The game, which is an FPS (first-person shooter), features eight familiar Bond characters, and you’ll play as Daniel Craig, not Pierce Brosnan. Players of GoldenEye 007 will be able to utilize the Wii Remote and Nunchuk, the Wii Classic Controller and the Wii Zapper. GoldenEye 007 will also feature the option for multiplayer gameplay, with split screen and online play with up to eight friends.

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Super Scribblenauts is an action puzzle game that looks fairly fun for the kids (and some parents who are looking for a fun way to pass a few hours). The graphics have improved from the original Scribblenauts game IMO. It also slips in some learning for the kids without them realizing they are learning as they attempt to create words. Fun learning! What a concept!

Super Scribblenauts is set to be released sometime in October of 2010.

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The following games are currently in development for Ubisoft.

Hollywood 61 (code name): Live the thrill of mastering tailor-made mind games and become the obsession of a criminal mastermind in the first interactive 3D movie. Solve the deadly mystery with 150 classic and 3D puzzles.

Battle of Giants™: Dinosaur Strike: 150 million years ago, Nature’s fury was unleashed, forcing Dinosaurs to fight for their survival. Dive into spectacular battles and deal powerful blows to your worst enemies. Master your fierce dinosaur and rule the cataclysmic Jurassic world!

Driver® Renegade: The first and exclusive action driving game on Nintendo 3DS that lets you experience the intensity of urban car chases. As former cop John Tanner, you work outside the law to fight crime in the gritty streets of New York and defeat the 5 crime lords who own the city.

Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Chaos Theory™: Sam Fisher, the renowned secret agent is back in this redesigned version of Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Chaos Theory. Experience one of the most acclaimed games in the Splinter Cell franchise for the first time in 3D.

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon™: Lead the Ghosts, the most elite special forces unit in the US Army, across multiple tactical missions to prevent a war from breaking out.

Assassin’s Creed™ Lost Legacy: Driven by curiosity and a desire to understand the origins of his Order, Ezio Auditore travels East in search of the lost castle at Masyaf, the ancient seat of the Assassins.

We will be offering more information, trailers, and screenshots as they become available.

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Kid Icarus™ – It hasn’t been out since it debuted on NES.
Mario Kart™ – Toss bananas as you drive!
nintendogs™ + cats – Have fun with dogs and cats now
PilotWings Resort™ – Fly above Wuhu Island
Animal Crossing™ – The latest installment of the Animal Crossing series
StarFox 64™ 3D – Nintendo goes to outer space!
Steel Diver™ – …and underwater in a submarine game!
Paper Mario™ – He’s paper, but he’s 2D in 3D!

From third-party developers:
DJ Hero® 3D – The music comes to the 3DS!
Resident Evil® Revelations – The Evil comes to 3D
The Sims™ 3 – Sims is coming to consoles and 3DS
Hideo Kojima’s Metal Gear Solid Snake Eater 3D – Metal Gear is going 3D
Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracles
Ridge Racer®
Unnamed Kingdom Hearts game
Dead or Alive® 3D
Samurai Warriers® 3D
Battle of Giants™ – It’s a dinosaur game, so imagine dinos in 3D
Hollywood 61
Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition
Madden NFL
FIFA Soccer
CODENAME: Chocobo Racing® 3D
Unnamed FINAL FANTASY ® game
Unnamed Ninja Gaiden® game
Saint’s Row: Drive By
Assassin’s Creed™Lost Legacy
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon™
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Chaos Theory™
Unnamed Batman game

Here is a video from the Nintendo Press Conference:

Nintendo also made an announcement about new games for Wii. Most of these were mentioned at the E3 Nintendo Press Conference, but there are a few surprise titles not mentioned in the following list:

Legend of Zelda™: Skyward Sword
Donkey Kong Country™ Returns
Kirby’s Epic Yarn™
Wii Party™ll.
Mario™ Sports Mix
PokéPark™ Wii: Pikachu’s Adventure
Samurai Warriors™ 3
GoldenEye 007™ from Activision
Disney Epic Mickey from Disney Interactive Studios
NBA JAM from Electronic Arts
Just Dance 2® from Ubisoft
Sonic Colors™ from SEGA
New Carnival Games® from 2K Play

Also, a list of games for Nintendo DS:

