In this entry:
Super Smash Bros Brawl for $43 shipped.
Nights: Journey of Dreams $29.
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption $29.
Pinball Hall of Fame $19.

For $30 you can pick up, tax free and with free shipping:
Bomberman Land
Endless Ocean
Ghost Squad
Godfather: Blackhand Edition
House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return
My Word Coach
Namco Museum Remix
Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition
Sega Bass Fishing
Sonic and the Secet Rings
SSX Blur
Super Monkeyball Banana Blitz
Zack and Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure

For only $20, copies of these games can be found just about anywhere:
Alien Syndrome
Dewy's Adventure
Elebits
Escape From Bug Island
Furu Furu Park
Mercury Meltdown Revolution
Octomania
Red Steel
Wii Zapper with Link's Crossbow Training
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Mysterious industry "insider" Surfer Girl reveals more "trainwrecks" and/or "nightmares" hidden behind the closed door of Ubisoft:

¿ How the editorials at Ubisoft have power of life or death over any project in the company.

¿ How Martin Tremblay, former CEO of Ubisoft Montreal, was "asked to resign" because a certain then senior producer named Yannis Mallat could not stand him. (Mallat has connection to the the Guillemot family that owns Ubisoft; After Tremblay's departure, Mallat was promptly promoted to CEO.)

¿ How Mallat influenced the editorials to kill an unannounced "AAA" HUDless FPS.

¿ The early troubled development of Assassin's Creed, and its secret sci-fi twist.

¿ Tom Clancy's connection (or lack of) to Ubisoft Montreal and Splinter Cell Conviction.
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While many third party publishers were late to realize the potential of the Wii, Ubisoft were one of the first.However,the French firm has now admitted that a number of its early Wii titles were rushed and lacked quality.
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It was a previous job posting back in November of last year that revealed a Red Steel sequel was on the way, and another classified ad seems to suggest that the expected Red Steel 2 will support online functionality. A new Ubisoft job post on Gamasutra advertises for an online programmer to "develop the online part of a game engine for a Wii project ... located in [Ubisoft's] Production Studio in Paris, where Red Steel and Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter games have been developed." With ... » Read More

In yet another financial report, Ubisoft has revealed that whilst older games continued their strong sales in the last quarter of the year.....
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The first confirmed Nintendo Wii game to be dumped is Red Steel. Note, this cannot currently be used in any way, but opens the doors for possible hacks...
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It looks as though Wii launch game Red Steel is the first of a series as developer and publisher Ubisoft is currently recruiting staff to work on its first-person shooter. The job advertisement can be found on the Ubisoft website and our rudimentary French can tell you that the developer is looking for game designers to work on the "continuation of the Red Steel ... » Read More

Famous Japanese magazine Famitsu has reviewed some of the Wii games for Japanese launch, the main one of course being The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess for both the Wii and GameCube.

Zelda The Twilight Princess (Wii, Nintendo): 9 / 10 / 9 / 10 - (38/40)

Zelda The Twilight Princess (GC, Nintendo): 10 / 10 / 9 / 9 - (38/40)

Necro-Nesia (Wii, Spike): 8 / 7 / 6 / 7 - (28/40)

Wing Island (Wii, Hudwon): 5 / 6 / 6 / 5 - (22/40)

Kororinpa (Wii, Hudson): 6 / 6 / 6 / 6 - (24/40)

SD Gundam: Scad Hammers (Wii, Hudson): 8 / 8 / 9 / 8 - (33/40)

Ennichi no Tatsujin (Wii, Bandai Namco): 7 / 7 / 7 / 6 - (27/40)

Tamagotchi no Pika Pika Daitouryou (Wii, Bandao Namco): 7 / 7 / 7 / 5 - (26/40)

Red Steel (Wii, Ubisoft): 8 / 9 / 9 / 8 - (34/40)

Trauma Center: Second Opinion (Wii, Atlus): 8 / 9 / 8 / 7 - (32/40)

Elebits (Wii, Konami): 8 / 8 / 8 / 8 - (32/40)

