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Summer 2010 Competition Kicks off in Liberty State Park

Kristofer Brozio — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 12:55:40 +0000

In one of the coolest cooling centers around the city, local residents are welcome all weekend long to participate in Wii Games: Summer 2010 activities at Liberty State Park. Nintendo of America today launched Wii Games: Summer 2010, a first-of-its-kind tournament inviting consumers to get up and get playing with motion-control video games for the Wii™ system. New Jersey’s Liberty State Park was the site of a large-scale kick-off event, featuring an opening ceremony and an appearance by Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson. Kids, teens, adults and seniors participated in team challenges in games such as Wii Sports Resort™, Wii Fit™ Plus, New Super Mario Bros.™ Wii and Mario Kart™ Wii.

Serving as the official Wii Games: Summer 2010 Ambassador, Johnson encouraged attendees to enjoy the social, physically active fun of the Wii console and cheered on video game legends Mario and Luigi in a live Hula Hoop^® challenge with the game/software Wii Fit Plus. Tournament entrants competed for top scores, prizes and a chance to participate in a national championship event in Los Angeles in September. Spectators also enjoyed playing other Wii games such as Punch-Out!!™ and Super Mario Galaxy™ 2.

A series of Wii Games: Summer 2010 qualifying events will be held over the next several weeks at select Six Flags theme parks and shopping centers across the United States. More information about Wii Games: Summer 2010 can be found at www.wiigames2010.com.

N.Y.C.-Metro Area Families Get Up and Get Playing at Wii Games: Summer 2010 Competition

Kristofer Brozio — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 20:23:16 +0000

grrr.. my hard drive died on me.. I hate when that happens…

First-Ever Nationwide Wii Tournament Kicks Off July 16 at Liberty State Park with Special Appearance by Olympic Gold Medalist Shawn Johnson

WHAT:
Nintendo is hosting a kickoff event at Liberty State Park on July 16 to celebrate the first-ever nationwide Wii^™ video game tournament. Participants will get off the couch and on their feet for a chance to win great prizes while having fun playing Nintendo’s motion-control video games together – whether they’re kids, adults, teens, seniors or families. Olympic gold medalist and Dancing with the Stars champion Shawn Johnson, the official Wii Games: Summer 2010 Ambassador, will make a special appearance to greet participants and fans.

Wii Games: Summer 2010 events will also offer fun activities for consumers and families who aren’t competing in tournament play. Attendees and spectators can participate in noncompetitive demos and sample other Wii games, such as Super Mario Galaxy^™ 2 and Punch-Out!!^™. Subsequent events will be held throughout the summer at Six Flags theme parks and select shopping malls across the country. Qualifying winners will win a trip to Los Angeles to compete in the Wii Games: Summer 2010 national championship in September. Full details, rules and regulations can be found at http://www.wiigames2010.com/.

WHO:
Kids, adults, teens, parents, seniors and video game fans of all kinds

WHEN:
Friday, July 16, 2010

11 a.m. – 6 p.m.

WHERE:
Liberty State Park

South Lawn

Jersey City, NJ 07305

201-915-3440

Wii Games Releases for April 2010

Kristofer Brozio — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 16:19:54 +0000

Hello Hello! We’re back with game release dates for April 2010. There’s several games in here that look interesting, but nothing that I’m too excited about really.

Some of the games have a conflicting release dates, and i even found some that have release dates for this month, but were already released in March, which I didn’t include of course.

Prices are from Amazon where available, and just like the release dates, are subject to change!

Satisfashion
Release Date: April 8th 2010 (Or May 8th)
Rated: Pending
Publisher: Desinteer
Price: $19.99

Step into the world of high fashion! As young designer Grace Styles, you’ll lead the team at the Satisfashion Design House on a journey to the top of the fashion industry. Create trends with the latest fashions, hippest models and funkiest makeup. Show off your hot new looks on runways across the globe and set the fashion world on fire! With each innovative new trend you create you’ll help elevate Satisfashion to the top of the industry!

Ilvelo
Release Date: Apr 13, 2010 (or July 13th)
Rated: Everyone
Publisher: Tommo
Price: $19.99

Nothing appears, as they seem in this whimsical shooter that takes you on a bizarre trip through the imagination. Full of color and personality, this unique title is fun for everyone and will have you laughing, guessing and entertained all at the same time!

The Road Less Traveled – Searching for the Key of Destiny will take you on a journey that leads down multiple paths, all of which contain numerous in-game items and secrets; shoot, evade and warp your way and try to figure out what’s going on in this imaginative shooter where the lines between imagination and reality are blurred

Military Madness: Nectaris
Release Date: Apr 12, 2010
Rated: E10+ for Everyone
Publisher: Hudson Entertainment
Price: $ ??

