What Have You Played This Week?

Unfortunately, again I didn't play many game. There was a lot of GDC news over the week which left me with little time to play a lot. Although I did manage to start and complete Super Mario Galaxy this week.

Football Manager 10 – PC – thought I would have a go with another team. I'm now Annan and i'm near the end of the season, challenging for automatic promotion with Livingston.

Super Mario Galaxy – Wii – I've heard soo much hype about this game so I decided to try it. First off, graphically the game is amazing...even after nearly 3 years. Its hard to think of many Wii games that come close to Super Mario Galaxy in terms of looks, although i'd argue Okami (which I previously was playing) does compare. The story adds little to the game and really only serves as a way to justify the game, with the gameplay and worlds taking the lead in driving the player on. I had several issues with the controls and camera to the point of frustration. The simpler designed levels were fine, but when the more intricate/interesting levels came along...i found the camera and controls to be a big issue. I completed the Story but didn't go for the extra levels cause it would've been too frustrating. The ending was epic and a good boss battle, and for the most part most boss battles were fun. I like the game, it looks amazing, and the level design is fairy innovative, but I can't see why it got all the high marks it did. For me the camera and control issues were enough to drop some points. Still for a Wii owner, this is a must play. I have high hopes for Super Mario Galaxy 2 that it'll be a more refined product.

Wip3out HD Fury – PS3 – it had been a while since I last played this game so going in I was a bit rusty. I played some great online matches one night which left me only needing to win the HD races to get all the Wip3out HD liveries. So I set about completing the last selection of races, Meltdown I think its called. I tried playing them on elite but it was hopeless so I set the difficulty to easy. Whilst the racing was more easy, I also found it more fun doing it this way. I did complete Meltdown, I got the final HD liveries. Now all that's left is to finish the Fury races.

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

Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest)

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

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

• PS3: Sony have confirmed that the Playstation Move only requires 1-2 MB of system memory, can do full body tracking http://ow.ly/1i6Qk

• iPad: Apple has announce USA pre-orders for the iPad are now live. prices range from $499.00 to $829.00 http://ow.ly/1i797

• PSP: Naughty Dog's co-president Evan Wells is interested in having Uncharted on the PSP. could be episodes or full game http://ow.ly/1i7Qu

• PC: Its reported that Silent Hunter 5 has been recalled in Germany due to the offensive WWII symbols being in the game http://ow.ly/1i7SU

• PS3: Sony are concerned that the Playstation Move will get tons of "Shovelware". they are working to stop this http://ow.ly/1i83Z

• Crystal Dynamics have confirmed that Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light is not Tomb Raider 9. they are separate http://ow.ly/1i87E

• JP Console Chart, PSP 64.808, Wii 33.880, PS3 28.824, DSiLL 23.611, DSi 15.017, DS 4.316, 360 2.764 PS2 1.839 PSPgo 1.275 http://ow.ly/1i8cc

• PS3: the international version of Final Fantasy XIII does have differences from the Japan version. http://ow.ly/1i7YV

• PS3: PixleJunk have announced they are brining a new visualizer to the PS3 (most likely in a Firmware Update) http://ow.ly/1i8jv

• Its rumoured that Infinity Ward employees have not left because Royalties have not been paid. morale is very low http://ow.ly/1ifl4

• QTE Blog: Nintendo Have Released A New Trailer For Monster Hunter Tri http://ow.ly/16MPlP

• PS3: BioShock sold 190.5K units in the USA in February. it was 11th best seller for the month. http://ow.ly/1ifwl

• its reported the Sinclair Solutions Pack DLC For BioShock 2 was on the disc as the download is 24k on PC and 180k on 360 http://ow.ly/1ifzc

• EA confirm Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 does not support Natal. Natal is perfect for the game, but couldn't be added to 11 http://ow.ly/1ifE7

• 360: Microsoft's response to the Playstation Move is "controller-free experiences are the future of gaming". http://ow.ly/1ifGU

• QTE Blog: Nintendo Have Released Gameplay Footage From Picross 3D On The Nintendo DS http://ow.ly/16MRY1

• QTE Blog: Nintendo Have Released A New Gameplay Trailer For Sin And Punishment 2 http://ow.ly/16MRY2

• Wii2: its reported that Nintendo have told developers that the Wii2 is coming in 2012 http://ow.ly/1ifKi