Swing Golf Pangya (Wii, Tecmo): 8 / 7 / 7 / 7 - (29/40)

WarioWare: Smooth Moves (Wii, Nintendo): 8 / 9 / 8 / 9 - (34/40)

Crayon Shin-Chan: Saikyou Kazoku Kasukabe King Wii (Wii, Banpresto): 7 / 8 / 7 / 6 - (28/40)
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And here's Best Buy's list of expected Wii games and when they should hit the store:

Wii-Avatar: The Last Airbender 8130667 E10+ $49.99 Nov. 15
Wii-Call of Duty 3 8030329 T $49.99 Nov. 15
Wii-Cars 7918266 E $49.99 Nov. 15
Wii-DBZ Budokai Tenkaichi 2 8147427 T $49.99 Nov. 15
Wii-Excite Truck 7917463 E $49.99 Nov. 15
Wii-Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy 8131078 E10+ $49.99 Nov. 14
Wii-Gt Pro Series 8140665 E $49.99 Nov. 15
Wii-Happy Feet 8147524 E $49.99 Nov. 14
Wii-Madden NFL '07 7917169 E $49.99 Nov. 15
Wii-Marvel Ultimate Alliance 7917427 T $49.99 Nov. 15
Wii-Metal Slug Anthology 7918239 T $39.99 Nov. 15
Wii-Monster 4x4: World Circuit 8140745 E $49.99 Nov. 15
Wii-Open Season 8141496 E10+ $49.99 Nov. 15
Wii-Rampage Total Destruction 8131032 E10+ $29.99 Nov. 14
Wii-Rapala Trophies 8130907 E $39.99 Nov. 15
Wii-Rayman Raving Rabbids 7917481 E $49.99 Nov. 15
Wii-Red Steel 7849876 T $49.99 Nov. 15
Wii-Splinter Cell Double Agent 8141263 M $49.99 Nov. 15
Wii-Spongebob: Creature From The Krusty Krab 7918328 E $49.99 Nov. 15
Wii-Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz 7917515 E $49.99 Nov. 15
Wii-The Barnyard 8130603 E10+ $49.99 Nov. 15
Wii-The Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess 7917132 T $49.99 Nov. 15
Wii-Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam 7918186 E $49.99 Nov. 15
Wii-Trauma Center 7918195 T $49.99 Nov. 15
Wii-World Series of Poker TOC 8138142 T $39.99 Nov. 15

Hit the jump for the accessory list
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This explosive new trailer reveals Red Steel's four-player element in full with four models demonstrating just how easy it is to slaughter each other armed only with a Wii-mote, perfect teeth and an aspirational loft apartment. Hit the Movies tab above to check it out. But if you can look past the wholly unlikely scenario, the acting, the gurning and the presence of a girl (as if), the trailer should still manage to invoke strong memories of the fun of four-player ... » Read More

We've rounded up a gang of Red Steel shots as Wii's first-announced shooter limbers up for a shot at the console's launch line-up. It's been a bumpy ride for Red Steel, after an unimpressed response from the E3 crowd in May saw the game yanked back in by the collar of its fancy leather jacket for some visual and control polishing. Soon we'll be able to find out for ourselves if it was all worth it but, in the meantime, check out the shots on the Images tab and imagine your best Wii-mote ... » Read More

The basic modes of multiplayer confirmed to us today are deathmatch, team deathmatch and an intriguing game type dubbed Mission mode.

We all know what deathmatch and team deathmatch incorporates, but Ubisoft is planning something very unique for the Mission mode. As the game fires up, your Wii Remote will ring like a phone. You'll then press the 1 button and answer it - yep, just like a phone. A voice will then tell you your objective, which must be completed before your rivals in order to win the round or game.

These objectives include one of the three or four deathmatches (it wouldn't really work with just two) being a 'mystery' player that must be hunted down by the others. The mystery player's goal is to survive the time limit while the other players must seek him out and make a kill for the victory.
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The PS3 could launch with 24 titles and Wii with 30 titles according to new documents detailing the two companies' plans.

