This Weeks WiiWare, DSiWare, And Virtual Console Releases

Nintendo Have Announced This weeks new WiiWare, DSiWare, And Virtual Console releases.

On WiiWare:

PictureBook Games: Pop-Up Pursuit
Pop Up Pursuit is a board game set in a pop up book. you use cards and coins to move around the board. it will cost 800 Wii Points.


Family Slot Car Racing
The game has 3 circuits, each with different track layouts, which you can drive a chose slot car around. it will cost 500 Wii points.


On Virtual Console:

The Revenge of Shinobi
This Classic Sega genesis/Mega Drive game will cost 800 Wii points.

On DSiWare:

Guitar Rock Tour
This music game requires you to tap the screen, or press the buttons, in time to the music. you can take pictures of you and your mates and put it in the game where your effigy will recive goodies. it will cost 500 DSi Points.


Brain Age™ Express: Sudoku
This latest game in the Brain Age Series focuses on Sudoku. there are a variety of puzzles and 3 skill levels to master. it will cost 500 Wii points.




Press Release

Choosing a game to download from the Wii™ Shop Channel or Nintendo DSi Shop™ can be a little like taking a personality test. Do you like mystery and surprises? A new WiiWare™ game offers elements of magic and pop-up excitement. Are you an extrovert who craves the spotlight? Try a Nintendo DSiWare™ title that turns players into rock stars. Do you crave competition and fierce action? Choose from a new car racing game or a bona fide martial-arts classic. Or maybe you're more of a brainiac? Check out the sudoku-themed installment in the popular Brain Age™ series. This week's new downloadable games offer something for players of any disposition.

WiiWare

PictureBook Games™: Pop-Up Pursuit
Publisher: Nintendo
Players: 1-4
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 800 Wii Points™
Description: Enter the world of PictureBook Games: Pop-Up Pursuit and enjoy a family board game set in a pop-up picture book. Instead of simply rolling dice to move along the map, you'll use cards (which can help or hinder progress) and coins (useful for buying more cards, but don't forget about your Coin Bonus at the end of the game). Spaces on the map play an important role in the game's outcome, and your computer-controlled opponents exhibit different personalities and behavior. Occasionally, the mysterious Book of Magick will be opened, causing an event that may change according to how you play. This mixture of exciting game play and charming, artistic atmosphere give Pop-Up Pursuit high replay value and unique depth—even if its characters are flat.

Family Slot Car Racing
Publisher: Aksys Games
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Wii Points
Description: Daddy, Mommy, Sarah and Billy are putting the pedal to the metal in Family Slot Car Racing. Race through three racing circuits, each composed of multiple racetracks and even bonus tracks. You can race against a friend for some friendly one-on-one racing action. Choose among multiple slot cars with varying designs to see which car has the best grip and speed. As you progress, you'll unlock new courses and even new slot cars to help you reach the top of the racing circuit. Do you have it in you to be the fastest racer on four wheels?

Virtual Console™

The Revenge of Shinobi™
Original platform: SEGA Genesis
Publisher: SEGA
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older) - Fantasy Violence
Price: 800 Wii Points
Description: This classic SEGA Genesis platformer features Musashi, a ninja out to defeat the evil Neo Zeed and his criminal empire. In this sequel to the arcade favorite Shinobi, traverse through various districts - from the bamboo forests of Japan to the streets of New York City - and fight incoming enemies by throwing Shurikens, performing special ninjutsu moves and slashing a katana sword. Battle against unique bosses at the last stage of each district and make your way to the final match with your nemesis, Neo Zeed.

Nintendo DSiWare

Brain Age Express: Sudoku
Publisher: Nintendo
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points™
Description: Sudoku takes center stage in this edition of the popular Brain Age series. Solve a variety of puzzles at three different skill levels using the touch screen and an intuitive interface. Track your progress by completing three tests and finding out your Brain Age. The unique charm of the Brain Age series and the challenge of sudoku make for an enjoyable combination. Prepare for another round of training your brain in minutes a day.

