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Indie video game developer NinjaBee is proud to announce it has partnered with fellow indie developer Grubby Games to bring the 2008 PAX 10 Award-winning game - The Amazing Brain Train - to
Nintendo WiiWare™, the Wii™ system’s downloadable service, this fall.

“The Amazing Brain Train is a great example of some things that make indie games great – it’s highly creative, visually distinctive, and fundamentally fun to play,” said NinjaBee President and co-founder Steve Taylor.

More than a year of work has been put into fine-tuning The Amazing Brain Train and adapting it for the Wii. The result is a fun, ultra-challenging and addictive brain training game that is unlike any other in the WiiWare library.

Natsume Inc. announced today that Reel Fishing: Angler's Dream has shipped to retail. The popular Reel Fishing franchise is known for delivering the most thrilling and true-to-life fishing experience. Reel Fishing: Angler's Dream is rated E for everyone by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) and is available at retail for $19.99.

"Reel Fishing: Angler's Dream delivers a fun and challenging fishing experience for novice fishermen and master anglers alike," said Hiro Maekawa, President and CEO at Natsume. "Using the Wii Remote and Nunchuk as your rod and reel, you'll get to experience bait, lure, and fly fishing in a dozen locations. It's the most complete fishing simulation you can get!"

Today Ubisoft announced an online contest inviting fans to submit designs of their very own custom t-shirt to be included in the upcoming release of No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle. Fans will be able to create their own unique design and the winner will be hand-picked by video game legend and No More Heroes creator Goichi Suda (Suda 51).

The contest is now open, and all entries are due by September 10, 2009, 11:59pm Pacific Standard time. To participate, and for more details, visit: www.nomoreheroescontest.com

About No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle

Get ready for heroic battles, vibrant worlds and boundless creativity! Maxis, an Electronic Arts Inc. studio, today announced that Spore Hero and Spore Hero Arena will be available on the 9th October 2009. Built from the ground up exclusively for the Wii and Nintendo DS platforms, Spore Hero and Spore Hero Arena introduce a new level of action-packed adventure and combat to the critically acclaimed Spore franchise.

New research from media analysts Screen Digest (www.screendigest.com) reveals that global active online TV consoles will reach a healthy 79 million devices by the end of 2012, offering publishers and developers a substantial addressable online market to tap into before the end of this generation of consoles. Although online console gamers will become increasingly active in downloading games content, Screen Digest forecasts that these users will only spend an annual $1.2bn in full game downloads by 2013, an important but still limited 11% share of the total current generation console game opportunity, a market still dominated by packaged media.

SouthPeak Games, in conjunction with Evolved Games, announced today that Brave: A Warrior’s Tale for Wii has shipped to all North American retailers. In addition, Brave: A Warrior’s Tale for Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, which shipped August 4, 2009, has received Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Family Games seal of approval. Brave: A Warrior’s Tale takes players of all ages on a memorable journey through Native America.

There's one word to describe the latest downloadable game offerings from Nintendo: phenomenal. For starters, Wii owners can dive into a space adventure for the ages as the Super NES classic Super Star Wars makes its Virtual Console debut. WiiWare devotees have two extraordinary new titles to choose from, including the high-flying NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits and the super-charged Rock N' Roll Climber. And don't miss this week's Nintendo DSiWare Brain Age title, which will help keep your mind buzzing wherever you go.

WiiWare

NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits
Publisher: Over The Top Games
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) - Mild Fantasy Violence
Price: 1,000 Wii Points