Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Sega Has Released New Screenshots For The Wii Version Of Sonic & Sega's All Star Racing
Wii Screenshots
Sega Has Released New Screenshots For The DS Version Of Sonic & Sega's All Star Racing
Sonic & Sega All Star Racing DS
Sega Has Announced The Sonic Classic Collection For The Nintendo DS
Sega has announced the Sonic Classic Collection for the Nintendo DS. this collection has Sonic The hedgehog. Sonic The Hedgehog 2, Sonic The Hedgehog 3, and Sonic & Knuckles.
The game will feature a save anywhere feature as well as extras including video and collectable pictures.
The Sonic Classic Collection is set to come out in March 2010.
Sonic Classic Collection
Press Release
LONDON & SAN FRANCISCO (XX November, 2009) -- SEGA Europe Ltd and SEGA of America, Inc. today announced that, for the first time ever, the original games from legendary gaming icon, Sonic The Hedgehog™ will be coming to the Nintendo DS™ system early 2010. Sonic Classic Collection™ gathers together the first four Sonic The Hedgehog adventures - Sonic The Hedgehog, Sonic The Hedgehog 2, Sonic The Hedgehog 3 and Sonic & Knuckles - introducing some of the most influential Sonic titles to a whole new generation of gamers exclusively for the DS.
Sonic Classic Collection allows fans both old and new to speed through the much loved zones of the four original Mega Drive adventures, in a bid to collect the chaos emeralds and save the world. Optimised to take full advantage of the Nintendo DS system, Sonic Classic Collection will feature a new save anywhere feature, a first in this original series, meaning that the games can be enjoyed anywhere, anytime! Gamers will also be given the chance to expand their knowledge with a wealth of extras including video and collectable pictures that are sure to be fan favourites.
“The phenomenal successes of the original Sonic games are the pillar of today’s Sonic brand recognition” commented Gary Knight, European Marketing Director SEGA Europe. “Sonic Classic Collection for DS will allow a new audience to enjoy a timeless collection of games, whilst older Sonic fans can revel in the nostalgia of playing their favourite Sonic titles. It’s a perfect amalgamation of heritage and new generation entertainment”
Sonic Classic Collection for the Nintendo DS™ system will hit stores in March 2010. For more information please visit www.sega.com For press assets please visit www.sega-press.com
About SEGA® Europe Ltd.:
SEGA® Europe Ltd. is the European Distributor arm of Tokyo, Japan-based SEGA® Corporation, and a worldwide leader in interactive entertainment both inside and outside the home. The company distributes interactive entertainment software products for a variety of hardware platforms including PC, wireless devices, and those manufactured by Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. The SEGA® Europe Web Site is located at www.sega.com.
About SEGA® of America, Inc.:
SEGA® of America, Inc. is the American Publishing arm of Tokyo, Japan-based SEGA® Corporation, a worldwide leader in interactive entertainment both inside and outside the home. The company develops, publishes and distributes interactive entertainment software products for a variety of hardware platforms including PC, wireless devices, and those manufactured by Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. SEGA of America’s Web site is located at www.sega.com .
Koei Has Released A Gameplay Video For Romance Of The Three Kingdoms On The iPhone
Koei has released a gameplay video for Romance Of The Three Kingdoms Touch. the 8 minute long video shows the game being played from the start menu through to a stage being played and won. it shows some of the story, game menus, battles, managing troops, and the battlefield, and much more.
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Wii: Nintendo America say that Wii sales are up 85% since the price drop. http://ow.ly/H9sA
Ubisoft are conifdent that the future of gaming in 3D. they compare it to how important Dolby Stereo was to sound. http://ow.ly/H9tI
Wii: its been hinted that Scribblenauts is coming to the Wii. http://ow.ly/H9v4
UK Game Charts, Modern Warfare 2, Assassins Creed II, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, FIFA 10, Wii Fit Plus, are top 5. http://ow.ly/H9vQ
PS3: Its being reported that The Last Remnant is not coming to the PS3 as it wasn't mentioned in an internal magazine http://ow.ly/H9xk
PS3: Amazon Germany has a listing for Yakuza 3 and they give it a March 2010 release. nothing official announced tho http://ow.ly/H9yz
Spotify have said that there is "no truth" to the rumours that their service is coming to consoles. http://ow.ly/H9zl
HMV have dropped to price of DJ Hero to £69.99, and the Black PSPgo to £148.99 http://ow.ly/H9Aj
Bioshock 2 now has a Japanese publisher. D3 will be releasing in Japan. http://ow.ly/H9Bk
PS3: Little Big Planet update is now available. it comes in at 53MB
Puzzle Quest 2 is coming to the DS and Xbox Live Arcade in Spring 2010. D3 is releasing it. http://ow.ly/Hd6q
QTE Blog: This Weeks Xbox Live Arcade Deal of The Week Is Sonic The Hedgehog 2 http://ow.ly/165qFQ
Final Fantasy XIII's Cid has been revealed. he is a brigadier in a Military Organisation thats not PSICOM http://ow.ly/Hdma
The USA Ratings board, ESRB, has rated No More Heroes for the PS3/360. it has been rated Mature. no official release date http://ow.ly/HdIj
