Yesterday, video game retailer Game Crazy released the results of a recent market research survey which claimed 90% of kids ages 8-17 expect to ask for a video game this holiday season, and that music games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band topped their wish lists, followed by Mario Kart. The story was picked [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, May 27, 2008
We were utterly disappointed with Nintendo’s first, lackluster efforts to deliver engaging tournament play with Mario Kart Wii, because those efforts subverted the basic principles of Mario Kart fun — and lacked any sort of prizes to make competition worthwhile. But Wii owners shouldn’t cross off gauntlets and garters entirely. Hudson Entertainment announced today that [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, May 22, 2008
GameStop announced the quarterly results for the company today. In a shocking turn of events, the company destroyed its previous quarterly record with massive sales of AAA titles like GTA IV, Mario Kart, and Smash Bros. Brawl. Sales rose 42% over the previous quarter to a stunning $1.8 billion while profits rose 151% to $62.1 [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, April 17, 2008
I ate up every minute of Pandemic Studios’ original Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction, simply because it satisfied my long-held desire to blow anything — and everything — to smithereens. And in an interview with Next Generation, Pandemic’s Cameron Brown reveals that was his exact goal from the very beginning. But his inspiration didn’t come from [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, March 20, 2008
Eurogamer has what may be the very first review of Mario Kart Wii – they give it an 8 out of 10, calling out missing multiplayer features and a steep learning curve as its only real weaknesses.
Continue reading...Monday, March 17, 2008
Nintendo announced today that their fast-paced-fighter-meets-Nintendo-history-lesson Super Smash Bros. Brawl sold a record 1.4 million copies in the week since March 9th.
Continue reading...Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Almost one-and-a-half years after its impressive debut, Nintendo’s wand-waggling wunderkind the Wii continues to remain sold out – and in dread of the inevitable daily question, employees at GameStop and leading consumer electronics retailers now have explanations for the shortage practically burned into their neurons. Enter Mario Kart Wii.
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Tuesday, September 30, 2008
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