Posted: March 5th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Brain Challenge, Mario Kart DS, Mario Kart Wii, MySims, New Super Mario Bros., Nintendo Points, Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, Virtual Console, Wii Fit, Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort, WiiWare | No Comments »
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“With all the snow that’s been falling recently, it’s always fun to get out there and do something with it. Me? I write my name in it. WITH THE BLOOD OF MY FALLEN ENEMIES! Kidding, with bottled urine. But Geekologie Reader Magefire took the…” |
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“A new official World Record score has landed in the hands of a gamer in Walhalla, SC. 32-year-old Brandon LeCroy has just racked up the new official World Record score on hit game New Super Mario Bros. Wii, according to famed video game…” |
| “Direct link here San Mateo, Calif. – March 5, 2010 – The tables are being set for the launch of Diner Dash® on WiiWare™, coming to the Wii™ on March 29, 2010. Hudson Entertainment, the North and South American subsidiary of HUDSON…” |
| “Krakow, Poland – 4 March 2010 – Games developer and publisher Bloober Team, most famous for its WiiWare super production Last Flight and post-apocalyptic tactic game for iPad – Gender Wars: The Battle – wants to seize the opportunity of…” |
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| “Cambridge, Mass. – March 5, 2009 – Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that a three pack of songs from fan favorites The White Stripes, as well as singles from The Futureheads, The James Gang, Shaimus, and the one and only Hockey Theme Song,…” |
| “VC: Moon Cresta (Hamster, ARC, 800) Wiiware: Mega Man 10 (Capcom, 1000 + DLC) DSiWare: GG Series: Throwout (Genterprise, 200) Renjuku Kanji Shou-gaku 4-nensei (IE Institute, 500) Renjuku Kanji Shou-gaku 5-nensei (IE Institute, 500)…” |
| “IRONCLAD Platform: Wii Rating: Everyone 10+ Content descriptors: Fantasy Violence, Mild Language Rating summary: This is a side-scrolling shooter in which players control a small aircraft that battles enemies in an alternate 1920s setting….” |
| “Nintendo Wii North America: 1. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) 2. Just Dance (Ubisoft) 3. Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) 4. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo) 5. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) Japan: 1. New Super Mario Bros. Wii…” |
| “Filed under: Exclusive , Count Five , Canada With ‘ Final Fantasy 13 ‘ finally becoming a reality for gamers outside of Japan, baroque-pop star Owen Pallett , the artist formerly known as Final Fantasy , has revealed to Spinner his top five…” |
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“Last week GNOME decided to get a bunch of interface and interaction designers together into one place so we could revolutionise the desktop, or at least carve a path toward a ubiquitous GNOME desktop. Held at Canonical’s offices in Millbank tower…” |
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“As if yesterday’s deluge of Rock Band Network tracks wasn’t enough, Harmonix has announced next week’s slate of regular DLC for Rock Band . Coming up next Tuesday, March 9 on Xbox 360 and Wii (March 11 on PlayStation 3), fans will be able to…” |
Posted: February 11th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Dr. Mario Online Rx, Mario Kart 64, Mario Kart DS, MySims, New Super Mario Bros., Nintendo Points, No More Heroes, Punch-Out!!, Super Mario 64, Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario Kart, Super Mario World, Tetris, The Beatles: Rock Band, The Legend of Zelda, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Wii Fit, Wii Sports, WiiWare, World of Goo | No Comments »
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“Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime made a pretty bold prediction back in November. Prior to their respective releases, he said that New Super Mario Bros Wii would outsell the 360 version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 by the end of…” |
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“Second verse, same as the first. Tonight’s January NPD numbers aren’t terribly surprising; most systems kept their relative positions. The obvious exception is the constant battle between the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3. The PlayStation 3 squeaked…” |
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“Update: New concept art of Mega Man’s weapons and screens for his upcoming adventure have been added to our gallery.Original: Capcom has confirmed a staggered March release for Mega Man’s second, current-gen, 8-bit quest. Nintendo Wii fans will get…” |
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“Sure, last month’s NPD numbers post had all sorts of green arrows plastered all about its form — this month, we knew things would go down. Little known fact: Christmas never occurs in January, and this year is no exception. Without Consumermas…” |
| “Videos The Aussie Source – February 12th News Mega Man 10 Gets its Day in the US New Super Mario Bros. Wii Tops January NPD Sales Layoffs At Radical, Neversoft – Luxoflux Closes New Tony Hawk Will Ride Again “All You Need Is Love” DLC…” |
| “Video Games | Fieldrunners | Launch Trailer XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii Direct link here” |
| “PSP 43,163 Wii 36,149 DSi LL 28,080 PS3 25,450 DSi 19,116 DS Lite 5,410 Xbox 360 3,651 PS2 2,047 PSP go 1,738 Link” |
| “DSiWare 1 – Flipnote Studio 2 – Nintendo DSi Browser 3 – Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! 4 – AiRace: Tunnel 5 – Arcade Hoops Basketball 6 – Army Defender 7 – Arcade Bowling 8 – Escapee GO! 9 – Extreme Hangman 10 – Dark…” |
