via Joystiq


While Xbox Live Arcade enthusiasts have been enjoying some of these titles for a while now, PopCap has finally hopped on the PSN bandwagon to bring select titles to Sony's network through a partnership with Sony Online Entertainment. Bejeweled 2, Zuma, Heavy Weapon, Peggle, and Feeding Frenzy will all be coming to the PlayStation Network. But hey, even though PSN users are late to the party, at least getting some of those Trophies won't be incredibly impossible, especially in the case of Bejeweled 2.

Bejeweled 2 will be available today on the PlayStation Store for $9.99 (plus applicable taxes). The rest will follow "soon thereafter," so keep an eye on Joystiq to find out exactly when. ...

via Computer and Video Games


Nintendo Japan's released a wicked Mario & Luigi 3 DS trailer that despite being a bit foreign, is too good to miss.

The video, narrated by an excited-sounding Japanese man, demonstrates how the third game's split-screen gameplay works.

With Mario and Luigi gobbled up by a gigantic Bowser, the plumber pair of free to go platforming mental in his innards on the bottom screen while you control Bowser himself on the top. As you can see from the video, this leads to some interesting gameplay...

It's out in Japan next month and Europe this summer.


Screenshots and trailer at CVG ...

via Eurogamer


EA has delayed the release of the Pure Time Trial Map Pack for Mirror's Edge until next month, but the standalone PS3-exclusive download map "Synethesia" will be released as part of the PlayStation Network update later today.

Writing on the PlayStation Blog, producer Tom Farrer said the map was "inspired by balloons of all things", and its overriding theme was, "If Faith was having a dream, what would she be dreaming about?" Not falling off buildings because of the controls, probably.

We jest! We love Mirror's Edge, which is why it's disappointing that the multiformat Pure Time Trial Map Pack has been delayed, as its abstract environments, designed to highlight the game's best bits, are looking rather sharp.


The Pure Time Trial Map Pack is due out for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC at some point next month for USD 10, or 800 Microsoft Points on Xbox Live (GBP 6.80 / EUR 9.60). Speaking to IGN, DICE said the delay was in order "to offer a completely smooth experience for players".

Meanwhile, those of you playing the PC version of Mirror's Edge might be interested in a little hack dug up on YouTube, which allows you to reinstate a mostly playable third-person camera perspective, rather than using the first-person default. There's more detail on how to do so over on Kotaku. ...

via Games Industry


Wii Play: Mario Tennis has held onto the top spot in the Japanese software chart for the week ended January 25, according to data collected by Media Create.

The Nintendo title sold 31,000 units putting it just ahead of Namco Bandai's Fragile, also for the Wii, which debuted in second place at 26,000 units.

Rhythm game Taiko no Tatsujin Wii, climbed from number 12 to come in third with 25,000 copies sold, followed by newcomer Zill O'll Infinite Plus for the PlayStation Portable also with 25,000 units.

Capcom's Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP the Best) took fifth place with 25,000 units, while DS mainstay Rhythm Tengoku Gold took six place with 20,000 units, bringing its lifetime sales up to 1,614,000 units.

Wii Fit came in at seven with 19,000 units, PSP title Final Fantasy Dissidia took number eight with 18,000 units, while DS titles Megami Ibunroku: Devil Survivor and Wagamama Fashion: Girl's Mode closed the chart at nine and ten with 18,000 and 17,000 units respectively.


Japanese software chart follows:

01. Wii Play: Mario Tennis (Wii)
02. Fragile (Wii)
03. Taiko no Tatsujin Wii (Wii)
04. Zill O'll Infinite Plus (PSP)
05. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP the Best) (PSP)
06. Rhythm Tengoku Gold (DS)
07. Wii Fit (Wii)
08. Dissidia Final Fantasy (PSP)
09. Megami Ibunroku: Devil Survivor (DS)
10. Wagamama Fashion: Girl's Mode (DS) ...

via Games Industry


Wii Play: Mario Tennis has held onto the top spot in the Japanese software chart for the week ended January 25, according to data collected by Media Create.

The Nintendo title sold 31,000 units putting it just ahead of Namco Bandai's Fragile, also for the Wii, which debuted in second place at 26,000 units.

Rhythm game Taiko no Tatsujin Wii, climbed from number 12 to come in third with 25,000 copies sold, followed by newcomer Zill O'll Infinite Plus for the PlayStation Portable also with 25,000 units.

Capcom's Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP the Best) took fifth place with 25,000 units, while DS mainstay Rhythm Tengoku Gold took six place with 20,000 units, bringing its lifetime sales up to 1,614,000 units.

