Ever wondered what it would be like to experience living like the Ultimate Band?

Well this is your chance to find out! To celebrate the launch of Ultimate Band on the Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS, Disney Interactive Studios is offering you and a friend the chance to win a trip to London to experience the life of the Ultimate Band.

Gamers and music lovers of all ages will realise their dream of becoming a rock legend when they build their own band or jam alone, all fuelled only by the power of the Wii controllers and the DS stylus. Ultimate Band contains over 30 current hits and all-time rock favourites. Friends and families can rock out on guitar, bass, drums or as the front man. This is your chance to not only perform like the Ultimate Band, but to experience life as the Ultimate Band for the day!
Disney Interactive Studios is working with ultimate rock performer, Lil’ Chris to promote the launch of Ultimate Band and he has filmed a brilliant vodcast which will give you all the inside information on the game, including how to pull off the special moves for each band member, such as the guitarist, drummer and front man. The hints and tips in the vodcast will help you and your mates progress through the game with more style and flair to ensure you become the Ultimate Band! To watch the vodcast visit www.ultimateband.co.uk

The winning prize will include:
• Overnight stay in one of London’s top hotels, for you, your friend and your parents/guardians.
• Dinner in the music hall of fame, the Hard Rock Café
• Tickets to a gig in one of London’s many live music venues or £300 in vouchers to spend on music!
• Your own paparazzi photographer to take snaps of you to show off to your mates
• Your very own limousine to take you to and from the airport.
You will also get to prolong the Ultimate Band experience when you leave by taking home a Nintendo Wii and copy of Ultimate Band!
Disney Interactive Studios are also giving away runner up prizes which consist of:
• 1 copy of Ultimate Band on Nintendo Wii (or DS if requested)
• 1 x 1 GB Ultimate Band Guitar USB stick
• 1 x Ultimate Band Miniature Finger Drum Kit
• 1x Plain White T’s CD (Plain White T’s, who brought you the hit ‘Hey There Delilah’, are back with a new album BIG BAD WORLD which is out now.)
All you have to do to enter is tell us about your Ultimate Band’s ultimate gig, by clicking on the link below. Enter the competition and don’t forget to check out the Ultimate Band videos and play the mini-game ‘Ultimate Band Bubble Run!!’ too!
http://tinyurl.com/uk-ultimateband

Space Station Tycoon Press Release:

Description:
Follow the adventures of Shawn and Tam on an intergalactic journey through Pirate infested space, meteor fields, supernovas, and countless dangers as they seek out fame and fortune in the high-stakes world of Space Station management.

Station Tycoon is a fast paced, simulation game focusing on character interaction and humor, light puzzle solving, and customization in a free form, non-linear world. Meet exciting characters, buy new stations to customize, and try to keep an insane collection of clientele satisfied.

Features:
• Tons of customization: Continually expand your empire with an increasing number of islands and customize each one to attract business. Add Galactic Taverns and overflowing treasure chests to befriend the unruly Space Pirates. Looking for a livelier crowd? Build luaus and water parks to attract the fun-loving Party Pigs!

Full press release, screens, and boxart after the jump

• Awesome cast of characters: Play as entrepreneur Shawn, with the help of his monkey sidekick Tam, and keep a crazy cast of quirky characters happy so they will gladly spend their money! Make the right friends and you will run your competition into the ground. But, it’s not so easy when your competition seems to have ties to Space Pirates, Ninjas and mysterious voodoo-practicing Chickens!
• Physics-based object interaction: Create gravity points with your Wii controller and interact with objects in the environment. Catch asteroids to keep them from smashing your space station, bounce rowdy ships, retrieve tips from visitors and even lob cannonballs at those troublesome pirates that keep attacking!
• Goal-based gameplay: Manage stations all over the galaxy and take advantage of the ebb and flow of the economy to maximize your income. Meet the objectives of each level in order to continue to expand your empire and become the ultimate Space Station Tycoon!
• Multi-player Party Mode, Co-op play and more!

Game Summary:

Publisher: NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc.
Developer: Wahoo Studios
Release Date: Summer 2007
Platform: Wii
Genre: Simulation/Adventure
Player: 1 – 2 Players
ESRB Rating: RP

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This colorful 86-card set will take you on a journey with Link, a farm boy in the land of Hyrule, who is catapulted into an epic adventure to save Hyrule from being enveloped by a looming darkness - the Twilight.

Meet his friends, enemies, the evil bosses he confronts on his mission, and learn useful game tips along the way. Look for key characters, weapons, special game tips, fun content, and more.

You’ll also want to look for the special 9-card gold foil set!

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This are some new Artowork images and the Press Release of the Nintendo Wii game Space Station Tycoon

SANTA CLARA, Calif., (February 28, 2007) – Prepare for lift off as leading video games publisher and developer NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. takes gamers above the clouds and deep into the unknown in its newest Tycoon Simulation game, Space Station TycoonTM for the WiiTM. Available Summer 2007, Space Station Tycoon allows gamers to become moguls in their own galactic empire as they customize stations all over the galaxy while maximizing their income.