Guitar Rock Tour®
Publisher: Gameloft
Players: 1-4
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: If you like rock music and have a sense of rhythm, your road to stardom starts here. Guitarist or drummer - choose your path and fire up the most famous concert stages with your band. For beginners or music experts, the engaging game play provides hours of fun. Tap the touch screen or press buttons to the beat of your favorite songs. Keep your cool in front of a hyped-up crowd and don't miss a note. Warm up your fingers and prepare your ears for the explosive track list of Guitar Rock Tour, mixing recent hits like "Girlfriend," "In the Shadow" and "Banquet" with rock classics like "Beat It," "Rock You Like a Hurricane" and more. Use the Nintendo DSi Camera™ to take a photo of yourself or your friends, then display it onstage and receive goodies at your effigy. A new rock idol is born!

Nintendo adds new titles to the Nintendo DSi Shop and the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time on Mondays. Users with broadband Internet access can redeem Wii Points or Nintendo DSi Points to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel. Nintendo DSi Points can be purchased in the Nintendo DSi Shop. A Nintendo Points Card™ can be purchased at retail locations. All points from one Nintendo Points Card must be redeemed in either the Nintendo DSi Shop or the Wii Shop Channel. They are not transferable and cannot be divided between the two systems.

Remember that both Wii and Nintendo DSi feature parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visitWii.com or NintendoDSi.com.

New Screenshots For Hasbro Game Night Volume 2 On The Nintendo Wii

EA Has released new screenshots of Hasbro Game Night Volume 2 for the Nintendo Wii. the screenshots show Jenga, Connect 4 and Operation and other features like customising Mr Potato Head.

Hasbro Game Night Volume 2

Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest)

• QTE Blog: Re-Cap of The Weekends News (oldest to newest) http://ow.ly/15Lj04

• 360: 1 vs 100 has been downloaded 2.5M times. most players a night, USA 230K, EU 215K http://ow.ly/khAG

• 306: price of the Arcade unit increasing to £159.99 (it was £129.99) from September 1st. Accessories get small increase. http://ow.ly/khBa

• Top 5 UK Games, Ashes Cricket, Wii Sports Resort, Wii Fit, Call Of Juarez, Tiger Woods. http://ow.ly/khC8

• Lionhead has another famous person on their site. this time its Emma Goldman. http://ow.ly/khCw

• PS3: Its rumoured that Sony is Changing PS3 Boxart to look more like PS2 games. New Eye Pet Boxart "leaked" http://ow.ly/khE9

• Crytek UK has said there are no plans for Timesplitters 4, but they would do one. they want to do something original. http://ow.ly/khHg

• 360: Rare is looking at their classic IP to see which could work with Natal and be made. http://ow.ly/khHV

• PS3: Dead Nations has been leaked. it's a previously unknown game. could be PSN or AAA Title. http://ow.ly/ki8X

• QTE Blog: Randy Couture Joins EA's MMA Roster And Will Co-Headline The Game http://ow.ly/15Lk7c

• PS3: Vidzone has the premiers of the New Placebo Videos called The Never Ending Why and Ashtray Heart on Wednesday. http://ow.ly/ki9P

• Game Informer report, the 360 breaks 5x as it's closet competitor, the PS3. The Wii breaks 6.8%, PS3 10.6% http://ow.ly/kiUq

• QTE Blog: NBA Live 10 Gameplay Enhancements Walkthrough Video http://ow.ly/15LkCh

• QTE Blog: New Jambo! Safari Trailer For Nintendo Wii. http://ow.ly/15Ll2s

• 360: Alan Wake is "Done", they're just polishing it until it's release Spring 2010. http://ow.ly/kkba

• Crytek believe the next console generation will start 2012. they will have their new engine built by then. http://ow.ly/kkuH

• QTE Blog: Spore Hero And Spore Hero Arena Are Set For A UK Release Of October 9th. http://ow.ly/15Llqe

• QTE Blog: New Spore Hero Screenshots and Trailer http://ow.ly/15Llqf

• QTE Blog: New Nintendo DS Spore Hero Arena Screenshots and Trailer http://ow.ly/15Llqg

• Earthworm Jim is coming to Wiiware, XBLA, and PSN. 360 version is out 1 month before the others http://ow.ly/kkRU

• PS3: Vidzone is coming to Australia and more European countries. A update, with requested features, is coming in September http://ow.ly/kl92

• QTE Blog: Lips Number One Hits Releasing October 20th In USA And October 23rd In Europe. http://ow.ly/15LlxZ

• QTE Blog: New Nintendo Wii Screenshots Of Drawn To Life: The Next Chapter http://ow.ly/15Lly0

• PS3: As well as the Red and Blue Dual Shock 3 Controllers, A Satin Silver One has also been released at GameStop. http://ow.ly/klvz

