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MULTI-GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING ARTISTS STING AND TOOL TO ROCK IN GUITAR HERO WORLD TOUR
16 years ago

MULTI-GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING ARTISTS STING AND TOOL TO ROCK IN GUITAR HERO WORLD TOUR

Police Frontman/Bassist Sting to Lend Voice and Likeness; Rockers Tool Bring Three Popular Tracks and Band-Designed Venue to the Game

Friday 5th September/… Rock and roll legend Sting and progressive metal pioneers Tool are making their video game debuts, contributing more than just music, in Activision Publishing, Inc.’s (Nasdaq: ATVI) Guitar Hero® World Tour.

In what will be the largest collection of artists ever to appear in a Guitar Hero game, singer-songwriter, actor, author, activist and lead singer/bassist of The Police, Sting will add his voice and likeness as an in-game character. Aspiring frontmen can take the stage as Sting throughout their vocal career or play alongside him as he performs one of The Police classics, “Demolition Man.”

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Europe – Top WiiWare/VC titles

~Virtual Console~

1. [1] Super Mario RPG : Legend of the Seven Stars 2. [2] Super Mario Bros. 3 3. [3] Super Mario Bros : The Lost Levels 4. [4] …
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Japanese Hardware Sales: Aug. 25th to 31st

DS Lite 56,439 PSP 41,664 Wii 35,755 PS3 9,775 PS2 8,810 Xbox 360 3,124

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Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. – Third Quarter Fiscal 2008 Financial Results
16 years ago

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. – Third Quarter Fiscal 2008 Financial Results

Non-GAAP EPS is $0.93, versus ($0.62) Non-GAAP Net Loss a Year Ago

Top and Bottom Line Results Exceed High End of Guidance

Non-GAAP EPS is $0.93, versus ($0.62) Non-GAAP Net Loss a Year Ago

Top and Bottom Line Results Exceed High End of Guidance
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTWO) today announced financial results for its third quarter ended July 31, 2008, which exceeded the Company’s previously issued guidance.

Net revenue for the third fiscal quarter was $433.8 million, compared to $206.4 million for the same quarter of fiscal 2007. Third quarter sales were led by the blockbuster Grand Theft Auto IV, as well as Top Spin 3 and Sid Meier’s Civilization® Revolution™.

Net income for the third quarter was $51.8 million or $0.67 per share, compared to a net loss of ($58.5) million or ($0.81) per share in the third quarter of fiscal 2007.

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Analyst: Nintendo Is Awesome

I my of embellished the title a little, but that is basically what the analyst said.

“Nintendo need not worry about Microsoft, or anyone else for that matter. Nintendo will …
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Nintendo Power hosts its 20th anniversary party at the New York Nintendo World Store

WHAT: Celebrities, Nintendo Power editorial staff and videogame influencers will gather at the Nintendo World store in New York City on the evening of September 12. Attendees will arrive on the red carpet and head inside for a night of exclusive entertainment to benefit Starlight Children’s Foundation. There will be a presentation of Starlight Fun CenterTM mobile entertainment units equipped with a Wii™ system, which will be placed in New York City hospitals to brighten the lives of patients undergoing treatment. It will be followed by a silent charity auction with items from Swarovski, Yamaha, Kenneth Cole, EA and others. Guests will be able to play upcoming games such as EA’s MySims Kingdom, Konami’s Rock Revolution, and Gamecock Media Group’s Mushroom Men while enjoying food and music from the acclaimed DJs Adrian and the Mysterious D.

Early the next morning, Saturday, September 13, consumers of all ages dressed as their favorite Nintendo characters will gather outside the Nintendo World store in hopes of being one of the first 400 guests inside the Nintendo Power 20th Anniversary party. These lucky guests will receive a gift bag and can enter a costume contest judged by their favorite Disney and Nickelodeon stars. More details to follow.

