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Gaming Podcast 115: Poo Poo’ed It

March 24th, 2009 · 1 Comment

 
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Join the forum discussion on this post – (1) PostsThis week we’re working with our skeleton crew, Don was stuck at work so we’re flying duelies. Speaking of duelies, we’re flashing back to Rise of the Triad and covering some gaming history on Ralph Baer, a very important person in the gaming industry. This [...]

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Tags: Episode · Nintendo · Podcast · Show Notes · Wii · popcap

Rumor: Wii Motion Plus Delays

March 9th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Join the forum discussion on this post – (1) PostsWii Motion Plus is Nintendo’s next big hardware up sell, an add-on that should make the Wii controller more realistic and flexible when playing highly sensitive “real movement” games. The hardware has been looked at by many in the industry as fixing imperfections in the [...]

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Tags: Editorial · Nintendo · Rumors · Wii

id Software Interested in Nintendo’s Wii

February 25th, 2009 · No Comments

Nintendo is seeing some great successes with their console — duh. What is the best way to provide evidence that Nintendo has a hit with their new little white console? Perhaps the bright blue eyes of id Software? Originally, it was said that id Software wasn’t really interested in developing games for the Wii, perhaps [...]

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Tags: Editorial · Industry News · Nintendo · Wii · id software

Small Games Make Big Waves

February 22nd, 2009 · No Comments

The game industry is doing “okay” in this bad economic time compared to other industries.  Primarily, Nintendo is rocking the house with their games, hand-held’s and consoles while mobile developers are showing some great successes in the industry. Many success stories in our industry are based on small titles, downloadable games of the more “casual” [...]

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Tags: Casual Games · Editorial · Microsoft · Mobile · Nintendo · Wii · WiiWare · Xbox 360 · iPhone · playstation 3

Nintendo Takes Yet Another Month in United States

February 13th, 2009 · 4 Comments

The holiday season is over, the NPD sales data for January 2008 is in and we see a common theme: Nintendo rules the show. While Sony continues to try and persuade gamers that the PlayStation 3 is in a completely different gaming category, statistic gathering companies like NPD put ‘em all in one big basket.
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Tags: Industry News · Nintendo · Sony · playstation 3

Wii Will Beat PS2 in Sales, PS3 Like GameCube?

January 20th, 2009 · 15 Comments

If the sales continue as they have been for Nintendo and their little white Wii, you’ll be looking at the top-dog for overall console says–best selling console ever. This would push Sony’s PlayStation 2 to the second spot of awesome console victories over the last seven generations of gaming hardware.
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Tags: Editorial · Microsoft · Nintendo · Sony · Wii · Xbox 360 · playstation 3

Do HD Graphics Matter To Gamers?

January 19th, 2009 · 9 Comments

The question of the day, “Do HD graphics matter to gamers?” If you’re currently rolling with a PS3 or Xbox 360 and you’ve got HDMI and or sweet component cables you’re probably saying, “duh, of course they do.” What about everyone else, those Wii consoles for instance, there are so many of those. What about [...]

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Tags: Editorial · Microsoft · Nintendo · Sony

Nielsen Ratings, PS3 Played Less Than Classic Xbox?

January 5th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Join the forum discussion on this post – (3) PostsIn a WTF moment, Neilsen Ratings shows more gamers are playing the classic Microsoft Xbox console than the PlayStation 3. While 9.7% of gamers are playing the Xbox 7.3% are playing the PlayStation 3 but Sony isn’t out of the picture by a long shot, [...]

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Tags: Industry News · Microsoft · Nintendo · Sony

Gaming Flashback: Yo! Noid

January 2nd, 2009 · No Comments

Yo! Noid was a commercial opportunity for Domino’s Pizza developed by Capcom. This retro style game revolved around Domino’s Pizza claymation style mascot, the Noid, as he adventures through fourteen stages of side scrolling action.
The game sound was much like any other 8-bit action platformer. It reminded me of the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles [...]

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Tags: Editorial · Nintendo · Retro · capcom

Wii vs. PS3 in Japan: The Console Slaughter

November 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Famitsu Magazine is reporting the Nintendo console, Wii, has managed to sell 7-million units in Japan. This is roughly three times the number of Sony’s PlayStation 3, the console with superior graphics and power.
Japan isn’t about graphics and power or they’re not a fan of the high priced PlayStation 3. The three times factor seems [...]

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Tags: Industry News · Microsoft · Nintendo · Sony · Wii · Xbox 360 · playstation 3