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Nintendo: We Can’t Satisfy You And You Enjoy It
Nintendo can’t win, can it? Put out games to expand their audience, and the core gamers are upset. Put out core games, and core gamers want more. According to Nintendo’s Denise Kaigler, the moment that core gamers are satisfied, players will become disinterested in the company. So Nintendo cannot satisfy gamers, and gamers should enjoy…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 13, 2009 -
Lisa Kudrow Might Be Better Than A Price Drop
We’ve got more evidence that non-gaming celebrities hawking games on TV is the future. We reported yesterday that gaming research analyst Jesse Divnich of the EEDAR group sees impressive results in Activision and Nintendo’s recent use of non-game celebrities to hype games. Celebrities and games. They’ve crossed paths plenty of times before, but we reached…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 12, 2009 -
When Team Fortress 2 Meets Super Smash Bros…
…things turn out remarkably well. This mash up of Team Fortress 2 classes and the original intro for Nintendo 64 fighter Super Smash Bros. is a near-perfect shot-by-shot recreation created in Garry’s Mod. Friends and classmates of the video creator tipped us off to the painstakingly rebuilt Super Smash Bros. homage, which wins points for…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 12, 2009 -
Hasbro Family Game Night 2: Game Harder
EA is delivering a second round of Hasbro board and puzzle game goodness to the Nintendo Wii this fall with Hasbro Family Game Night 2. Building on the success of their first game night outing, Hasbro and EA are bringing five new old games to the Wii in Family Game Night 2. Headlining or perhaps…
By Mike Fahey Published May 12, 2009 -
Spore Hero Emerges From The Murky Depths
EA has dropped a new trailer, new screens, and new information on the Spore universe’s expansion onto Nintendo systems, Spore Hero and Spore Hero Arena. Rather than allow us to play music on a plastic facsimile of a Spore creature as I had hoped, both Spore Hero for the Nintendo Wii and Spore Hero Arena…
By Mike Fahey Published May 12, 2009 -
Nintendo Celebrates A Year Of WiiWare
Nintendo celebrates the first year of WiiWare titles, highlighting some of the platforms big releases while looking forward to even greater games to come. Nintendo says that WiiWare removes the economic barriers from console game development, and the past year in WiiWare releases certainly holds true to their claim. Of the 81 WiiWare titles currently…
By Mike Fahey Published May 12, 2009 -
Blizzard Trumps Nintendo In Develop 100
Develop has released their yearly guide to the 100 most bankable game development studios in the world, with Blizzard Entertainment jumping 46 spots from last year to take Nintendo down a notch. While last year’s top developer Nintendo still performed admirable, Blizzard Entertainment pulled ahead this year to score the top spot in the Develop…
By Mike Fahey Published May 11, 2009 -
The Nintendo Download: The Family That Pirates Together Stays Together
There’s enough booty for the whole family this week in the Nintendo Download, with handheld soccer, a Sega shooter, and a plundering party game up for grabs. Aksys releases another game in the adorable Family line for WiiWare this week with Family Pirate Party, a pirate -themed board game by Guilty Gear developer Arc System…
By Mike Fahey Published May 11, 2009 -
One In Five Japanese People Now Own A Nintendo DS
You may be aware, from hanging around the internet, that Japan loves the Nintendo DS. But it takes a nice little mix of pictures and statistics to really ram the point home. This chart was released by Nintendo today, and shows the percentage of a market’s population that owns a DS. By extension, it also…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 11, 2009 -
Because Monday Needs Muramasa T&A
Time for some fan art! Fan art featuring Momohime, star of the upcoming (and gorgeous) Wii exclusive Muramasa: The Demon Blade. Fan art featuring Momohime’s butt. Potentially crass, yes, but then it’s done in the same vibrant art style we’re expecting from the game, so in the end, it just comes off as a little…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 11, 2009 -
Another Rushmore — Console Only
About a month back everyone argued the concept of a theoretical gaming Mt. Rushmore. A man who ran a store in Battle Creek, Mich., soon wrote me to say he’d commissioned just such a work. NewAge Arcade (a gaming store, but no longer operational) had this mural, depicting four characters singularly identifiable with each of…
By Owen Good Published May 10, 2009 -
Punch-Out!! Documentary Ad Walks the Dog
Mac is back, sweeping up smack packs in this documentary-style ad that may seem inspired, but is definitely brilliant. Doc’s aphorisms aren’t any more decipherable in live action, sorry to say. He also mispronounces correctly pronounces the hell out of Pissin’ Hurricane Piston Hondo. I missed the memo on that one. But is anyone else…
By Owen Good Published May 10, 2009 -
The $80 Million Inspiration For Disney’s Latest Wii Game
Movies, books, comics, even a 14th century poem have inspired video games, but Toy Story Mania! is the first game designed to recreate a Disney ride experience. Toy Story Mania! is being developed for the Wii with the help of Disney’s imagineers and designed to replicate the experience of the 4D ride of the same…
By Brian Crecente Published May 8, 2009 -
Konami Gives Birth To Contra On The Wii
Run-and-gun classic Contra is getting a brand new game with WiiWare title Contra -ReBirth-. On May 12, the game will be be released in Japan for 1000 Wii Points. According to the official page, the will feature two player co-op like the original Contra — so we’re assuming this means local co-operative play. No word…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 8, 2009 -
How Did Nintendo Hardware Do By Region?
Nintendo has released Wii and DSi sales figures for fiscal 2009. Let’s have a gander at the breakdown by region. As we posted yesterday, worldwide annual sales of the Nintendo Wii hovered close to 26 million units (25.95), and the total lifetime sales for the console have surpassed 50 million (50.39). In first quarter 2009,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 7, 2009 -
Pokemon Gold And Silver Getting DS Remakes
It’s official. Pokémon Gold and Silver will be remade — something that was hinted at last weekend on Japan’s Pokémon Sunday TV program. The tenth anniversary remakes will be called Pokémon Heart Gold and Poké Soul Silver — much akin to the Fire Red and Leaf Green Gameboy Advance remakes of Pokémon Red and Pokémon…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 7, 2009 -
These Are The Biggest-Selling Wii, DS Games Of All Time
Nintendo have today released more information from their 2009 fiscal year reports, this time showcasing the lifetime sales figures for many of the company’s top-selling titles. While we had some of these numbers last night, this is a far more extensive list, giving us lifetime, worldwide sales figures for every game on the Wii and…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 7, 2009 -
Nintendo The Most Reputable Game Company Of Them All
Catering to a broader demographic pays off for Nintendo, ranked number six in the Reputation Institute’s 2009 list of the world’s most reputable companies. Where do Microsoft and Sony fall? The Reputation Institute releases an annual report which looks at how the public rates 1,000 companies in over 20 industry categories and more than 25…
By Mike Fahey Published May 7, 2009 -
You Cannot Play The George W. Bush Famicom Game
Hipster retro shop Meteor is once again holding its “My Famicase” exhibit. Like last year, the show features Nintendo Famicom cartridges for games that never were created by artists and designers. This year, My Famicase Exhibition is 58 carts strong. Like a lot of art, some of the cartridges are social commentary, and some are…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 7, 2009 -
What Is Nintendo’s Game Plan?
Nintendo offered a look behind the curtain, a peek at how the company operates. In its financial earnings, the Kyoto-based game maker explained is mid-term and long-term strategy. According to the company, Nintendo will continue to go after “Gaming Population Expansion” by “putting smiles on many people’s faces by offering brand new entertainment that anyone…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 7, 2009