| “Release dates straight from Capcom… WiiWare – March 1st – 1,000 Nintendo Points PSN – March 11 th XBLA – March 31 st Check out more weapon/screenshot details here Commando Bomb After launching the Commando Bomb, press up or down on the…” |
| “Despite inventory shortages of the Wii hardware, Nintendo systems came out on top at the beginning of 2010. Nintendo’s Wii™ home console and the family of hand-held Nintendo DS™ systems finished No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, for the month of…” |
| “United States sales Modern Warfare 2 – Xbox 360 – 6,156,700 million units sold – PS3 – 3,249,000 million units sold New Super Mario Bros. Wii – 4,866,700 million copies sold Here’s where the problem comes in. Some people believe that Reggie…” |
| “- retail video game industry sales in the U.S. (software, hardware, accessories) were $1.17 billion, a 13 percent decrease from January 2009 – hardware made $353.7 million for the month, down 21 percent. – software made $597.9 million for the month,…” |
| “Music and Fitness Fail Whilst core gamers drove their respected categories to record highs, the Music and Fitness genres failed to deliver to last year’s standards. In fact, 90% of the decline in January software sales can directly be attributed to…” |
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“Danger. You are at risk of discussing January’s U.S. video game sales data without the proper analysis at the ready. Grab a marker and consider scribbling the following cheat-sheet notes on your hand. For the raw data, check out the NPD’s U.S January…” |
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“Wii fever swept the United States in January, another 465,000 units of Nintendo’s white wonder snatched up by consumers. Hey, when you’re selling that many copies of New Super Mario Bros. you’re gonna need a Wii to play it on. Nintendo once again…” |
Posted: January 31st, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Mario Kart DS, Mario Kart Wii, New Super Mario Bros., Resident Evil, Samurai Warriors 3, Super Mario Bros., Super Smash Bros. Brawl, The Legend of Zelda, Wii Fit, Wii Menu, Wii Play, Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort | No Comments »
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| “01. / 02. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) – 110.918 / 3.117.087 (-20%) 02. / 00. [PSP] Valkyria Chronicles 2 (Sega) – 94.444 / NEW 03. / 00. [PSP] Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha A’s Portable: The Battle of Aces (Namco Bandai) – 76.088 /…” |
| “A portion of an Aussie-Nintendo review… Space Harrier is an important slice of SEGA’s history, and it’s aged extremely well. Simple high-energy gameplay with a killer soundtrack and surreal visuals. It’s nice to have this…” |
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“We spend a lot of time talking about all the games and other goodies coming out for the Wii. Of course, we cover every bit of DS news that we can find, but it seems like people spend more time talking about the console side of gaming than the…” |
| “From this… To this! While Wii Fit isn’t the only reason why Lara lost so much weight, she definitely credits it for helping in a very big way. Check out the video interview here (thanks Cook!)” |
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“I wouldn’t mind seeing the Helmasaur King make a triumphant return for Zelda Wii. I think this guy could look pretty damn amazing in 3d, and I’m sure he could put up a pretty good fight after learning some tricks during his last…” |
| “Do third parties need to fix their approach to the Wii? In some cases they definitely do. I think almost all major third parties have seen one of their titles hit Wii only to be completely ignored by consumers. Now, I’m not saying that every…” |
Posted: January 29th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Mario Kart 64, Mario Kart DS, Mario Kart Wii, Mario Strikers Charged, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, MySims, New Super Mario Bros., No More Heroes, Rock Band 2, Super Mario 64, Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario Galaxy, Super Mario World, The Legend of Zelda, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Virtual Console, Wii Fit, Wii Remote, Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort | No Comments »
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| “A portion of a Hanafuda Times review… With its retro style, it’s practical use of the classic controller, and it’s more-than-amazing boss battles, Desperate Struggle is yet another masterpiece from the Quentin Tarantino of video games: Suda…” |
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“Man, this game is going to be horrible. You don’t even need to see any screens or hear details to know that. I love Chuck E. Cheese, but I think I’ll stick to the brick and mortar locations instead of the game. Thanks to Hero of Legend…” |
| “WiiWare 1 (1) – Pokémon Rumble Demo version 2 (3) – Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Darklord Demo version 3 (2) – World of Goo Demo version 4 (4) – NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits Demo version 5 (5) – BIT.TRIP BEAT Demo version 6 (6) -…” |
| “Nintendo Wii North America: 1. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) 2. Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) 3. Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) 4. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo) 5. Just Dance (Ubisoft) Japan: 1. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) 2. Wii…” |
| “When you think of Nintendo, your mind is automatically filled with years and years of fantastic memories. The Mario outings, the Zelda adventures, the Kirby journeys, the Metroid missions…and so much more. There’s no shortage of…” |
| “Mario Factory president says Apple’s latest device offered “no surprises”; marginalizes HD gaming; rules out HD Wii, motion-sensing DS.” |
