Peekaboo, a company specialising in the field of pole dancing approved by Carmen Electra, recently announced to be in talks concerning the development of a set of fitness strip on the console on the market for Nintendo.
The company and its associates have focused on the use of the different capabilities of Wii in hopes of initiating this discipline, like the series “Guitar Hero” for rock’n'roll. In addition, they said, this kind of exercise would gymnastic qualities, beneficial to the general public.
In response to recent speculation, we are pleased to confirm that Peekaboo is in talks to develop a game for the Nintendo Wii that meets mainstream demand for the fun and fitness benefits of pole dancing.
With pole dancing classes springing up in gyms and health clubs across Europe and the USA, the number of women seeking the body-sculpting and fat-burning effects of this aerobic form of exercise has never been greater.
While the Peekaboo Wii game is still in the developmental stage, it can be confirmed that it will not involve Carmen Electra, the inspiration behind our recent Electra-Pole Professional Pole Kit.
Peekaboo and its partners are focussed on using Wii friendly hardware to make aerobic pole dancing instantly accessible just as Guitar Hero did for rock’n’roll.
Men and women of all shapes and sizes will be encouraged to work on improving their skills, with the firm focus on fun and fitness as per the core brand values of Nintendo Wii.
ACTIVISION REVEALS EPIC SOUNDTRACK
for TONY HAWK’S PROVING GROUNd
MCA of the Beastie Boys Also Unveiled as a Secret Character
Santa Monica, CA – August 27, 2007 – This October, Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) is bringing the sounds of skate culture to life like never before in Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground — the deepest, most customizable skateboarding game ever. Featuring over 50 tracks including “The Pretender,” the first single from the Foo Fighters’ forthcoming album and popular anthems from Nirvana, Bloc Party, Jurassic 5, Slick Rick, The Rolling Stones, and many more, players will be able to create their personal skate legacy to the songs that have fueled today’s skateboarding culture. Additionally, MCA of the Beastie Boys makes an appearance in the game as a secret unlockable character.
“Tony Hawk games are known for having incredible soundtracks and we’re really excited to have MCA, an icon of the music industry in our game as a secret character,” said Tim Riley, worldwide executive of music at Activision. “Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground continues the tradition of great music and provides the perfect vibe for players as they create their own experience, no matter what kind of skater they choose to become.”
The following songs will be featured in Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground:
§ !!! – “All My Heroes are Weirdos”
§ Airbourne –“ Girls in Black”
§ Angels & Airwaves – “Secret Crowds”
§ Anglo Jackson – “Motorbike”
§ At the Gates – “Slaughter of the Soul”
§ Bad Brains – “Banned in DC”
§ Beastie Boys – “Electric Worm”
§ Blackalicious – “Your Move”
§ Bloc Party – “Version 2.0”
§ Cursed – “The Hands will Abide”
§ Cymande – “Fug”
§ Dag Nasty – “Circles”
§ Darkest Hour – “Sanctuary”
§ DJ JS-1 featuring L.I.F.E. Long & Immortal Technique – “Audio Technician”
§ El-P – “Up All Night”
§ Folk Implosion – “Natural One”
§ Foo Fighters – “The Pretender”
§ Fu Manchu – “We Must Obey”
§ Funky 4+1 – “Rappin and Rockin the House”
§ Future Pigeon – “Gift Tax”
§ Gallows – “Come Friendly Bombs”
§ Gorilla Biscuits – “Hold Your Ground”
§ Jimmy Castor Bunch – “It’s Just Begun”
§ Jurassic 5 – “Radio”
§ Kittens – “Carpenter”
§ Los Abandoned – “Panic-Oh!”
§ Lyrics Born featuring KRS-One and Evidence – “Pack Up Remix”
§ Maylene and the Sons of Disaster – “Memories of the Grove”
§ Motorcity Daredevils – “Bear in the Air”
§ Nation of Ulysses – “You’re My Miss Washington D.C.”
