Blake Snow of VentureBeat has crunched the numbers and came to find that the Wii might outsell the PS2 in total lifetime sales and become the best-selling video game console of all-time. The PS2 has sold 140 million units worldwide since its launch in 2000. In the first 26 months of being on the market, [...]
Archive for January, 2009
19 Jan
More Gameplay Footage of Mario Power Tennis Wii-make
Courtesy of GameSpinVideo, here’s more gameplay footage of the upcoming Wii port of Mario Power Tennis for the GameCube. The Wii version will be released alongside a port of the original Pikmin on March 9, 2009.
The video is also available in HD and HQ (if you add “&fmt=18″ without the quotes [...]
19 Jan
Wii-kly Update: 1/19/08
WII-KLY UPDATE: TWO WIIWARE GAMES AND ONE VIRTUAL CONSOLE GAME ADDED TO WII SHOP CHANNEL
Jan. 19, 2009
Wii™ owners know all about the power of motion, and this week’s additions to the Wii Shop Channel deliver some cool new reasons to keep on moving. Race, jump and skid in a high-powered hot rod. Slide, shoot and [...]
16 Jan
New Mario & Luigi 3 Screenshots
Right from the Official Nintendo Magazine’s website, here are some new screenshots of the upcoming DS game Mario & Luigi 3. In a unique twist, you’ll be able to control both Bowser and the Mario brothers as they explore Bowser’s body (explaining the food-themed enemies.) The game is coming out in Japan next month and [...]
13 Jan
North American DSi Release Date and Price?
According to multiple sources, the DSi will launch in the U.S. on April 4, 2009 at a price of $179.99 (which is cheaper than it is in Japan.) It is also rumored that both the DSi and DS Lite will be sold at the same time for those who don’t want to invest in a [...]
13 Jan
Satoru Iwata Interviewed By Japanese Magazine
The Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun, scored an interview with president of Nintendo Satoru Iwata. In the interview, he talked about the DSi, the future of Nintendo and the recession.
Here are some key points:
Nintendo is interested in selling their hardware and software in Russia and India.
They also mention that they have had great success with the [...]
12 Jan
Personal Trainer: Math/Rhythm Heaven Boxart & Logos
If you hadn’t noticed, Nintendo has uploaded boxart and logos for four upcoming Nintendo DS games (I already posted the new images for Pokemon Platinum and Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragons by the way.) Rhythm Heaven and Personal Trainer: Math are the last two. In fact, Personal Trainer: Math was just released today (1/12/09) and Rhythm [...]
12 Jan
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon Boxart & Logo
Nintendo’s press site has not only released the logo and boxart for the upcoming Pokemon Platinum, but another DS title as well. This time Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon, a remake of the original Fire Emblem NES game that never made it to the U.S. Get ready for this new Fire Emblem game, it’s coming out [...]
12 Jan
Pokemon Platinum Boxart & Logo
The Nintendo of America press website has posted the logo and boxart for the upcoming DS Pokemon game Pokemon Platinum. Platinum will be the third game in Generation IV of the Pokemon games, much like Pokemon Yellow, Crystal, and Emerald were for their respective generations. Platinum will be out in the U.S. on March 22, [...]
12 Jan
Wii-kly Update: 1/12/09
WII-KLY UPDATE: TWO WIIWARE GAMES AND ONE VIRTUAL CONSOLE GAME ADDED TO WII SHOP CHANNEL
Jan. 12, 2009
What’s your weapon of choice? Is it a laser gun? Or maybe just a simple deck of cards? No matter what type of game gets you fired up, the latest additions to the Wii™ Shop Channel are sure to [...]