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“The Dell Adamo is back at a nice price, Panasonic’s VIERA is a superb choice for an HDTV, and if you’re hankerin’ for some sublime bear and unicorn action then today’s Hobomodo is a must for any iPhone owner. Top Deals: • 13.4″ Dell Adamo Laptop…” |
Posted: January 29th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Mario Kart DS, Mario Kart Wii, New Super Mario Bros., Resident Evil, Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Galaxy, The Legend of Zelda, Wii Fit, Wii Play, Wii Remote, Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort | No Comments »
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| “To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Gadgets Guess there are loads of gadgets in Japan, but haven’t really had the time to think about them. Exhausted and drained. Emotional week, looking forward to the weekend. What you missed last night Introducing…” |
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“Mistwalker boss Hironobu Sakaguchi, creator of the Final Fantasy series, told us last year that his company was working on two projects: an iPhone game and a proper game. Could that second title be a Wii game? Sure is. Nintendo sent out a press…” |
| “Nintendo games are popular. People buy them up as if they were hotcakes. Nintendo games are not hotcakes. You cannot eat them. You play them. Following hot on the heels of yesterday’s news, the Kyoto-based game company has released global…” |
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“Nintendo of Japan updated its 2010 release list today, adding Xenoblade and The Last Story to its upcoming Wii slate and dating Metroid: Other M for “Summer 2010.” The Nintendo and Team Ninja game was previously “TBA” in Japan. So what the hell are…” |
Posted: January 19th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Animal Crossing, Animal Crossing: City Folk, Animal Crossing: Wild World, Mario Kart DS, Mario Kart Wii, Momotetsu, New Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros., Taiko no Tatsujin, The Legend of Zelda, Wii Balance Board, Wii Fit, Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort | No Comments »
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“While the Wii Balance Board’s usefulness as a fitness device are questionable, there’s no doubts over its ability to perform as a…rehabilitative “force platform”. That’s a device used by doctors to measure the balance of a person recovering from a…” |
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“Going on sale in Japan on December 3, 2009, Wii title New Super Mario Bros. Wii has sold over 3 million games. In Japan, that’s not just fast for a Wii title, it’s the fastest. In its first seven weeks on sale, the game moved 3,002,753 units, making…” |
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“Last year in Japan, people bought tons of ‘em, that’s what. Enterbrain, the publisher behind Japanese game magazine Famitsu, has released sales data for fifty biggest selling games of last year. The data was collected for the dates between December…” |
Posted: January 14th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games, Mario Kart DS, Mario Kart Wii, New Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros., Taiko no Tatsujin, The Legend of Zelda, Wii Fit, Wii Play, Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort | No Comments »
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“The unrelenting digitization of the commercial world has left few industries and professions untouched, with the latest robot from Japanese developer Eager looking set to make an impression on the world of modeling for the first time. Apart from…” |
| “In order to appeal to the Wii audience, EA opted to recreate Spore for the system as a platformer. Does the gamble pay off?” |
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“In December, New Super Mario Bros. Wii sold another 2.82 million copies to U.S. consumers, pushing the game past the 4 million mark in the United States, according to the NPD Group. That’s the start of good news for Nintendo. Nintendo also sold…” |
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“Nintendo hardware dominated the holidays last year, with the Wii and Nintendo DS crushing the hardware competition, according to new sales figures from the NPD Group. The Wii alone outsold the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PSP and PlayStation 2 combined,…” |
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“Only the combined power of Disney and Square Enix can put Mario’s video game sales dominance in Japan on pause. For now, Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep is the country’s bestselling game. The latest Kingdom Hearts game—this one for the…” |
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“Nintendo is rolling out the Wii Fit Plus Experience at select Target store parking lots in California, Georgia, and Texas over the next three weeks, with a $15 gift card for those willing to get their exercise on in public. Nine Target stores across…” |
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“If gamers most care about whether games are any good — not whether stock prices are rising — then what to make of charges the EA’s current boss might be the wrong man for the job? FIFA was better last year. Left 4 Dead was good. Dragon…” |
| “Developer refutes recent comments regarding core games not doing well on Wii.” |
| “Nintendo may soon be asking you to get less excited about a game.” |
Posted: January 14th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Animal Crossing, Big Beach Sports, Big Brain Academy, Guitar Hero World Tour, Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga, Mario Kart DS, Mario Kart Wii, New Super Mario Bros., Nintendogs, Rayman Raving Rabbids, Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party, Super Mario Bros., Super Smash Bros. Brawl, The Legend of Zelda, Wii Fit, Wii Play, Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort | No Comments »
