2009_in_video_games
2009 in video games
Overview of the events of 2009 in video games
The year 2009 saw many sequels and prequels in video games. New intellectual properties include Batman: Arkham Asylum, Bayonetta, Borderlands, Demon's Souls, Dragon Age: Origins, Infamous, Just Dance, Minecraft, Madden NFL 10, NBA Live 10, NBA 2K10, WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2010 and Prototype.
The following are the top ten best-selling games of 2009 in terms of worldwide retail sales.
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| Rank | Title | Sales | Publisher | Platform(s) | Ref |
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| 1 | Wii Sports | 20,180,000 | Nintendo | Wii | [lower-alpha 1] |
| 2 | Wii Sports Resort | 13,580,000 | Nintendo | Wii | [2] |
| 3 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 | 11,860,000 | Activision Blizzard | PS3 / X360 / PC | [3] |
| 4 | New Super Mario Bros. Wii | 10,550,000 | Nintendo | Wii | [2] |
| 5 | Wii Fit Plus | 10,160,000 | |||
| 6 | Wii Fit | 8,590,000 | Nintendo | Wii | [lower-alpha 2] |
| 7 | Mario Kart Wii | 7,550,000 | Nintendo | Wii | [lower-alpha 3] |
| 8 | Assassin's Creed II | 6,000,000 | Ubisoft | PS3 / X360 | [4] |
| 9 | Wii Play | 5,800,000 | Nintendo | Wii | [lower-alpha 4] |
| 10 | Resident Evil 5 | 5,200,000 | Capcom | PS3 / X360 | [5] |
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| January | 29–31 | Ensemble Studios, the creators of the Age of Empires series, was shut down after about 15 years of service.[6][7] |
| February | 3–5 | Crytek, the developers of FarCry and Crysis, buys Free Radical Design, the developers of the TimeSplitters series[8][9] and renames them to Crytek UK.[10][11] |
| 4–6 | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment acquires Snowblind Studios, the developers of Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance.[12][13] | |
| March | 10 | 5th British Academy Video Games Awards, honoring achievement for video games released in late 2007 and 2008. |
| 23–27 | Game Developers Conference 2009 was held in San Francisco, California | |
| April | 22–24 | Square Enix fully acquires Eidos Interactive, the publishers of the Tomb Raider and Hitman series.[14] |
| June | 2–4 | E3 2009 in Los Angeles,[15] which showcased many new games as well as new motion controllers for both the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360. Sony's new iteration of its PlayStation Portable handheld was also revealed, the PSP Go is the first handheld console to forgo the use of any physical media opting instead to use Digital Download-only.[16] |
| July | 3–5 | ScrewAttack Gaming Convention at the Westin DFW in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, United States |
| August | 13–16 | QuakeCon 2009 at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, Texas, United States[17] |
| 17–21 | In Sweden, Joakim Bennet announces that the video game magazine "Super Play" will be disestablished in the near future.[18][19] | |
| 17–19 | Games Developers Conference Europe 2009 held at Cologne Trade Fair in Cologne, Germany[20] | |
| 19–23 | Gamescom 2009 held at Cologne Trade Fair in Cologne, Germany where Sony unveiled the new version of its PlayStation 3 consoles the 120GB PS3 Slim which rebranded the PlayStation 3 using a new logo as well as a new exterior design.[20] | |
| 21–22 | BlizzCon 2009 was held at Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California, United States whose tickets were sold out online within minutes of them being released.[21][22] | |
| 27–31 | Batman: Arkham Asylum attains a Guinness World Record for 'Most Critically Acclaimed Superhero Game Ever'.[23] | |
| September | 1–3 | Launch of the new 120GB Sony PS3 Slim with a cheaper price which has been positively received by critics and gamers alike garnering positive reviews and high sales worldwide. |
| 4–7 | PAX 2009 at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in Seattle, Washington, United States. | |
| 9–13 | Apple launched the iPod Touch 3G. | |
| 17–20 | GCA Games Convention Asia 2009 is to be held at the Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre in Singapore. | |
| 24–27 | Tokyo Game Show 2009 is to be held at the Makuhari Messe, in Chiba, Japan. One of the biggest video game conventions alongside E3 and Gamescom. | |
| October | 1–4 | Launch of the new Sony PSP Go which was met with mixed reviews due to its high pricing in comparison to its predecessor the PSP-3000. |
| 23–25 | Infinite Bits 2009 at the Doubletree Miami Mart Hotel and Convention Center in Miami, Florida, United States. | |
| October 30 – November 1 | International Digital Entertainment Festival 2009 (iDEF) held at the Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton in Melbourne, Australia.[24] | |
| November | 14–16 | GameOn! London at Earls Court. Exhibitors include Capcom, Electronic Arts, Nintendo and Sony Computer Entertainment.[25] |
| Unknown | Esports organization, Team SoloMid is launched | |
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- June 25 – Michael Jackson, 50, musician who (in addition to various cameos) was the subject of 1990's Moonwalker, the composer of Sonic 3's soundtrack, and the namesake of the Just Dance spinoff: The Experience.[26]
- October 14 – Lou Albano, 76, pro wrestler and actor who played Mario in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!.[27]
The list of game consoles released in 2009 in North America.
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| September | 1 | PlayStation 3 Slim |
| October | 1 | PSP Go |
| November | 21 | DSi XL[28] |
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List of games released in 2009 in North America.
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| Title | Date | Director | Distributor(s) | Franchise | Original game publisher | Ref. |
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| Aaron Stone | February 13, 2009 | Bruce Kalish | Disney XD | — | — | [33] |
| Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li | February 27, 2009 | Andrzej Bartkowiak | 20th Century Studios | Street Fighter | Capcom | [34] |
| Moral Kombat | June 5, 2009 | Spencer Halpin | — | — | — | [35] |
| Arceus and the Jewel of Life | July 18, 2009 | Kunihiko Yuyama | Toho | Pokémon | Game Freak | [36] |
| Gamer | September 4, 2009 | Mark Neveldine & Brian Taylor | Lionsgate | — | — | [37] |
| Assassin's Creed: Lineage | October 26, 2009 | Yves Simoneau | New Video Group | Assassin's Creed | Ubisoft | [citation needed] |
| The King of Fighters | November 5, 2009 | Gordon Chan | Micott & Basara | The King of Fighters | SNK | [38] |
| Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva | December 19, 2009 | Masakazu Hashimoto | Toho | Professor Layton | Level-5 | [39] |
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