Namco announce That Its iPhone Games Have Been Downloaded Over 23 Million Times

Namco Networks have announced that since the launch of the iphone App Store, over 23 million Namco Network games have been downloaded. there is a average of 36,450 downloads a day of Namco Network games. Namco Networks currently have 24 titles available for download with a further 20 set for release in 2010.

Press Release

SAN JOSE, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- Jan 25, 2010 Namco Networks, a leading publisher and developer of mobile, iPhone and PC games for mass-market casual gamers, today announced that its App Store releases have been downloaded more than 23 million times to date and that number continues to grow rapidly. In fact, since the App Store’s inception (June 2008), the company is averaging 36,450 downloads a day.

“With over 100,000 applications available and three billion downloaded apps, the App Store is booming,” said Jonathan Kromrey, general manager of Apple Games for Namco Networks. “Not only are we excited that our worldwide audience is checking out Namco’s premium iPhone content, but that consumers are coming back for more.”

Among Namco’s recent releases are the iPhone/iPod touch versions of PAC-MAN Championship Edition and ACE COMBAT Xi Skies of Incursion. While Namco is notable for its best-selling game franchises like PAC-MAN, Ace Combat, Galaga and Dig Dug, Namco’s current catalogue of 24 titles boasts brand new properties as well. These games include Garters & Ghouls, Isaac Newton’s Gravity and Solitaire: Deck of Cods. Namco’s Apple Games Group has been dedicated to capturing players by providing high-quality, fun games for the unique gaming platform. The highly anticipated Pool Pro Online 3 is among the 20 titles the company plans to launch in 2010.

For more information on Namco and its games, please visit www.namcogames.com or NAMCO GAMES on Facebook.

About Namco Networks
Namco Networks America, Inc., a subsidiary of Namco Bandai Holdings (USA) Inc., is a worldwide leader in cutting-edge, digitally distributed casual entertainment including mobile, iPhone and casual PC games. More information about Namco Networks’ products can be found at www.namcogames.com,Namco Game on Facebook or @namcogames on Twitter.

Namco, and all related logos, designs, and elements are the trademarks and © of Namco Networks America Inc. 2009, NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc. 2009. All rights reserved. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

Nintendo Have Released New Screenshots For Wario Ware D.I.Y.

Nintendo have released new screenshots and character art for Wario Ware D.I.Y. The screenshots are in-game and show some of the levels as well as some of the level creation and Item design.

Wario Ware D.I.Y. Screenshots


Wario Ware D.I.Y. Character Art

Nintendo Announce A Monster Hunter Tri And Classic Controller Pro Bundle

Nintendo have announced a new Bundle for the upcoming Capcom Monster Hunter Tri Game. When the game is released in N.America in April, A Monster Hunter Tri And Black Classic Controller Pro Bundle will be available for $59.99. The game will be available for $49.99 without the Classic Controller Pro.
Press Release

SAN MATEO, CA, and REDMOND, WA, - January 25, 2010 - Capcom® Entertainment, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, and Nintendo of America today announced an exciting new bundle featuring one of the most highly anticipated titles for 2010, Monster Hunter® Tri, and combining it with the new Classic Controller Pro™ for the Wii™ system. The Classic Controller Pro's more traditional control configuration will give gamers the ultimate Monster Hunting experience when the bundle becomes available in North America this April at a suggested retail price of $59.99.

"Monster Hunter Tri has made a huge splash in the Japanese market, and we're confident the bundle with the Classic Controller Pro will give fans in North America plenty to get excited about," said Steve Singer, Nintendo of America's vice president of Licensing. "Gamers of all kinds enjoy playing games on Wii. Monster Hunter Tri delivers an incredible new experience on Wii, while the Classic Controller Pro gives players even more control options for their favorite Wii games."

The new Classic Controller Pro includes a second row of shoulder buttons and ergonomically friendly grips. The Classic Controller Pro plugs directly into the Wii Remote™ controller, and until now, has been available only in the Japanese market.

