GameCrazy’s Holiday 07 Most Wanted survey show kids/teens are looking towards Nintendo
WILSONVILLE, Ore., Sept. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Video games and game systems will continue to be hot holiday gifts this year, with more than 80 percent of tweens and teens expecting to ask for a video game title, game console or handheld system, according to a recent survey by Game Crazy, a video game specialty retailer. Game Crazy went straight to the source to find out the video game gifts that will make kids happiest during the holidays. The survey found that, across all ages and genders, Guitar Hero, Mario Party DS, Super Mario Galaxy, My Sims and Halo 3 are some of the most-wanted video game titles. The Nintendo Wii and Sony PS3
will also continue to be hot sellers.
Most-Wanted Games (8-17 Year-Old Boys and Girls)
– Guitar Hero (Rated T)
– Mario Party DS (Rating Pending)
– Super Mario Galaxy (Rating Pending)
– My Sims (Rated E)
– Halo 3 (Rated M)
Girls
– 8-10 Years-Old:
– Nintendogs (Rated E)
– Mario Party DS (Rating Pending)
– My Sims (Rated E)
– Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Rating Pending)
– Guitar Hero (Rated T)
– 11-13 Years-Old:
– My Sims (Rated E)
– Mario Party DS (Rating Pending)
– Nintendogs (Rated E)
– Super Mario Galaxy (Rating Pending)
– Guitar Hero (Rated T)
– 14-17 Years-Old:
– Guitar Hero (Rated T)
– My Sims (Rated E)
– Mario Party DS (Rating Pending)
– Super Mario Galaxy (Rating Pending)
– Halo 3 (Rated M)
Boys
– 8-10 Years-Old:
– Super Mario Galaxy (Rating Pending)
– Pokemon Battle Revolution (Rated E)
– Mario Party DS (Rating Pending)
– Transformers (Rated E10+ or T)
– Mario Strikers Charged (Rated E10+)
– 11-13 Years-Old:
– Guitar Hero (Rated T)
– Halo 3 (Rated M)
– Madden 08 (Rated E)
– Need for Speed: Prostreet (Rating Pending)
– Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground (Rated E10+ or T)
– 14-17 Years-Old:
– Halo 3 (Rated M)
– Guitar Hero (Rated T)
– Madden 08 (Rated E)
– Super Mario Galaxy (Rating Pending)
– Need for Speed: Prostreet (Rating Pending)
Most-Wanted Video Game Systems:
Girls
– 8-10 Years-Old: Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS, Sony PS3
– 11-13 Years-Old: Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS, Sony PS3
– 14-17 Years-Old: Nintendo Wii, Sony PS3, XBOX 360
Boys
– 8-10 Years-Old: Nintendo Wii, Sony PS3, XBOX 360
– 11-13 Years-Old: Nintendo Wii, Sony PS3, XBOX 360
– 14-17 Years-Old: Sony PS3, XBOX 360, Nintendo Wii
SURVEY METHODOLOGY
The Game Crazy survey was conducted online August 17-20, 2007, by Weekly Reader Research. 1,000 U.S. male and female participants, ages 8-17, were recruited from Weekly Reader Research’s INSIDERS survey research community. Random sampling procedures were employed to ensure the respondents accurately reflect the nation’s 42.7 million 8-17 year olds in terms of age, race/ethnicity, gender and census region. The margin of error is +/- 3.2 percent at the 95 percent confidence interval.
This is the PAL Boxart of the Nintendo Wii game Transformers: The Game
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This is an excerpt from the Preview of the Nintendo Wii game by Game Pro
There is a story line that pushes the gameplay, but the game also allows for exploration and some good old-fashion peddle-to-the-metal driving. When finished racing through the streets, transform into robot form and interact with just about anything around, whether it be a car, bus, or building. The game offers players freedom of choice on a massive scale.
With 9 playable characters gamers will experience the power of the all-spark in true next-gen style. The console game is set to release this summer on the PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PS2, and PC. The game teleports the well-loved characters from Hasbro’s property into an epic battle and will have gamers glued to their televisions and monitors.
This is an excerpt from the Preview of the Nintendo Wii game Transformers by 1up
So to re-cap: we have a lot of Transformers coming at us from all directions. If you have a gaming machine, chances are you will have the chance to try out any version of this game. The hard part is deciding on which version to get, but that’s left up as a personal choice. Or you can just grab a big bucket of popcorn and watch the film on the fourth of July.
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This is an excerpt from the First Look article about the Nintendo Wii game Transformers: The Game by TVG
As a mid-twentysomething, there’s nothing more nostalgic (other than listening to the screeching loading tones of Sinclair Spectrum) than thinking back to Transformers, the kids cartoon that cynics would describe as being little more than a thirty-minute animated toy advert. Powerful robotic characters with names as evocative as Megatron, Starscream, Grimlock, and of course, Optimus Prime, conjure up exciting adventures between Autobots and Decepticons, as they continue a millennia-long war across the galaxy from the planet Cybertron to planet Earth…and back again. Playing with the toys (and inevitably making some sort of transforming noise along the way), as they changed into a myriad of cars, jets, and guns, whiled away the hours - the branded ‘Robots in Disguise’ even featured in my first experience of going to the cinema back in the mid-1980s, where I (and countless other five-year olds) cried at the death of Autobot leader, Optimus Prime.
