Nope not to Antarctica nor Alaska, but to retail stores. Hey, store shelves can handle "extreme coolness" too you know.

Anyway, on to the actual sensical stuff. Midway Games has announced that they've shipped a total of 1.8 million units of Happy Feet (DS, Wii, PC) since the game's mid-November release last year.

Even though the game's sales figures haven't been as hot as the Warner Bros. movie's total box office sales (a whopping US $ 326 million, fellas!), Midway remains optimistic that the videogame has helped them make their mark in the "younger" videogame market.

Whether we'll get to see more of Mumble, the tone-deaf tap-dancing penguin (and his bouncing baby love Gloria) in a game sequel is a possibility we have yet to explore. We'll keep you posted for more.

Penguin factoid: they don't jump, they bounce! How cute! Well, we're pretty sure you've already seen Happy Feet the movie. And we're also sure you left the movie house wanting to have one for a pet. Oh, but they really are adorable, aren't they?

Of course, it does help that the penguins in the movie had perfect comedic timing, witty punchlines, and of course, two perfect dancing happy feet. Tsk, some guys just have all the luck.

Anyhow, it's been a couple of weeks since Happy Feet for the DS came out. And so you thought the party's over, right? No more preview screenshots of the game, right? Wrong. We have here, in fact, eight new screenshots of those cute, royal Emperor penguins, right in action.

Yup, they sure are here to stay, even 'til after the movie has pulled out of theaters. And why not? After all, the party's only just begun.

Tap away, boys!

More tippy-ti-tap-happy screens after the jump!

Eeeyahoo! The tap-dancing perky penguin from the big screen will soon slide to your touch screens as well. Midway Games has announced that Happy Feet for the DS has shipped to stores!

Mumble, the tap-dancing penguin, will show us just how colorful and vibrant penguins are despite their dichotomic black-and-white bodies as he dances, swims, and belly-sleds through Antarctica to win over his soulmate, Gloria.

Based on the Warner Bros. film, Happy Feet, the videogame will feature the voices of Elijah Wood as our tone-deaf singing penguin Mumble while Brittany Murphy will lend her talents to Gloria. Mumble may be the worst singer in the nation of singing Emperor penguins, but the fella sure can tap-dance!

Would-be Wii owners won't have to wait that long to get Mumble dancing on their virtual consoles too as the Wii version will hit shelves later this week. Rated E by ESRB, you can now have Mumble a-singin' and a-dancin' for the SRP of US$ 29.95.

G'day, mates! Ol' St. Nicky will be coming around in a few short months, and if you're reading us from Oz, then we here at QJ will be glad to help you with your Chrissie wish lists! It's no big, as we say back here; we do this courtesy of your fellows over at PAL Gaming Network Australia who've compiled this list. After all, the Pacific should never be a barrier to people who share the passion for gaming.

All dates are subject to change if their respective game publishers decide to change them, though (it's happened before, right?). Stay tuned to QJ for any new updates to this list as we find them.

September 2006:
21: Starfox Command, Joytech Accessories
28: Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Blue Rescue Team
30: Disney's Little Mermaid Ariel's Undersea Adventure, Disney's American Dragon: Jake Long, Age of Empires 2: The Age Of Kings

October 2006:
  5: FIFA 2007
19: Break'em All
22: Crazy Frog Racer
23: Top Gear Downforce
25: Tony Hawk Downhill Jam
26: Clubhouse Games, Mario Hoops 3 on 3, Ys Strategy, Surge Hive, New Zealand Story, The Sims 2: Pets
31: Lunar Knights, Eragon, Justice League Heroes, Tomb Raider: Legend, Arthur and the Minimoys, Bionicle: Heroes, Tom and Jerry Tales

November and onwards at the full article (click on the Full Article link below)!

The Games Convention in Leipzig will be held this week from August 23 - August 27, and publishers have started to release their showcase plans. Now Midway has informed us about their Leipzig line-up, featuring some of those long-awaited first-class titles like Stranglehold and UT 2007 which goes as follows...

Stranglehold (Playstation 3, Xbox 360, PC; Winter 2007) – Experience exhilarating, next-gen action for the PS3, Xbox 360 videogame and entertainment system from Microsoft and PC, as you continue the story of Inspector Tequila from John Woo's influential action film, "Hard Boiled" starring Chow Yun-Fat. Run into danger with both fists full of lead and take down the organized crime bosses who stepped over the line when they took your family. Stop at nothing as you destroy the entire world around you to get them back. You are a desperate man following your own rules; honor thy family; do what's right; fear no man.

Unreal Tournament 2007 (PC, PS3) - The latest entry into the Unreal franchise, Unreal Tournament 2007, is currently in development by Epic Games Inc. Fans will be blown away by the next-generation game play, modifiability and visuals that Epic’s Unreal® Engine 3 technology will bring to the franchise.

The complete line up awaits after the jump!

The game version of the popular George Miller animated comedy film Happy Feet is one of the most hotly anticipated games for the Wii and the Nintendo DS... Well, at least that's what I hear from my nieces and nephews.

This adventure will take place in Antarctica in the land of the Emperor Penguins, in something akin to an alternate universe where penguins have the ability to sing and dance. Same as in the movie version, Mumble is the main character in the game, and he has a small big problem - he's a bad singer. Why is this a problem for the hero? It's like this in the land of the penguins: each penguin needs to have his own special song to be able to attract a mate, so if Mumble is the worst singer and can't attract his soul mate, he's doomed to be alone for the rest of his penguin life. (Why are my nieces interested in a penguin love story anyway?)

Players of the game will have to help Mumble in his quest to become better at singing (as he's already an amazing tap-dancer) so he'll be able to attract his soul mate. The point of view of the players will be Mumble's, and they will have to help and lead Mumble to experience music, dance and interaction with his fellow penguin friends and his enemies in the penguin world.

Happy Feet for Wii, Nintendo DS, GBA, GC, PC and PS2 will be released November 2006. Check out related character art, just released at E3.

We've all been basically going with "US Thanksgiving Week" for a release date of the Nintendo Wii,. However, Midway's list of E3 titles and approximate dates has Blitz: The League set for a date closer to the Canadian Thanksgiving (October for those who don't know). This might just be an oversight, but we can still hope! Anyway, here are the titles that Midway will be showing off next week.

Blitz: The League (Xbox 360, Wii, PSP) - October 2006
This will be an entry in the popular Blitz series. The arcade-style football game will follow the story of a harsh, fictional football league. Why not the NFL you ask? Because EA bought the exclusive rights to that!

Happy Feet (PlayStation 2, Gamecube, Wii, Game Boy Advance, DS, PC) - November 2006
Happy Feet will be based on the upcoming film of the same name by Warner Bros. You will play as Mumble, a penguin born into a nation of singing Emperor Penguins who sing to mate. Mumble is a horrible singer, but a wonderful tap dancer. You'll follow the storyline of the movie in this interactive adventure.

The Ant Bully (PlayStation 2, Gamecube, Wii, Game Boy Advance,  PC) - July 2006; Wii Version in November 2006
Another game based on an upcoming film by Warner Bros, The Ant Bully features a boy called Lucas who bullies ants. Ironically, he's turned into an act and must live among them. You will play as Lucas and follow the plot of the movie.