The Wii, in its standard definition, waggle-filled lifetime has become the home of the “party game.†De rigueur collections of mini-games that are designed to be simple slices of gaming, cut up and served for general public consumption. They are sometimes, as is the case with Warioware, deliciously addictive morsels; while more often than not, they’re the scrapings of the …
Shigeru Miyamoto – creator of some of the most beloved franchises in video gaming history; like Mario, Donkey Kong and Zelda – is somehow under the deluded impression that the stuff he’s done in the last 5 years is his best work. “Unusual†titles like Wii fit Plus and “Wii Sports Resort.†“Ten years ago I could never have been …
American sales tracking wizards NPD group have released their December figures – and surprise, surprise, Nintendo are still making a killing. while you’d expect everybody and his grandmother to already own Nintendo’s white waggle box, it appears that’s not the case – as it managed 3.81 million units, outselling the Playstation3, PSP, Xbox 360 and Playstation 2 combined. The system …
6 Months. That’s how long the videogame industry has been really feeling the pinch of the global recession as far as sales are concerned. Particularly upset by the downturn is EA’s John Riccitiello, who said it is "discouraging that one of our highest-rated and best-marketed ‘Madden’ titles in years is facing strong headwinds." Despite EA’s obvious disappointment, Madden NFL 10 …
The Wii is – without doubt – a sales powerhouse. It’s been dominating console hardware sales since its release, and hasn’t really showed any signs of slowing down. Until now, that is. Recent sales data from Gfk ChartTrack shows that whilst still ahead in lifetime sales (by a large, large margin) Wii sales have slowed in favour of the Xbox …
We reported that the Wii MotionPlus could be delayed, some news that came our way thanks to a recent IGN podcast. Not so according to Nintendo! The add-on motion sensing peripheral which is intended to increase Wii-mote accuracy and its pack-in title Wii Sports Resort were originally expected release this autumn, but appears to have been best with technical difficulties. …
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A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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