Military Madness takes place in the year 2156, where the Earth has become vastly overpopulated. In an effort to preserve the population, Earth establishes lunar penal colonies to remove convicted criminals from the population. Although it’s rough treatment for the criminals, the method proves to be effective. Soon however, the prisoners begin to rise up against the minimal security detaining them on the Moon, and begin to threaten the entire planet with a weapon so powerful, it could obliterate all of the Earth’s population. The newly founded Xenos (as the prisoners refer to themselves), are determined to take revenge on the planet that cast them onto the cold lunar surface.

Combat Wings: The Great Battles of WWII
April 13, 2010
Rated: Teen
Publisher: City Interactive
Price: $27.99

Combat Wings: The Great Battles of WWII is an aerial shooter for Nintendo Wii which places players in the vanguard of Allied forces in the most crucial air battles of WWII. Featuring more than 25 historically authentic and upgradable American, British and Russian aircraft, players can choose to take command in the all-out fun of arcade mode or opt for the tactically diverse 20+ combat missions that make up the game’s simulation mode as they relive classic aerial World War II scenarios including the Battle of Britain, the Eastern Front and the battles of the Pacific theater.

The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn’s Quest
Release Date: April 13, 2010
Rated: E10+ for Everyone
Publisher: Warner Brothers
Price: $49.99

The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn’s Quest is an action-adventure game for Wii in which younger players are introduced to the excitement, characters and lore of J.R.R. Tolkien’s "The Lord of the Rings" (LOTR). Framed in-game by the storytelling of the hobbit Sam Gamgee to his children, the game features the ability to play as the future king, Aragorn, as he fights his way through the key battles and events of the War of the Ring. Additional features include: co-op gameplay as the wizard Gandalf, multiple weapons, the ability to fight from horseback and an in-game economy that facilitates item and skill upgrades.

Pirates Plundarrr
Release Date: April 16th 2010
Rated: Pending
Publisher: Majesco
Price: $29.99

In Pirates Plundarrr, plunder the land and the waters of the Caribbean as a pirate with up to 3 of yer’ best pirate mates in a swashbuckling fantasy-adventure! That scallywag Rudebelly has stolen yer’ treasure, an ancient artifact called the Sceptre of Power, and its yer’ job to get it back. The scepter will let a man call forth plenty o’ monsters, so be prepared to fight undead creatures, other monstrosities, and dangerous bosses that ye’ll find on yer’ journey to find Rudebelly and get your booty back! Gain XP points to earn perks and level up your characters with upgrades that will cause more damage to your enemies

Monster Hunter Tri
Release Date: Apr 20, 2010
Rated: Teen
Publisher: Capcom
Price:$44.99

Monster Hunter Tri Classic Controller Bundle
Release Date: Apr 20, 2010
Rated: Teen
Publisher: Capcom
Price: $59.99

Monster Hunter 3 (Tri) is an action role-playing game (RPG) from Capcom. The first iteration of the popular Monster Hunter franchise to make an appearance on the Wii platform, action in it revolves around quest based gameplay involving the hunting and capture of monsters as a means of character development. The game features multiple modes of co-op gameplay—both online and offline—new monsters and weapons classes, multiple controller options and Wii Speak and text chat player communication support. This bundle includes the Wii Classic Controller Pro, developed with input from Capcom.

All Star Karate
Release Date: Apr 20, 2010
Rated: E10+ for Everyone
Publisher: THQ
Price: $19.00

The latest game in All Star video game franchise for play on Wii, All Star Karate challenges players to punch, kick and chop their way through the game with play features based on real karate moves. With optional Wii MotionPlus compatibility, the game offers a true full-body experience by allowing players to experience the life of a karate trainee who is under the guidance of a wise, but humorous sensei, and who is on the path toward attaining a black belt, the highest achievement level in karate. The game includes multiple play modes as well as 2-player multiplayer support.

Trauma Team
Release Date: April 20, 2010 (or May 18th)
Rated: Teen
Publisher: Atlus
Price: $39.99

The makers of the acclaimed medical action series Trauma Center blow the genre wide open with Trauma Team for Wii, bringing not one, but six exciting and creative gameplay modes! Play as a general surgeon, diagnostician, EMT, orthopedic surgeon, endoscope technician, or medical examiner. With improved game balance and a completely original approach to story cutscenes, Trauma Team delivers the thrills and drama of the best medical entertainment. Key Points – 6 specialists, 6 gameplay types – Try your hand at general diagnosis, where a keen, analytical mind comes in handy, or put yourself on the edge as a paramedic, where every ticking second could mean the difference between life and death! Tons of variety means everyone can find a specialty they like. – Incredible, dynamic story sequences – Taking inspiration from Japanese animation and comics, each dramatic chapter comes vividly to life with a style seen nowhere else! Hand-drawn art, innovative animation, and quality voice acting perfectly capture the intensity that sets medical action apart! – More realistic, more balanced, more fun – Taking years of experience and tons of user feedback into consideration, the Trauma Center team elevates the medical action experience with cooperative play, unlockable rewards, and selectable difficulty levels.

