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Nintendo: Not Everyone Has Played Brain Age
With the gajillion titles of Brain Age and its sequel Nintendo has sold, you’d think pretty much everyone has played the game. You’re wrong. “Some people might think that, given the huge sales of the Brain Training series, there can’t possibly be anyone out there who hasn’t played it, but that’s not true at all”,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
Free Street Fighter IV Championship Mode Dated, Brings New Features
On April 24 (in Japan), Street Fighter IV will get the totally free “Championship Mode” update, bringing unique features to both the PS3 and the Xbox 360. Replays, it seems, will be viewable cross-platform as well as “replay rankings”. However, the PS3 is getting an exclusive voting system that allows players to vote for parts…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
Demigod: 18,000 Customers, 100,000 Pirates [Update]
Poor Demigod had a rocky launch. Mainly because there were too many people trying to play the game. And why were there too many people? Because there were five pirates for every paying customer. In a post on the game’s forums, Stardock’s Brad Wardell has revealed that the game’s servers have been flooded with users…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
Washington Post Writer Makes Snide Quip About Gamers’ Voting Rights
Not surprising as conservative columnist and author George Will often makes snide remarks — and often about things he knows nothing about. In an option piece about why wearing blue jeans is bad and why we should dress like Fred Astaire (yeah, we know), the Pulitzer Prize winning and the very-much-out-of-touch Will’s pie hole offered…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
DSi Sells 435,000 In United States
If any of you were wondering whether the DSi would sell, what with some considering it an over-priced luxury, please, stop wondering. It’s selling just fine. Turns out there are plenty of people who either didn’t yet have a DS, or were swayed by the new handheld’s bigger screens and multimedia capabilities, because Nintendo have…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
More Marvel vs Capcom 2 Re-Release Chatter
A re-release of Capcom’s classic Marvel vs Capcom 2 is probably the company’s worst-kept secret, what with ESRB ratings, arcade sticks and now a rumoured set of achievements blowing its cover. The achievements – listed over on xbox360achievements – are in no way official. Nor are they, taken in isolation, enough to start getting really…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
Microsoft Responds To March NPD Sales, Seems Pleased
While both Nintendo and Sony saw hardware sales slide for the month compared to March 2008, Microsoft’s sales were up, bucking the trend. Which has the company feeling, well, pleased. 360 sales were up 25% over the same time last year, with 330,000 sold in the US, while Microsoft were also beating their chests over…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
SEGA Makes Hummer Driving In Japan Easy!
Japanese cars tend to be on the small side for good reason. In heavily populated urban areas, many streets are narrow, making it difficult to drive enormous American cars through them. Nonetheless! There is a set of folks in Japan who are big fans of huge American automobiles. Those with money, shell out big time…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Sony Responds To March NPD Sales, Seems Pleased
While March’s hardware sales data may have been grim reading for Sony, they’re not worried. Oh no. They’ve got software sales to crow about! Namely, the fact there were three PlayStation 3 games in the month’s top ten sales (Resident Evil 5, MLB’09 The Show & Killzone 2), which is the first time we can…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Just How Big Is That Final Fantasy XIII Demo?
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete went on sale in Japan today — complete with bundled Final Fantasy XIII demo. Now that the demo is out, we’re curious how big it is. Japanese game site Pocket News’s has broken down the sizes for various files on the Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete disc as…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Nintendo Responds To March NPD Sales, Seems Pleased
Sales were down for Nintendo over the same time last year, but Iwata & Co. aren’t bothered. And why would they be, when the company accounted for 58% of total hardware sales for the month. Yes, 600,000 Wiis and 563,000 DS handhelds sold would be cause for celebration enough, but add in the fact that…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Report: Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars Sales Are Awful
Fans of Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars might want to set aside hopes for a sequel. It appears that Rockstar Games’ gamble on the Nintendo DS didn’t equate to blockbuster success, as initial sales… suck. According to a report from Silicon Alley Insider, there’s a very good reason that Chinatown Wars didn’t crack the top…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
See The OneUps And The Megas In Concert
If you’re into video game music cover bands, get a good look at these vids — you won’t see either band at the Penny Arcade Expos this year. The OneUps and The Megas performed a free concert for participants of the Bay Area Game Jam a couple of weeks back. Sadly, their audience was rather…
By AJ Glasser Published April 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Valve Details Next Week’s Left 4 Dead Survival Pack
The free Left 4 Dead “Survival Pack” expansion is slated to hit next week. The Xbox 360 and PC add-on officially makes two more campaigns playable in Versus mode, adding another all-new gameplay mode, Survival. Frankly, I’m a little vague on what Survival mode brings to the table, but Valve does its best to explain…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Coachella Gets PlayStation Oasis
Sony will, once more, be hosting a PlayStation Lounge at the annual Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival this weekend. This time around the PlayStation Oasis will include a bevy of PlayStation 3 consoles, lounge chairs, internet connectivity and, best of all, air conditioning. The Oasis will be showing off a selection of games for…
By Brian Crecente Published April 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Time Warner Cable Drops Bandwidth Cap Plans
Internet service provider Time Warner Cable has backed away from plans to offer tiered pricing on broadband internet, based on public response to bandwidth caps being tested in four of the company’s markets. The Associated Press reports that Time Warner Cable has shelved plans to test a tiered pricing structure based on consumption in three…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Flying Tristan
To: Bash From: Crecente Re: Regular Phone Line Is Regular Tristan flew to my mom and step-dad’s today in El Paso. I always cringe when he flies alone. It completely freaks me out, but I never let on to him. I want him to think of flying as an adventure as long as he can.…
By Brian Crecente Published April 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Resident Evil, Pokemon, Halo Top March Software Sales
February‘s U.S. software champ, Wii Fit, didn’t have the strength to fight off the combined forces of Resident Evil 5, Pokemon Platinum and Halo Wars, the top three bestselling games in March. The Xbox 360 version of the survival horror adventure walked away with the number one spot, moving 938,000 copies to U.S. consumers. Its…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Nintendo Continues U.S. Hardware Dominance, Industry Hit Hard In March
Nintendo hardware continued to move in excess of over one million units a month in March, but the video game industry saw a severe drop in spending year-over-year, resulting in a 17% drop in revenue. Nintendo’s Wii and DS platforms held strong as the best and second-best selling hardware in March, moving a combined 1.16…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 16, 2009