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Wii Sports Resort Sells Half A Million In 8 Days
Nintendo’s follow up to the best-selling game of all time, Wii Sports, is off to a good start in the United States. The company boasted today of Wii Sports Resort‘s first week sales, some 500,000 copies in eight days. That’s still a long way from the more than 45 million copies the original game sold,…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 5, 2009 -
Bakugan Collector’s Editions Have Balls
Fans picking up the first run of Bakugan Battle Brawlers for the Nintendo DS this October can score the Collector’s Edition, which comes packed with a limited edition ball for them to play with. Bakugan is big with the kids, or it was last time I checked, which was a year ago, so the Nintendo…
By Mike Fahey Published August 5, 2009 -
Gamescom Set to Explode with Rage, APB, Modern Warfare 2 in Two Weeks
With Gamescom just two weeks away, the recently transplanted show is heating up to outshine its already white hot predecessor in Leipzig. The new European games convention, shifted this year from Leipzig to Cologne, will feature most of the major game developers, plenty of press conferences and an absurd amount of games. The list of…
By Brian Crecente Published August 5, 2009 -
Over 3 Million DSi Units Sold in Japan
As of August 2, Nintendo has sold 3,062,920 DSi units domestically in Japan. The DSi went on sale in Japan last fall on November 1, 2008 for ¥18,900. The total number of DS units sold in Japan is 27 million. DSi hardware sales have been powered by the July release of DS title Dragon Quest.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 4, 2009 -
Don’t Go Looking For A Wii Price Cut Just Yet
The DS received a price drop — ages ago. But it happened. The Wii, however, is still selling for the price it had when it launched in late 2006. Wii sales are slowing down, and at the recent Nintendo investor’s meeting, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata was asked this during the Q&A: “Tell me if you…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 3, 2009 -
Sending Your DSi Pics to Facebook (No Pre-Teens Allowed)
As of this evening DSi owners in North America can now directly upload the pictures they took using the portable to their Facebook account, with one caveat. While the uploading is fairly seamless, Facebook’s own terms of use prevent anyone under the age of 13 from using it because you’re not allowed to set up…
By Brian Crecente Published August 3, 2009 -
Modern Warfare: Mobilized Coming to DS
The latest DS-version of Modern Warfare will include multiplayer and horde modes, Activision announced today. Modern Warfare: Mobilized is being developed by n-Space for a Nov. 10 release. Previous DS titles by n-Space include Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Call of Duty: World at War and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. Mobilized will have…
By Brian Crecente Published August 3, 2009 -
Start Sending Your DSi Pics to Facebook Tonight
The ability to upload photos to Facebook with your DSi hits North America tonight, Nintendo said. The free downloadable system update should be available after 5 p.m. Pacific, according to Nintendo. The update will allow DSi owners to tap on a Facebook icon while reviewing pictures in the portable to send them to the user’s…
By Brian Crecente Published August 3, 2009 -
No Friend Codes For Guitar Hero 5 On Wii
Vicarious Visions, developers of the Wii version of Guitar Hero, have some good news for Nintendo’s long-suffering online gamers: Guitar Hero 5 won’t be using Friend Codes. Nope! Not at all. Instead, it’ll tap right into your Wii address book and share those contacts, cutting out a lot of frustrating data entry. Of course, that’ll…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 3, 2009 -
Miyamoto: Not Worshipping at DLC’s Altar
In an interview with the San Jose Mercury-News, Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto downplayed the importance of digital distribution to the company’s future. Said Shiggy: Personally, I’m one of those guys who, even if I have all the songs from iTunes, I want the CD as well. I feel more reassured with that physical media. Entertainment is…
By Owen Good Published August 2, 2009 -
Iwata Hints at New Marketing for DS
Following this week’s sour, but not unexpected, news of a 40 percent drop in hardware sales, Nintendo chief Satoru Iwata seems to be taking DS marketing in the direction of a personal device. The shift would mean they want the unit to be seen as something everyone should own, not shared among a family. Basically,…
By Owen Good Published August 2, 2009 -
Newt Gingrich Needs Tips on Wii Sports
Newt Gingrich, putative presidential candidate (and in his party, who isn’t?) is getting his ass handed to him by a 7-year-old in Wii bowling and has asked for your help, Via Twitter, the former Speaker of the House says he’s up in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, visiting family and rolling the Wiimote. “Seven year old is…
By Owen Good Published August 2, 2009 -
Bowling Ball Attachment Helps You Destroy TV Better
Actually, for the bowling-obsessed Wii gamer, this isn’t as ridiculous as it looks. CTA Digital’s put together a bowling peripheral to provide extra realism for the seven bowling titles. No, it’s not supposed to roll. But it’s a lead pipe lock somewhere, someone is going to throw this thing through mama’s flat panel, even with…
By Owen Good Published August 1, 2009 -
DSi Goes Retro In Chicago This Weekend
The Nintendo DSi tour bus is hitting this weekend’s Retro in Roscoe street festival in Chicago, bringing the high-tech glory of handheld gaming to a celebration of art and antiques. In addition to providing a bus full of playable DSi units, the press release says that the Mobile Tour bus is “interactive.” If this means…
By AJ Glasser Published July 31, 2009 -
Invade Bowser’s Bowels In Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story
.html Adventuring within the guts of Mario and Luigi’s arch nemesis Bowser may not be what you were expecting of the newest Mario & Luigi RPG, but Bowser’s Inside Story has the intestinal fortitude to go there. The follow up to Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time and Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga takes Nintendo…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 31, 2009 -
Nintendo Slips In Anti-Piracy Measures Into DSi Update
That recent DSi update that brought Facebook to Japanese DSi handhelds also brought something else: software to combat R4-type piracy devices. Back in November of last year, it seemed as though R4 cartridges would not work in the then new DSi units. However, by May of this year, dedicated DSi piracy devices had hit the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 31, 2009 -
New Life Sales For Wii Fit, Mario Kart Wii, Wii Sports
Kyoto-based Nintendo Co., Ltd. has released sales data for its biggest selling titles during the April – June 2009 quarter. Let’s have a look. During the period, Wii Fit sold 3.6 million units globally (130,000 units in Japan and 3.47 million overseas), bringing lifetime sales for the game to 21.82 million copies. Mario Kart Wii…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 31, 2009 -
The Great Nintendo Release Schedule, July 2009 Edition
Let’s say you want to know when a Nintendo game is coming out on a Nintendo system. Or when somebody else’s game is coming out on a Nintendo system. You’ll need some kind of release schedule. Like this one! Here’s a list of all upcoming first and third party games due for a Nintendo system.…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 31, 2009 -
Frankenreview: Wii Sports Resort
As Wii Sports was to the Nintendo Wii, Wii Sports Resort is to the Wii Motion Plus, packed with a dozen mini-games to help players get the hang of some new Nintendo Hardware. Wii Sports Resort is Nintendo’s first-party showcase for the Wii Motion Plus, the controller add-on that adds 1:1 movement sensing to the…
By Mike Fahey Published July 30, 2009 -
U.S. DSi Launch Sales Slower Than DS Lite
With the release of new Nintendo sales figures today, Kotaku was able to try and compare launch window sales for the DSi and DS Lite. I say try because as with many game platform launches things don’t match up perfectly. What we were able to learn after digging through Nintendo’s official quarterly and annual reports…
By Brian Crecente Published July 30, 2009