by Rainier on March 12, 2009 @ 4:10 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Wheelie Breakers introduces players to a fast-paced twist on a racing game. Yusei and Jack duel in a new motor sport called "Wheelie Breakers" that combines card dueling with duel wheel racing.
by Rainier on March 12, 2009 @ 3:54 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Jillian Michaels' Fitness Ultimatum 2009 integrates a tiered fitness regimen, expert advice and exercise techniques, delivering a focused workout that will help players reach their own personal fitness goals by using the Wii Balance Board. 3G Studios is happy that according to NPD sales numbers Fitness Ultimatum 2009 has sold over 500,000 units since launch.
by Rainier on March 12, 2009 @ 3:34 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Voices and spirits will be soaring as students and teachers at H.D. Cooke Elementary School in Washington, D.C. celebrate Music In Our Schools Month (MIOSM) on Thursday, March 12, with an interactive, all-school music-making event, hosted by MENC: The National Association for Music Education (MENC) and Nintendo.
by Rainier on March 11, 2009 @ 6:36 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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With the imminent launch of Resident Evil 5 Capcom's Associate Product Marketing Manager Matt Dahlgren recently said that "Wii fans will be very happy very soon." A new game announcement will be made at its RE5 launch event (March 12), and if the newest issue of Japanese magazine Famitsu is any indication we might see the first footage of Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles, an on-rails shooter set in RE2's Racoon City, with focus on replayability, featuring Havoc physics and a dynamic difficulty system.
by Rainier on March 11, 2009 @ 2:58 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Rune Factory: Frontier incorporates an open-ended structure that allows players to choose the type of game they wish to experience. Whether it's growing crops, expanding the town, fighting (or befriending) monsters or even falling in love.
by Rainier on March 11, 2009 @ 12:34 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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AMD announced that it has shipped the 50 millionth ATI "Hollywood" graphics processor for Nintendo's Wii console. This figure is in line with the forecast that Nintendo made last year about shipping 50 million Wii consoles by spring 2009.
by Rainier on March 11, 2009 @ 6:24 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Using two wiimotes, 505 Games' We Rock: Drum King is a brand new rhythm-action game, which sees you becoming the drummer in a band that’s on the road to global stardom.
by Rainier on March 10, 2009 @ 6:49 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Cave Story is an action-adventure game overflowing with unmatched charm and character, taking players into a world where a race of rabbit-like creatures, called Mimigas, run free on a serene floating island.
by Rainier on March 10, 2009 @ 11:52 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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NewU, conceived in collaboration with Fitness First and You Are What You Eat, is not specifically a game, but rather a title that perfectly combines Fitness, Nutritional Advice and Daily Healthy tips to offer a holistic experience through personal well-being.
by Rainier on March 10, 2009 @ 10:28 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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EA Sports Grand Slam Tennis puts the racket in the palm of your hand and offers the deepest tennis experience ever. As the home to all four Grand Slams, and exclusive to Wimbledon, you can take your customized created player on a quest to win the four slams in Grand Slam career mode.
by Rainier on March 10, 2009 @ 10:21 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Wheelie Breakers introduces players to a fast-paced twist on a racing game. Yusei and Jack duel in a new motor sport called "Wheelie Breakers" that combines card dueling with duel wheel racing.
by Rainier on March 10, 2009 @ 9:57 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Players use their Xorb ball to navigate through treacherous maze-like tracks and compete for the fastest time. Compatible with the Wii balance board!
by Rainier on March 10, 2009 @ 3:21 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Go Play City Sports recreates the experience of playing sports in a vast urban playground where manhole covers double as home plate. The all-new sports compilation allows players to compete against the best neighborhood athletes in six classic games, including stickball, kickball, handball, rooftop hockey, shootout soccer and jump rope.
by Rainier on March 10, 2009 @ 3:01 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Critter Round-Up, known in Japan as Saku Saku Animal Panic, is a puzzle game for up to four players, where you are challenged with building fences to separate different critter species into their own area, while avoiding predators and other mischievous animals attempting to stop you from rounding them up.
by Brian Dumlao on March 10, 2009 @ 12:57 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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All Star Cheer Squad allows players to participate in the competitive sport of Cheer, combining traditional cheerleadlng, dance, gymnastics and squad-based teamwork.
by Rainier on March 9, 2009 @ 6:29 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Deca Sports 2, known in some parts of Europe as Sports Island 2, is an athletic offering, pulling together ten sporting events and pushing the player to their limits, fully using the Nunchuk/Wiimote to control your Mii like characters, including multiplayer.
by Rainier on March 9, 2009 @ 3:24 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Rock Band 2 builds upon the original to introduce co-op band gameplay, multiple instruments, online multiplayer, unparalleled downloadable content and raises the bar by delivering an entirely new level of depth, connectivity, authenticity and features.
by Rainier on March 9, 2009 @ 3:02 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Boom Blox Bash Party the destructive fun reaches new heights with richer multiplayer action and more than 400 new levels that will have players of all ages gaming together and solving action-packed puzzles under water, in zero gravity, and beyond!
by Rainier on March 9, 2009 @ 7:23 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Go Play City Sports recreates the experience of playing sports in a vast urban playground where manhole covers double as home plate. The all-new sports compilation allows players to compete against the best neighborhood athletes in six classic games, including stickball, kickball, handball, rooftop hockey, shootout soccer and jump rope.
by Rainier on March 9, 2009 @ 7:21 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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At the Game-Based Learning conference Slitherine introduce Horrible Histories: Ruthless Romans, the videogame adaptation of the bestselling book series Horrible Histories, written by Terry Deary and illustrated by Martin Brown.
by Rainier on March 9, 2009 @ 6:19 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Emergent Game Technologies and NVIDIA announced that they have integrated the Emergent Gamebryo game development platform and NVIDIA PhysX technology for Wii game development.
by Rainier on March 9, 2009 @ 6:15 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Nintendo added a classic and one WiiWare title to the Wii's Shop Channel. Wii owners with online access can redeem Wii Points to download: Gradius ReBirth (Wiiware), and Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars (VC).
by Dustin Chadwell on March 9, 2009 @ 3:33 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Onechanbara: Bikini Zombie Slayers, Aya is out to find the meaning of her IMICHI ancestors, even if it leads to the answer she does not wish for. Players can master the sword to take full advantage of the Wiimote controls by slashing, swinging and thrusting into zombie enemy hordes.
by Rainier on March 9, 2009 @ 3:19 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Arc Rise Fantasia is an epic RPG product of old and new, combining gorgeous graphics with modern gameplay while bringing classic Japanese high fantasy role-playing action involving airships and dragons.
by Brian Dumlao on March 8, 2009 @ 6:18 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Go, Diego, Go!: Great Dinosaur Rescue takes gamers back in time with Diego and Baby Jaguar to help Maia the Maiasaura find her lost family in this prehistoric quest. Players utilize more than 12 different Wii Remote motions to stomp and roar like a dinosaur, climb across monkey bars, bounce along the jungle on a pogo stick and fly atop a Pteradon.