 2; original fantasy action adventure Majin and the Forsaken KingdomTM; D3Publisher’s Despicable Me: The Game based on the animated feature film; and PAC-MAN PartyTM which marks the triumphant return of the yellow gaming hero.
New Interactive Video Game Challenges Players with Four Decades of Survey Questions
SAN FRANCISCO – August 10, 2010 – Ubisoft revealed today that it will be publishing Family Feud® Decades, an interactive video game that challenges players with thousands of authentic survey questions from four different eras: 1970’s, 80’s, 90’s and 00’s. Created by Ludia and licensed by FremantleMedia Enterprises, Family Feud® Decades will be released November 9, 2010 in North America for the Wii™ system from Nintendo.
New Video Game Features Dance Moves to the Hottest Kids’ Pop Songs and Classic Kids’ Favorites
SAN FRANCISCO – August 6, 2010 – Today, Ubisoft announced the development of Just Dance Kids, a new video game title in the multi-million selling Just Dance franchise and the No. 1 selling music/rhythm franchise on the Nintendo Wii™ system. Developed exclusively for Nintendo Wii™, Just Dance Kids includes a variety of kid-friendly songs with over 40 fun dances created by professional choreographers and led by real kids. The game will launch exclusively in North America in November 2010.
“Kids will instantly recognize the hit tunes featured in Just Dance Kids and enjoy learning fun choreography designed with them in mind,” said Adam Novickas, U.S. director of marketing at Ubisoft. “Just Dance Kids is a great way for the family to interact together and learn new dance routines, in addition to providing a great form of exercise – as players will be moving and grooving to the entertaining dance moves.”
The highly anticipated puzzle platformer for WiiWare™, And Yet It Moves, officially receives a launch date of August 23, 2010, and pricing of 1,000 Wii Points™. Indie studio Broken Rules brings the award-winning downloadable PC game experience to the living room, introducing all new levels and game controls using the Wii Remote™ that will have players physically rotating environments to overcome various obstacles and challenges. Experience a new twist on the game that won the 2007 Independent Games Festival Student Showcase, was nominated for the 2007 EUROPRIX Top Talent Award and qualified as a finalist during IndieCade 2008.
And Yet It Moves is a physics-based platform game in which players rotate the world at will to solve challenging puzzles. A tilt of the Wii Remote also tilts the world, turning walls into floors, slides into platforms, and stacks of rocks into dangerous hazards when flipped upside down. Players navigate through a paper collage world created with colorful pieces of cardboard and set to distinctive music. With four different environments and multiple unlockable modes, And Yet It Moves will provide gamers with endless challenges.
New IP from EA’s Bright Light Studio to Launch November 2010
Guildford, UK, August 2, 2010 – The Play Label of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced CreateTM, a must-have video game this holiday for the whole family that is powered by imagination and rewards players for being creative. Available this November for the WiiTM, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system featuring PlayStation®Move compatibility, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system, PC, and MAC, Create presents imaginative gameplay challenges where the solutions are fuelled by the creativity of the player.
“Create uses families’ imaginations to develop new ways to play together that are both fun and challenging,” said Harvey Elliott, VP and General Manager at EA Bright Light. “We wanted to design a game where the entire family can explore, decorate, and solve challenges where no solution is wrong and the only limit is the imagination.”
The more players explore the game, solve level-based challenges, and customize their world, the more rewards will be unlocked. Creativity will be unleashed as players design environments with easy-to-use brushes and tools, including textures, props and animating objects that bring the scene to life. On the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC, and MAC players can share any of their creations, solutions or challenges with the community through the console and also via the official Create website at www.create.ea.com. Friends can download and remix solutions and set challenges for other players to download and complete. Imaginations will run wild this holiday!
SANTA MONICA, Calif. – JULY 30, 2010 —Suspense and intense first-person action reign in Activision Publishing’s (Nasdaq: ATVI) Cabela’s Dangerous Hunts 2011, the first game to utilize the all new TOP SHOT ELITE hunting controller. Coming late fall for Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Wii™ and Nintendo DS™, the game unfolds a story of drama and survival as players face kill-or-be-killed scenarios deep in the wild. All of the console versions are available with the TOP SHOT ELITE, the first-of-its-kind wireless controller that allows players to take aim against the world’s deadliest predators.
Developed by the team at Activision that created the guitar controllers for the Guitar Hero franchise, the groundbreaking TOP SHOT ELITE will redefine how first-person action games are played. The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 system versions operate with 2.4GHz wireless technology and include a sensor bar and high-sensitivity camera, while the Wii version integrates the Wii Remote™ and Nunchuk™. The scope includes a red lens filter that gives players a different perspective on the environment, exposing hidden animal tracks and blood trails. The TOP SHOT ELITE also features pump-action reload and an adjustable stock to fit gamers of all sizes.
Nintendo Co., Ltd. today announced consolidated first-quarter global financial results for the three-month period between April and June 2010.
Consolidated financial results for April-June 2010 in millions of yen:
April-June 2010 April-June 2009 % change
Net Sales 188,646 253,498 -25.6
Operating Income 23,342 40,401 -42.2
Ordinary Income -46,055 64,824 –
Net Income -25,216 42,316 –
To view an English translation of the complete financial results please visit http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/index.html
For the first three months of this fiscal year, the company reported year-on-year increased unit sales for Wii hardware, but reported declines for Wii™ software, Nintendo DS™ hardware and software. In addition, the rise in the value of the Japanese yen in comparison to the corresponding three months a year ago had a significant negative impact to net sales when reported in the Japanese yen.
EA SPORTS announced today that there are now two ways to play FIFA Soccer 11 Wii—traditional 11 versus 11 matches plus a new street soccer mode. Hit the pitch for a Wii-specific take on customary 11 versus 11 soccer matches with over 30 officially licensed leagues, 500 teams, more than 15,000 players to choose from. Or, hit the streets to compete in 5 versus 5 street matches with the world’s elite players.
FIFA Soccer 11 Wii features numerous gameplay enhancements that bring the beautiful game to life on the Wii console. An all-new attacker vs. defender trick system creates head-to-head battles as you move up the pitch, performing dozens of elaborate new tricks to throw the defender off-balance. The new button-based shooting mechanic puts control back in the users’ hands—and with new shot types and animations you’ll find all-new ways to score each game. Blast, finesse, chip or tap it by the keeper for the goal that lifts your team to glory!
