3rd May 2013 – Wario and his zany friends are back in Game & Wario, a brand new, colourful collection of crazy games exclusively for Wii U! Launching on 29th June, the game utilises the unique setup of the Wii U GamePad controller and the TV screen in innovative and exciting ways for a Wario experience like no other that will keep you coming back for more!

Wario has dabbled in software development since the WarioWare series – and just loves to find new ways to play games with the latest consoles. In Game & Wario, he’s trying his hand at a certain new home console system with a Touch Screen in the centre of its controller… This results in a zany set of games that can all be played using just a Wii U GamePad and a TV screen, whether playing alone or with friends and family.

In Single Player, there are twelve games to enjoy that turn your GamePad into a variety of different objects for different gameplay challenges: use it as a camera, a bow that looses arrows into the TV image, or as a method to steer a skier to the disco, amongst others!

In CAMERA, you’re tasked with snapping photos of escaped criminals with your GamePad! The TV shows a busy street in Diamond City and holding up the GamePad allows you to take a closer look at the scene. Frame those crooks perfectly in your photos to catch them, and earn a high score!

In GAMER, take on the role of 9-Volt, a kid who’s been sent to bed with his favourite handheld gaming system, but is desperate to get a high score… However his mum is prowling around trying to catch him in the act of staying up past his bedtime! While playing microgames on the GamePad, you’ll need to keep an eye on the TV screen which shows 9-Volt’s bedroom, because you’ll have to pretend to be fast asleep whenever his mum pounces! Try to hide-and-play for as long as possible for a high score – just don’t get caught or it’s game over!
You can also try your luck with Chick-N-Win, the chicken-shaped contraption that lays surprise-filled capsules, and get one of over 200 weird and wonderful toys to play with; each one showcasing something fun or eccentric you can do with your GamePad.

Game & Wario also unveils a new twist on playing with others on Wii U: using only the GamePad you can share the fun with friends or family in four different games in the Multiplayer Mode!

In DISCO, you’ll be battling against a friend toe-to-toe in a dance-off, where the players are setting the pace and moves on the GamePad for points. Each player holds one end of the GamePad and tries to outwit his opponent with fancy fingerwork, rhythmically tapping the touch screen in three places to place moves his opponent needs to replicate… Each misstep earns the player’s opponent points – you’ll need the highest score to win – so make sure you can keep in rhythm!

In FRUIT, up to five players play together in different roles: one player becomes a dastardly fruit thief, using the GamePad to work in secret as the others play agents and watch the TV screen, using their powers of observation to find the thief in a crowd and spot when the fruits disappear. The agents have their work cut out for them with bustling streets, passing traffic and smoky chimneys obscuring the view. At the end of the game, each of the agents pass around the GamePad to point out who they think is the thief; but only the most eagle-eyed may win as the line-up of would-be fruit thieves look rather similar!

In ARTWORK, up to five players compete in a sketching showdown to see who can draw and guess drawings the fastest for a high score. Each player takes turns to sketch prompted words as fast as possible on the GamePad, with the other players guessing what the word might be. It’s a frantic test of communication with friends and family as points are earned both for correct guesses and for drawing fast, as one man’s squiggle is another man’s solution!

This game type is also integrated into Miiverse as Miiverse ARTWORK, where you can select one of four prompts to draw in 60 seconds, after which your mini masterpiece, or hilarious doodle, is posted to Miiverse to be appreciated by all! You can even submit your own words to be prompts for others to draw, which may even trend in the Gallery section of Miiverse Artwork as popular words other players are enjoying sketching!

Game & Wario launches exclusively on Wii U across Australia and New Zealand on 29th June, a fun-filled package of sixteen games and hundreds of toys all showcasing the myriad uses of the Wii U GamePad. Unleash Wario’s unique wares on your family and friends for a winter jam-packed with mischief!

For further details:
Nintendo Australia Website http://www.nintendo.com.au
Nintendo Australia on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/user/NintendoAU
Nintendo Australia Image Library http://images.nintendo.com.au

                     Latest Spec Op Chapter Also Includes Classic Iron Man Enemies 

The new Marvel: Avengers Alliance Special Operation features a storyline, villains, heroes and magnificent suits of armour inspired by Marvel’s Iron Man 3, in cinemas now, and the fan-favourite “Extremis” comic book story arc.

Along with the super-powered Eric Savin from Iron Man 3, players will confront comic-inspired Iron Man villains like Titanium Man and Blizzard. By completing this Iron Man 3 tie-in Spec Op, fans will also have a chance to play as Pepper Potts in her Rescue armour, straight out of the pages of THE INVINCIBLE IRON MAN comic book series.

In addition to the Spec Op, players will be able to purchase the Mark 42 armour for Iron Man and the Iron Patriot armour for War Machine, both of which are featured in Marvel’s Iron Man 3.