Pokémon Ranger™: Guardian Signs
Golden Sun™: Dark Dawn
Dragon Quest® IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies™
Professor Layton and the Unwound Future™
Mario vs. Donkey Kong™: Miniland Mayhem
Super Scribblenauts™ from Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Ghost Trick™: Phantom Detective from Capcom
Rock Band® 3 from MTV Games an Harmonix
Okamiden™ from Capcom
FINAL FANTASY®: THE 4 HEROES OF LIGHT™ from Square Enix
Sonic Colors™ from SEGA

I was the most impressed with Nintendo’s Press Conference. Yes, Nintendo isn’t known for its hard games, but it is known for its old school titles that are sentimental to all us old school gamers. Their conference made this 80s gamer very happy.

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Nintendo is showing off its latest WiiMote. Designed by Power A (a brand of Bensussen Deutsch & Associates, Inc., (BDA)), the Pro Pack Mini is a MiniWiimote with an attachable Minichuk. The Pro Pack Mini has the same exact functionality as the full sized Wiimote. It is just smaller, which means it was designed to be more comfortable and easier to grip. POWER A is going to be showing off demos of the Pro Pack Mini at E3. They will also be offering other video game accessories.

The Pro Pack Mini is 35% smaller than the Wiimote. It will feature compatibility with Wii MotionPlus. The edges of the Pro Pack Mini are contoured with special emphasis on the places where your hand puts pressure, for a better grip and more comfort. The grip also was designed to reduce slipping. The A, 1 and 2 buttons are bigger to make play easier and more accurate. These buttons also glow for play in the dark. The Pro Pack Mini also comes in the following colors: Pink, Black, Purple and Teal.

“Players will immediately enjoy the sleek feel and handling of the MiniRemote™ and MiniChuk™. While the smaller devices work well for children with smaller hands, they really provide a more comfortable grip for kids and adults, extending game time, control and enjoyment,” said Eric Bensussen, president of POWER A and BDA.

The Pro Pack Mini will retail for around $50 and it will be released in August 2010.

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WHAT: Konami announces the first ever DanceDanceRevolution Music & Motion Video Contest. Designed to inspire and challenge both old and new fans to develop their own fitness-based DanceDanceRevolution routine, the contest allows users to submit a recorded fitness video and have it posted and promoted on Konami.com for a chance to win a one-year membership at Bally Total Fitness®, a Nintendo Wii™ console, DanceDanceRevolution Hottest Party 3 bundle and more! In order to qualify, participants must create a :30 – :60 second fitness video by using one of the songs from a designated track list encompassing all of the DanceDanceRevolution Hottest Party installments. They will be judged on creativity, skill, originality, and integration of fitness related items.

Since it was first introduced to North American video game consoles in 2001, DanceDanceRevolution has become known worldwide for its effectiveness as a fitness and weight loss tool. Each version of the game comes with a user-friendly “Workout Mode” that allows players to easily manage their personal information and watch the calories melt away on a calorie counter located on screen.

The DanceDanceRevolution Music & Motion Contest is just one of the fitness initiatives surrounding the best-selling get-up-and-move video game in the month of May. Konami has also partnered with high-profile sponsors including West Virginia Children Health Insurance Program, Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. for the 2010 DanceDanceRevolution West Virginia State Championship Tournament.

Contest Information:

Date: May 10th – June 11th, 2010

How To Enter: To enter the contest, contestants will need to create a :30 – :60 video of their best DanceDanceRevolution routine. Once their videos are perfected to their standards, contestants must submit their video link through the Submit Videos link on www.konami.com/DDRVideoContest/. Once submitted to Konami, winners will be awarded prizes based in the following categories:

PRIZING:

Best Over All Video:
Grand Prize: One Year National Access Membership to Bally Total Fitness, one Nintendo Wii console, and a DanceDanceRevolution Hottest Party 3 bundle
1st Prize: One DanceDanceRevolution Hottest Party 3 bundle and one Heart Monitor Watch
2nd Prize: One DanceDanceRevolution Hottest Party 3 bundle

Most Outrageous Video: One DanceDanceRevolution Hottest Party 3 bundle
Most Humorous Video: One DanceDanceRevolution Hottest Party 3 bundle
Most Creative Video: One DanceDanceRevolution Hottest Party 3 bundle
Most Effective Use of Outside Fitness based items: One DanceDanceRevolution Hottest Party 3 bundle

For more information regarding this contest, please log on to www.konami.com/DDRVideoContest/.

