Sakurai-san has posted a very nice new arrangement of Ocarina of Time songs that will be used as background music within the new Smash Bros. game. I’ve been generally unimpressed by the musical updates on the site thus far, but I have to say that I am now very much looking forward to hearing this medley during gameplay. Click on the new character model for Zelda to hear the song.
Ladies and Gentlemen – start your consoles! Looks like they’ve been busy and have a load of games this week. Also note, 2 of the first Wii games to have online-multiplayer will be available this week!
Pokemon Battle Revolution (Wii)
(releases June 25)
Pokemon Battle Revolution is the first online-multiplayer enabled game for the Wii.
The BIGS (Wii)
(releases June 25)
The BIGS is an arcade style baseball game with power-ups and special effects, as well as online with up to four players.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Wii, DS)
(releases June 25)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix lets players explore key locations in Hogwarts, matching the film in visual style.
Transformers: The Game (Wii)
Traveller’s Tales is developing a Transformers game based on the upcoming movie.
Driver: Parallel Lines (Wii)
Driver: Parallel Lines continues the series of car chase games from Atari and developer Reflections Interactive.
Chicken Shoot (Wii)
This humorous shooter sees players visiting locations all over the world to hunt poultry.
Ratatouille (Wii, DS, GBA)
Ratatouille, based on the 2007 feature film of the same name, tells the tale of a young rat who dreams of becoming a famous Parisian chef.
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Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition (Wii)
Resident Evil 4 heads to the Wii, incorporating the control functionality of the Wii Remote and the additional content included in the Playstation 2 version.
Time Ace (DS)
(delayed from last week)
Time Ace is an action flight sim for the Nintendo DS, set across time with a range of classic and futuristic planes.
Zendoku (DS)
(delayed from last week)
Zendoku is a puzzle game for handheld platforms, with a light-hearted martial arts theme.
Brothers in Arms DS (DS)
The Brothers in Arms series brings gritty squad-based WWII combat to the DS.
Transformers: Autobots / Transformers: Decepticons(DS)
The Transformers hit the DS in two different versions, Autobots and Decepticons, offering up double the robot fun.
SimCity DS (DS)
Based on SimCity 3000, SimCity DS features stylus-based controls, mini games and three modes of play.
Fullmetal Alchemist: Trading Card Game (DS)
A card battle game starring the characters from the anime Fullmetal Alchemist.
(Game descriptions and release dates courtesy GameSpot)
Scarface: The World Is Yours (Wii)
Based on the movie of the same name, Scarface: The World Is Yours puts you in the role of Tony Montana, a ruthless gangster.
The Sims 2: Pets (Wii)
The Sims 2: Pets is a Sims game focused on pets.
Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer (Wii, DS)
(releases June 15)
Fantastic 4: Rise of Silver Surfer is based on the 2007 movie of the same name.
Time Ace (DS)
Time Ace is an action flight sim for the Nintendo DS, set across time with a range of classic and futuristic planes.
Zendoku (DS)
(releases June 13)
Zendoku is a puzzle game for handheld platforms, with a light-hearted martial arts theme.
Chicken Shoot (DS)
(delayed till June 15)
This humorous shooter sees players visiting locations all over the world to hunt poultry.
(Game descriptions and release dates courtesy GameSpot)
Mario Party 8 – the Wii edition of the Mario Party series. This game, like the others in the series, is much like a board game but better. Players take turns hitting the dice block and trying to get to the star (or other objective). At the end of each turn (after all players have gone) there is a mini-game between the players with a coin prize.MP8 has a variety of different gameplays including battle royale (regular), duel battle (quick 1-on-1), and tag-team battle (regular, but pairs combine stars). Duel battles are played between two players on modified maps.
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In May, Nintendo sold 251,794 Wii’s in Japan. This is compared to Sony’s 45,321 PS3’s. It’s nearly 5 Wii’s to 1 PS3. In April, the ratio was 4 to 1. Also, in overall sales of Wii vs. PS3 in Japan – the Wii has sold about 2.5x more than the PS3.
The DS is also outselling the PSP about 3 to 1.
All I have to say is: 🙂