A Screenshot for something called Duke Nukem D Day. a fan page has also been created on facebook. http://ow.ly/He81
QTE Blog: EA Has Released New Screenshots For Mass Effect 2 http://ow.ly/165rZQ
360: Call Of Duty Classic is coming to Xbox Live Arcade this week for 1200 MS Points. http://ow.ly/HeUf
Ubisoft has announced a new Prince Of Persia game called the Forgotten Sands. it will continue the Sands of Time Series http://ow.ly/HeW3
Spike have teased new mystery trailer. it will be revealed at the Video Game Awards. http://ow.ly/HeXJ
QTE Blog: Sony Europe Has Announced A Winter Wonderland Festival Space For Home Is Coming 10th December http://ow.ly/165sDd
Serious Sam The Second Encounter is getting a HD Remake. it is coming to PC and consoles in early 2010. http://ow.ly/HiyM
Ubisoft have announced that profits are down €70 million during April-September 09, in comparison to 08. http://ow.ly/HiAE
PSP: the ESRB has rated Eye Of Judgement Legends for a USA release. its getting another localisation pass. http://ow.ly/HiBx
PC: Steam have banned 2.500 Modern Warfare 2 cheaters. http://ow.ly/HiC1
Ubisoft are working on 10 Natal/4-5 PS3 Motion Controller games, coming out during the 6 months after hardware launch http://ow.ly/HiCT
A EA Sports Survey for NCAA hints at possible new features. Athletics Director Mode, Broadcast presentation changes + more http://ow.ly/HiGE
The Banned PSN player has now subpoenaed Bill Gates over his Red Ring Of Death Lawsuit. http://ow.ly/HiHB
QTE Blog: Tatsunoko Productions Have Done Animations Using Flipnote Studio On The Nintendo DSi http://ow.ly/165w0R
The Mystery VGA game announced today is speculated to be Acitivisons Black Lotus, developed by United Front Games http://ow.ly/HiJT
QTE Blog: Aardman Studios Have Done Animations Using Flipnote Studio On The Nintendo DSi http://ow.ly/Hknj
QTE Blog: Nintendo Says That More Than 1.5 Million Nintendo Wii's, Nintendo DS, And Nintendo DSi Were Sold In The T... http://ow.ly/165wn0
360: a rumoured survey from Microsoft says they could be working on interactive online versions of gaming conventions. http://ow.ly/HkMO
QTE Blog: This Weeks WiiWare, DSiWare, And Virtual Console Releases http://ow.ly/Hl0o
PSP: the ESRB has rated Monopoly for a USA release on the PSP. its not clear if it'll be a Mini's title. http://ow.ly/Hl7T
Monday, November 30, 2009
Nintendo Says That More Than 1.5 Million Nintendo Wii's, Nintendo DS, And Nintendo DSi Were Sold In The Thanksgiving Week In The USA
Out Of This, 550,000 Were Nintendo Wii Units and over 1 Million were Nintendo DS and DSi Systems. Nintendo have announced that this number of portable systems sold beats a previous Nintendo record set by the Game Boy Advance in 2002.
Nintendo has released a new photograph from this Thanksgiving weekend sales and provided a caption for it.
Kara L., 27, and boyfriend Sean G., 34, of Los Angeles, encourage Sean's mom Carole G., 65, of Austin, as she breaks a sweat with the Obstacle Course game on Wii Fit Plus during a Black Friday shopping excursion at Westfield Culver City in Culver City, Calif. on Nov. 27, 2009. Nintendo is traveling to more than 35 malls across the country to show off the latest video games for Wii, Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi, with titles for all generations. (Photo by Nintendo, Bob Riha, Jr.)
Press Release
REDMOND, Wash., Nov. 30, 2009 – Nintendo's internal tracking numbers show that the company sold more than 1.5 million Wii™, Nintendo DS™ and Nintendo DSi™ video game systems combined in the United States during Thanksgiving Week. That works out to more than 150 Nintendo systems sold every minute continuously for the week – or more than 2.5 every second.
Nintendo estimates that during the week:
more than 550,000 Wii home consoles sold, demonstrating that consumers nationwide have responded to the new suggested retail price of $199.99.
more than 1 million Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi portable systems sold. This number surpasses the all-time hand-held hardware sales record set by Game Boy™ Advance during Thanksgiving Week 2002.
"Holiday shoppers are finding value in our products' prices, and through a game-play experience that is unique to Nintendo," said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America's executive vice president of Sales & Marketing.
Note that the internal Nintendo of America numbers referenced in this release represent sales from Sunday, Nov. 22, through Saturday, Nov. 28.
For more information about Nintendo games and systems, visit www.nintendo.com.
About Nintendo: The worldwide pioneer in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Wii™, Nintendo DS™ and Nintendo DSi™ systems. Since 1983, when it launched the Nintendo Entertainment System™, Nintendo has sold more than 3.2 billion video games and more than 535 million hardware units globally, including the current-generation Wii, Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi, as well as the Game Boy™, Game Boy Advance, Super NES™, Nintendo 64™ and Nintendo GameCube™ systems. It has also created industry icons that have become well-known, household names such as Mario™, Donkey Kong™, Metroid™, Zelda™ and Pokémon™. A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for Nintendo's operations in the Western Hemisphere. For more information about Nintendo, visit the company's Web site at www.nintendo.com.