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id Boss: Third-party Wii Development “Not Really Justified”

id CEO Todd Hollenshead remains unconvinced that there’s a good reason for “independent, Wii-centric” development. He’s willing to hear someone out, he just hasn’t heard a good argument for it yet. Hollenshead, in an interview with GameSpot, was asked if the Wii’s meteoric sales and success inevitably meant a shift in resources toward third-party development…

By Owen Good Published April 12, 2009

Aykroyd Prefers Wii Graphics, Thanks Very Much

Underpowered graphics, to an aging celebrity starring in his first video game, are like soft candlelight at a romantic dinner. Dan Aykroyd “loves” the Wii version of Ghostbusters “because it resembles ‘The Incredibles.'” In a web-only interview with Newsweek, Aykroyd justifies his love for the Wii’s hated-on visuals. Honestly, I love the way we look…

By Owen Good Published April 11, 2009

The Legendary Starfy Screens Bring Smiles To Faces

Nintendo of America is finally bringing the Starfy series to the U.S. with The Legendary Starfy, the fifth game in the Star starring series. It’s just cute as a button! The Nintendo DS game is planned to hit these shores on June 8th, giving us a chance to go on a “spectacular undersea adventure,” Starfy…

By Michael McWhertor Published April 10, 2009

Reggie: WiiWare Is For “Truly Innovative” Games, Not Mario

WiiWare supporters looking for killer apps to define Nintendo’s downloadable game service shouldn’t pin their hopes on seeing a Mario game hit the virtual platform. Nintendo president Reggie Fils-Aime says it’s not the best fit. “When we’re gonna work on a Mario title, we’re gonna bring it to Wii or DS,” Fils-Aime told Geoff Keighley…

By Michael McWhertor Published April 10, 2009

Amazon’s Selling Punch-Out!! Boxing Gloves For Regular Macs

Online retailer Amazon.com is in full Punch-Out!! hype mode, looking to squeeze every last dollar out of the Nintendo fetishist. Today’s curious purchase: Punch-Out!! branded boxing gloves that you can’t box with. The Amazon.com exclusive Little Mac boxing glove isn’t very useful in its wood frame and casing, but it does have an engraved plate…

By Michael McWhertor Published April 10, 2009

First Footage Of Punch-Out!!’s Multiplayer Mode

Last night’s episode of GameTrailers TV debuted a new trailer for the Wii remake of Punch-Out!!. Said trailer reveals one new character, in a fashion, the hulked out Giga Mac. While the rest of the featured lineup consists of boxers we already knew about—Glass Joe, Von Kaiser, Disco Kid, King Hippo—this is our first look…

By Michael McWhertor Published April 10, 2009

Grudge Director Working on Game

Takahashi Shimizu, famed Japanese horror film director best known of his work on The Grudge, is working on a Wii horror game called Feel, according to the latest issue of Famitsu. According to the gang at Neo-Gaf, the game will be based on the original Grudge movie, known as Ju-on (or The Curse) in Japan…

By Brian Crecente Published April 10, 2009

Rhythm Heaven Scratch Academy

Yesterday, Nintendo held a Rhythm Heaven Scratch DJ Academy event in New York to promote the release of the DS title. Gamers who showed up were able to check out the rhythm game and then received free DJ lessons from professional DJs. Did anyone here go? Looking at the photos it looks like attendance may…

By Brian Crecente Published April 10, 2009

Nintendo Ruled Japanese Software Sales In 2008

ASCII Media Works, publisher of Japanese game magazine Dengeki, released domestic game sales rankings for 2008. Nintendo came in first place for the sixth year in a row, fueled by 5 million selling titles and grabbing roughly a 40 percent market share. Konami Digital Entertainment had a solid year, going from fifth place in 2007…

By Brian Ashcraft Published April 10, 2009

Strong Bad Sales Double With Wii SD Card Support

Nintendo’s addition of SD memory card play to the Nintendo Wii has done amazing things for WiiWare developers, with Telltale announcing that sales of their Strong Bad series have doubled since the GDC announcement. Those looking for proof that a solution to Wii storage limits was sorely needed by both developers and customers need look…

