Barack Obama isn’t only the President, he’s also a Wii owner. He doesn’t have the Wii shoved away in the Lincoln Sitting Room, but apparently has a special station devoted to the Presidential Wii. During the Super Bowl, the President invited Washington Republicans over to watch the game. According to The New York Times, “Representative…
There are tons of SF fighting tournaments. So what makes the Street Fighter IV National Tournament special? It’s the biggest live fighting game event ever, that’s what. Capcom USA has joined forces with retailer GameStop and fighter tourney EVO Championship Series for this nationwide tournament, which kicks off February 21st at literally gajillions of GameStops…
This year, the already-out-in-Japan Nintendo DSi will be released in North America and Europe. What kind of pricing should overseas expect? In a recently released Q&A from Nintendo’s Third Quarter Financial Results Briefing in Tokyo, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata said this about DSi pricing: “This time, considering the current foreign currency exchange rates, there is…
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: More Sackings Is Mini-Bash excited about Valentine’s Day? Oh yeah. In Japan, girls give boys chocolates on Valentine’s Day. Boys do not. They instead return the favor a month later on White Day. After initially having a crush on a teacher, Mini-Bash now likes a little girl in his class.…
Wii Music didn’t become the breakout hit Nintendo was hoping for. It was a sales disappointment of sorts. Nintendo President Satoru Iwata thinks the software elicits one of two reactions. Nintendo Co., Ltd. just released a Q&A that was held during last week’s Nintendo Third Quarter Financial Results Briefing in Tokyo, where president Iwata conceded:…
Even as the global economy craters, Konami is recording strong revenues during the nine month period ending December 31, 2008. Thank soccer title Pro Evolution Soccer 2009, stealth game Metal Gear Solid 4 and Metal Gear Online for that! Both revenues and income were up for Konami, who reports: We hereby announce that our consolidated…
SEGA is famous for its arcade system boards like the LINDBERGH and the NAOMI. These are the computer systems that run arcade games. If SEGA’s latest trademark filings are indication, the company might be ready to roll out new arcade boards. Three trademarks popped up for use with video game software, arcade game boards, stand…
PS3 sales have dipped slightly. Sony as a whole is hurting. But don’t go counting Sony out. Sony’s a fighter. And more importantly, Sony’s Sony. “We simply have to suffer a little,” Sony Europe honcho David Reeves tells The Guardian, “go down in market share and mind-share. It’s like Ali vs. Foreman — go eight…
A recent street survey polled Akihabara folks about which female Dragon Quest character they wanted to get very close with. It doesn’t get more scientific than this. Here are the results: 10. Queen of Isis (Dragon Quest 3) 9. Gerda, AKA “Red” in English (DQ8) 8. Female Warrior (Dragon Quest 3) 7. Flora (Dragon Quest…
Netflix on Xbox 360 is big business. Today Microsoft announced that one million Xbox LIVE Gold members have downloaded and activated the Netflix LIVE application. This application was launched last November. Since then, 1.5 billion minutes of movies and TV have been watched by LIVE members. “Netflix continues to provide its 9.4 million subscribers unprecedented…
Osaka based game company Capcom has released its financial statement for the nine month period ending December 31, 2008. So, how’s Capcom doing? Net sales dipped 8.6 percent to ¥47,223 million, and net income dropped 95 percent to ¥179 million. Capcom explains that the reason for this performance is that the company’s flagship titles like…
They can’t do this. Yes they can, apparently! The latest update for Daletto‘s computer fighter Street Fighter Online: Mouse Generation brings a special Valentine update with DLC for sale. There are Valentine chocolate brown avatars (above, in the heart) available for purchase as well as a “Yes We Can!” avatar pack that includes, and we…
What were you doing on February 3rd? Let us tell you what you should have been doing, you should have been celebrating Entertainment Software Day. Oh yes. The State of Texas has dubbed the day to recognize the impact of video games on the Texas economy. This is the first time the gaming has been…
Atlus U.S.A. announced today that DS action RPG Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier will be release in North America on April 28. Packed with giant mechas and giant other things, Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier with its customized turn and time-based attacks features characters features characters from other titles Xenosaga and…
Contestant on TV’s America’s Next Top Model, Asperger’s sufferer and rock climber Heather Kuzmich didn’t go from modeling to game design, but, as she puts it, from game design to modeling. Kuzmich is currently enrolled at the Illinois Institute of Art, majoring in Video Game-Art design. “At first I wanted to get into costume design,”…
Last fall, word first broke of the SEGA VISION, which was rumored to be a PSP rival and a re-entry into the portable hardware gaming sphere. That is, until SEGA shot down those rumors. A SEGA spokesperson stated last year, “The VISION is primarily an MP4 video player with some basic games functionality, and not…
To: Crecente From: Bash RE: Why No Killzone 2 Review Yet …because I keep trying to click what is know a “Move to” button. I know Gmail has been revamped, but am I just going crazy? And if they moved the buttons around, why’d they do that?! What you missed last night Rockstar’s Western Shooter,…
Across Japan, Pokémon Centers, the official Pokémon goods retailers, are holding a “Sleepy Pikachu Festival.” That doesn’t mean they’re too tired to sell you things! Starting this Saturday, various goods featuring a slumbering Pikachu go on sale: t-shirts, cups, bentou boxes, cups, plush toys and, yes, sleepy Pikachu underoos. All too cute. Pokemon Center [Official…
Um. Okay. Yeah. New Dead Rising Chop ‘Til You Drop screens show just how the game makes good use of the Nintendo Wii’s waggle controls. We posted it here for posterity. Enjoy! In the above screen, Frank has been captured. But in Chop ‘Til You Drop, players waggle the Wii-mote when the guards aren’t looking…
The upcoming issue of Famitsu magazine details the DLC for multi-platform title Street Fighter IV. So, which SFIV DLC is more expensive: Xbox 360 DLC or PS3 DLC? (Hint: read the post’s title.) According to Famitsu, the game’s various costume DLC packs (pictured below) break down as such: Muscle Arms Pack Release: 2/12 PS3 Version:…
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