** Please note, only videos containing non-licensed music can but considered for prizing. **

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Here is the latest press release I received from Nintendo on this title. The game was released on November 15, 2009.

Nintendo Brings Multiplayer Excitement to the Mushroom Kingdom with New Super Mario Bros. Wii

Mario’s Newest Adventure Offers Simultaneous Four-Player Mode, In-Game Guides

EDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– From fans who grew up playing the NES™ console to gamers with a passion for the Wii™ console, generations of Americans have enjoyed the imaginative fun of Nintendo’s Super Mario Bros.™ video game series. Now the launch of New Super Mario Bros. Wii heralds the first time in the history of the series that up to four players can compete at the same time, either cooperatively or competitively.

Packed with beloved characters and remarkable new features, New Super Mario Bros. Wii takes the classic side-scrolling adventure of the Super Mario Bros. series and gives it a manic multiplayer boost. Featuring free-form multiplayer action, players can save their companions from danger or literally toss them right into it. While controlling Mario™, Luigi™ or one of two playable Toad™ characters, players can jump in and join a friend’s Story Mode game at the start of any level. The game also features two dedicated multiplayer modes, Coin Battle mode and Free For All mode, that let players easily select their favorite stages and compete across a variety of objectives. Each copy of New Super Mario Bros. Wii comes in a red case with a foil-stamped cover.

Among the new features in New Super Mario Bros. Wii is Mario’s ability to transform into Penguin Mario, which allows him to toss snowballs and slide on his belly at breakneck speed. Players also can hop onto a Yoshi™ character and use his tongue to eat enemies, items and fireballs. The game also makes use of the Wii console’s unique motion controls, allowing players to tilt the Wii Remote™ controller to control seesaw platforms or shake it to send Mario skyward in his new Propeller Suit.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii introduces a new feature called Super Guide that offers players optional game-play tips if they are having trouble getting past particular parts of the game. Super Guide lets players watch as a computer-controlled Luigi character makes his way through any stage that the player finds difficult. At any time in the video, the player can take control of Luigi and complete the stage at his or her own pace.

“As the holiday season draws near, it feels especially appropriate to offer consumers a new Mario adventure that they can enjoy together with family and friends, for the first time in the series’ illustrious history,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “New Super Mario Bros. Wii has something special for everyone, and lets players of all abilities explore the imaginative world of the Mushroom Kingdom like never before.”

Since the series’ debut in North America on the NES in 1986, more than 222 million Super Mario Bros. games have been sold worldwide. Mario remains one of the most recognizable characters in the entertainment world, and stands as a symbol of fun worldwide.

Remember that Wii features parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other Wii features, visit Wii.com.

For more information about New Super Mario Bros. Wii, visit www.mariobroswii.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.

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Pokemon Rumble comes with an extra bonus. Club Nintendo members and those who sign up for Club Nintendo can unlock an exclusive Toy Pokémon character. This character can be used in the game!

To claim the new character: Simply connect your Wii Shop Channel account to your new or existing Club Nintendo account, use Wii Points to download Pokémon Rumble and watch for an e-mail containing a special password that lets you access the character in the game.

More information about this offer can be found at us.wii.com/wiiware/pokemonrumble/register. The offer is available only through April 30, 2010.

Additions to the Wii Shop Channel also include an Indiana Jones title and Capcom’s Street Fighter. Both are available for the virtual console. DSiWare and the Nintendo DSi Shop also features a new Art style game, arcade bowling and a logic game themed with robots.

Here is a description of the new offerings!

Pokémon Rumble
Publisher: Nintendo
Players: 1-4
ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older) – Mild Cartoon Violence
Price: 1,500 Wii Points
Description: Available exclusively for the WiiWare service, Pokémon Rumble is an action game in which you control Toy Pokémon (referred to as “Pokémon”) and take on wave after wave of other Pokémon in a variety of stages. You can befriend some of the defeated Pokémon along the way, which lets you add them to your collection and grants you the ability to use them in battle. Switch between collected Pokémon at any time, taking advantage of the fact that the amount of damage you deal depends on the type of move used and the type of Pokémon hit. Be the last one standing to gain the right to compete in the Battle Royale and test your skills against many Pokémon at once. You can also team up with three people for some multiplayer action (additional Wii Remote controllers required), working together to take down tough Bosses and earning points that can be used toward recruiting or training Pokémon. You can even save your favorite Pokémon to your Wii Remote™ controller for exchanges with friends. Combining beautiful cel-shaded graphics and exciting game-play features, this is one rumble you won’t want to miss. Note that a demo version of Pokémon Rumble is also available for zero Wii Points.

