via Eurogamer


Nintendo has told Eurogamer that July release dates for MotionPlus and Wii Sports Resort are "purely rumour and speculation".

Timings are "still TBC", added the spokesperson - dismissing leaked retailer information from Holland (displayed by GoNintendo).

Specifically, that information claims Wii Sports Resort and the MotionPlus controller will arrive on 10th July, both as a bundle and sold separately. The same schedule also says Wii Fit Plus will be released on 19th November.

Nintendo US boss Reggie Fils-Aime also recently dodged Wii MotionPlus date queries by squashing June rumblings and sticking to the "spring 2009" estimate promised at E3 last year.

The MotionPlus accessory clips into the bottom of the Wiimote and allows rotation around the X, Y and Z axes, resulting in six degrees of freedom.

Wii Sports Resort will showcase the new technology, and impressed us back at E3. Furthermore, claims Reggie Fils-Aime, "the level of motion capability is far in excess of what we showed at E3". ...

via Eurogamer


Curve Studios' has announced the development of Explodemon!, a 2.5D platform game inspired by SNES-era Japanese games.

The game's due out for PlayStation Network in Q4 2009, with PC and WiiWare versions planned for release later.

Explodemon! puts you in the pyrotechnic boots of a hero who uses his explosive skills to fight enemies, blow away obstacles, fly through the air and solve puzzles, and promises a solid physics base.

It's "a loving parody of badly translated action games and everything they embody", according to the independent developer, who would do well to mind how things went for Matt Hazard in which case.


And hopefully a few of its own. See the game in action over on Eurogamer TV. ...

via Games Industry


Sony's PlayStation 3 outsold Nintendo's Wii during March in Japan for the first time in 16 months, according to Japanese magazine publisher, Enterbrain.

The console's spike in sales has been credited to titles from Sega and Capcom, with the PS3 hitting 146,948 units, compared with 99,335 units of the Wii and 43,172 units of Microsoft's Xbox 360, reports Reuters.

Ryu Ga Gotoku 3 and Resident Evil 5 for the PlayStation 3 took the top two spots of the region's software sales chart driving demand in the console.

Last week, Sony's John Koller described how the company expected PS3 and PlayStation Portable sales to climb 10-15 per cent worldwide, following a "bullish" approach to sales.

Shares in Sony Corp are trading at JPY 2420 (USD 24), down 1.04 per cent from the previous close. ...

via Games Industry


Wii Fit has retaken the top of the UK software sales chart for its tenth week, equalling Nintendo's previously most successful title Pokémon Yellow, according to Chart Track.

Resident Evil 5 dropped to second place as sales slid by 38 per cent, while FIFA 09 climbed three placed to take number three and Ubisoft's Wheelman shot up the chart from eleventh to fourth place.

Call of Duty: World at War climbed two places to come in at number five, while Street Figher IV sales dipped 11 per cent as the title fell from third to sixth place. Professor Layton and the Curious Village also dropped three places to number seven.

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare jumped one place to eighth, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games re-entered the top ten by climbing from 16 to nine and Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars closed at number ten.

Full UK software chart follows:

01. Wii Fit
02. Resident Evil 5
03. FIFA 09
04. Wheelman
05. Call of Duty: World at War
06. Street Fighter IV
07. Professor Layton and the Curious Village
08. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
09. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
10. Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
11. Carnival: Funfair Games
12. Mario Kart Wii
13. Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training
14. Wii Play
15. Wanted: Weapons of Fate
16. Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X.
17. Grand Theft Auto IV
18. Ben 10: Alien Force
19. My Fitness Coach
20. Guitar Hero: Wold Tour ...

Today I got my brand new white Nintendo DSi, ordered from Amazon uk for £145 with free delivery. I decided to take and post some photographs with everyone on DCEmu. Yes you're probably thinking "Meh, there's other sites that already have some pictures and videos of it in action". Still I wanted to share some here on the site. They're not the best as some of the photos are a bit blurred and darked in some as they were taken in low lighting conditions but I think they'll do anyway. Anyway, you can see them all via comments below. ...

via Computer and Video Games


Team Fortress 2 is set to receive its largest update yet, Valve has revealed.

The next of the shooter's never-ending stream of character updates will be focused on the Sniper, the developer revealed on its blog, and new content for other classes is also planned.


Addressing the patch-less Xbox 360 players, who probably feel akin to battered housewives next to their spoilt PC cousins, Vale said that the 360 update "is still being worked on".

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via Eurogamer


Street Fighter Alpha has been revealed as the best-selling PSone game on the PlayStation Network.

That's according to Gamasutra, which obtained a list of the top ten titles from Sony. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is in second place, followed by Crash Bandicoot in third.

Funnily enough, there haven't been any new PSone titles on PSN this year - but Sony promises more in the future. Here's that top ten list in full:

• Street Fighter Alpha
• Crash Bandicoot
• Twisted Metal 2
• Spyro the Dragon
• Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped
• Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
• Wild Arms
• MediEvil
• Hot Shots Golf 2

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via Engadget


The last time we heard from Envizions, the company was just starting to get its game plan together -- but it looks like the gears are officially in motion on its Linux-based game console. The final specs for the box now seem to be in place, with off-the-shelf components like the Athlon 64x2 5600 CPU (clocked to 2.4GHz), an ATI HD 3200 graphics chipset, 2GB of DDR2 RAM, and a 120GB hard drive filling out what is essentially a standard PC housing.

Envizions say that the console will run a modified, quick-boot distro of Fedora called Mirrors (which can be upgraded to a beefier build named Mirrors Evolution X), and will feature a "cloud" service stacked with Amiga (!) games and an Akimbo-based video service. Beyond that, proper titles will be sold online and on SD cards for around $20. Envizions is currently taking pre-orders for the box, and say beta units will be shipped on April 10th. Pricing for those consoles will run between $280-350, while the final retail version can be had for $380, and should be available sometime in June.

We have just two words of advice for the fledgling company: get some killer games on there fast, and please, please update your site. ...

via IGN


Marvelous Entertainment's announcement last week of Valhalla Knights 2: Battle Stance was just a bit on the mysterious side, with no solid details on the game. Those details came today with a major update to the game's official site and a few new screenshots.

Battle Stance offers up some major differences to Valhalla Knights 2. Most notably, the game has a new battle system, known as the "Active Action Battle" system. As part of this system, the battle party count has been dropped from six to four, and you can now team all your characters together for a simultaneous attack.

Outside of battle, you'll find some neat little features that make the game more user friendly. Gate Crystals can now be found around the world and help you instantly transport to past regions of play. The game also has improved status screens and an updated tutorial mode.

In terms of content, there's plenty new on offer, it seems, including over 40 new items and weapons, new boss-level beasts, and a variety of quests. There's also a gallery mode which links up to parts 1 and 2 of the series and unlocks movies as you progress through those titles.

All these updates are being made available for a pseudo budget price point of 3,990 yen (most PSP games in Japan cost about 1,000 yen more). We're not sure if this game has a chance of American release, so importers looking for an RPG experience on the PSP should check with their favorite sources on June 25. ...