rss feeds
@gamegrep
Facebook
Daav from NoobFeed.com goes over all the winners in the Art of Video Games exhibition from the Smithsonian. After about a quarter decade of playing games and a bunch of platforms, NoobFeed goes over what choices are sound and what improvements or better decisions could've made the final cut. Get your nostalgia on!
Nintendo today revealed a new hardware sales milestone for the Nintendo Wii in the U.S. in addition to unveiling the top 10 best-selling first and third party games on the system so far.
"Video game competitions are nothing new, and have even managed to create a new job as a professional gamer. However, what Nintendo plans on doing will require a little bit of activity, and even less dignity. The Wii Olympics are coming."
The NPD Group has released their hardware and software numbers for the month of April 2010, representing sales for the United States for the four week period of April 4 to May 1.
Headlines:
Industry sales drop 26% year-on-year
Hardware:
NDS: 440.8k (100.2k per week)
WII: 277.2k (69.3k per week)
360: 185.4k (46.35k per week)
PS3: 180.8k (45.2k per week)
PSP: 65.5k (16.38k per week)
Year-on-Year HW Difference
Platform: 2010 - 2009: +/- : % Change
NDS: 440,800 - 1,042,000: -601...
During their latest fiscal report, Nintendo revealed, via the NPD, the top 30 best-selling games so far this year as of the end of March. As expected, games from Nintendo systems dominated the list.
"A thrifty gamer is a happy gamer so we've scoured the Sunday ads to find the best video game deals for this week from local stores for the Playstation 3, PSP, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS, and PC for the week of May 9, 2010."
"Last night, the GAME British Academy Video Games Awards ceremony took place in London, with a number of shocking results. While few would argue that Batman: Arkham Asylum found itself up against some tough competition for the coveted Game of the Year award, the fact that Rocksteady Studios walked away with the award will certainly be a boon to UK videogame development. However, another winner is now going to be a benefit to the UK’s gaming public, as the UK’s largest high street videogames re..."
"Unsurprising as the announcement may be, it has been revealed today that Square Enix’s highly-anticipated Final Fantasy XIII has taken the top spot in the UK’s multi-format sales chart for the week ending March 13th, 2010. Having launched in both the North American and European territories on Tuesday, 9th March 2010, on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 simultaneously, Final Fantasy XIII has lived up to it’s expectations commercially."
With the BAFTA Awards coming up late this week (March 19), AAG's Ian Crane looks at the nominees and does some predictions of his own as to which game will win what category at the famous awards later this week.
The NPD Group has released their hardware and software numbers for the month of January 2010, representing sales for the United States for the four week period of January 3 to January 30.
Headlines:
Mass Effect 2 gets more than a half million in first week sales
Industry trending downwards again
Industry:
Total sales: $1.17 billion (-13%)
Hardware: $353.7 million (-21%)
Software: $597.9 million (-12%)
Accessories: $217 million (+2%)
Hardware:
WII: 465.8k (116.45k per week)
ND...
"The shortlist for the BAFTA GAME Award 2009 has been announced and you - the British public - will decide who nabs the prize.
Last year 60,000 gamers voted, with Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare crowned the eventual winner. This time around the sequel could repeat the feat, but will face stiff competition from the likes of Batman: Arkham Asylum and FIFA 10."
"After having reportedly shipped two million units to retail worldwide, Mass Effect 2 has taken the top spot in the UK, knocking Ubisoft’s Just Dance down to second place, according to GfK Chart-Track data. The chart applies for the week ending January 30th, which means BioWare’s latest managed to become the biggest selling game of last week with just it’s first days of sales."
"Recently, there’s been a lot of press about SEGA and EA’s disappointment with the sales of 'adult' Wii games, such as Mad World and Dead Space: Extraction. While games like Wii Sports Resort seem to sell by the truckload, many 'mature-themed' titles struggle to break even.
Unfortunately this has lead to various games journalists and their readers making a very dubious leap of logic. In short, they're claiming that Nintendo is just for kids. According to certain elements of the gaming commu..."
The NPD Group has released their hardware and software numbers for the month of December 2009, representing sales for the United States for the five week period of November 29 to January 2, 2010.
Notables this month:
Hardware numbers:
WII: 3810k (762k per week)
NDS: 3310k (662k per week)
PS3: 1360k (272k per week
360: 1310k (262k per week)
PSP: 654.7k (131.48k per week)
PS2: 333.2k (66.64k per week)
...