§ Nirvana – “Breed”
§ Oh No feat. J. Dilla and Roc C. – “Move Part 2”
§ Paint it Black – “The New Brutality”
§ Paris – “The Devil Made Me Do It (Poach a Pig Mix)”
§ Percee P – “Throwback Rap Attack (Madlib remix)”
§ Pierce the Veil – “I’d Rather Die than Be Famous”
§ Pig Destroyer – “Loathsome”
§ Reverend Horton Heat – “Baddest of the Bad”
§ Revolution Mother – “Come On”
§ Roots Manuva – “Chin High”
§ Sayvinyl – “That’s Entertainment”
§ Silversun Pickups – “Well Thought Out Twinkles”
§ Slick Rick – “Children’s Story”
§ Smashing Pumpkins – “Tarantula”
§ Snapcase – “Energy Dome”
§ The Bled – “Starving Artiste”
§ The Clash – “Clash City Rockers”
§ The Cramps – “Garbage Man”
§ The Icarus Line – “Gets Paid”
§ The Kooks – “See the World”
§ The Octopus Project – “Music is Happiness”
§ The Rolling Stones – “Sympathy for the Devil”
§ The Sex Pistols – “Holidays in the Sun”
§ Twilight 22 – “Electric Kingdom”
Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground is scheduled to be available this fall and is in development by Neversoft Entertainment for the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and is rated “T” (Teen) by the ESRB. The Wii™ home video game system and PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system versions are being developed by Page 44 Studios and are rated “T” (Teen) by the ESRB. The Nintendo DS™ version is being developed by Vicarious Visions and is rated “E 10+ (Everyone 10 and older.
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THQ Announces Plans for Global Release of Disney*Pixar’s Ratatouille Across All Major Gaming Systems in Summer 2007
Gamers With an Appetite for Adventure Can Explore the World of Ratatouille Beginning Summer 2007
AGOURA HILLS, Calif., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — THQ Inc. (Nasdaq: THQI) today announced plans to bring Ratatouille, based on the summer 2007 film from Disney*Pixar, to gamers of all ages around the world. The game is in development across 11 systems, including Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, Nintendo’s Wii™ video game console, Nintendo GameCube™, Game Boy® Advance, Nintendo DS™, Windows PC and Mac, as well as wireless devices. Ratatouille will mark the most comprehensive simultaneous cross-platform launch in THQ’s history and is scheduled to coincide with the worldwide release of the highly anticipated film.
“Disney*Pixar films have consistently captivated audiences of all ages with their imaginative and memorable characters, visually stunning animation, and unparalleled story-telling,” said Kelly Flock, executive vice president of worldwide publishing, THQ. “THQ has shipped more than 25 million units of Disney*Pixar video games to date, illustrating the success of our long-standing relationship and dedication to the Disney*Pixar business.”
About the Ratatouille Video Game
In the game, players will assume the role of Remy, a young rat whose love for great food puts him at odds with the needs of his family. Fans will be able to relive some of the film’s most thrilling moments and experience the sights, sounds and most importantly, the smells, of Paris a la Remy across a multitude of gaming systems. Players will instantly recognize the storyline, characters and key locations of Ratatouille, as they engage in a series of unique mini-games, cooking challenges and head-to-head multiplayer. Ratatouille will allow players to create culinary masterpieces, evade detection from dangerous and often hungry enemies, and brave the perils of the dinner-rush in this senses-shattering journey to fulfill Remy’s life-long dream of becoming a great chef.
THQ’s Heavy Iron Studios is leading development for Ratatouille across THQ’s Studio System. In addition, THQ Wireless is developing a suite of wireless content including games, wallpapers and ring-tones based on Ratatouille.
About the Ratatouille Movie
In Disney*Pixar’s upcoming animated-adventure, Ratatouille, a rat named Remy dreams of becoming a great French chef despite his family’s wishes and the obvious problem of being a rat in a decidedly rodent-phobic profession. When fate places Remy in the sewers of Paris, he finds himself ideally situated beneath a restaurant made famous by his culinary hero, Auguste Gusteau. Despite the apparent dangers of being an unlikely — and certainly unwanted — visitor in the kitchen of a fine French restaurant, Remy’s passion for cooking soon sets into motion a hilarious and exciting rat race that turns the culinary world of Paris upside down.
Remy finds himself torn between his calling and passion in life or returning forever to his previous existence as a rat. He learns the truth about friendship, family and having no choice but to be who he really is, a rat who wants to be a chef.
