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April,
2007
4/23
Update
Shigeru Miyamoto up for
TIME 100
Mario and Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto is up for the TIME 100 award which
honors the 100 most influential people from the previous year. Anybody can
visit TIME.com and vote for Miyamoto or any of
the other candidates as often as they'd like. As of now, Miyamoto ranks
4th on the list, maybe he can rank #1 by the time voting ends.
Source: Nintendojo
E3 2007 Participants
Named
The companies exhibiting at E3 2007 have been named. The list is as
follows:
1C Company,
Activision, Akella, Atari, Atlus, Buena Vista Games (now Disney Interactive
Studios), Capcom, Codemasters, Crave Entertainment, Eidos, Electronic Arts,
Foundation 9 Entertainment, id Software, Konami, Logitech, LucasArts, Majesco,
Microsoft, Midway, Namco Bandai Games, NCsoft, Nintendo, Nyko, Sega, Sony
Computer Entertainment, Sony Online Entertainment, Square Enix, Take-Two
Interactive, THQ, Ubisoft, Vivendi Games, and Warner Bros. Interactive
Entertainment.
Ganon's Tower will continue
to keep you updated on E3 and will provide breaking news from the show as it
takes place.
Source: Nintendojo
NINTENDO NEWS: NINTENDO STAYS NUMBER ONE
April 19, 2007 - Nintendo once again claimed the top two spots among
the best-selling new video game systems in America in
March, according to independent sales data gathered by
the NPD Group. Despite widespread shortages for both
systems, more than half a million buyers snapped up the
portable Nintendo DS™, and Wii™ was once again the
top-selling new home video game console.
With the first quarter of 2007 now completed, Wii has
already notched over a million systems sold in America
this year, while the DS now stands just shy of 1.25
million for the same period. Wii remains the
fastest-selling new console in more than a decade, based
on NPD sell-through information over the first five
months of availability.
So far this year, Nintendo has sold more video game
systems than all other manufacturers combined.
"The message delivered by both Wii and Nintendo DS is
the same one," says Reggie Fils-Aime, president,
Nintendo of America. "Innovation is compelling both
current gamers and new gamers to experience a new way to
play. Nintendo is bringing gaming back to the masses."
While shipments of Wii hardware are expected to grow
this month due to increased production, demand for the
system remains at unprecedented levels. And it's
destined only to intensify with the just released
Super Paper Mario™ and the impending release of
Mario Party® 8, which brings a new experience to
the classic mini-game series using the Wii controllers.
For Nintendo DS, the year's most anticipated software
release so far this year comes with the arrival of
Pokémon® Diamond and Pokémon® Pearl
arriving at retail on Sunday.
For more information about Nintendo, please visit
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WII-KLY UPDATE: THREE NEW CLASSIC GAMES ANNOUNCED FOR WII
SHOP CHANNEL
April 2, 2007 - Today Nintendo adds three classic games to the popular
Wii™ video game system's Wii Shop Channel. The games go live at
9 a.m. Pacific time. Nintendo adds new games to the channel
every Monday. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection
can redeem Wii Points™ to download the games. Wii Points can be
purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. This
week's new games are:
Star Fox® 64 (Nintendo® 64, 1-4
players, 1,000 Wii Points): Players take the controls of their
Arwing and complete 15 missions to reach the final objective: a
showdown on Venom, the home planet of the interplanetary tyrant,
Andross. Throughout the adventure, players have to accomplish
challenging objectives in order to reach and conquer every
mission. Skim over the surface of an alien sea, weave through
the concrete canyons of a futuristic metropolis or dodge
planetoids the size of mountains. Between missions, players will
be treated to real-time 3-D movies that progress the story of
the Star Fox team of space mercenaries in their struggle against
the evil ape emperor, Andross.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles® (NES®,
1 player, 600 Wii Points): Cowabunga! Players take control of
the turtles in a half shell and rescue reporter April O'Neil
from the clutches of the evil Shredder. Battle against the Foot
Ninja Clan as Leonardo, Michaelangelo, Donatello and Raphael
with their trademark weapons and ninja abilities. Search through
five stages and dozens of areas throughout the New York City
sewers, rooftops and ultimately Shredder's Technodrome to save
April. Players must scarf down some pizza to keep up their
energy, as they'll need it to defeat Shredder. Turtle Power!
©2007 Mirage Studios, Inc. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles® is a
trademark of Mirage Studios, Inc. All rights reserved. ©1989
Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
Dragon's Curse (TurboGrafx16, 1
player, 600 Wii Points): After defeating the Mecha Dragon in the
depths of the Dragon Castle, the wounded beast casts a spell on
the hero, turning him into an ugly creature. To return to human
form, he must find the Salamander Cross, which can break any
curse. This side-scrolling action role-playing game is
nonlinear, allowing players to venture freely. Collect gold and
items while upgrading equipment and powering up stats. The hero
starts as Lizard-Man but, upon defeating the dragon bosses, is
changed into other creatures such as Mouse-Man, Piranha-Man,
Tiger-Man and Hawk-Man. Each creature possesses distinct
abilities such as the ability to fly, swim, walk on ceilings or
cling to walls. Players use each creature's special skills to
widen your search for the Salamander Cross and bring the hero
back to his human form!
For more information about Wii, please visit
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