“Space Station Tycoon utilizes the creative and unique functionality of the Wii by allowing gamers to emerge themselves in a type of tycoon gameplay never before experienced” Makoto Iwai, Executive Vice President and COO of NAMCO BANDAI Games, said. “Its fun loving characters and off-the-wall space station scenarios should have Wii owners scrambling to get their stations thriving.”

Space Station Tycoon follows the adventures of Shawn and his high-strung monkey sidekick Tam through pirate infested space, meteor fields, supernovas, and bizarre characters as they seek out fame and fortune. Expand your empire with an increasing number of stations and customize each one to attract business. Keep the customers happy and they will gladly spend their money. Throughout the game, players will encounter over 30 kooky characters; but watch out because unruly space pirates, starfish ninjas and mysterious voodoo-practicing chickens can disrupt your stations at anytime, bringing your tycoon empire to the ground.

Create gravity points with the Wii Remote and interact with objects in the environment. Catch asteroids to keep them from smashing your space station, bounce rowdy ships, retrieve tips from visitors and even lob cannonballs at those troublesome pirates that keep attacking. Available with multi-player party mode, co-op play, and more, Space Station Tycoon is a fast paced, tycoon simulation game complete with humor, light puzzle solving, and customization in a free form, non-linear world.

Manage stations all over the galaxy and take advantage of the flow of the economy to maximize your income. Missions include preventing meteorites from crashing into your space station, protecting your real estate from ruckus causing pirates, preventing ninja starfish from fighting with party pigs and blocking comets from colliding with your space ships. Meet the objectives of each level in order to continue and expand your empire to become the ultimate Space Station Tycoon!

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This is a new Video from GameTrailers : “Tips For Playing Wii”

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The following tips are advised for safe play with the Nintendo Wii Remote:

• Always wear the wrist strap while playing.
• Keep a firm grip on the Wii Remote at all times.
• Make sure people and objects are out of the range of movement before play begins.

Other things to keep in mind include:

• Players should keep at least three feet from their televisions and should dry their hands if they become moist.
• Remember that the Wii Remote is responsive enough to detect minor movements – so excessive and forceful actions are not necessary.
• The motions made are similar to real-life sports games, but the force is not.

These tips complement efforts already underway:

• Nintendo has been replacing broken wrist straps for consumers who request them.
• Nintendo operates a toll-free number and a Web site for customers to request replacement wrist straps. Consumers can call 1-800-859-4519 or visit support.nintendo.com to get a replacement wrist strap.
• All new Wii hardware shipments include new wrist straps and a safety sheet.
• Links about Wii safety are available on various Nintendo Web sites, including multiple links on Nintendo.com, Wii.Nintendo.com and the Nintendo World store Web site.
• Nintendo sent an e-mail message to members of the MyNintendo customer-loyalty program about Wii Remote safety. A similar message will be sent each week to consumers who register their new Wii systems at MyNintendo.com.
• Games include on-screen advisories about proper wrist strap use.
• Nintendo includes an insert about Wii safety with all correspondence dealing with Wii product repairs and replacements.

In the coming weeks, Nintendo will:

• Send electronic messages to Internet-connected Wii systems to highlight key Wii safety points.
• Update the Wii operations manual and the manual for Wii Sports with additional wrist strap cautions and specific game advice.
• Update on-screen wrist strap advisories to include additional messaging.

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This is a video full of Swordplay Tips and Tricks in the Red Steel Wii game

Red Steel Tips and Tricks Video

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Nintendo Wii has its own Easter Eggs, or tricks whatever you like to call them.

The following are some interesting “Easter Eggs” that are part of the Wii, WiiSports and the Wii Channel:

• Catch an evil cat in the Fun option (by pressing A and B) in Photo Channel that runs across the screen so you can get some tips
• A 194 piece puzzle can be created by holding down the 1 button before selecting any piece amount
• You can e-mail a JPG file to your Wii Message Board (around 1MB limit)
• In Wii Bowling, you can throw your ball into other people’s lanes
• If you put mp3s in your SD card along with your photos, you can change the background music during a slide show to one of your mp3s
• When the message board records your play time, if you don’t exit to the Wii Menu before you power off the machine, it records the play time as “other”. If you properly exit to the menu and then shut off it will record it as the correct game
• You can rearrange almost anything on the Wii…like the channels and messages by just holding the A and B
• The plasma burn in reduction kicks in the second the Wiimote shuts down.
• When you get an e-mail, not only does the disc drive light up and pulsate blue, but your Wiimote sends out a little chirp
• When you’re in the Mii channel and you don’t use the Wiimote for a little bit and your Mii’s start walking around, if you then suddenly use the Wiimote, all the Mii stop and follow the ‘hand’ for about 3 seconds
• When typing messages, and you need to go back and edit the message(while still typing) instead of deleting letters, just point to where you want to edit to move the type cursor.
• In Wii Sports Bowling, when you press up on the Directional Pad, it will zoom in on the lane. The zoom in sound is the exact same sound from Super Mario 64 any time you moved the camera.
• Co Op Jigsaw puzzles in Wii photos
• You can place the sensor bar upside down and it doesn’t reverse the directions of your movement
• In Wii Bowling, you can release on the back swing and throw the ball backwards. It scares all the Mii’s behind you
• Classic controller has analogue shoulder buttons. With the GC “click” at the bottom.

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