Release Dates

– Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney is coming out February 2008 – Okami (Wii) – spring 2008 – Sega Bass Fishing – Early 2008 – Along in the …
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Some times when a company has a big hit they go a little trade-mark crazy, just to cover the “what if.” Nintendo is no exception. Back in 1990, while Mario …
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Just want to wish you a happy Thanks Giving, and hope its full of lots of food and gaming. Remember a good way to burn off some of …
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I just received a email from Circuit City showing all there online deals today.  I have spent the last 20 min looking through everything. Here are some of the Nintendo …
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With IGN closing shop for the week thanks to Thanksgiving. IGN went ahead and put together their Wiikly review. With only a half week there still a lot of things talked about.

Summary

Galaxy sales
– 500k first week in the USA – Matt thinks it’s pretty phenomenal – biggest opening of any Wii game to date and shows people are still interested in traditional games on Wii.
– A LOT of games don’t get 500k in their entire worldwide lifespan.
– In local retailers Matt keeps seeing lots of people buying Galaxy, so he would be shocked if it didn’t have long legs through the holiday season.
– Matt and Mark are both baffled by the lukewarm reception of Galaxy by Japan. Matt attributes the low sales to a change in the market – games that performed well in the past are not doing as well these days, while games like Wii Sports and Wii Play are the main focusses in the market. There is a noticeable momentum shift.
– Matt thinks it is a travesty, along with the sales of Twilight Princess.

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