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You Got Lombax, Bayonetta And Monkey In My Chrome
8:00PM AJ Glasser | Google Chrome recently updated itself with a bunch of new themes. I promptly chose butterflies — but you could chose Ratchet & Clank or Super Monkey Ball. More »
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Sega Flings Super Monkey Ball Step & Roll Release Date At Us
8:40AM Michael McWhertor | Officially reminding us of the game’s existence, as teased in July, Sega announced Super Monkey Ball Step & Roll for the Wii today, issuing a slightly more accurate winter 2010 release date for the sequel. More »
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At Least Sega’s Monkey Ball Countdown Is Interactive
6:20AM Mike Fahey | It may be another countdown clock, but Sega’s mysterious Jackpot page does have one thing most others don’t – a clickable button. Between that and the hidden Super Monkey Ball reference, we’re intrigued. More »
iPhone Monkey Ball Sells 300k
2:20AM Mike Fahey | If you had any doubts as to the viability of Apple’s iPhone as a gaming platform, Sega has some numbers that might help change your mind. In the 20 days following Super Monkey Ball’s launch on the new iPhone App Store, Sega reports over 300,000 copies of the game have been purchased. Purchased, mind you – you don’t get shipping numbers on iPhone apps. That’s nearly $US 3 million in revenue. “That’s a substantial business”, says Simon Jeffery, president of Sega’s U.S. division. “It gives iPhone a justifiable claim to being a viable gaming platform”. All in all, over 60 million programs have been purchased from the App Store since launch, generating around $US 30 million in sales in the first month alone. For a complete rundown of the games that launched with the store, be sure to hit up our Ultimate Guide to iPhone Games, while I cradle my Zune in my arms and weep quietly to myself. IPhone Software Sales Take Off: Apple’s Jobs [The Wall Street Journal] More »
Other Ocean Working on iPhone Monkey Ball Demo
8:00AM Brian Crecente | I was pretty wowed by the Apple presentation of Super Monkey Ball on the iPhone last month. The use of the tilt controls for this game in particular seem really intuitive. So any news about it, and games like iPhone Spore, make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Today Other Ocean announced that they are working with Sega to develop a demo version of the iPhone game. More »
SEGA’s First iPhone SDK Title – Super Monkey Ball
6:14AM Mark Wilson | As Apple’s software development kit (SDK) presentation continues, SEGA reveals what they’ve had up their sleeve—Super Monkey Ball. Boasting an excellent framerate, the developers claim: This is not a cellphone game. This is a full console game. And we underestimated the power of the device. We had to fly in a developer to upscale the art for the iPhone. Bonus shot after the jump. More »
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