Wii Fit came in at seven with 19,000 units, PSP title Final Fantasy Dissidia took number eight with 18,000 units, while DS titles Megami Ibunroku: Devil Survivor and Wagamama Fashion: Girl's Mode closed the chart at nine and ten with 18,000 and 17,000 units respectively.


Japanese software chart follows:

01. Wii Play: Mario Tennis (Wii)
02. Fragile (Wii)
03. Taiko no Tatsujin Wii (Wii)
04. Zill O'll Infinite Plus (PSP)
05. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP the Best) (PSP)
06. Rhythm Tengoku Gold (DS)
07. Wii Fit (Wii)
08. Dissidia Final Fantasy (PSP)
09. Megami Ibunroku: Devil Survivor (DS)
10. Wagamama Fashion: Girl's Mode (DS) ...

via IGN


Nintendo on Thursday released its third quarter financials for its fiscal 2009 and made official, among other details, life to date Wii and DS shipment numbers. Amazingly, since its launch, the company has shipped a staggering 45 million Wii consoles globally. Nintendo said it shipped another 312 million Wii game discs. Meanwhile, it revealed that more than 96 million DS systems have been shipped globally since the portable launched along with 533 million game carts from the publisher.

Wii owners might also be interested to know that the Big N said it has shipped globally 14 million and 13.67 million copies of Wii Fit and Mario Kart Wii respectively since the two titles launched.

In other news, Nintendo reported nine-month (April to December 2008) global sales of 1,546 billion yen, an increase of almost 17 percent over the same period in 2007. It also reported a 27 percent increase in operating profit over the 2007 time frame. "This marks the fourth consecutive year that Nintendo Co., Ltd. has exceeded the previous results for the same nine month period," the company stated in its financial recap.

Nintendo did, however, cut its yearly sales target for Wii, likely due to the economic crisis. It now expects to sell 26.5 million systems globally this year, down from a projected 27.5 million.

Regarding its '09 forecast, the company offered, "Nintendo will continue to pursue expansion of the gaming audience and provide products that offer unique entertainment that puts smiles on the faces of people of all ages and genders." ...

via Gizmodo US


Adorably-mascotted Firefox Mobile 'Fennec' is on its way to an early February release for the Windows Mobile-powered HTC Touch Pro, according to a post on the project's developer wiki.

The quote isn't gospel, but it's a pretty solid indicator:


The Touch Pro is an interesting choice for the first release; the decision, I'd wager, stemmed from the ease of porting—resizing interface elements and managing the GUI is much easier when you got the Pro's 480x640 display to work with, and dealing with performance issues, which were evident in the early Nokia N810 build as well as the emulator, wouldn't be so hard on this relatively beefy piece of hardware. Not to mention the fact that the QWERTY keyboard simplifies finger-friendly text input.

Whatever the reasoning, the release of a Windows Mobile version of Fennec represents significant progress toward a wide Windows Mobile release. Plus, I don't see why this build wouldn't at least sort of work on other VGA WinMo phones like the functionally identical Touch Diamond. ...

via Computer and Video Games


PlayStation Home hasn't been around for too long but it's already attracting the wrong sort of crowd.

Sony Computer Entertainment America's published a load of new PSN stats which reveal that, aside from sex pests doing the running man, Home's also populated by loads of hoodies - you know, the ones that scare your gran.

According to Sony, hooded tops are Home's most downloaded item (see what we did there?!) followed by Resident Evil Degeneration G-Virus t-shirts and summer houses.

PlayStation boss Kaz Hirai said recently that the PlayStation Network now holds over 17 million unique accounts and that over one million dollars' worth of virtual goods had been sold through Home - now we know where all that cash has gone.

Elsewhere among the stats (via Kotaku), Call of Duty 4's Variety map pack is listed as PSN's all time top download, while the David Hasselhoff-starring PAIN is the most downloaded game to date. The most popular demo is Star Wars: The Force Unleashed.

Unlike in Europe, US PS3 owners also have movies and TV shows. New 24 and Family Guy were among the three most downloaded shows last week. ...

via Eurogamer


Capcom has reiterated that it still plans to release Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix for PlayStation Network in Europe after a report suggested the game was going round in circles between the publisher and Sony QA.

ThePSN quoted Capcom spokesperson Leo Tan, who reportedly said the game was going back and forth due to "faults and other problems", and that the publisher was hoping to submit a new version "within three weeks".

However, Tan told Eurogamer this morning that he didn't speak to the site in question, and issued the following statement: "We are keen to release Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix on PSN in Europe as soon as we possibly can."

HD Remix was originally released for Xbox 360 in Europe in late November, and has been available on PSN in the States since then as well, but the game has been conspicuously absent from the European store ever since.

Which is a shame, because it's wicked. ...