• Bethesda Deny Saying there are no plans for Elder Scrolls. they say there's not one coming soon. http://ow.ly/kmq0

• Wii: The Metroid Prime Trilogy only became a trilogy after the first game was done. http://ow.ly/kmqh

• 360: A Fable 2 Game Of The Year Edition listing has popped up on a couple of UK online retailers for £39.99, has All DLC http://ow.ly/kmNM

• PS3:LBP Game Of The Year Edition Announced. out September 8th. has 18 user levels, 7 DLC Packs Mod Nation Racer Beta http://ow.ly/kmOH

• QTE Blog: Shadow Complex Launch Trailer http://ow.ly/15Lnx8

Shadow Complex Launch Trailer

Microsoft has released this new trailer for Shadow Complex. it shows nearly every aspect to gameplay, from fighting, to bosses, to the different environments and more.

Lips Number One Hits Releasing October 20th In USA And October 23rd In Europe.

Microsoft have announced that Lips Number One Hits is coming out in N.America on October 20th. The Europe release is October 23rd, whilst the Asian, Australian and New Zealand Release is November 26th.
The game has 40 tracks on it and features Avatar Integration. you can unlock Avatar Awards, and play as your Avatars.
There Will be downloadable content for the game every week Via Xbox Live and the games Sing Main Menu.


Press Release

Start warming up your vocal cords for the performance of your life, as “Lips: Number One Hits” is ready to hit the stage this fall with exciting new features sure to get any party jumping. The newest game in the Xbox 360 exclusive franchise takes fun to a whole new level, letting players jump into the game with Avatar integration and unlockable Avatar Awards for you to show off to all your friends online.

With 40 songs on-disc from Coldplay, Sugababes, Lady Gaga and more, plus an additional five song pack of your choice to download for free from Xbox LIVE, “Lips: Number One Hits” will let everyone find the perfect song to let loose to. Just in time for get-togethers this holiday season, the game will debut in North America on Oct. 20 and across Europe on Oct. 23. Fans in Asia, Australia and New Zealand can warm up their singing voices for a launch on Nov. 26.

At launch, “Lips: Number One Hits” will offer new and improved singing features to increase the fun, including:

New Gameplay Challenges
· Scoring: Be a superstar singer and build up your combo meter when you nail those notes. Consistency and accuracy will be essential to achieving top billing in score and rank. The longer you can sing perfectly for continued periods, the higher your score will be.

· Leaderboard Rankings: New in-game rankings mean you can literally see how much you’re rocking out during a song, with the active Leaderboard feature that ranks you as you sing. When you’re nailing your performance, you’ll see your ranking fly up and know when you need to push it over the edge to reach the top.

· Prize Cups: You and your friends can share in the glory by winning Bronze, Silver, Gold and Diamond prize cups.

Getting Into the Game
· Timed Play: Your Xbox LIVE Avatars will jump into the on-screen video when the time is right to show you how to use your Xbox 360 Wireless Microphone’s motion-sensing technology to perform a song-specific gesture, such as clapping your hands or strumming an air guitar. You also use the light-up mics to shake, clap and kick it up a notch for timed percussion segments while you sing.

Styling It Up with Your Avatar
· Unlockable Accessories: Deck out your Avatar with fun, new accessories through the Dashboard Avatar editor and show off those duds in the game and to your friends on Xbox LIVE. Unlock “Lips”-exclusive accessories by singing your way to them. Your Avatar will now also guide you through the “Lips” timed gestures in-game, so your virtual alter ego is sure to be the hit of the party!

To keep those singing sessions fresh, “Lips: Number One Hits” will soon let singers purchase Game Add-on songs releasing each week on Xbox LIVE via the Sing main menu, where you can see and sort your entire “Lips” music collection. The new Hot Tracks feature will also let you preview downloadable songs, along with their original music videos. “Lips: Number One Hits” makes it even easier to see and find your favorite music so you can jump immediately into your songs.

“Lips: Number One Hits” is the latest game in the “Lips” singing franchise from Xbox 360 and iNiS. It features 40 global chart-topping songs on-disc, including Lady Gaga, Kanye West, Mariah Carey, Sugababes, Scissor Sisters, Lily Allen, and the option to download an additional pack of five songs through Xbox LIVE. “Lips: Number One Hits” and the original “Lips” game combine to create the ultimate singing party, with more songs to keep the fun rocking all night long.