About Pixar Animation Studios
Pixar Animation Studios combines creative and technical artistry to create original stories in the medium of computer animation. Pixar has created seven of the most successful and beloved animated films of all time: Toy Story, A Bug’s Life, Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, The Incredibles and Cars. Pixar has won 20 Academy Awards® and its seven films have grossed more than $3.7 billion at the worldwide box office to date. The Northern California studio’s next film release is Ratatouille (summer 2007).
About THQ
THQ Inc. (Nasdaq: THQI) is a leading worldwide developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software. The company develops its products for all popular game systems, personal computers and wireless devices. Headquartered in Los Angeles County, California, THQ sells product through its global network of offices located throughout North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. More information about THQ and its products may be found at www.thq.com and www.thqwireless.com. THQ, THQ Wireless, Heavy Iron and their respective logos are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of THQ Inc.
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The statements contained in this press release that are not historical facts may be “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the business of THQ Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as “THQ”), including, but not limited to, expectations and projections related to the Disney*Pixar’s Ratatouille video game, and are based upon management’s current beliefs and certain assumptions made by management. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward- looking statements, including, but not limited to, business, competitive, economic, legal, political and technological factors affecting our industry, operations, markets, products or pricing. Readers should carefully review the risk factors and the information that could materially affect THQ’s financial results, described in other documents that THQ files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal period ended March 31, 2006, and particularly the discussion of risk factors set forth therein. Unless otherwise required by law, THQ disclaims any obligation to update its view on any such risks or uncertainties or to revise or publicly release the results of any revision to these forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release.
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11/06/2006
This are sme new images of the Nintendo Wii Development Kit, they where published on flick, but the owner deleted them.
You can imagine the size of the wiimote comparing it with the double AA batteries in the images below.
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IGN have learned from various development studios that Nintendo refuse to release Wi-Fi connection libraries for the Wii until early 2007. This means that no third party launch title will have online features, unless they have been provided with the online kit
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IGN got an interview with Redsteel Artistic director, Stephane Bachelet, about improving Red Steel’s visuals. Below are some interesting points and 10 new Redsteel Wii New Images
We had a clear idea of what we wanted to do. But the challenge was, how could we do it? The console was in development, so we worked on Nintendo GameCube kits and PC and made projections based on the technical specs we started receiving.
The Wii kits actually arrived one month prior E3. The E3 demo had to be delivered so quick that we could not take time to implement the whole graphic chart we developed. So, the E3 version’s graphics was a work in progress, just to be show-able, but not finished. We wanted to take time to see people play for the first time with our game, help them to handle the Wii remote and finally, let the door open to all useful changes that would be necessary for the gameplay.
Do you feel limited vs. the power of the console?
The relative power of the console set a limit, in fact. That is why we started working on a stylish realistic rendering rather than on a pure photorealism treatment, with shaders and other heavy effects. The idea is to provide eye-catching scenes that are really cool and emphasize the action of the game, rather than places that highlight impressive effect, which you do not pay any attention to in the middle of the action anyway.
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IGN released the first images of the Nintendo Wii Development Kit
Source: IGN
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Nintendo had a little Q&A at the company’s Corporate Management Policy Briefing yesterday.
One of the things mentioned was the Nintendo Wii development kit for third party developers.
Nintendo said that they plan to get many more third party developers on board than they did with the GameCube, and they’ll do that by offering (very) low prices.
“Nintendo hopes to provide third-parties with development kits for as low as $1,732.“
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But who needs good graphics when you the playability of the Nintnedo Wii , nothing can beat it.
According an article on Mozlapunk site, they recently spoken to a “reliable source” who claims that Nintendo’s Wii console will be capable of displaying graphics that “will be visually on par with the Xbox 360 and may even exceed it slightly.
The gamers’ favourite IGN reported a while back ago that it had spoken to some third party developers who were working on the Nintendo Wii system and was told that the hardware that they were currently working on wasn’t going to prove any competition to either Microsoft’s Xbox 360, or Sony’s PlayStation 3 in the graphical department.
Mozla’s source is announcing that the developer kits that IGN based its theories on weren’t actually final development kits, and that the only developers who owned these kits are either second party developers or Nintendo themselves.
The only third party company that Mozlapunk is aware of who have a final development kit is Square Enix, who are the developers behind Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles and the hugely popular Dragon Quest series, both of which are Wii bound.
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