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Nintendo Has Some New Graphs To Help You Understand Its Success

Nintendo is doing well. The “$17 billion in sales last year” type of well, with more than $2 billion in profit. To help illustrate just how smashingly the company is doing, it generated some charts. Sure, the Negative Nellys out there are going to point out falling profits, but just look at those brightly colored…

By Michael McWhertor Published January 30, 2009

Nintendo Shares Fall As Far As They’re Allowed To Fall

Some people are beginning to seriously question whether the Wii bubble has burst. They may be right, they may be wrong, either way, investors are listening. And investors seem to be taking it all on board. Following comments made by analysts such as Hiroshi Kamide yesterday, Nintendo share prices started falling. And falling. And falling…

By Luke Plunkett Published January 30, 2009

New Madworld Trailer Adds Cheese To The Bloodbath

There’s a new trailer for Platinum Games‘ Wii slaughterfest MadWorld to go along with today’s impressions, proving that even the most violent of games can be diluted with a bit a over-the-top bad acting. Playing out as a parody of your average sports commentary television show, this MadWorld Death Watch trailer features a couple of…

By Mike Fahey Published January 30, 2009

Just To Clear, No, That DS Game Did Not Feature An Islamic Chucky Doll

Hick news channel WTNH’s bleeding edge report on Crave’s Baby Pals for the DS had a few holes in it. One of the biggest was the fact the channel didn’t bother contacting the game’s publisher. Oops. GamePolitics, however, did, and asked Crave to deny (or confirm!) whether the bathtime baby in their kids DS game…

By Luke Plunkett Published January 30, 2009

EA Hit The Reset Button On Need For Speed Franchise, 3 New Games Coming

It’s official: the sheen has well and truly worn off the Need for Speed franchise. Once a guaranteed smash, recent titles have under-performed badly, leading EA to announce a total reboot for the series. Speaking with Eurogamer, EA have revealed that there’ll be three new NFS games released in 2009, the idea being to seperate…

By Luke Plunkett Published January 30, 2009

Let’s Break Down Nintendo’s Biggest Selling Wii Games (Let’s!)

You’ve seen us break down Nintendo’s DS sales. Now let’s look at the Wii sales! Since this includes the Christmas quarter, sales are looking good, in both Japan and The West. These are the sales numbers for the period April 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008, and include not just total Wii game sales, but…

By Luke Plunkett Published January 30, 2009

Nintendo’s 2009 Launch Schedule Includes Punch Out

Nintendo announced its “Launch Schedule of Primary NINTENDO Products by Region (Jan. 2009～)” for Japan, The United States and Europe. There’s hardware, there’s software, there’s Nintendo, and there’s Giant Reggie Face. Japan • Nintendo DS DS Uranai Seikatsu 2009/1/15 Mario and Luigi RPG 3!!! 2009/2/11 Rittai Picross 2009/3/12 Tomodachi Collection(Temp.) 2009 Famicom Wars DS2(Temp.) 2009…

By Brian Ashcraft Published January 30, 2009

Let’s Break Down Nintendo’s Biggest Selling DS Games (Let’s!)

Nintendo has released the financial findings for its Nintendo DS games sold last year. Included are the numbers for the April 1 – December 31, 2008 financial period as well as the breakdown for Japan and overseas. What’s more, there are new life-to-date totals for the games. Here’s the breakdown: Brain Age: Train Your Brain…

By Brian Ashcraft Published January 30, 2009

Has “Something Big Gone Wrong” At Nintendo?

Respected analyst Hiroshi Kamide thinks so. Following Nintendo’s announcement last night of a cut in profit forecasts, Kamide thinks the revision was made because the company know “something big has gone wrong”. “Today’s revision suggests that the roaring pace of Wii growth that we’ve seen until now may be over”, Kamide told The Times. “The…

By Luke Plunkett Published January 29, 2009

Are People Still Buying The Game Boy Advance?

