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Wii’s a fad. Or, Sony is getting desperate
Sony’s Jack Tretton is in a difficult position right now. His company has on their hands the most powerful console that nobody knows they really want. It’s the thing people will buy “eventually.” It’s got the most “potential” of any system out there, and developers will realize that “one day.” Today, the San Jose Mercury News digs into the best...
EA: We backed the wrong horse in Xbox 360/PS3
Whoops! “Our stock hasn’t moved as much as we’d like,” EA CEO John Riccitello told one investor during a Q&A. He admitted that EA was on the “wrong horse” by concentrating mainly on the PS3 and Xbox 360 while throwing less resources towards the Wii during the console transition. But remember, EA had a big restructuring effort last month, so they’re already in front of this ...
Nintendo, the Wii, and the ‘golden age of development’
If you aren’t already a subscriber to GameIndustry.biz’s weekly editorial, I suggest you find out a way to get on that mailing list yesterday. Today’s was a look at Nintendo, and how they have officially become a company developers can no longer choose to ignore. Statements like that aren’t opinions anymore; or hyperbole; or fanboy wet dreams that can be easily dismissed wi...
Metroid video retrospective
With only a month to go until Metroid Prime 3 is released for Wii, GameTrailers (via Joystiq) has a nice retrospective of the series. Are you getting psyched yet, Infendonia?
Wii won’t cramp your core gaming style
In the latest issue of Nintendo Power, managing editor Scott Pelland makes a great point on why even though Wii changes things, it doesn’t necessarily spell doom for core gamers. And I quote: Just as bears aren’t really the number-one threat to America as asserted by Stephen Colbert on the Colbert Report, Wii isn’t the number-one threat to gamers as many industry pundits have rec...
Nintendo’s September surprise
Reggie Fils-Aime hinted at a “good” Wii surprise coming our way in September, but didn’t really say much more than that. Which is a shame, because I thought he and Blake were BFFL after E3. What we know: It’s not the Mii popularity contest Channel, as he mentioned that in the same interview where he said there’s a surprise inbound to the Wii. What we don’t know:...
Top 10 Mario Games
I’m diging Screw Attack’s picks, especially number 1.
It’s Super Mario World
In the middle of TIME Magazine’s ten questions with Shigeru Miyamoto I noticed this question from Shabaab in Maryland: Many criticize the reuse of franchises like Mario. Do you prefer to create new characters or work with old ones? ’Shabaab Kamal, BETHESDA, MD. I try not so much to create new characters and worlds but to create new game-play experiences. If a new experience is better suited ...
Super Smash Bros. Brawl – Yoshi revealed!
Not a big surprise, since he was in the previous incarnations of Smash Bros., but Yoshi is back! Head on over to the Smash Bros. Dojo site for more pics. Were you a big fan of Yoshi in Smash Bros.?
Wii’s Opera Browser has Flash vulnerability
According to a recent PC World article, the version of Flash included with the Opera-powered Internet Channel on Wii is vulnerable to an odd video attack. Nintendo Wii consoles that run the exploit completely freeze up while browsing a specially crafted video, said Symantec. Videos of the different effects of the bug on different platforms can be found on YouTube. Should we expect an update from O...
Wii bubble? The Nintendo revolution has only just begun
Thanks to a healthy dose of E3 hype, the Wii has coasted past the Xbox 360 to become the console with the most “exclusive titles”, according to Gaming Target, which has tracked such things since last year. “Yes, the Xbox 360 is no longer the leader in exclusive titles for the first time since we began tracking them in October of 2006. Nintendo’s little white behemoth has pu...
Japanese Wii sales, demand increase
Those industry savants and message board messiahs predicting the end of the Wii any day now will have to wait at least another month. Numbers out of Japan this week show that the number of Wii units sold was actually UP about 35,000 last week. According to Enterbrain, the Wii has a Japanese lifetime sales total of over 3 million units, and the DS total exceeds 18 million units. Xbox 360, PSP and P...