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This is an excerpt from the Interview of the Nintendo Wii game Tranformers: The Game by Super Hero Hype
SHH!: We’ve all seen the trailers for the “Transformers” movie. What can you tell us about the game? What kind of game will it be?
Daniel Suarez: “Transformers: The Game” is a 3rd person, action-adventure game, where you choose to play as either Autobots or Decepticons in an all out battle to gain possession of the All Spark (a mystical cube that gives life to all Transformers).
In the game, you’ll have the opportunity to play as your favorite Transformers – Optimus Prime, Star Scream, Bumblebee, Megatron and many more. Each character ranges in size from 12 – 30 feet in height and has the ability to convert at anytime from robot form into a variety of vehicles such as a car, truck, plane and helicopter. Each character has its unique set of moves, weapons and abilities to provide a unique playing experience with each character.
The choice you make at the start dictates the story line you’ll play, but ultimately, players can choose to play both sides for the complete game experience. The choice to destroy the earth or protect it is yours. The locations, missions and playable characters are different for the Autobots and Decepticons campaigns. The Autobots campaign takes place in the key locations of the film and elaborates in those areas for the biggest impact in terms of gameplay. The Decepticons campaign asks the question, “What if the Decepticons were able to win?” and lets you play it out that way. You get to play the Decepticons and blow everything in your path to bits playing as Megatron, Starscream and a squad of other deadly Decepticons at your control.
Lastly, we’re making a game that is for Transformers fans. Since the very beginning, we’ve been very conscious of the heritage of this brand and have worked hard to integrate characters, locations and even subtle acknowledgements to G1 anywhere we can. There are a lot of special surprises, unique elements and bonus features that fans will enjoy.
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Nintendo announces second quarter Wii lineup, Pokemon Battle Revolution confirmed as first wifi title for the console:
REDMOND, Wash., March 7, 2007 – Wii™ owners of all ages have discovered the fun of playing with a group of friends in the same room. Now for the first time players can compete with one another near and far with Pokémon® Battle Revolution, a game of remarkable firsts:
* the first Wii game to include Nintendo® Wi-Fi Connection play
* the first Pokémon game for Wii
* the first game to link Wii and the hand-held Nintendo DS™
* and the first Wii game that can be controlled using Nintendo DSWhen Wii and Nintendo DS are linked, players can use their Nintendo DS units as controllers or import characters from the upcoming Nintendo DS games Pokémon® Diamond Version or Pokémon® Pearl Version. Pokémon Battle Revolution launches on June 25 exclusively for Wii and brings a dramatic new chapter to the Pokémon franchise, which has sold more than 155 million units worldwide. Pokémon Battle Revolution also serves as one of the standouts in Nintendo’s second-quarter launch lineup, which the company revealed today in conjunction with the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco.
Pokémon Battle Revolution will be joined by Super Paper Mario™, the first Mario™ game for Wii; Mario Party® 8, a multiplayer party game; and Big Brain Academy™, a brain-training game that builds on the phenomenal success of the Nintendo DS brain games. These will add to the ever-growing library of Wii games, which will total more than 50 by the end of June. Nintendo DS fans will see the arrival of Pokémon Diamond Version and Pokémon Pearl Version, two surefire smash-hits.
“With strong third-party support, Wii and Nintendo DS have games on the way for both casual and veteran gamers,” says Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime. “Our new ways to play have attracted millions of players around the world. This lineup demonstrates our commitment to leading the industry with the future of video gaming.”
Third-party publishers also have stepped up their support of both Wii and Nintendo DS, recognizing these systems as the hottest things going in the video game industry. The list of games for April, May and June includes the following:
Wii
- April 9 Super Paper Mario Nintendo
- April Prince of Persia Rival Swords Ubisoft
- April Bust-A-Move Bash Majesco
- April Bioncle Heroes Eidos
- May 15 Mortal Kombat: Armageddon Midway
- May 29 Mario Party 8 Nintendo
- May Tamagotchi Party On Namco Bandai
- May Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean at World’s End Disney Interactive
- May Escape from Bug Island Eidos
- May Spider-Man The Movie 3 Activision
- June 11 Big Brain Academy Nintendo
- June 25 Pokémon Battle Revolution Nintendo
- June Cosmic Family Ubisoft
- Spring Heatseeker Codemasters
- Q2 Legend of the Dragon American Game Factory
- Summer Shrek the Third Activision
- Summer Transformers the Game Activision
Nintendo DS
- April 22 Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl Nintendo
- May Pirates of the Caribbean 3 Buena Vista
- May Dragon Ball Z: Harukanaru Densetsu Atari
- May Pony Friends Eidos
- May Diner Dash Eidos
- May Touch the Dead Eidos
- June 4 Nintendo DS browser Nintendo
- June 4 Planet Puzzle League Nintendo
- June 11 Touchmaster DS Midway
- June Zendoku Eidos
- Spring Naruto Ninja Council 3 Tomy
- Spring Time Ace Konami
- Spring Death Jr. and the Science Fair of Doom Konami
- Q2 Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon Natsume
- Summer Shrek the Third Activision
- Summer Transformers: Autobots Activision
- Summer Transformers: Decepticons Activision
Game Boy® Advance
- Summer Shrek the Third Activision
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