"Last year, 2009, turned into a sensational twelve months for Activision as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 ended the year as the best-selling videogame topping the coveted 2009 All Formats Chart, according to data released today by ELSPA/GfK Chart-Track. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has continued to set new records since its release in November last year, grossing more than £67 million in its first week of sales."
"I love my Xbox 360 and even enjoy my father’s PS3, but during the holidays the Nintendo Wii dominates gameplay everywhere I go.
Every individual family in my humongous extended family has now purchased one and all ages are vigorously playing non-stop it seems (causing a lot of muscle strain). My local games store manager has said the Wii is still by far the best seller this holiday season, and recent statistics seem to back that up (see below).
Yet in our house the Wii only gets dusted ..."
"As we start a new decade, Nintendo has announced that there are now over 40 million Nintendo DS and 20 million Wii consoles being played across Europe. In fact, the Nintendo DS family, including Nintendo DS Lite and the latest addition, Nintendo DSi, has not only sold more than any other videogame console in Europe but it has also seen the fastest growth in European video game console history, reaching this sales figure in less than 5 years."
Nintendo is known for some of the best video game franchises in the history of the industry. This past decade saw the debut of many great new franchises from them.
"It’s also the seventh day of Christmas which hails the seventh instalment of Electronic Theatre’s The Twelve Games of Christmas series, a twelve day long feature that aims to bring you the very best releases of 2009. We strive to give you a better idea of what to look out for in 2010’s January sales each day, and today is the turn of July 2009, and we look back to the height of the summer at what were the best titles available."
Gaming Target posts the fourth part of their weeklong look at their favorite games from 2009. Eight games will be posted every day with "The Best of the Best" appearing on Friday.
Amazon.com just put on sale Wii Sports Resort for Nintendo Wii for discounted price of $39.99. This is $10 off other anywhere else online and matches the best price that was ever available for this game
"For the USA the first 10 listed are:
1. New Super Mario Bros. (Wii)
2. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Wii)
3. Wii Sports Resort with Wii MotionPlus Accessory (Wii)
4. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Xbox 360)
5. Wii Play with Wii Remote (Wii)
6. Assassin's Creed II (Xbox 360)
7. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PS3)
8. Wii Fit Plus (Wii)
9. Left 4 Dead 2 (Xbox 360)
10. The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (DS)"
"With less than a week to go to Christmas, the race is on for the coveted Christmas Number One in the All Formats Videogame Chart. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is the current favourite, having reigned in pole position for the past five weeks. Close on its heels are Assassin's Creed II, Wii Sports Resort and FIFA 10, which have all jockeyed for second place over the past month."
"Be honest, when’s the last time you gave your stick a waggle? If you’re a hardcore gamer, it’s probably been a while, but the rest of us power up the Wii every other day and give that barely-functional stick a shake or two. Why? Because it’s damn fun, that’s why. Here are the games that have had us swinging it the most this year."
The NPD Group has released their hardware and software numbers for the month of November, representing sales for the United States for the four week period of November 1st to November 28th.
Notables this month:
Hardware numbers:
NDS: 1700k (425k per week)
WII: 1260k (315k per week)
360: 819.5k (204.88k per week)
PS3: 710.4k (177.6k per week
PSP: 293.9k (73.47k per week)
PS2: 203.1k (50.78k p...
"Figures released today courtesy of the UK's leading independent music, video and software performance and sales tracking company, Chart Track-GfK, show Nintendo's home console, Wii, has now sold more than six million units in the UK alone since launch."
"After battling it out against hundreds of hopefuls from across the country, today 19 year old Josh Stevens from Berkshire is crowned Britain's Best Nintendo Gamer. The final of the first ever Nintendo tournament saw the Berkshire teenager outstrip the competition to take home the prestigious title of Britain's Best Nintendo Gamer, together with a trip for five to the home of Nintendo in Japan, worth £10,000."
"Following Electronic Theatre’s report on the North American release of black Wii controllers earlier this morning, Nintendo have confirmed that the Wii console is about to get an exciting new look as it launches across Europe in sleek black."
The NPD Group has released their hardware and software numbers for the month of September, representing sales for the United States for the five week period of August 30th to October 3rd.
Notables this month:
Hardware numbers:
NDS: 524.2k (104.84k per week)
PS3: 491.8k (98.36k per week)
WII: 462.8k (92.56k per week)
360: 352.6k (70.52k per week)
PSP: 190....
"The new Wii console bundle, originally revealed by Electronic Theatre last month, has now arrived at UK retail and is available for consumer purchase. The new bundle has not received a reduction in price as many had anticipated, but rather added in more value through additional hardware and software."