BIT.TRIP BEAT Demo
Publisher: Aksys Games
Players: 1-4
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 0 Wii Points
Description: BIT.TRIP BEAT brings retro action back as you use the Wii Remote controller’s motion sensor to bounce beats in this rhythm game. Retro visuals, classic game play, four-player multiplayer and an 8-bit soundtrack will get you in the zone and rock your world. Pay attention, though: As with most classic games, the challenges are mighty. If you can stay cool as the difficulty increases, you’ll discover the beginnings of the BIT.TRIP saga.

FINAL FANTASY CRYSTAL CHRONICLES: My Life as a Darklord Demo
Publisher: SQUARE ENIX
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older) – Mild Fantasy Violence, Mild Suggestive Themes
Price: 0 Wii Points
Description: Step into the royal shoes of the Darklord’s daughter as she installs traps and monsters inside her tower to fight back the endless waves of invading adventurers in this world-conquest role-playing game. Filling your demonic tower with monsters and traps called Artifacts is your only hope to keep the adventurers from destroying the Dark Crystal on the top floor. Fly your tower across the land and conquer every stage on your way to dominating the entire world.

NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits Demo
Publisher: Over The Top Games
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Mild Fantasy Violence
Price: 0 Wii Points
Description: NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits is the awesome story of Nyx, an enigmatic winged girl who must descend from heaven in search of her missing friend, Icarus. Fly over the ruins of ancient Greece and avoid falling into blazing sands or perishing in the claws of cruel harpies and hydras. You’ll need the help of Zeus and other benevolent gods from Olympus to summon their powers. They will let you cast rays, modify the scenery and control winds at will. Fly, aim and shoot using the Wii Remote controller. Play with a friend and maximize your abilities: While one player controls Nyx, the other will control the powers from the gods.

World of Goo Demo
Publisher: 2D BOY
Players: 1-4
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Comic Mischief
Price: 0 Wii Points
Description: World of Goo is an award-winning, physics-based puzzle/construction game made entirely by two guys. Use living, squirming, talking globs of goo to build structures, bridges, cannonballs, zeppelins and giant tongues. The millions of Goo Balls that live in the beautiful World of Goo are curious to explore, but they don’t know that they are in a game, nor that they are extremely delicious.

Indiana Jones’ Greatest Adventures™
Original platform: Super NES™
Publisher: LucasArts
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older) – Mild Violence
Price: 800 Wii Points
Description: Grab your trusty whip and slash your way through all three Indy classics in this no-thrills-barred adventure. If it happened in the movies, it happens here: the giant boulder from Raiders of the Lost Ark, the mine-cart chase from Temple of Doom, the three trials from Last Crusade, Rene Belloq and Colonel Vogel – it’s three times the action, all in one fully loaded game.

STREET FIGHTER II’: CHAMPION EDITION
Original platform: TurboGrafx16
Publisher: Capcom
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: T (Teen) – Mild Blood, Violence
Price: 700 Wii Points
Description: This is the classic PCEngine (TurboGrafx16) version of the two-player fighting game that started it all. At the time, a large capacity HuCARD was used to allow faithful recreation of the dynamic arcade game and its features, including bonus stages and sound effects. In the game, players select one of 12 characters and face opponents in a no-holds-barred battle to decide the top fighter. Master a character’s special moves and combos to defeat your rivals around the world. In “V.S. BATTLE” mode, there’s a convenient handicap feature. Using this feature to adjust a character’s performance, a novice player can be evenly matched against a seasoned player to enjoy an intense, head-to-head combat experience.

Art Style™: DIGIDRIVE™
Publisher: Nintendo
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points™
Description: It’s traffic control with a twist as you try to direct identical cars down the same road in Art Style: DIGIDRIVE. This constantly moving puzzle game combines an easily understood playing field (an intersection) and a simple goal (create fuel), challenging you to properly guide a never-ending stream of cars. Stack similar cars five deep to create some fuel, then use that fuel to continue your progress in the game. Play in ENDLESS mode to see how long you can last, or compete against the computer or a human opponent in VS mode. Use combos to your advantage and see if your reflexes can handle the intensity of Overdrive mode. When all is said and done, you may never look at gridlock quite the same way again.

