In July of 2007 -- back when Nintendo's cash cow the Wii had only sold six million consoles worldwide -- executives at Japan's Fuji TV and TBS television networks told The Times of London that their viewers were already abandoning primetime television in favor of the new game console. Whether or not Japanese television is still [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Though many decry or feel alienated by Nintendo's focus on the casual gamer, the strategy appears to have paid off, quite literally, for the company. According to Forbes, Nintendo's Wii is pulling in some pretty impressive numbers and may be the only console this generation that's actually making money, even if that profit is a [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, November 22, 2008
If you thought the early reception for Nintendo’s DSi was just a flash in the pan … Actually, did anyone think that? After an amazing first week of sales (including 170k units sold in its first two days of availability in Japan), the DSi continues to lead the way in Nintendo’s homeland according to Famitsu’s latest [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Your daily smörgåsbord of the very best gaming has to offer. Enthusiast: EA compromises identity of Need for Speed Undercover; title reportedly takes cues from The Transporter (Eurogamer) Ubisoft reimagining Driver (BBC via Eurogamer) Stardock's digital-distribution and community platform Impulse launches (Impulse Driven via Joystiq) Mmfmmfmmph mm mmphmm mgnmmm! -- aka Team Fortress 2 Pyro Updates detailed [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, May 29, 2008
Gamasutra has a lengthy look at a new report from DFC Intelligence discussing predicted hardware and software sales of the big three consoles over the coming years. Although the focus of the report seems to be about the viability of the PS3, DFC still manages to include a few nuggets about the Wii in there. [...]
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