Flip’s Twisted World
Release Date: Apr 13, 2010
Rated: Pending
Publisher: Majesco
Price: $32.98

Flip’s Twisted World is a 3D puzzle-platformer that follows the adventures of Flip who is accidentally trapped inside a world where up and down are just a matter of perspective. By turning a magic cube, he is able to turn the entire world, opening up new paths and possibilities. Players must think “outside of the box” as they navigate the world that is literally in the palms of their hands.

Zany Golf
Release Date: April 20, 2010 (or Arpil 21st)
Rated: Pending
Publisher: Destineer
Price: $19.99

Grab your putter and head out to the mini-links for the zaniest putt-putt golf ever! Zany Golf will have everyone in your family up on their feet and swinging for a hole-in-one. Choose your favorite zany character and head out onto one of four courses, each with its own unique themes and challenges. Play through the Zany Golf tournament alone or grab some friends for some manic four-player fun.

2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
Release Date: Apr 27, 2010
Rated: Everyone
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Price: $49.95

With 2010 FIFA World Cup EA Sports celebrates the single largest sporting event on the planet with the only official and exclusively licensed video game for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa. Featuring all 199 national teams that took part in qualification and all 10 officially licensed stadiums to be used in South Africa, tournament creation allowing for 32 participants, and 4-player multiplayer support online and offline, 2010 FIFA World Cup is an experience not to missed by soccer fans and those new to the game alike.

Free Running
Release Date: Apr 27, 2010
Rated: Teen
Publisher: Graffiti Entertainment
Price: $49.99

Free Running is a completely unique game based on the alternative sport of Free Running, or Parkour. Free Running is the art of urban acrobatics where ‘Free Runners’ perform movements and tricks utilizing structures within urban environments. Free Running itself does incorporate techniques and movements from Parkour, but the philosophy is vastly different. Free Running allows you to go absolutely anywhere within specially designed environments. You are presented with over 60 unique challenges, within 10 levels, spread over 3 environments; Urban Jungle, Docklands and Inner City. Throughout the game you need to maintain your Flow and Sprint meters and, at the same time, be precise in your timings when you leap, jump, balance and run! The Wii version, have been enhanced and unique twists added. The physicality of Free Running has been thoroughly captured with the Wiimote and Nunchuk controllers. Flicking, pointing and swinging the controllers at the precise place at the precise time will fully immerse you into the action, drama and suspense, and once you’ve nailed the timings, performing the tricks and moves becomes second nature. The game includes 9 different single and multiplayer modes in a completely 3D, free-roaming world allowing you to go anywhere and climb anything. Featuring Free Running creator Sebastian Faucon as well as other top free runners that can be unlocked along with a variety of clothes, music, tricks and moves. Free Running is a unique game that will appeal to extreme and alternative sports fans as well as gamers in general.

Horrible Histories: Ruthless Romans
Release Date: Apr 27, 2010
Rated: Pending
Publisher: Graffiti Entertainment
Price: $25.00

Follow Rassimus on his quest to become a gruesome gladiator. Explore ancient Rome and meet a host of horrible characters, play mad mini-games and fi nd out how to fi ght like a gladiator. Fight your way to the greatest duel of all in the cruel Colosseum and become Rome’s latest hero! Do you have what it takes to become the most ruthless Roman of all?

Let’s Play Garden
Release Date: April 27, 2010
Rated:Everyone
Publisher: Deep Silver
Price: $19.99

Have your own garden and invite your friends over to play

The Cages: Pro Style Batting Practice
Release Date: Apr 27, 2010
Rated: Everyone
Publisher: Konami
Price: $29.99

Get off the pine, grab your favorite bat – or Wiimote – and step into the batter’s box. Take your hacks against the smartest pitching machine around. Step your game up using The Cages then use your newfound skills to dominate your friends in small batting mini-games. The Cages pitching machine will dish out a pitches to mirror like fast balls, cut fast balls, 12-6 curves, sliders, off-speed pitches and more! Take your new found skills and compete against your friends in home run competitions or challenge yourself by challenges that require to spray the ball to all areas of the field. The Cages will help players to hone their hand-eye coordination and put them on track to be a digital hitting menace!