The Classic Controller Pro will be compatible with more than 450 Wii, WiiWare™ and Virtual Console™ games. The Classic Controller Pro bundled with Monster Hunter Tri will be black, while both black and white versions of the controller will also be available separately at a suggested retail price of $19.99. The game will also be available without a controller at a suggested retail price of $49.99.

Making its North American debut on Wii this spring, Monster Hunter Tri is one of the most strikingly beautiful titles developed for Nintendo's Wii system. Pushing the hardware to the limit, Monster Hunter Tri depicts a living, breathing ecosystem where humans co-exist with majestic monsters that roam both dry land and brand new sub-aqua environments – a first for the series. Offering the player varied control configurations to suit their style of play, players can choose between the Classic Controller Pro, Wii Remote™ and Nunchuck™, or Classic Controller™ to slay the monsters that inhabit the world.

The Monster Hunter series has sold over 11 million units worldwide and has become a social phenomenon in Japan giving rise to training camps, dedicated festivals and numerous licensed products. According to Media Create, Monster Hunter Tri sold 520,000 units in its first week of release in Japan and became the leading title sold across all platforms for the week of its release.

For more information about Monster Hunter Tri, please visit: http://press.capcom.com

ABOUT CAPCOM
Capcom is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment for game consoles, PCs, handheld and wireless devices. Founded in 1983, the company has created hundreds of games, including best-selling franchises Resident Evil®, Street Fighter®, Mega Man® and Devil May Cry®. Capcom maintains operations in the U.S., U.K., Germany, France, Tokyo Korea and Hong Kong, with corporate headquarters located in Osaka, Japan. More information about Capcom can be found on the company web site,www.capcom.com.

Audio Re-Cap of The Weekends News (oldest to newest)

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Re-Cap of The Weekends News (oldest to newest)

• QTE Blog: Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest) http://ow.ly/16p5XW

• QTE Blog: Audio Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest) http://ow.ly/16p5XV

• PS3: its being reported that after 3 years, someone has finally has managed to fully hack the PS3. its not patchable http://ow.ly/ZGMl

• details on the next Tony Hawk and Robomodo project should be coming soon. Tony says its better than expected http://ow.ly/ZGQL

• 360: Bungie say they are "Bending the xbox as far as it'll bend" making use of everything the 360 has to offer http://ow.ly/ZGRs

• PSP: Fat Princess may get a global release, or near simultaneous. game appears far along. http://ow.ly/ZGSd

• OnLive: CEo Steve Perlman say lag issues could be player based. there are only 3 data centers for the USA beta. http://ow.ly/ZGTN

• PS3: Digital Foundry talk about PS3 and its move to 3D. MLB The Show seen in 3D for first time. http://ow.ly/ZGVp

• PS3: Insomniac Games are hiring for a new PS3 game. they are looking for a FX artist. http://ow.ly/ZGWd

• PSP: Valkyria Chronicles 2 has a data install option. you need 500MB of space. means the game has no load times. http://ow.ly/ZGXf

• PS3: Rockstar say they'll be "very good" to the PS3 users this year. http://ow.ly/ZGXM

• PS3: Seed Studio's announce that their motion control compatible game Under Siege will not be delayed, its coming Spring http://ow.ly/ZGYs

• QTE Blog: Konami Have Released Screenshots And A Trailer For GTI Club Supermini Festa! http://ow.ly/16p8Ff

• QTE Blog: Sega Have Released New Screenshots And A Trailer Showing Mini Games In Super Monke Ball Step & Roll http://ow.ly/16p8Fg

• QTE Blog: Konami Have Released A New Trailer For Vandal Hearts http://ow.ly/16p8Fe

• 360: Mass Effect 2 has 2 disc swaps. disc 1 used at start, disc 2 for middle, disc 1 used again for the end of the game http://ow.ly/ZIgb

• There is no Final Fantasy VII Remake in the near future. Cloud could make cameos in other games. http://ow.ly/ZIhf