By Mike Fahey Published April 9, 2009

Nielsen Drops the Ball on Console Usage Numbers

Remember that study of video gamer habits Nielsen released earlier this week showing the Wii in third place and the Playstation 3 in seventh, last even after the GameCube and original Xbox? It was wrong. Fast Company reports that they’ve been told that the graph was mislabeled. The real graph, which now appears in the…

By Brian Crecente Published April 9, 2009

Don’t Know How It Plays, But Dead Space Wii Looks Gorgeous

Dead Space on the Wii is a “guided experience”. Read: on-rails shooter. That’s a shame. Oh well. At least it looks great! Putting aside the fact this is another damn developer diary, with selling points like “our game weapons have alternate fire modes”, there’s a lot of gameplay footage to be had in this clip…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 9, 2009

Nintendo President: “Wii In Unhealthy Condition”

Wii sales are sliding in Japan. Nintendo wants to re-energize the Japanese market because the company is “beginning to look vulnerable.” New sales figures show the PS3 outselling the Wii for the first time in 16 months. The Nintendo Wii dropped 69 percent in the five weeks to March 29. According to Nintendo president Satoru…

By Brian Ashcraft Published April 9, 2009

Nintendo: DSi Sales Numbers High, No DS/Wii Price Cut

In a presentation in Tokyo today, Nintendo discussed not only Wii Sports Resort, but Wii price cuts and Western DSi sales numbers as well. Given by Nintendo president Satoru Iwata and senior director Shigeru Miyamoto at the Foreign Correspondent’s Club of Japan, the presentation covered more than the Wii Sports Resort release dates and reaffirming…

By Brian Ashcraft Published April 9, 2009

Nintendo Looking For A Few Good Testers

Want part-time work? Live in Japan? Like Nintendo? The company has just put up a job listing for testers. The trial period for those selected is two weeks, and the actual testing job is between 3 and 6 months depending on your performance. It’s possible to renew your contract after that. Salary is set at…

By Brian Ashcraft Published April 9, 2009

Nintendo: We Need To Re-Energize Japanese Market

The Wall Street Journal, following news of slowing sales for the Wii and Nintendo DS and a boost in “hardcore” games sales in Japan, says Nintendo is “beginning to look vulnerable” after years of success. The Journal is referring, of course, to the most recent sales data from Japan, courtesy of sales trackers Enterbrain and…

By Michael McWhertor Published April 8, 2009

Analyst Cautions Wii Investment May Be “Fool’s Gold”

Investors looking to score some easy green on Nintendo’s little white console may be left blue, particularly if they fall for the “red herring” that is the console’s massive install base, says one analyst. Cowen & Company’s Doug Creutz says the Wii may represent “fool’s gold for someone looking to invest in video game development”…

By Michael McWhertor Published April 8, 2009

A Eulogy For The Game Boy Advance

The arrival of the Nintendo DSi in North America, Europe and Australia brings about the first Nintendo handheld in nearly eight years that doesn’t support Game Boy Advance games. Who wants to reflect? MTV Multiplayer’s Stephen Totilo does, lamenting the symbolic passing of the Game Boy Advance. He calls it “the first portable I cared…

By Michael McWhertor Published April 8, 2009

The 2009 Pokémon Video Game Championships

Do you want to be the very best, like no one ever was? Now is your chance, as Pokémon USA delivers the details on the 2009 Pokémon Video Game Championships. An excellent way to sell their newest title, the U.S. leg of the 2009 Pokémon Championships requires that players participate using the newly-released Pokémon Platinum.…

By Mike Fahey Published April 8, 2009

Snowbound Mini Ninja Screens

A ninja is at home in any environment, as evidenced by these frosty screens for Eidos’ Mini Ninjas for the Nintendo Wii, DS, and Xbox 360. The screens truly show the full range of Mini Ninjas, both graphically and size-wise. Mini Ninja Hiro and his companions, the giant Futo and the musical female ninjette Suzume,…

By Mike Fahey Published April 8, 2009