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SEGA Says “Ahoy!” With Haruhi Suzumiya
What’s better than a pirate? A Haruhi Suzumiya pirate! SEGA’s upcoming Wii title The Parallel of Haruhi Suzumiya is getting its own limited edition “heroine collection.” Priced at ¥12,075 (US$135), the collection includes cover by manga/game artist Noizi Ito and a set of the SOS Bridgade figures: Haruhi pirate, Yuki Nagato space ninja, and apron…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 3, 2009 -
DS Hits Two Million Sold In Korea
Going on sale in South Korea on January 18, 2007, the Nintendo DS has sold two million units in the territory. It was the first hardware released by the Nintendo of Korea, which was established on July 20, 2006. The Korean division sold a million DS consoles in its first year. Nintendo Korea [Telecoms Korea…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 3, 2009 -
Bubble Bobble Wii-visited For WiiWare
Bub and Bob will emit bubbles and bobble about in 2009 with a new, but retro take on classic Bubble Bobble gameplay. Famitsu spilled details on the WiiWare-bound game, which looks to go global. Bobble Bobble Wii will pack in 400 old school-style stages in a WiiWare release that includes the original Bubble Bobble levels…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 2, 2009 -
Weekly Wii Update – Snowboards, Sonic, And Space Puzzles
It’s Monday morning, and the Nintendo Wii downloadables delivery van is making its weekly rounds with a mix of alpine sports adventure, space-filling puzzles, and yet another installment of brazen blue hedgehog. Mixing things up today, we’ll kick things off with the solo Virtual Console title dropping this week, Sonic Chaos for the Sega Master…
By Mike Fahey Published February 2, 2009 -
What Do Nintendo Consoles Look Like After A House Fire?
Time to find out. Go Nintendo reader PsyduckWarrior owned a Game Boy Advance and a Wii. Or, he did, until a house fire took away the bulk of his and his family’s material possessions. Along with losing the house, their stuff and even their pets, he also lost a treasure trove of Nintendo swag, like…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 2, 2009 -
Mii Sought in Hit and Run
Calling all cars: Be on lookout for this Mii in connection with a hit and run. Driver last seen in Moo Moo Meadows wearing Mii Outfit B. Suspect is believed to have unlimited blue shells. No, really, that is a wanted poster and that is a Mii on it, and that made me laugh so…
By Owen Good Published February 1, 2009 -
Mario Explains Relationships for Us
It’s no secret I peek at Reddit when I’m working weekends. But last week its contributors made something too hilarious not to share: An extremely dark view of relationships, in the context of Super Mario Bros. Around Wednesday a user kicked it all off with “Mario Explains It: Lesson 001.” (Above) The guy was clearly…
By Owen Good Published January 31, 2009 -
Well, That Didn’t Last Long
Remember Duck Hunt for the iPhone? Yeah, it was booted from the App Store, and not because of its piece of shit controls and absence of the Asshole Dog, either. LawlMart’s Duck Hunt was “developed” on the “iPES” for the iPhone and iPod touch, and just in case that didn’t rip off Nintendo’s IP enough,…
By Owen Good Published January 31, 2009 -
Can B-Movies Make an A-List Game?
Headstrong, developer of House of the Dead: Overkill, thinks they can. In this video, the creative staff discuss the game’s grindhouse style and how this won’t necessarily be a rail shooter. Of course, this isn’t the first M-rated game for the Wii. Seventeen titles have gotten it for “Blood and Gore” even. But it’s definitely…
By Owen Good Published January 31, 2009 -
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