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The latest release in Square Enix’s hugely popular RPG series, Dragon Quest IX, has enjoyed a fantastic debut in Japan racking up sales of 2,343,440 copies in its first two days on sale.Andriasang reports that the numbers mean that DQIX bettered the impressive debut of predecessor DGVIII, which sold 2,237,000 …
Read More »Activision excited by Bakugan potential
Publisher Activision hopes to be part of the new playground sensation Bakugan with its upcoming video game tie-in. Entitled Bakugan: Battle Brawlers, the game is based both on the Spin Master-developed card game and Nelvana Enterprises’ cartoon series, and features a story mode with a plot devised by the TV …
Read More »Majesco signs Daring book deal
Majesco has signed a deal with HarperCollins subsidiary William Morrow to create a game based on the bestselling book series The Daring Book For Girls. The title will reach Wii and Nintendo DS later this year and lets players ‘virtually experience activities straight from the popular book’. The full story …
Read More »Blood Bowl set for September
The video game tie-in of popular Warhammer board game Blood Bowl will arrive in the UK this September. Published by Focus Home Interactive and developed by Cyanide Games, Blood Bowl is a violent mix of Warhammer fantasy and American Football, and will be released on Xbox 360, PC, PSP and …
Read More »UK console installed base tops 24m
This generation of consoles has sold 24 million units in the UK to date – up 8.4 million in the last 12 months. According to GfK-ChartTrack data for sales up to June 27th, 2009, DS enjoys the biggest installed base with 9.1 million, up 2.7 million from the same period …
Read More »505 Games secures Grease licence
It’s news that will be greeted with nothing less than total delight from its hords of fans – 505 Games has captured the rights to publish a video game based on cherished film licence Grease. The game, which is being developed by UK outfit Zoe Mode, is being produced in …
Read More »Warner Bros targets DS success
Publisher Warner hopes to achieve big sales on DS this year with new IP Lego Battles and Scribblenauts. For Lego Battles, the publisher is giving away free entry tickets for Legoland Windsor. The vouchers indicate that kids can get into Legoland for free for every full-paying adult, and Warner hopes …
Read More »GTA DS will have a long and successful shelf-life
The CEO of Take-Two Ben Feder says you should forget everything you know about how DS games sell.0 That’s because adult-focused games like GTA: Chinatown Wars prove there is a market for grown-up games on Nintendo platforms – and that Rockstar’s most recent release will be an evergreen seller like …
Read More »Blockbuster offers Wii, DS rentals
Blockbuster is finally extending its rental range to include DS and Wii titles, MCV can reveal. The entertainment specialist has been offering Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 games for rent for some time, but has now extended this to Nintendo platforms. Members of Blockbuster can expect to pay as little …
Read More »NPD: Wii sets US sales record
The US video games market may well be starting to struggle in the face of the global recession, but Nintendo is undoubtedly fairing best in the face of economic instability as Wii sails past yet another significant sales milestone. Since its release a mere 31 months ago the Wii has …
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