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As you can see, both games are million sellers, but Phantom Hourglass has moved a considerable amount more. Things aren’t looking too good for the title from here on out. If you bought Phantom Hourglass but not Spirit Tracks, let’s hear why!

The "WiiWaa" doll introduced us to the concept of cramming a Wiimote into a doll's mouth and using that to interact with a game. Majesco is bringing that same idea to a much more mainstream game: the previously trademarked Babysitting Mama.

Using a plush baby into which you have tucked a Wiimote -- and also using the Nunchuk that is somehow hanging out of this plush baby or something -- you play 40 minigames in the usual Cooking Mama style; representing tasks like feeding and changing a baby, or rocking it to sleep. The game will feature six different virtual babies with unique personalities, though you'll be using the same proxy doll to manipulate all the e-babies.

Babysitting Mama is due out this holiday. Unfortunately, Majesco has yet to release an image of the doll, so we can't yet gauge how creeped out we're going to be by this game.

This two-game pack is set to release in Europe on June 17th. No word on any planned bundle for outside of Europe at this time.

#podcast One of the creators of ModNation Racers, the next big PlayStation 3 exclusive, joins us for Kotaku Talk Radio this week. I invited him, so I guess he won't technically be crashing. More »

#tv Lost went out, last night, like the first Star Wars movie, in the same excellent, sweet way. More »

The Xbox Marketplace Live Deal of the Week is usually reserved for a single piece of DLC or the occasional Xbox Live Arcade game, but this week there are four titles on sale. Three different XBLA games -- puzzle platformer Lazy Raiders, turn-based strategy RPG Band of Bugs and ... spheroid murder sim Madballs in Babo: Invasion -- have all seen their prices reduced from 800 ($10) to 400 ($5) for the next seven days.

Additionally, the Xbox Live Indie Game Avatar Wave: Snowball Fight has dropped from 240 ($3) to 80 ($1). As usual, the deals are valid Monday through Sunday and only available to Xbox Live Gold members. You must be signed into Xbox Live to see the sale price.


Xbox.com: Add Lazy Raiders to your Xbox 360 download queue ($5)
Xbox.com: Add Band of Bugs to your Xbox 360 download queue ($5)
Xbox.com: Add Madballs in Babo: Invasion to your Xbox 360 download queue ($5)
Xbox.com: Add Avatar Wave: Snowball Fight to your Xbox 360 download queue ($1)

Let the transformation begin.

We get another quick look at Ninja Theory's follow-up to Heavenly Sword.

Let the transformation begin.

Treasure knows its shmups, and this week's Nintendo Channel content you just have to see is none other than a Developer's Voice for Sin & Punishment: Star Successor. It's full of interesting behind-the-scenes stuff, like weighing the pros and cons of different control schemes and highlighting some multiplayer stuff. Seriously, if you're going to watch one thing, boot up your Wii and watch this.

For the rest of this week's content, head past the break.

Remember, I only do one of these posts a day now, and will continuously update this post if/when I come across more HD/max resolution screens/videos.

We get to see a little bit more of DeathSpank, the Diablo-like adventure from The Secret of Monkey Island co-creator Ron Gilbert, in the above video just dispatched by publisher EA. We've already spent some hands-on time with the game, which is due to land on PSN and XBLA this summer, and it places petty high on our list of games we want to spend a lot more time with, and soon. Not just because it's fun, but also stupendously funny (not to mention filled with forbidden bacon).

You can get an interactive taste of the game's humor right now by calling the DeathSpank Hotline at 1-866-631-1574 (toll-free from the US). It's reassuring to know there's a hero out there ready to dispense justice, vanquish evil and be a hero to the downtrodden in so many different languages!

Playfish brings ancient Roman city-building to Facebook.

Hello everyone! It’s Alex Bravve from Nordcurrent here. Today I’d like to talk about our first Minis game called Robin Hood – Return of Richard that will be available on PSN on the 25th of May for $4.99.

Robin Hood is a shooting adventure game set in medieval England. You play as a Robin Hood, trying to defend local towns and villages from cruel enemies.

Robin Hood’s gameplay has its roots in classics shooting and hunting games, such as Duck Hunt or Moorhuhn, but with tons of little cool features. For example, each level has secret objects that you have to find and shoot, and if you find them all, you will get some bonus points. Or here, in Robin Hood, it is not only you who can shoot enemies, but also enemies can shoot you.

Robin Hood consists of 12 levels. All levels are different in terms of visuals as well as villains. As you progress further, you will be facing against new enemies – for example at some point you will meet a nice catapult guys. If you do not take care of them quick enough, you will be hit very hard.:)

You should also take care of the big guys, as they are the most dangerous enemies after catapults. They appear all of a sudden and they give you just a few moments before you can take them out, otherwise you will be badly damaged.

Well, that’s it for today folks. As always, we hope you’ll enjoy our game and if you need more information – you can visit our website www.nordcurrent.com or our Facebook page on www.facebook.com/Nordcurrent

* Hand-painted and Detailed likeness of Jill Valentine in the video game Biohazard 5 (Resident Evil) in her B.S.A.A. Version * Approximately 28 cm tall * Newly developed female TrueType body with over 30 points of articulations * Realistic hair sculpture with ponytail * Three (3) pieces of interchangeable posing palms with black gloves, including: * + One (1) pair [...]

We’ve finally gotten a look at what the new Earthbound plushes are going to be, and they were worth the wait. Remember, these are only going to be available in Japanese arcades, and they don’t hit until June!

#science The Human Centipede could be the most disgustingly appropriate movie video game ever created. Warning: Content probably not safe for anyone. More »

#igaming Pac-Man is on the charts. Welcome back, old man More »

Mottomo Abunai Deka (Dangerous Detectives) never saw a localization outside of Japan. It’s just one of many, many games that only gets played by the Japanese public. In a feature at the link below, we get to learn a bit about this game, and why it didn’t even make it to the rest [...]

A portion of an NWR review… Electronic Arts has created a great soccer game, but for those who have already played a FIFA game for Wii, you probably won’t find anything worth getting excited about. With that being said, fans of the franchise or sport should definitely consider this excursion to South Africa.

Normally, voodoo isn't something to be taken lightly. As dear old pa liked to say, "Just because you don't believe in voodoo, it don't mean you laugh in the witch doctor's face." Wise words indeed, but then pappy didn't know about Voodoo Dice, this week's Xbox Live Arcade release -- a puzzle game of sorts from Ubisoft and Exkee. All we really know is that it involves dice, includes single-player and multiplayer and will cost 800 ($10). Thus far, it appears to be free of vengeful witch doctors itching for an excuse to zombify us, so that's a relief.

Update: This week's XBLA update will also include id's classic first-person shooter, Doom II.

[Via Major Nelson]

Ultraportable gaming notebook to receive major CPU upgrades.