Not really. But that doesn’t stop Nintendo from releasing Game Boy Advance hardware and software sales data. No surprise that Game Boy hardware and software sales are tanking. Here’s the raw data: Hardware • Japan Apr. – Dec. ’07: 110,000 units Apr. – Dec. ’08: 60,000 units Life-to-date: 16,950,000 units • The Americas Apr. –…

By Brian Ashcraft Published January 29, 2009

Wii/DS Sales Down In Japan, DS Approaching 100 Million In Lifetime Sales

Nintendo also released the hardware sales for the April 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 as well as life-to-date totals. Wii and DS hardware sales are down domestically in Japan, but up internationally. Good news: The handheld is approaching the 100 million sales mark. Nintendo DS • Japan Apr. – Dec. ’07: 5,640,000 units Apr.…

By Brian Ashcraft Published January 29, 2009

Nintendo Sales Up, Profits Down, Financial Forecast Revised

Nintendo has just released its financial statement for the nine-month period ending December 31, 2008. In short, sales were up, but profits down. Compared to the same period last year, net sales were up 16.7 percent to the equivalent of US$17.07 billion. Net profit, however, dropped 17.9 percent to the equivalent of $2.36 billion. According…

By Brian Ashcraft Published January 29, 2009

Boom Blox 2 Announced, Coming This Spring

It’s try, try again for EA and Steven Spielberg tonight, with the publisher announcing BOOM BLOX Bash Party for the Wii, due sometime this Spring. Coming so soon after the first game, Bash Party’s focus is on polishing the experience and offering new features, such as new blocks, new tools, new actions, new multiplayer modes…

By Luke Plunkett Published January 29, 2009

Bask In Mario & Luigi RPG 3 Trailer Ecstasy

.html As an irrationally huge fan of Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga for the Game Boy Advance, a return to form for the third entry, simply titled Mario & Luigi RPG 3 has me giddy. Go ahead and dig for any references of Baby Mario and Baby Luigi in this trailer. You won’t find ’em,…

By Michael McWhertor Published January 28, 2009

You’re Running Out Of Excuses To Not Buy A Korg DS-10

The Korg DS-10 synthesiser, for all its inherent brilliance, hasn’t been widely available in the US. That’s about to change. Mega-retailer GameStop will soon be stocking the program, and are now accepting preorders. They’ll start selling it on February 9, and what’s more, will be selling it for only $30, a saving of 50% off…

By Luke Plunkett Published January 28, 2009

Former Sony Boss Says Nice Things About Nintendo

Nobuyuki Idei helmed Sony from 1999 to 2005. He was named one of the “Worst Managers of 2005” by Business Week. (Congrats!) But today, he’s not talking about that, but Nintendo. In a Financial Times piece about consolation in the electronics industry, Idei gave high marks to the Nintendo Wii and its motion controls for…

By Brian Ashcraft Published January 28, 2009

Well, Of Course There Are Secret Islamic Messages Hidden In This DS Game

Does the Crave DS game “Baby Pals” really say “Islam is the light” when you give your tot a bath? Of course not. That’s ridiculous. Doesn’t stop WTNH from reporting it, though! Like the more widely-publicised issue surrounding the Little Mommy Cuddle and Coo doll – from which the baby’s audio sample is presumably taken…

By Luke Plunkett Published January 28, 2009

Toribash, The Turn-Based, 3D Ragdoll Fighter Coming To WiiWare

When Toribash eventually lands on Nintendo’s WiiWare service, it may take whatever cake is reserved for “most oddball strategic 3D ragdoll fighter.” We’re pretty sure there’s cake dedicated for such a thing. If you’re not familiar with Toribash, the above clip may not exactly make apparent what it is. But it is a tactical fighting…

By Michael McWhertor Published January 27, 2009

Kate Winslet, Golden Globe Winner, Finds Wii Sports Boxing Hilarious

Celebrities! They’re just like us! With the exception of the fact that they’re still regularly playing Wii Sports boxing, that is. Take Kate Winslet, for example, Wii Sports aficionado and winner of two Golden Globes. Winslet, wearing Narciso Rodriguez, tells E! that she was actually playing some Wii Sports tennis when she learned of her…

By Michael McWhertor Published January 27, 2009

Nintendo President Satoru Iwata Keynoting GDC 09

Each year, one of the three big console manufacturers gets an opportunity to dazzle Game Developers Conference attendees with a fabulous keynote speech. 2009 is Nintendo’s year, with president Satoru Iwata returning to the stage. Iwata will kick off GDC 09 with an address titled “Discovering New Development Opportunities,” scheduled to delight the dev-heavy crowd…

By Michael McWhertor Published January 27, 2009