It's time to put on those dancing shoes and let the search for the ultimate dancer in the United States begin - DanceDanceRevolution style. Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., has announced the launch of the official 2009 DanceDanceRevolution U.S. Championships. Beginning September 26, the first-ever national DanceDanceRevolution competition will bring together the greatest DDR players from around the country to compete in seven different regional tournaments all over the United States. All this action will culminate when the top dancers in each region will advance to the National Finals in Las Vegas on December 5th, 2009 where the number one DanceDanceRevolution player will be crowned.
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Relive the glory days of video games without the pocketful of quarters as Majesco Entertainment Company, an innovative provider of video games for the mass market, today announced Data East Arcade Classics for Wii.
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Just when you thought you had written off concepts that couldnt possibly work on the Wii, SSX Blur came along. And damn if they didnt do a decent job of translating a motion generally associated with your feet (snowboarding) to two very different hand assignments with the Nunchuk and Wii-mote. Well get ready to yet again expand your extreme sports horizons on Nintendos lil gestural system that could, as Crave Entertainment brings Dave Mirra BMX Challenge to the Wii, coming this June for a ...
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THQ's unique paint-splattering Wii game de Blob has sold over 700K units worldwide, CEO Brian Farrell said on Tuesday during the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference in San Francisco.

Even in a wretched retail environment, the game has been able to hold its original $49.99 price point after about five months of availability. "We can make money on games like that," Farrell said.
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Launching an original core IP on the Wii is a bit risky, but it looks like THQ's investment in de Blob is paying off.
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THQ's unique action puzzler, De Blob, took home five awards at the annual Games Developers' Association of Australia (GDAA) Awards on November 21st.
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MTV Multiplayer's Patrick Klepek reports:

"After Nintendo unveiled their MotionPlus add-on for the Wiimote at E3, rumors suggested several companies were upset they weren't tipped off about the device.

MotionPlus finally will allow for 1:1 motion control, a criticism leveled at the Wiimote since its release.

Nick Hagger, the producer of Wii's "de Blob," however, told me MotionPlus could lead to unneeded complexity to motion controls."
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Screen Play: "Next week THQ is holding a party in Melbourne to celebrate the release of de Blob on Wii.

The creative platform game, which sees players trying to bring fun back to Chroma city after a hostile invasion by splashing paint around the landscape, has been developed by local studio Blue Tongue based on a free downloadable game for PC designed by students in The Netherlands."
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In a surprise move, Nintendo have announced a new brand, targeted at casual gamers, much like EA's 'Freeplay' range. This new brand goes by the name of 'Shake it Up Baby', and will allow less seasoned gamers to jump right in to the most complicated of games.

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'The first third-party Wii game that would have Mr. Miyamoto bowing in awed respect. De Blob is da bomb!"

Gameplayer are reporting that the Wii has finally scored its third-party killer app, with the current issue of Ultimate Nintendo rewarding the game with the top score.
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