"Get your Wii Remotes and Nintendo DS stylus' ready and join Britain's Best Nintendo Gamer tournament where, to celebrate the launch of New Super Mario Bros Wii, Nintendo is challenging the nation to fight it out for the prestigious title and the chance to win a trip for five to the home of Nintendo in Japan, worth £10,000."
On the heels of the Wii price drop announcement, Nintendo has also announced a new bundle for Wii Sports Resort headed into to the fall and holiday shopping season. Beginning on October 12, Wii Sports Resort will see a bundle that contains two Wii MotionPlus accessories, which will retail for $59.99.
The standard Wii Sports Resort package comes with one Wii MotionPlus and retails for $49.99.
"Nintendo have today confirmed that the UK will receive a brand new hardware bundle for the hugely successful Wii console on October 2nd, 2009. As Electronic Theatre have previously suggested, the bundle will not reduce in price, but instead add more value to the existing package."
"Ant and Dec today announce a new relationship with Nintendo UK, in what is set to be Nintendo's biggest ever entertainment campaign. Nintendo's ongoing partnership with Ant and Dec will include everything from TV advertising to game development."
The NPD Group has released their hardware and software numbers for the month of August, representing sales for the United States for the four week period of August 2nd to August 29th.
Notables this month:
Hardware numbers:
NDS: 552.9k (138.225k per week)
WII: 277.4k (69.35k per week)
360: 215.4k (53.85k per week)
PS3: 210.0k (52.5k per we...
"By adding the Wii Party Time Generator application to your personal Facebook page, you will have the ability to invite all of your Facebook pals to friendly Wii Sports Resort competitions. You can set up parties, host tournaments, post scores and results, view medals and trophies, share photos from your Wii Sports Resort tournament and even do some trash talking."
"With Wii Sports effectively a freebie, its successor needed to be something fairly special to convince consumers that it was worth the extra money and also be a worthy platform from which to launch the Wii’s improved technology. With so much expectation, did Nintendo manage to hit both nails on the head with Wii Sports Resort?"
AAG's Phong Nguyen brings us his 8th The Week That Was. This week he talks about the PS3 Slim, Gran Turismo 5's release, the Xbox 360 Elite price drop, the software sales domination of Wii Sports Resort and more.
"Nintendo have announced today that Wii Sports Resort, the action-packed game that is the first from Nintendo to make full use of the Wii MotionPlus accessory, has generated strong sales across Europe in its first month since launch, passing the one million mark."
"Further to the extensive conference line-up was the opportunity for both press and attending public to sample some of the latest titles, along with a handful of yet-to-be-released games. Eidos proved to be on good form, as seems to have been the case more-often-than-not recently, showing both Mini-Ninjas and Batman: Arkham Asylum on Xbox 360."
Snarkasaur of Spawn Kill reviews Nintendo's first Wii Motion Plus title. Check out the full article to see how this title utilizes its new technology, whether that technology works, and just how good the game is without even considering its added motion control.
"Edinburgh Interactive, part of the Edinburgh Festival, will deliver a lively mix of conference sessions, games screenings and free gameplay across 13th and 14th August 2009 at Edinburgh Corn Exchange in the heart of Edinburgh. Come along and join Electronic Theatre this Thursday and Friday to play some of this year’s biggest titles including Batman: Arkham Asylum and Nintendo’s Wii Sports Resort among others."
Nintendo has announced that Wii Sports Resort, their recently released game for the Wii console, has sold at least 500,000 units since its launch on July 26, according to their internal tracking numbers. According to Cammie Dunaway, it has been one copy of WSR sold roughly every 1.5 seconds up since launch up until the third.
The NPD Group will release their sales numbers for July 2009 on August 13th. The July 2009 tracking period spans from July 5th to August 1st.
In this week's edition of Zero Punctuation, Yahtzee reviews the Wii exclusive title: Wii Sports Resort.
Watch and enjoy the full video at the source.
Here's a list of this weeks game releases, both on- and offline. The most popular retail titles are Wii Sports Resort on Wii, The King of Fighters XII on PS3 & Xbox 360 and BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger Standard Edition on PS3 & Xbox 360.
"Nintendo’s flagship release becomes console’s fourth fastest-selling game
Nintendo’s Wii Sports Resort has hit top spot in the ELSPA/GfK-ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 in its debut week.
The title, which comes bundled with the Wii MotionPlus accessory, clocks up the fourth-highest week one sales for a Wii game, behind Wii Fit, Mario Kart Wii and Mario & Sonic at the Olympics.
EA’s Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince drops from No.1 to No.2 in its fourth week, with sales down just fou..."
