If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Although PlayStation 3 is still third in worldwide sales, behind the Xbox 360 by about 5-million units, the PS3 community services now have as many online gamers as Xbox 360 says Sony. Sony posted on their blog saying, “with [...]
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PlayStation 3 Online Community Matches 360
November 19th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Tags: Editorial · Microsoft · Nintendo · Sony · Wii · Xbox 360 · playstation 3
Rhythm Gaming Saturation Point?
November 18th, 2008 · No Comments
Rhythm Gaming is all the rage, or is it? Turns out Guitar Hero: World Tour didn’t meet or exceed the figures they hit with Guitar Hero III. Where GH3 brought in $115 million in the first week, GHWT brought in $67 million in the same time frame.
Why?
There are plenty of factors that could cut down [...]
Tags: Accessories · Activision · Casual Games · Editorial · Nintendo · Sony · Wii · Xbox 360 · playstation 3 · rock band
Michael Pachter Says Wii HD Will Launch
October 8th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Wedbush Morgan Securities analyst Michael Pachter is “absolutely convinced” we’ll see a Nintendo Wii HD by 2011. What makes him so sure? In short, Nintendo will start to look bad if their console is said to be “for your mom” instead of for gamers.
What they’ve done, so far, is show the industry there is more [...]
Tags: Industry News · Nintendo · Wii
Guitar Hero World Tour Bundle Mayhem
October 7th, 2008 · No Comments
You’re looking to pickup a copy of Guitar Hero World Tour, but you’re currently unsure which bundle does what and how much each will cost. That has now been made clear and gamers can go about their holiday shopping business later this month (Oct. 26th) to pickup the bundle of their choosing.
USD $190 for the [...]
Tags: Accessories · Activision · Guitar Hero · Industry News · Wii · Xbox 360 · playstation 3
Rock Band 2 DLC For Wii
October 3rd, 2008 · No Comments
Although it’s cute to say, the truth of the matter is this: Rock Band 2 for the Wii has DLC. We’re talking full online downloadable content matching the behavior of the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Why is this significant?
The Wii has been the bastard child of rhythm music playing since its inception. If you’ve [...]
Toy’s R Us Find’s Wii Profitable
September 11th, 2008 · No Comments
The success of the Nintendo console, the Wii, has proven to change the industry in many new and creative ways including reinvigorating slow product sales at Toys R Us. “The company went from a loss of $42 million at the same time last year to a profit of $13 million for the three months ended [...]
Tags: Accessories · Industry News · Nintendo · Wii
Ensemble Studios To Close, Halo Wars Future Not In Question
September 10th, 2008 · 3 Comments
Join the forum discussion on this post - (3) PostsEnsemble Studios, owned and operated by Microsoft or, Microsoft Games Studios, has been targed to be dissolved. All employees will find new homes, a large quantity will start a new studio and continue maintaining the later released Halo Wars franchise.
Microsoft has chosen to close the [...]
Tags: Industry News · Microsoft · Wii
A Nintendo WiFi Router for The DS and Wii… Really?
September 9th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Join the forum discussion on this post - (5) PostsIn a slightly odd move, Nintendo has released a WiFi Router in Japan marketed to streamline the process of getting your Wii Online. What?
First, we’re not exactly sure who’s having a problem connecting their Wii to the network, it’s a fairly simple process executed by [...]
Tags: DS · Industry News · Nintendo · Wii
Nintendo’s Non-Gamer 50+ Crowd
September 7th, 2008 · 1 Comment
While Sony and Microsoft one-up each other with fire sales on old hardware and blockbuster titles like Gears of War 2 and Resistance 2, Nintendo goes for something completely different… older people.
You’re only as old as you feel, but it’s hard to discount Nintendo’s attack on a demographic when they visit the American Association of [...]
Tags: Editorial · Nintendo · Wii
Microsoft Shoots for Number Two In Console War
September 5th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) PostsMicrosoft recently announced their price cuts on the Xbox 360, effective today, but what is motivating them? Microsoft’s not going to make much additional money by passing off the savings to the customer but they will, more than likely, sell a bunch of great new [...]
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