Archive for January, 2008
More Brawl Spoilers: New Character You May Already Know About, Some Boss Screens, And Some Other Things For Fun
On January 31, 2008
Japanese Hardware Sales: January 21st to 27th
On January 31, 2008
RUMOR – Brawl delay had to do with a third party
On January 31, 2008
This can be some what of a spoiler so it goes after the jump.
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Rock Band Confirmed for Wii
On January 31, 2008
I am to0 excited to put into my own words. So I am going to take this straight from IGN:
January 31, 2008 – In a third-quarter conference call today, Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello confirmed that a Wii version of Rock band is forthcoming.
Riccitiello mentioned the game at the end of the call’s question-and-answer session. There was no release date given, but Riccitiello referred to the “coming launch” of a Wii version of the game.
There’s been speculation about a Wii installment of Rock Band’s since the game was announced. In April 2007, Harmonix CEO Alex Rigopulos said a Wii-specific version of the title would be coming out in the future.
“We will, at some time, bring Rock Band to every [important] platform,” Rigopulos said at the time, adding that Harmonix would optimize future versions of Rock Band to fit the strengths of the platform. “I think the Wiimote is something that holds enormous promise.”
Despite Rigopulos’ strong statements, no official announcement had been made about a Wii version of Rock Band until Riccitiello’s off-hand statement in today’s conference call.
After the call, we contacted an EA rep for more details, but all we got was a confirmation that, indeed, a Wii version of Rock Band is coming.
There’s still no release date (let alone any word on instruments or how additional song content might work on the Wii), but we’ll let you know as soon as more info presents itself.
Should There Be A ‘Wii Seal of Quality’?
On January 31, 2008
Nintendo’s Seal of Quality is one of the things that helped the Gaming industry pull itself out of the big gaming crash. The seal the says “this game is worthy enough to be called a Nintendo game.” Over the years we have seen the Seal change from “Official Nintendo Seal of Quality” to “Nintendo Official Seal” now it has fadded away from our games boxes entirely, and we have began seeing games that where just not up to standard. Gamaustra posted the question to a few gaming analyst “Should there be a Wii Seal of Quality?”
We asked Jesse Divnich of The simExchange, Michael Pachter of Wedbush Morgan Securities and Ed Barton of Screen Digest:
Are you concerned about the long-term prospects of the Wii, if Nintendo manages to meet consumer demand for it this year?
Should Nintendo bring back the “Nintendo Seal of Quality” (or an alternative game approval method) to enforce more stringent standards for third-party Wii games?
Are there any upcoming Wii titles for this year that you believe will help the system — besides the Nintendo franchise titles (e.g. Super Smash Bros. Brawl)?
ELSPA: Up To 90% Pirate DS Software In U.S.
On January 31, 2008
This article is manly taking about a little card called R4. R4 can be used to download movies, video, and also pirated games. I agree that its is affecting DS software sales. I myself don’t do this, but I know a few people who do. Is it wrong? I am not here to do that, I will leave that up to you.
“Takings from Nintendo DS games in the US are lower than any other console and no doubt it will have a similar impact here. That’s the real danger — you may think you’re getting a good deal, but using the R4 is risking the future of the games industry,” Hillier concluded.
Japanese Software Sales – Jan. 21st to 27th
On January 31, 2008
1. Wii Fit Wii Nintendo 89.000 1.283.000
2. World Soccer Winning Eleven Ubiquitous Edition 2008 PS2 77.000 77.000
3. Lucky * Star: Ryou-ou Gakuen Ootosai PS2 Kadokawa Shoten 72.000 77.000
4. Mario & Sonic at Bejing Olympics NDS Nintendo 50.000 140.000
5. Wii Sports Wii Nintendo 26.000 2.714.000
6. Mario Party DS NDS Nintendo 22.000 1.581.000
7. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd PSP Capcom 21.000 1.555.000
8. Dorabase: Dramatic Stadium (NDS, Bandai Namco) NDS Bandai Namco 20.000 138.000
9. Yggdra Union PSP Sting 17.000 17.000
10. Layton Kyouju to Akuma no Hako NDS Level 5 15.000 746.000
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