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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. Before Sony fans unite to […]

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Tags: Editorial · Microsoft · Nintendo · playstation 3 · Sony · Wii · Xbox 360

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

In 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, having 31.7% of gamers playing the PlayStation 2! Only 13.4% […]

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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 […]

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Tags: capcom · Editorial · Nintendo · Retro

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 […]

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

PlayStation 3 Online Community Matches 360

November 19th, 2008 · 6 Comments

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 14 million active accounts and 273 million pieces of content downloaded, we know that you’re thirsting […]

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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 […]

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Tags: Accessories · Activision · Casual Games · Editorial · Nintendo · playstation 3 · rock band · Sony · Wii · Xbox 360

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 […]

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Tags: Industry News · Nintendo · Wii

DSi Will Be Region-Locked, Sad Face…

October 6th, 2008 · 1 Comment

One of the greatest things Nintendo has done was allowing the DS to be unlocked for regions. This allowed gamers around the world to share their favorite games from all cultures and countries with just a click of the “buy” button at an online store. The DSi loses this great freedom by locking it down […]

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Tags: DSi · Editorial · Industry News · Nintendo · piracy

DSi To Supplement Nintendo DS In The US

October 4th, 2008 · No Comments

Unlike Japan, Nintendo has not invaded the entire home consumer market here in the United States. This leads them to believe there is room for both the DS and the DSi here in the United States. The DS will no doubt be a cheaper alternative to the DSi and the DSi isn’t going to make […]

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Tags: DS · DSi · Industry News · Nintendo