Month: March 2010
The hairier they are, the further they fall
The sales chart above chronicles the decline of Nintendo’s Donkey Kong franchise, a once-proud series of elite games now seemingly relegated to mediocre spin-offs and low-key handheld titles. From this brief article taking a retrospective look at the decline and written by a devilishly handsome, talented and scholarly ginger: As game developers breathe life back into bygone series, however, ...
What do you think of PlayStation Move, Sony’s answer to Wii?
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohC60cNTiJ0[/youtube]Sony yesterday fully unveiled its response to the market-share stealing Wii. Dubbed PlayStation Move, the depth-sensing remote connects with the PlayStation Eye camera and promises better precision when compared to Wii. A single controller and camera will be bundled for under $100 and sold separately. That is, PlayStation Move is optiona...
Popular game blog likes first-person golf in Tiger 11
Why didn’t anyone tell me this? Fresh off last year’s excellent Tiger 10 with Wii Motion Plus, EA this year will release a “first-person” golf mode in the new Tiger 11. Dubbed “True View,” the side mode lets Wii owners see things as if they were Tiger. Er, I’m mean Rory McIlroy. In any case, Kotaku praised the mode in a preview published today. “I do...
Want to Win a Monster Hunter Tri Demo Disc
UPDATE: Winners have been selected during last night’s podcast. Be sure to listen and participate in the Live Podcast tonight at 9pm/10pm EST. These are NTSC demo discs and will not work in the PAL Territory. All you have to do is be in the chat, ask us some questions and you are automatically entered to win. Three lucky winners (get it, Tri) will be announced at the end of the podcast. You ...
If Reggie Fils-Aime and Nintendo were in the book publishing industry…
If an alternate reality… Reporter: Reggie, your books sell really well, but your competition, whom you are destroying month after month in the sales charts, are using glossy paper. Reggie: Why yes, that entire statement is quite correct. Reporter: But! There are some in the publishing industry who demand you use glossy paper, because it is shiny, and therefore superior. Reggie: I understand ...
Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aimes is a class act
There are many reason why Reggie is so well-regarded in the gaming community, and that includes both gamer and developer types. His knack for a kick ass quote. His presentation style. His gravitas. This recent interview, over at Forbes, is yet another reason.
Youtube Tuesday: What’s goin on in your Town?
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzZSPWLpq8c[/youtube] Do you know it has been almost 8 years since the original Animal Crossing was released on the Game Cube? Ever wonder what happened to your town? I’m actually too scared to boot mine up.
Netflix on DS? This is Getting Ridiculous.
Just before last year’s GDC we saw hints of Netflix for the PS3 and Wii – by means of official Netflix surveys, testing the waters of the potential customer base. Â The Wii solution is now a confirmed reality, and these survey suggestions are popping up again – this time for the Nintendo DS. Ever since Netflix poked a hole through Xbox Live’s “Exclusive” clause,...
Has Link lost his mojo?
The latest Zelda: Spirit Tracks is a good game. It’s no Zelda III, Ocarina, or Wind Waker, but it’s a good game. Does that mean the series is in decline, then, proposes Zelda Informer. Nope. Zelda is better than it has ever been, we have just lost our appreciation for it. Maybe to those that feel it’s declining need to take a break. Stop watching the Zelda News like a hawk, and s...
Nintendo Spotting: Nothing to do but play Nintendo
“Give a man a single player game and he’ll play alone… Give a man a multiplayer game and he’ll find some friends…”
New Game Get heads to the North Pole with Sam & Max
This week’s big releases are on the Wii with new Japanese survival horror game Calling and the second collection of Sam & Max episodes. And it seems interesting that Final Fantasy II is being released today, no?
Cing files for Bankruptcy. Another Developer bites the Dust
Japanese news site called Data-Max has reported today that Cing, the developer who made games such as Hotel Dusk, Little King’s Story, and Trace Memory has filed for bankruptcy. Cing was reportedly in the red some 256 million yen. This is indeed a sad day. As it appears that any hope of the sequel to Hotel Dusk, Last Window, being released in the US has been closed. Does anyone have any foun...