Namco Bandai has released their financial statement for the first quarter of the fiscal year that ends in March 2010. This corresponds to Nintendo's Q1 FY2009, Sony's Q1 FY2009 and Microsoft's Q4 FY2009. The Japanese entertainment company posted a net loss of approximately 2.85 billion yen, with an operating loss of 2.76 billion yen, and net sales of 75.73 billion yen.

The company's game segment saw net sales of 20.21 billion yen, and an operating loss of 41.36 billion yen, which is the ...

"Here are the top ten best-selling titles for Namco Bandai during the 2008-2009 fiscal year. The biggest omission from the list is Tales of Vesperia for the Xbox 360.

1. Soul Calibur IV
System(s): Playstation 3 and Xbox 360
Region(s): Asia, Europe, Japan and United States
Total Sales: 2,320,000 units

2. Active Life Outdoor Challenge
System(s): Nintendo Wii
Region(s): Europe, Japan and United States
Total Sales: 1,030,000 units

3. We Ski
System(s): Nintendo Wii
Region(s): Europ..."

There are new screenshots for Namco Bandai's upcoming Wii game, Family Ski: World Ski & Snowboard, which is set to hit Japanese retail shelves on November 13th.

This new round of screeenshots show off two different locations: the Jamboree Snow Resort and Mt. Angrio. Jamboree Snow Resort has your more orthodox skiing/snowboarding experience with lifts to take you up the mountain, and more beginner and intermediate courses. Mt. Angrio is more for the experts, with a helicopter taking you u...

First featured in last week's issue of Weekly Famitsu, there are now screenshots for Namco Bandai's upcoming skiing/snowboarding game Family Ski: World Ski & Snowboard, which is the sequel to Family Ski/We Ski which was released earlier this year.

The primary addition to this game is obviously the snowboarding that will be available. Again, the game will be Wii Balance Board-compatible, featuring controls for both Wii Remote and Nunchuk, and extra controls with the Balance Board added to ...