Archive for July, 2011

Nintendo 3DS: Paid Downloadable Content Coming To Nintendo 3DS And Wii U

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has stated that paid downloadable content will come to both the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. Nintendo most likely won’t offer paid downloadable content but no doubt third-party developers for both systems will. What’s your opinion on DLC? One investor asked Iwata about his thoughts on paid download content. Nintendo is currently preparing a [...]

Nintendo 3DS: New Mii Related Games For Nintendo 3DS Coming This Year

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata recently told investors that the company is busy developing new features for Mii Plaza and new Mii related games for the Nintendo 3DS. Iwata was told by an investor that there was very little left to do on the app which prompted Iwata to reveal that Nintendo is working on new content for the application [...]

Nintendo Wii U: TimeSplitters 4 To Be Announced Soon

According to the Official PlayStation Magazine TimeSplitters 4 is due to be announced soon by Crytek UK. We already know that Crytek have been considering making the game, but we have absolutely no idea what format the game will appear on. Presumably it’s coming to PlayStation 3 so there’s an increased likelihood that we will also see the game on Wii [...]

Nintendo 3DS: Street Fighter X Tekken ‘Is Possible’ For Nintendo 3DS

Street Fighter producer, Yoshinori Ono has revealed to Siliconera that there’s a distinct possibility that the eagerly awaited Street Fighter X Tekken could come to the Nintendo 3DS. I’d certainly take Street Fighter X Tekken over the proposed Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition. How about you? “It’s possible. For the 3DS, I wanted to do an [Super Street Fighter IV:] Arcade Edition [...]

Nintendo: Square Enix Tease New Projects

Square Enix Executive Producer Dave Hoffman has taken to Twitter to tease fans about some new Square Enix announcements. Apparently Square Enix are working on two new games. One is a brand new project, whilst the other is something we’ve apparently heard about. Let’s hope it’s something Nintendo 3DS related. Any ideas? “Working on two new [...]

Deepak Chopra wants you to calm down and play his game

Inhale. Exhale. Raise your arms, inhale. Exhale, lift one leg above your head, dislocate your shoulder and sing “God Save the Queen.” Or not. Deepak Chopra’s Leela wants to calm your mind, body and soul in a trippy THQ video game, as explained by his guru-ness in this new video. [Thanks, Amit!]Deepak Chopra wants you [...]

Michael Jordan in Video Games

#paginationTop, #paginationBot, .ui-page-list ul {display:none;} With the announcement that Michael Jordan is returning for the cover of NBA 2K12, gamers are getting the most Michael Jordan since, well ever. The best basketball player in the world (that’s a fact) has had an interestin… Read More…

Ubisoft says always-on DRM is ‘a success,’ fans are confused

Ubisoft riled the masses with news that Driver: San Francisco will have always-on DRM, requiring that players be constantly connected to the internet for the game to function. Ubisoft has used constant DRM in previous titles, such as Assassin’s Creed 2 and Splinter Cell: Conviction, arguing it combats piracy. Players argue DRM is an unfair, [...]

Nintendo Wii: Wii Is The Most Popular Console For Netflix Streaming

This may come as a surprise to many but it’s true, Wii is the most popular games console for Netflix streaming. 42% of all Netflix customers use the PC, 12% use the Xbox 360, 13% use the PlayStation 3, and 25% use the Wii. It’s not too difficult to see why the Wii is the most popular due to the [...]

Nintendo Wii: Amazon Emailing To Say Monado (Xenoblade) Shipping Out On August 28th In US

Amazon US are rather strangely emailing customers who pre-ordered Mondao (Xenoblade Chronicles) that their orders will be shipped out August 28th. Nintendo of America has so far refused to say whether the game is coming to the United States. It should also be mentioned that the game didn’t feature on yesterdays product list from Nintendo. We’re still [...]

Nintendo: Former Nintendo President Lost $312 Million In A Single Day

Former Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi has reportedly lost around $312 million due to Nintendo’s stock price taking a sharp drop. Yamauchi is believed to own around 10% of Nintendo’s stock according to Bloomberg. Once upon a time Hiroshi Yamauchi was estimated to be Japan’s wealthiest man. That could well have changed. Source Filed under: Nintendo Tagged: hiroshi yamauchi, Nintendo [...]

Toys R Us Video Game BOGO Sales

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Sega Sammy financial posting shows weak US demand, losses

Sega Sammy Holdings posted weak financial results for the fiscal quarter ending June 30, including a net-profit loss of $28.1 million — last year in the same quarter it posted a net profit of $89.6 million. Contributing to this was a 22.3 percent decrease in Sega’s regular sales, bringing the entire company’s operating loss to [...]

Cabela’s Survival: Shadows of Katmai Screens

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Cabela’s Survival: Shadows of Katmai Screens

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Abobo’s Big Adventure: The Ultimate NES Game?

Late this summer, a new Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) game will be released starring all your favorite characters from, well, pretty much all your favorite 8-bit games. It’s called Abobo’s Big Adventure, and it’s a love letter to the NES that’s been 10 years in the making… Read More…

Nintendo 3DS: EA Believe 3D Is A Waste Of Time

EA CEO John Riccitiello has told Games Industry that the company plans to move away from the 3D space as they see very little return on investment. EA are more interested in pursuing the social and online gaming marketplace. Wise choice? “We see really high returns in these markets and very poor returns focusing on 3D, so we are [...]

Nintendo has one million seller per console in last quarter

The NPD suggested that audiences were receptive of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (by which we mean they bought it), but new data from Nintendo reveals just how successful the game was in its debut month. In its list of million-selling first-party titles for the last quarter (ending June 30), Ocarina of [...]

Nintendo has one million seller per console in last quarter

The NPD suggested that audiences were receptive of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (by which we mean they bought it), but new data from Nintendo reveals just how successful the game was in its debut month. In its list of million-selling first-party titles for the last quarter (ending June 30), Ocarina of [...]

Activision Announces Cabela’s Survival: Shadows of Katmai

INNEAPOLIS, MN – Encounter the Arctic’s deadliest creatures in an epic struggle for survival in Activision Publishing, Inc.’s (Nasdaq: ATVI) Cabela’s Survival: Shadows of Katmai, coming this fall to the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PlayStation 3 computer entertain… Read More…