At long last, Marvel vs. Capcom 2 sees re-release this week on Xbox LIVE Arcade -- get your fight sticks ready, boys and girls.
Aside from that, Capcom delivers more with the ad-ridden Bionic Commando on PC, the very unique and atmospheric adventure Memento Mori (means "Remember you shall die"), SNK and Ignition brings us the twelfth iteration in the King of Fighters series, and Nintendo brings us some sports...thing (hey, I never said these lists weren't biased).
Until next time!
All Age Gaming's Phong Nguyen presents his weekly wrap of the news from the past week for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and Nintendo Wii. Topics for discussion this week include The Conduit, Epic's view on the Wii and Project Natal, Uncharted 2's release date and more!
"Katamari Damacy Tribute (PS3 Import) - The demo was just release today in the Japanese PlayStation Store so I had a chance to mess around with it for a little while. I'm actually impressed with the switch to cel-shaded graphics thanks to the Valkyria Chronicles-like filter that Namco employed. I heard that you can switch between different graphical filters, and from the looks of the video down below, it's probably true. Other than the graphical changes, the game plays as expected. If you didn..."
"A new date has been added to Nintendo’s Wii Sports Resort Public Launch Event announced earlier this week. Every attendee will be treated to a ‘Wii Sports Resort Beach Party’, complete with fantastic giveaways, beach party tunes plus the opportunity to play Wii Sports Resort itself."
This Wii Sports Resort guide includes tips, videos and even cheats that will help you get the edge over others when Nintendo’s Wii Sports sequel is released on July 26th.
"Following its launch in Japan on 25th June, data from MediaCreate in Japan showed that 359,690 units of Wii Sports Resort were sold in just 4 days and total sell through estimates topped 500,000 in the 2nd week and 600,000 in the 3rd week on sale."
"This morning, Nintendo has announced a very special launch event for the highly anticipated follow-up to one of the best selling videogames ever; a tropical island party."
"And finally, for all you Gears of War and Cliff Blesinzki fans out there, CliffyB has suggested that the next Gears of War title may incorporate some RPG elements. During an interview with Develop, Blesinzki talked about games such as BioShock and Deus Ex and went on to say, “the future of shooters is RPGs”."
"Nintendo will be taking over the strip in Times Square known as Military Island and reforming it for a good six hours into a beach resort. Complete with a swimming pool, a sandy beach, and a lounge. In the middle of Times Square!?"
The latest Famitsu issue includes the top ten best-selling games in Japan during 2009 so far. The list is dominated by Nintendo DS games with four titles appearing on the top ten. The rest of it is filled evenly with PSP, Playstation 3 and Nintendo Wii games. No Xbox 360 game managed to make the top ten best-selling list in Japan for 2009.
"With its potent combination of no school and dangerous UV rays, summer is a great time for gamers. In the past, very few good games would come out between mid-June and mid-September, but based on the wealth of great titles on deck, those days are officially gone. Take a break from the blazing sun and enjoy some serious play time with these ten terrific summer games."
Famitsu publisher Enterbrain has announced today that Nintendo's latest Wii title, Wii Sports Resort, which had released in Japan last Thursday on the 25th, has sold 353,827 units in its opening week, with four days on the market like most other new releases.
To put into perspective:
Wii First Week numbers:
1.) Super Smash Bros. Brawl - 816,198
2.) Mario Kart Wii - 608,147
3.) Wii Sports Resort - 353,827
4.) Animal Crossing: City Folk - 303,204
5.) Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Que...
Dan Hsu and Raychul Moore visit Nintendo and get some exclusive hands on time with Wii Sports Resort for the latest episode of Cut Scene. Dan and Raychul share their likes and dislikes, along with comparing Wii Sports Resort to other similar titles, and if it will have the same impact and success that other mainstream games have garnered.
It is the opinion of Neoseeker writer Lydia Sung that Nintendo has in recent years fallen a bit off the wagon, so to speak. Okay, a lot.
Citing her experiences at E3 this year, some of the company's contradictory statements and actions, and support of the mature audience (or lack thereof), she divulges on how Nintendo has missed the mark in a lot of ways, and touches on how they can fix it.
Have a read if you feel so inclined!
This weekend in Japan was the 2009 edition of the New Generation World Hobby Fair, held at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan. The World Hobby Fair is for game makers and other hobby companies to showcase their goods to the public. Newssite Dengeki Online highlighted some of the game companies that made an appearance at the fair.
Capcom was in attendance with their action game Monster Hunter 3 tri~ for the Wii, best-seller Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G for the PSP, and Ryuusei no Rockman 3 f...