“Lips,” combined with the power of Xbox LIVE and the Xbox 360 Wireless Microphones, which are compatible with other hit music games, make Xbox 360 the premier destination for music game fans everywhere. More information on “Lips” is available at xbox.com/lips.

New Nintendo Wii Screenshots Of Drawn To Life: The Next Chapter

THQ have released new screenshots for the Nintendo Wii version of Drawn To life: The Next Chapter. the screenshots show the player creating their own character and then using them in the game.

Drawn To Life: The Next Chapter

Spore Hero And Spore Hero Arena Are Set For A UK Release Of October 9th.

Following today's release of screenshots and trailers for the Nintendo DS's Spore Hero Arena and Nintendo Wii's Spore Hero, EA have announced that both games are currently set for a UK release of October 9th.
The Nintendo Wii, Spore Hero, has a RSP of £39.99 whilst the Nintendo DS, Spore Hero Arena, has a RSP of £29.99.


Press Release

Guildford, UK – 17th August 2009 – Get ready for heroic battles, vibrant worlds and boundless creativity! Maxis™, an Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) studio, today announced that Spore™ Hero and Spore™ Hero Arena will be available on the 9th October 2009. Built from the ground up exclusively for the Wii™ and Nintendo DS™ platforms, Spore Hero and Spore Hero Arena introduce a new level of action-packed adventure and combat to the critically acclaimed Spore franchise.

““Spore Hero and Spore Hero Arena give Spore and Nintendo fans a new, dynamic and engaging way to interact with their customised creature heroes,” said Lucy Bradshaw, VP and General Manager at Maxis. “Players’ heroes take center stage as both games, distinctly tailor-made for its Nintendo platform, infuse creativity, combat and adventure to create a unique gameplay experience on the Wii and Nintendo DS.”

Spore Hero delivers the unparalleled creative freedom of Spore in an action-adventure game created exclusively for the Wii. Set in a rich and vibrant 3D world, Spore Hero empowers the player to become the hero as they embark on an epic quest to save their creature’s home planet from destruction. Along this journey, players engage in fun battles, and solve puzzles to collect and unlock more than 250 new creature parts, all with unique abilities. These parts, which can be used to customise creatures in the revolutionary Spore Creature Creator, can change the way creatures will play and combat in the world. Players can also utilise their brawling skills in a dynamic multiplayer mode, where they fight their friends with their own customised creature to become the ‘baddest’ Spore hero around!

Spore Hero Arena catapults players into a galaxy filled with fun and intense arena-based combat. Featuring an all-new story set in the same universe as Spore Hero, Spore Hero Arena takes players on a quest to save planets in their galaxy from an evil force. Throughout the game, players create their own unique gladiator hero creature and guide it from planet to planet as they fight enemy creatures, collect new parts, gain upgrades and unlock special abilities that will benefit their hero. Developed with multiplayer capabilities in mind, Spore Hero Arena also allows players to battle with up to three friends locally or play with a friend over Wi-Fi, taking the Spore gameplay experience to an entirely new and interactive level.

Available for £39.99 RSP Spore Hero is rated 7+ by PEGI Spore Hero Arena is available for £29.99 RSP and is rated 7+ by PEGI

About Spore
Spore, available for PC and Mac®, gives players their own personal universe in a box. Create and evolve life, establish tribes, build civilizations, sculpt entire worlds and explore a universe filled with creations made by other gamers. Spore gives players a wealth of creative tools to customize nearly every aspect of their universe: creatures, vehicles, buildings, and even spaceships. Spore Creatures, available on Nintendo DS™, takes players on a quest to save their species and the entire Galaxy. Meet, befriend or fight other creatures in a number of unique Touch Screen-based activities. Spore Galactic Adventures, available now, allows players to beam down to planets for the first time and play, create and share missions with friends online. Available in October, Spore Hero, exclusive to the Wii™ and Spore Hero Arena for the Nintendo DS, catapult players into the role of a fully-customized hero creature fighting to save its planet.

About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is a leading global interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the Company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, wireless devices and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTSTM, EATM, EA MobileTM and POGOTM. In fiscal 2009, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $4.2 billion and had 31 titles that sold more than one million copies. EA's homepage and online game site is www.electronicarts.co.uk. More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at www.eagames.co.uk/press.

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