Join the millions of social gamers and Marvel fans who have already joined S.H.I.E.L.D. by playing Marvel: Avengers Alliance at:http://www.facebook.com/avengersalliance. The game is one of the top-rated titles in Facebook’s App Center. Fans can also play Marvel: Avengers Alliance at www.playdom.com.

BRAINTREE, UK – 02/05/2013

Ghostlight have today revealed that they will be releasing Action Driving game Crash City Mayhem (released as Runabout 3D: Drive Impossible by Rocket Company in Japan) on the Nintendo 3DS eShop on the 9^th May priced at just £17.99/€19.99.

More on Crash City Mayhem

Experience high-octane driving thrills in glorious 3D as Crash City Mayhem comes speeding on to the Nintendo 3DS!  The more you destroy, the greater your rewards as you smash through city streets in a series of dangerous missions against an evil syndicate of terrorists.

Drive a huge variety of crazy vehicles including mopeds, supercars and tanks!

Drive anywhere – rooftops, sewers, inside buildings, rail tracks and more.

Unlock a stash of secret items and vehicle upgrades.

Dodge the cops in a wealth of missions including high-speed pursuits, rescuing hostages and planting bombs!

Established in 2004, Ghostlight specialise in bringing the best in Japanese gaming to the PAL region.  Ghostlight have released numerous JRPGs such as three titles from the Agarest: Generations of War series, Shadowhearts: From the New World, Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky, Fate/EXTRA and multiple entries in the Shin Megami Tensei series, including Digital Devil Saga, Digital Devil Saga 2, Lucifer’s Call, Devil Survivor Overclocked, Persona 2: Innocent Sin and Persona 3 Portable. ) Ghostlight are currently working on the forthcoming releases of Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor II (DS) and a PC port of Agarest: Generations of War which has recently passed through Steam Greenlight.

Takes Strategy Gaming to the Skies 

Get ready to pilot over WWI Europe with the legendary game-designer’s first mobile strategy title to launch exclusively on iOS devices next week 

Sydney, Australia, 2^nd May, 1, 2013 – 2K and Firaxis Games, the critically acclaimed studio responsible for the award-winning XCOM®: Enemy Unknown* and the Sid Meier’s Civilization® series, are excited to announce Sid Meier’s Ace Patrol™, an original mobile title coming to iOS on Thursday, May 9, 2013. Conceived, designed and programmed by the legendary game designer himself, Sid Meier’s Ace Patrol™ immerses players in strategic WWI air-combat scenarios, piloting the skies in defense of their base camp and allies.

Sid Meier’s Ace Patrol™ offers a deep, high-quality 3D strategy experience that fulfills Firaxis’ promise of creating the world’s best strategy games.

Key Features Include:

–        Piloting a selection of 30 vintage and historical WWI aircrafts through more than 120 missions;

–        Building out a team of Aces that each offer a special skill set to expand gameplay options;

–        Upgrading and promoting the top fighter pilots throughout the course of the campaign;

–        Playing Turn-based Single-Player, Two-Player Hot-Pad or Asynchronous Multiplayer through Game Center.

Free to download, Sid Meier’s Ace Patrol™ will be available in the App Store on iOS devices worldwide.

Firaxis is proud to add Sid Meier’s Ace Patrol™ to their growing lineup of mobile games, which will soon also include the highly anticipated Haunted Hollow™ (available in the App Store tomorrow, May 2, 2013) and XCOM®: Enemy Unknown (coming this summer).

*XCOM: Enemy Unknown was named Game of the Year 2012 by GameTrailers, GiantBomb, Kotaku, and MTV Multiplayer

2K is a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO).

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– 80m registered users worldwide –

– $250m Total gross retail sales to date across all Moshi products – 

London, Wednesday 1st May 2013: Global kids’ phenomenon Moshi Monsters™ celebrates its fifth birthday with a special party in London this week.

Parent company Mind Candy will be celebrating the five year success of its hero brand, which has reached milestones including, 80 million registered users and a quarter of a billion (USD) total gross retail sales on all Moshi Monsters products sold globally to date*.

The popular brand started out as an online world of adoptable pet monsters for boys and girls aged 6-12 back in 2008. It slowly crept to 1 million users before taking off in the summer of 2009 and growing by 1 new registered user per second.

Moshi is biggest in the UK but has a global fan base. The top five territories are English speaking (UK, US, Australia, Canada and New Zealand). There are registered users across 150 territories and plans to internationalise in various languages as the brand rolls out on tablet devices in 2013.

In 2011 Moshi Monsters expanded offline into physical products, launching books, toys, membership cards and a variety of other product lines that have pulled in over $250m in total gross retail sales to date*. Highlights include the number one selling monthly kids’ magazine in the UK – Moshi Monsters Magazine, and a top five UK music album – Moshi Monsters: Music Rox!, (which topped Madonna and went gold). Moshi also made videogame history with the longest ever number one in the Nintendo DS chart – Moshi Monsters: Moshlings Zoo – with 23 consecutive weeks at number 1! 

View further stats on our 5yr infographic here – http://mindcandy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Moshi_info_graphic_10.png