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New Game Get – Nintendo releases for the week ending February 23rd
A modest selection of new games to get this week: DS FIFA Street 3 Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Wii MX vs. ATV Untamed Pimp My Ride Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors New game get?
Nintendo asks U.S. to address video game piracy problems worldwide
Nintendo of America Inc. has asked the U.S. Trade Representative to encourage specific governments around the world to take a more aggressive stance to combat piracy of Nintendo video games and systems. Nintendo filed its comments under a “Special 301” process, in which the U.S. Trade Representative solicits input from the public to underscore specific areas of concern. While China rem...
New Game Get – Nintendo releases for the week ending February 16th
A couple explorers accompany the next great franchise from Nintendo this week: DS Professor Layton and the Curious Village Dungeon Explorer: Warrior of the Ancient Arts Wii Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Mermaids Go, Diego, Go!: Safari Rescue Jumper London Taxi Rush Hour I can’t wait to see Professor Layton hit my mailbox this week. How about you?
Strong sales up Capcom’s financial forecast
Capcom announced yesterday a 15 percent raise in expected 2008 operating profit, elevating the company’s forecast to 11.5 billion yen. Capcom expects net sales of 81.6 billion yen and a net income of and 62 billion yen for the year. The company cited better-than-expected software sales as the reason for the boost, particularly noting the “robust sales” of Resident Evil: The Umbre...
Super Smash Bros. Brawl’s 500k Final Smash of Japan
Has Super Smash Bros. Brawl smashed, clobbered and otherwise surpassed sales expectations in Japan? Seems so, according to some Final Smash-level rumors pouring out of the Far East this morning: Cubed3 has a translation of a Japanese blog post referencing a purportedly leaked Famitsu sales report that says the highly-anticipated game sold 500,000 copies, or 80 percent of available stock, on its fi...
New Game Get – Nintendo releases for week ending February 9th
A game that was mere rumor a month or two ago, Assassin’s Creed for DS seems to be the game of the week .. unless you’re into Homiez or Horsez or Zooz. DS Paws & Claws Pet Resort Zoo Tycoon 2 DS Assassin’s Creed: Altair’s Chronicles Homie Rollerz My Horse and Me Puppy Palace Real Soccer 2008 The Spiderwick Chronicles Wii Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore...
Why do elite development teams avoid Wii?
Industry analysis and corporate hyperbole aside, there is something to be said for logic. Nothing deductive or philosophical, either. Just simple, basic logic. The kind of stuff kids learn between finger-painting and cookie breaks in first grade. Logic as it operates in the minds of seven-year-old boys; back then, we weren’t exactly sure what impact “cooties” would have on our health and we...
Nintendo releases dominated by Bomberman
Shall no one challenge the mighty Bomberman?! Quake in fear, ye horse petting simulators! Cower in your beds, PS2 ports! Bomberman alone shall rule this week’s new releases!!! DS Bomberman Land Touch! 2 Wii Bomberman Land
Days of Ruin and Endless Ocean debut to strong sales
Endless Ocean and the newest edition of Advance Wars both debut with decent sales this week. Wii 1. Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party Bundle (Konami) 2. Wii Play (Nintendo) 3. Endless Ocean (Nintendo) 4. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision) 5. Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo) DS 1. Advance Wars: Days of Ruin (Nintendo) 2. Wario: Master of Disguise (Nintendo) 3. New Super Mario Bro...
2007 Video game growth outpaced music, video
All signs are pointing to 2007 being the best year ever for video games, but how did the industry stack up against some of the Old Guard like movies and music? If the Entertainment Software Association (via Ars Technica) is to be believed, it was a banner year that left tired old things like “CDs” and DVDs” in the dust.
Nintendo’s Wii software sales are No. 1 for December
Is the tide turning? Was I actually right for once with one of my now infamous pro-Nintendo Infendo rants? I only ask because this morning I read something that was borderline Bible end-of-the-world Revelations territory: Wii software sales for December were officially higher than the market leader, Xbox 360. This spectacular feat actually occurred last month in the wake of the annual video game s...
Nintendo releases this week are a rare January feast
After weeks of junk food, Nintendo systems get a feast this week. We have the DS version of a popular Wii title, the latest version of a handheld classic with added online play, a mature title for Wii that has some gamers salivating, an anime adventure, and a new, budget first party title from Nintendo. And a jet ski game. New releases for the week ending January 26th: DS Advance Wars: Days ...