• Wii: its reported the heat from gamers hands de-calibrates the WiiMotionPlus Sensor, its why it needs alot of calibration http://ow.ly/1ifNn

• PS3: Sony have announced that they have re-stocked Heavy Rain in the UK http://ow.ly/1iilF

• QTE Blog: Konami Announce 3D Ultra MiniGolf Adventures 2 For XBLA And Release New Screenshots For It http://ow.ly/16MTeZ

• QTE Blog: Microsoft Have Released New Fable 3 Screenshots http://ow.ly/16MTeY

• QTE Blog: Sony Have Released A New Trailer And Screenshots For Gran Turismo 5 http://ow.ly/16MUVw

• QTE Blog: This Weeks UK WiiWare, DSiWare, And Virtual Console Releases http://ow.ly/16MUVv

• QTE Blog: Nintendo Announce The Nintendo DS Has Set A New US Record For Units Sold In A Month http://ow.ly/16MWum

• QTE Blog: TellTale Announce Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse Is Coming To The PSN http://ow.ly/16MWul

• Gene Simmons has said he's the voice of Guitar Hero 6 (Activision haven't officially announced the game) http://ow.ly/1iwPs

TellTale Announce Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse Is Coming To The PSN

TellTale have announced that Sam & Max is coming to the PSN. Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse is a 5 episode saga that will retail on the PSN for $34.99.

Sony and TellTale have announced that there is a Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse pre-order incentive for the game. This is a first for the PSN, and people who pre-order Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse on 18th March will get the 5 episode saga for only $29.99.



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From USA Playstation Blog

Nintendo Announce The Nintendo DS Has Set A New US Record For Units Sold In A Month

Nintendo has announced that the Nintendo DS family sold over 613,000 units in February. This is a new record for the amount of Portable video game sales in a month. The previous record was held by Nintendo and it was 597,000 Nintendo DS units sold in February 2009.

Total Nintendo hardware sales for 2010 have already reached 1.9 Million units sold.

Press Release

With more than 613,000 units sold in February, the Nintendo DS™ family of systems set a new U.S. record for portable video game sales in the month of February, according to the independent NPD Group. This tally surpasses the previous record of more than 597,000 units set by Nintendo DS in February 2009.

Wii recorded another strong month of sales, despite being hindered by continued product shortages that affected U.S. retail locations during the month. Even so, Nintendo still managed to sell more than 397,000 Wii systems at retail for the month.

With these sales through the end of February, consumers have already purchased 1.9 million Nintendo hardware systems in 2010 alone.

"Here in its sixth year of availability, Nintendo DS continues to expand the appeal of video games," said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America's executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. "We expect the public's appetite for these systems will grow even more when we introduce our new extra-large model, the Nintendo DSi XL, on March 28."

Three of the top five best-selling games of February play on Nintendo systems. These includeNew Super Mario Bros.™ Wii at No. 1 with more than 555,000 sold, Ubisoft's Just Dance™ at No. 4 with more than 275,000 sold and Wii Sports Resort™ with the Wii MotionPlus™ accessory at No. 5 with more than 272,000 sold.

This Weeks UK WiiWare, DSiWare, And Virtual Console Releases

Nintendo UK have revealed the games coming out this week in the UK. there are 8 titles this week, 2 on the Virtual Console from this years Hanabi Festival, 1 on WiiWare, and 5 DSiWare titles. i have included screenshots where i can but unfortunately i don't have screenshots for them all.

Virtual Console

IRONCLAD – NEOGEO Version

Lode Runner – NES Version

WiiWare

MILITARY MADNESS NECTARIS

DSiWare

Elemental Masters


Pop Island


Simply Mahjong

Simply Sudoku

4 TRAVELLERS - Play Spanish


From Nintendo UK

Sony Have Released A New Trailer And Screenshots For Gran Turismo 5

Sony have released a new trailer and screenshots for Gran Turismo 5. The trailer shows of night time racing in the game before moving onto daytime circuit racing with sports cars and NASCAR. some damage and crashes are also shown in the trailer. The Screenshots show night time racing.



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From EU Playstation Blog

Microsoft Have Released New Fable 3 Screenshots

Microsoft have released new screenshots for Fable III. these in-game screenshots show of a few locations in the game as well as a close up of your character and your weapon.

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