What happens during the holidays when TV dies? When men and women put down their pens, to pursue their own happiness? People turn their minds to other things:
‘Twas Thanksgiving …
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I posted last night that most Best Buy’s and Circuit City’s are getting Wii’s this Sunday. Reggie fully confirmed what I said and more during his phone conference posted below. …
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I’m happy the Wii seems to be running a bit short of hardware,” he said. “The PlayStation 3 will come into its own because its [high-end games] are infinitely more …
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18 years ago
Kaboom Kaboom, from Russian Russian studio Vogster Entertainment, will be heading to the DS. Its going to be an RTS, filled with wise-cracking Robots. Here are some facts …
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“The November sales figure is an all-time record for the month, beating November 2004 by over $450 million. The highest December on record was last year’s $1.7 billion, and we …
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Today Reggie held a conference call with a few gaming sites. I was a little up set we were not invited. What about us Reggie? What about us? Umm, anyways, here’s a run down from Gonintendo about what happened. This is a must see, if your a Nintendo Fan.
Nintendo didn’t expect Wii sales to takeoff so fast
6 million Wiis sold in the US alone
No other home system has ever matched sales this quickly
No ability to stockpile systems
This is an unfortunate happening
Nintendo is doing everything possible to stop this drought
Worldwide production has been upped twice since launch
14 million to 16.5 million to 17.5 million
current production run – 1.8 million Wiis a month
production depends on components from various suppliers
work force has been tripled at North Bend, Washington
This drought benefits no one
5. Consolidation
Here’s the one that might be the most debated on whether it’s good or not: consolidation. While it’s not an innovation in business, the consolidations of 2007 were …
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“We need to see the judgement papers from the VAC case before we even consider giving Manhunt 2 a rating. If we spot anything problematic, we may decide to take …
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This is slightly odd! According to a UK bookie, Paddy Power, betting on Video games is on the rise. In 2003 they only had 60 bets this year they reached …
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– Controls very smoothly – Graphics: much greater visual detail than any other Mario Kart. character animations, rushing water, exploding fireballs – Sound is great – 16 brand new courses …
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18 years ago
I ran across this story and it made me laugh, so I decided I would share it with you. “Apparently” the Wii, while powering on, …
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The sample included 5,039 members of the NPD Group’s online consumer panel, and the majority of the respondents said that games were a good way to alleviate stress and unwind. …
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18 years ago
About a week ago, a rumor was floating around that all major retailers will be getting there last big shipment of Wii’s before the holiday season, on …
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