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This information comes from SEGA’s Q1 2009 financial report…

PS3 – 2 SKU – 310,000
Wii – 6 SKU – 550,000
Xbox 360 2 SKU – 200,000
NDS 3 SKU – 180,000
PSP 2 SKU – 110,000
PC 2 SKU – 20,000

You can check out the full press release regarding the financial statements below. Highlights from the report include The Conduit sales numbers having come in at 150,000 units sold and Virtua Tennis 2009 is at 790,000 units sold.

During the first quarter of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2010, the Japanese economy continued to face uncertain prospects for recovery. Corporate business performance and the employment outlook in Japan worsened, and weak personal consumption persisted, due to the global economic recession that has grown more acute since last year.

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This email was just dropped in my inbox. For now, the game is heading to WiiWare and PC, but there are negotiations in place to bring the game to retail as well.

Fans of roleplaying and strategic games, who are interested in round based fighting systems, should keep the name Grotesque Tactics: Evil Heroes in mind.

The German developer studio Silent Dreams is working on a tactical RPG for PC Digital and WiiWareTM, that should be released in the fourth quarter of this year.

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SOUNDTRACK TO CULT FAVORITE THIS IS SPINAL TAP COMES TO ROCK BAND

Plus tracks from Black Sabbath and Foo Fighters for Wii and songs from Jane’s Addiction and Styx for Rock Band Unplugged!

Cambridge, Mass. – July 31, 2009 – Harmonix and MTV Games today announced they will be celebrating the 25th anniversary of the theatrical release of This is Spinal Tap, by making available newly recorded versions of the song s featured in the cult classic film and its 1984 soundtrack album. The songs will be available in the Rock Band Music Store of downloadable content next week on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and Wii™ system. With the addition of the Spinal Tap tracks, the Rock Band music platform now offers more than 800 songs to consumers via disc and download, and has surpassed more than 50 million paid downloads to date.

Additional tracks from Black Sabbath and Foo Fighters will be available in the Wii™ Rock Band Music Store, and tracks from Jane’s Addiction and Styx will be available for Rock Band Unplugged.

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This WiiWare title will be releasing in Japan on August 4 for 500 points.

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FC:
-Ike Ike! Nekketsu Hockey Bu – Subette Koronde Dai Rantou (Kunio hockey)

SFC:
-Final Fantasy IV (Aug 4th)

MD:
-Pengo
-Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure

VCA:
-Cosmo Gang the Video (Aug 4th)
-Pac-Mania (Aug 4th)

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“We think the Wii audience is perfect for the kinds of games we make, orientated towards story and characters and casual play – a sofa expeience if you will – and WiiWare is an amazingly effective way to reach that audience.” – Telltale’s design director

I know that they are two different people, but it is kind of funny how one Telltale developer says that the Wii is less powerful than an iPhone while their design director believes that their games are “perfect” for Wii.

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Armored Core 3 Portable (PSP) – 30,000 (65%)
Puyo Puyo 7 (DS) – 26,000 (31%)
Gears of War 2 (360) – LE 24,000 (50%) / SE 13,000 (56%)
Hisshou Pachinko*Pachi-Slot Kouryaku Series Vol. 14: CR Shinseiki Evangelion: Saigo no Shimono (PS2) – SE 18,000 (34%) / LE 3,400 (49%)
Hisshou Pachinko*Pachi-Slot Kouryaku Series Vol. 4: CR Shinseiki Evangelion: Saigo no Shimono (DS) – 11,000 (33%)
The King of Fighters XII (PS3) – 9,300 (26%)
To Heart 2 Portable (PSP) – WPLE 7,900 (43%) / WPSE 6,400 (33%) / SE 4,100 (34%)
Tsuyo Kiss 2 Gakki: Swift Love (PSP) – LE 4,900 (45%) / SE 3,400 (45%)
The King of Fighters XII (360) – 4,300 (25%)
Doki Majo Plus (DS) – 3,800 (36%)
Gokujou!! Mecha Mote Iinchou: Girls Motekawa Box (DS) – 3,000 (18%)
Kyoufu Taikan: Juon (Wii) – 2,600 (35%)
Shinseiki Evangelion: Battle Orchestra Portable (PSP) – SE 2,600 (33%) / LE 1,400 (46%)
Nuga-Cel (PS2) – SE 1,300 (26%) / LE 1,000 (37%)
Lucian Bee’s: Resurrection Supernova (PS2) – SE 1,100 (42%) / LE 990 (42%)
Top Spin 3 (PS3) – 1,000 (14%)
Saikin Koishiteru? (DS) – SE 890 (27%)

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Every so often, Nintendo publishes an updated release date schedule of sorts that comes alongside a financial report. The company has decided to send out its most recent schedule, which includes dates for Wii/DS products in North America, Europe, and Japan. You can check it out below (and above!).