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| “Wii 01. Wii Sports Resort 02. Wii Fit 03. Wii Fit Plus 04. Mario Kart Wii 05. New Super Mario Bros. Wii 06. Wii Play 07. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games 08. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games 09. My Fitness Coach: Get In…” |
| “As always, we never know if any of these features will hit the Wii version of this game. It would be nice if developers would actually talking about the Wii and DS versions of their titles, instead of just spreading info on 360/PS3 builds, and…” |
| “Hardware Sales for December ‘09 1. Nintendo Wii – 2.9 million 2. Nintendo DS – 2.6 million 3. Xbox 360 – 1.5 million 4. Playstation 3 – 1.45 million 5. Playstation Portable – 600,000 6. Playstation 2 -…” |
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“If you need any further proof that Netflix is just going to keep pushing the streaming ‘Watch Instantly’ service as a primary offering, look no further than the fact that all three major video game consoles will soon be able to deliver…” |
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“One of the most popular and long-standing children’s shows in the country is set to get its own line of video games, courtesy of Warner Bros. The Associated Press reports that WB has inked a deal to make Sesame Street games. The games will star the…” |
Posted: January 8th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Animal Crossing, Animal Crossing: Wild World, MadWorld, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games, Mario Kart DS, Mario Kart Wii, Metroid Prime, New Super Mario Bros., Nintendo Points, Resident Evil, Resident Evil 4, Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles, Super Mario Bros., Taiko no Tatsujin, The Legend of Zelda, Wii Fit, Wii Play, Wii Remote, Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort | No Comments »
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“Japanese gamers rang in the New Year by buying more Wiis than any other console, giving Nintendo the biggest slice of the pie this past week. But the PlayStation family wasn’t too far behind. The PSP and PlayStation 3 were behind the Wii, but sales…” |
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“Having just played a custom build of Left 4 Dead 2 with a pair of Sixense TrueMotion wireless motion controllers, I’m glad to have access to a standard game pad. But after decapitating two dozen zombies by katana, reloading, jumping, crouching and…” |
| “Capcom continues their love affair with Udon, as the Asian-influenced comic book company announces the creation of new endings for all 26 playable characters in Tatsunoko VS Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars. Udon has been collaborating with Capcom for…” |
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“It’s a week of no new releases charting in Japan, another week for New Super Mario Bros. Wii to dominate the competition with another quarter million plus sold. What other Nintendo games are selling like gangbusters in Japan this week? The rest of…” |
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“Satisfying the unknown need for a thinking-person’s Breakout, Trajectile is (psst) a new DSiWare game from the veterans behind the acclaimed PixelJunk series and a brick-breaking breakthrough. It also might be the best non-golf golf game made in some…” |
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“Despite sharp graphics, fun gameplay, creative Wii controls and unprecedented use of a weird shirtless cartoon boy to demonstrate said controls, Capcom’s 2007 Wii game Zack &Wiki never sold big. Hey, it’s only the 13th best-reviewed Wii game ever….” |
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“We’ve been told by helpful sources that Target will later this month begin offering you the chance to allow somebody else to install your brand new console for you. All for the low, low price of $99! No joke now; they’ll come to your house, plug it…” |
Posted: January 6th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Animal Crossing, Animal Crossing: City Folk, Mario Kart DS, Mario Kart Wii, New Super Mario Bros., Samurai Warriors 3, Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, Wii Fit, Wii Menu, Wii Play, Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort, WiiConnect24, WiiWare | No Comments »
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“I may still be on the Fire Temple in Zelda: Spirit Tracks, but has that stopped me for popping a preemptive booty boner about a new Zelda for the Wii coming out in late 2010? These hips gym shorts don’t lie! Satoru Iwata has confirmed to Japanese…” |
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“Sony said it sold more than 3.8 million PlayStation 3 game consoles worldwide during the holiday sales season after Thanksgiving. That’s a 76 percent increase compared to the same period the previous year. That, along with the launch of top…” |
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“The fact that LG presented 39 new LCD HDTVs today and only eight plasmas is telling of the times, but videophiles are just happy to still have the option to choose picture quality over features. For you Mr videophile, LG has eight new plasma models…” |
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| “01./01. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) – 268,000 / 2,708,000 (-47%) 02./03. [NDS] Tomodachi Collection (Friend Collection) (Nintendo) – 186,000 / 2,502,000 (-18%) 03./02. [NDS] The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (Nintendo) – 126,000 /…” |
| “Sumo Digital has stepped in to answer a few questions about Sonic and SEGA All-Stars Racing, and they’ve also had to do away with some false information. Below is a compilation of facts that come straight from Sumo. – no WiiConnect24 support -…” |