• QTE Blog: Konami Have Released 2 New Trailers For The Nintendo DSi Only Game Photo Showdown http://ow.ly/16pa5y

• QTE Blog: Sega Have Released New Screenshots For Napoleon Total War http://ow.ly/16pa5x

• QTE Blog: Square Enix Europe Have Released A New Trailer For Death By Cube http://ow.ly/16paPo

• QTE Blog: Square Enix Europe Have Released Screenshots, Concept Artwork, And A New Trailer For Nier http://ow.ly/16paPn

• QTE Blog: Nintendo Have Released New Screenshots For Glory Of Heracles http://ow.ly/16pbRX

• QTE Blog: EA Have Released Chapter 2 Of A Animated Short Movie For RISK Factions http://ow.ly/16pbRY

• QTE Blog: What Have You Played This Week? http://ow.ly/16px9q

• QTE Blog: QTE Tweets Of The Week http://ow.ly/16pA1Q

QTE Tweets Of The Week

The Following are the top 10 most clicked QTE Gamers tweets of the week. there were some issues with the Owly service so this may not be a accurate top 10.

10 PS3: 3D Dot Heroes has a character creator. you can create The Legend Of Zelda Link in it. http://ow.ly/zaC4

9 360: The New York Times are reporting that Microsoft are in talks to bring a ESPN Subscription service to Xbox Live http://ow.ly/XWzH

8 Activision's Bobby Kotick say they are sticking with the DJ Hero Franchise. http://ow.ly/XTo4

7 QTE Blog: Sony Have Released New Screenshots For God Of War III http://ow.ly/16mLx3

6 Rumoured footage from Final Fantasy XII "Fortress" has been leaked to youtube. http://ow.ly/XJUv

5 QTE Blog: This Weeks WiiWare, DSiWare, And Virtual Console Releases http://ow.ly/16mNOg

4 QTE Blog: Platinum Games Have Released New Screenshots For The Nintendo DS Game Infinite Space http://ow.ly/16mIWj

3 Apple is holding a event on January 27th. they will be showing off their latest creation. http://ow.ly/XTmR

2 Tekken 6 patch 1.03 is out now. the patch brings online co-op to the Scenario Campaign. only 10 stages are playable. http://ow.ly/XWAP

1 Castlevania Lords of Shadow lead platform is the PS3. they say the game will be identical on both platforms. http://ow.ly/XJMb

What Have You Played This Week?

Not too much played this week. There generally was a lot of news to deal with meaning I only played a little here and there.

Football Manager 10 – PC – Still playing through with FC Bayern. Not too far as yet but enjoying it.

Super Paper Mario – Wii – I managed to complete the game...after just under 18 hours. This is a great Wii game with some interesting gameplay mechanics, good graphics, and a good story. But it does feel too long towards the end. The difficulty never gets too bad but there are a coulple of occasions where the distance between save points is big or there is a large amount of enemies. A tip would be to have many health items for the last level. You get a health boost before each boss, but its most likely a health boost will be needed during the final boss.

Star Trek Online - Beta– PC – As a beta the game has had numerous server issues which have been very annoying. The latest update has been welcomed though, its added numerous graphicall changes which have made the game look much more complete. I'm still in my first ship but working my way up the ranks. The real question is, is this the Star Trek MMO people want, I think the game shows off a good aspect of Star Trek and as a Star Trek fan i'm happy to play this game. But a game like Mass Effect with Demons Soul online aspects would be a welcomed addition.

Fl0w – PS3 – I set about getting some of the trophies for the game. It still is enjoyable, relaxing, and something i'd recommend to people. The only difficulty would be trying to get the trophies as its not always obvious how to get them.

Fat Princess – PS3 – I downloaded the newest patch which added the new map. Unfortunately, i've yet to play that map. The games have all been full and fun and i've enjoyed going back spending some time with the game.


What have you been playing this week? feel free to add your weeks gaming selection in the comments, or comment on my selection for this week