PlayStation 3
Resistance: Fall of Man - Sony
Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom - Sony
Genji: Days of the Blade - Sony
Gran Turismo HD - Sony
NBA 07 - Sony
Call of Duty 3 - Activision (600,000)
Marvel Ultimate Alliance - Activision (300,000)
Tony Hawk's Project 8 - Activision (300,000)
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Bethesda Softworks
Fight Night 3 - Electronic Arts (400,000)
Madden NFL 07 - Electronic Arts (700,000)
NBA Live 07 - Electronic Arts (500,000)
Need for Speed Carbon - Electronic Arts (800,000)
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 - Electronic Arts (400,000)
Mobile Suit Gundam: Target In Sight - Namco Bandai
Ninja Gaiden Sigma - Namco Bandai
Ridge Racer 7 - Namco Bandai
Full Auto 2: Battlelines - Sega
Sonic the Hedgehog - Sega
NBA 2K7 - Take-Two Interactive (400,000)
NHL 2K7 - Take-Two Interactive (200,000)
Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII - Ubisoft
Rainbow Six: Vegas - Ubisoft
F.E.A.R. - Vivendi

NINTENDO Wii
Wii Sports (bundled with hardware) - Nintendo
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - Nintendo
Excite Truck - Nintendo
Call of Duty 3 - Activision (200,000)
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance - Activision (200,000)
Rapala Tournament Fishing ¿ Activision (50,000)
Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam - Activision (300,000)
World Series of Poker - Activision (50,000)
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 - Atari (200,000)
Trauma Center: Second Opinion - Atlus
Madden NFL 07 - Electronic Arts (500,000)
Need for Speed: Carbon - Electronic Arts (500,000)
Elebits - Konami
The Ant Bully - Midway m (100,000)
The Grim Adventure...
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Ubisoft has today confirmed that the award-winning Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter composer Tom Salta has been brought on board to score the forthcoming Wii launch title, Red Steel.
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A puzzling ad for Red Steel has started showing up in magazines this month. Calling on you to perform some extremely complex feats of folding, this bit of origami becomes a little paper shuriken with a hidden message. Will it unlock the secret to patiently waiting out the next 57 days before we can get our hands on this two-fisted shoot-and-slasher? We sure hope ... » Read More

Colin Sebastian said in a post-Nintendo meeting note, "We continue to believe that Nintendo has a very good opportunity to gain market share in the new cycle with a lower-priced console and unique game-play. We also note that Nintendo is receiving solid support from third-party game publishers, including titles designed specifically for the Wii, such as Tony Hawk Downhill Jam (Activision), Madden NFL 07 (Electronic Arts) and Red Steel (UbiSoft)."
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Red Steel is one of the highly anticipated games for Wii. With previous reports that Wii launch titles will lack online functionality, Ubisoft Senior Project Coordinator Stephanie Langlois discussed in an interview, the multiplayer mode of Red Steel.
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Yakuza-style Wii launch title Red Steel had a rough ride at its E3 showing, but in interviews at last week's Leipzig Game Convention, developer Ubisoft promised that it has taken the criticisms seriously - and is busily improving the title for release. As Wii's first original shooter, the concept of Red Steel 's gun-and-sword antics ended up being a little more exciting than the reality in its E3 showing, with tetchy controls and a slightly disappointing sword-fighting mechanic. We'd hoped to ... » Read More

According to German gaming site Nintendo-LAN.de, Ubisoft Paris' Red Steel is moving toward a more freestyle sword fighting scheme. Nintendo-LAN, answering a question from Mordrag, said that "the control [of Red Steel] is revised completely, so that the movements of the controller are transmitted precise into the game."
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Gamers hoping for an online component in third-party games like Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam, are in for bad news, because one isn't planned.

Why? Because Nintendo will not release Wii Wi-Fi Connection libraries to third parties until early 2007. Which might mean that no third party launch title aside from maybe Ubisoft's Red Steel and of course Nintendo's own games will have an online mode.
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