Arcade Bowling
Publisher: Skyworks Interactive
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: From Skyworks comes another addictively classic game, Arcade Bowling. It was designed by video game legend David Crane, one of the original founders of Activision and one of the most critically acclaimed game designers of all time. In the tradition of everyone’s favorite Boardwalk bowling game, use your stylus and steady aim to flick “laser” balls down the alley and up the ramp into the scoring holes. The farther away the scoring hole is, the more points you’ll get. Arcade Bowling features three futuristic sound tracks, state-of-the-art 3-D graphics and two addictive game modes, Classic and Progressive. In Classic Mode, roll up to nine balls to score as many points as you can. In Progressive Mode, enjoy multiple levels of game play with increasing score plateaus and bonus targets.

Robot Rescue
Publisher: Teyon
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Comic Mischief
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Robot Rescue is a fun logic game based on a simple but entertaining concept. Your mission is to free robots trapped in 45 evil computer labyrinths while avoiding deadly traps. Sound easy? Not so fast. Each robot shares linked controls, so when you move one, you move them all. It will take clever planning and nerves of steel to pull off this electronic escape. You’ll need to avoid many traps, such as mines or electrical circuits, and take advantage of special elements like glue stains. Choose one of three difficulty levels and get ready for a challenge.

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Assassin’s Creed II: Discovery takes players through an untold chapter from the Assassin’s Creed® II console storyline utilizing the unique strengths of the Nintendo DS platform. In this new adventure, Ezio travels to Spain to rescue fellow assassins being held under the guise of the Inquisition, only to uncover a Templar plot to sail west and discover the New World.

The game takes platforming into the next generation with an emphasis on exhilarating speed and breathtaking acrobatics. The in-game animations provide players with a true visceral experience and the intuitive controls enable players to easily execute assassinations and nimbly navigate obstacles reaching daredevil speeds. Nintendo DSi owners will be able to take pictures of themselves and put them directly into the game as “WANTED!” posters.

“Assassin’s Creed II: Discovery is a great way for fans to experience a new chapter of the Assassin’s Creed II storyline,” shared Tony Key, senior vice president of sales and marketing at Ubisoft. “We think Nintendo fans will be impressed with all the unique features in the game designed specifically for Nintendo DSi and Nintendo DS.”

Assassin’s Creed II: Discovery is being developed by Griptonite Games.

More details on Assassin’s Creed II: Discovery can be found at www.assassinscreed.com.

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Here is the press release I received from Nintendo on this:

Time is running out to get free downloadable games and applications for your Nintendo DSi™ system. Anyone who buys a Nintendo DSi system and connects it to the Nintendo DSi Shop by 12 p.m. Pacific time on Oct. 5, 2009, will automatically receive 1,000 Nintendo DSi Points™, which can be redeemed for a variety of games and applications.

Users can purchase additional Nintendo DSi Points in the Nintendo DSi Shop in increments of 1,000 for $10 or via a Nintendo Points Card™ sold at retail locations in increments of 2,000 at a suggested retail price of $19.99.

Nintendo DSi Points do not expire. Nintendo DSi owners who have already received their 1,000 points can hold onto them for as long as they wish. Software in the Nintendo DSi Shop is available at four price points: free, 200 points, 500 points and 800+ points.

The Nintendo DSi Shop is already home to a mix of fun and entertaining downloadable software. In all, more than 35 games and applications are now available. These include:

* Paper Airplane Chase™ (200 Nintendo DSi Points)
* Art Style™: PiCTOBiTS™ (500 Nintendo DSi Points)
* Dr. Mario™ Express (500 Nintendo DSi Points)
* Guitar Rock Tour® (500 Nintendo DSi Points)
* Mario vs. Donkey Kong™: Minis March Again! (800 Nintendo DSi Points)

Additionally, Nintendo DSi owners can download free applications like the Nintendo DSi Browser, which lets users surf the Internet (with wireless broadband access) or Flipnote Studio™, which allows people to create animations using images they draw by hand or import as photos from the Nintendo DSi camera album. With a system update, Nintendo DSi owners can also share photos taken on the Nintendo DSi cameras with friends on Facebook.

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