"June 2009:
* Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again (DSi) - 6/8/09 ♦
* PROTOTYPE - 6/9/09 ♦ ♦ ♦
* EA Sports Grand Slam Tennis - 6/10/09 ♦ ♦ ♦
* Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 - 6/10/09 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
* The Conduit - 6/23/09 ♦
* Fight Night Round 4 - 6/25/09 ♦ ♦
* Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood - 6/30/09 ♦ ♦ ♦
* Mushroom Wars - 6/30/09 ♦
July 2009:
* Hannah Montana PSP bundle ♦
* NCAA Football 10 - 7/14/09 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
* Unbound Saga - 7/16/09 ♦
..."
Nintendo's made some announcements regarding games that will be hitting Japan during summer. Japanese gamers get to look forward to the Wii Sports Resort bundle which will be released on June 25. The Wii Motion Plus add-on will be released separately simultaneously for use with EA's Grand Slam Tennis and Alpha Unit's battling simulation, Batting Revolution.
Monster Hunter 3 will be releasing on August 1 with a Wii bundle and details have emerged about the pay-to-play service. "Payment tak...
"Electronic Theatre rated Wii Sports as being the fifth best multi-player game available and it cannot be denied by even the most adamant cynic that Wii Sports has defined and revolutionised the casual gaming scene. Wii Sports Resort not only has the hard task of matching the success of the original but it also needs to build on that success and deliver an even more playable, enjoyable, and crowd pleasing package, and we here at Electronic Theatre feel safe in assuring you that it does just th..."
Wii Sports Resort is Nintendo's first MotionPlus title, feature all-new games for those heading to the island to play over the original Wii Sports. Games at the resort expand to swordplay, jetskiing, airplane flying, basketball, table tennis, and more. The game will release this July.
Check out the game's E3 2009 trailer below and at the source.
"Hey lvlone users we would like to thank everyone whose been visiting the site and commenting on our posts. We here at lvlone have been working hard on getting new content on the website and we are proud to announce our first podcast ever."
According to a new video released on the Japanese website two new sports have been confirmed for Wii Sports Resort which uses Wii MotionPlus Controls. The two new sports include Golf, a former Wii Sports game, and Table Tennis.
In a press release today, Nintendo of America has finally announced release dates and pricing details for the company's upcoming peripheral, Wii MotionPlus and game, Wii Sports Resort.
The Wii MotionPlus, which is to add an extra degree of control to the Wii Remote, will launch on June 8th, and will retail for $19.99. Wii Sports Resort, Nintendo's first game to utilize the Wii MotionPlus, will release on July 26th, and will come bundled with the device and retail for $49.99.
Despite th...
"I must admit it was pretty difficult to choose the finalists since there are over 50 Wii games to be released this year (at least this is the number we know of!). Therefore, we had to let out other promising titles like Endless Ocean 2, Onechanbara: Bikini Zombie Slayers or Overlord, but Im pretty sure that the list below manages to cover the hottest upcoming releases. So check it out!"
Straight from the Nintendo Fall Press Conference is the montage reel that was played that showcased the various upcoming Wii games. This is the same reel that announced these games.
"Although he did not name any names, it wouldn't be surprising if this turned out to be the other console manufacturers, Sony and Microsoft. After all, they both already have their own motion-sensing controllers; they might be seeking to improve the tech in the next generation.
Joe Virginia, bigwig in InvenSense, has this to say about the matter:
With six degrees of freedom you can basically make any movement at all [...] Six degrees of freedom is the holy grail. [...] But if you think o..."
According to the article, the casual games are going a little too far. Nintendo always has a fun, casual game to play. There's Nintendogs, Brain Age games, Wii Sports, and tons of others! After awhile, E3 2008 bestows its greatness upon us and what games do we get? Another Wii Sports game and a music game without an air guitar. Do you agree with the article, have the casual games gone too far?
Announced during E3 2008, WiiMotionPlus allows you to have more control in a game; any move you make with your hand will affect the game.
Game Informer recently interviewed third-party devs about the WiiMotionPlus; they feel annoyed and betrayed by the device. None of them knew about it until E3, along with everyone else; as a result no games will be able to support it for six to nine months.
Your first chance to snag this control-enhancing device will be in a bundle. The bundle will c...
![Box shot of Wii Sports Resort [North America]](http://i.neoseeker.com/boxshots/R2FtZXMvTmludGVuZG9fV2lpL1Nwb3J0cy9PdGhlcg==/wii_sports_resort_frontcover_small_xeN7uiRJANqft1t.png)