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Wii/DS TGS Lineup So Far

 

Marvelous Entertainment

Arc Rise Fantasia (Wii)
Rune Factory Frontier (Wii)
Harvest Moon Waku Waku Animal March (Wii)
Hitman Reborn! Kindan no Yami no Delta (Wii)
Oboro Muramasa Youtouden (Wii)
Little King Story (Wii)
Avalon Code (DS)
Akagawa Jiro Mystery Tsuki no Hikari. (DS)

Acquire
– Novo titulo (?)
– Tenchu 4 (Wii)

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Wii For Dummies
16 years ago

Wii For Dummies

Wii for dummies was actually written by a former joystiq.com writer, Kyle Orland. The book is to help people who are wii impaired, to become better acquainted …
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Analyst: Xbox 360 Price Cut Won’t Spur Reductions For Wii, PS3

….”At this point, we do not anticipate either Nintendo or Sony to match the Xbox 360 price cut,” says Sebastian, citing continuing Wii supply constraints and past remarks by Sony …
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XS GAMES ANNOUNCES REBEL RAIDERS: OPERATION NIGHTHAWK FOR NINTENDO Wii

New Arcade Style Air Combat Game for Nintendo Wii Available on September 16

NEW YORK, NY – September 4, 2008 – Videogame publisher XS Games announced today a new arcade style air combat videogame, Rebel Raiders: Operation Nighthawk, for the Nintendo Wii™. Developed by Kando Games, Rebel Raiders: Operation Nighthawk is set in a futuristic universe. The player assumes the role of a brave and grizzled pilot, leader of the elite resistance military unit “Ghost Squadron”. At the player’s command is a group of brave but inexperienced fighter pilots that only the player can lead into battle. The objective: to save mankind from corruption and turmoil at the hands of the Union of World Nations. At stake, is the fate of the world – victory is the only option.

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Disaster Gets Dated In Japan, America Is Left Wondering
16 years ago

Disaster Gets Dated In Japan, America Is Left Wondering

Nintendo of Japan has announced today that Disaster will be heading to Japan this month, September 25th to be exact. With Europe release date, set last week, …
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Microsoft Comments On 360 Price Drop and The Wii

I am making this post assuming that you already heard about the 360 price drop in NA: Arcade $200, Pro $300 and Elite $400. This is a statement released by …
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Japanese Software Sales: Aug. 25th to 31st

1. NDS Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo) – 76,000 / 612,000 2. PS3 Afrika (SCEI) – 38,000 / NEW 3. PS2 J-League Winning Eleven 2008 Club Championship (Konami) – 38,000 / …
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Top VC, WiiWare Of The Week

Virtual Console:

1. Super Mario Bros. 3 2. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars 3. Mega Man 4. Super Mario Bros. 5. Super Mario World 6. Sonic the …
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IGN Voice Chat Podcast Summary: Conduit Talk

– The Conduit is still at pre-alpha, working pretty heavily on multiplayer. About six months of development left to refine and polish. Single-player campaign has a lot done, you can play through the entire game right now. The core is done, working on details. Making sure everything looks and plays as good as it can.

– The Conduit has had full funding all the way through the project, thus High Voltage was not rushing to get a publisher. High Voltage is very close to announcing the publisher for The Conduit, should come in the next month.
– Eric Nofsinger says we should be very excited about their publisher, High Voltage weighed the decision heavily. It’s a “larger publisher.” Deal with the publisher included that, when the publisher is announced, High Voltage will still continue to provide the press with coverage concerning The Conduit, will push to start on the sequel right away. High Voltage was very choosey about the publisher for The Conduit.

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MEDIA ALERT: MARIO TO DELIVER MAJOR-LEAGUE EXCITEMENT AS SEATTLE MARINERS FACE NEW YORK YANKEES

Nintendo’s Star Player Gives Fans a Shot at Mario Super Sluggers for Wii

WHAT: The action at Seattle’s Safeco Field will be wilder than ever on Sept. 5 when video …
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WiiWare: Top 20

1 (1) – Strong Bad Episode 1 – Homestar Ruiner 2 (2) – My Pokémon Ranch 3 (5) – Defend your Castle 4 (4) – Dr Mario Online Rx 5 …
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Nintendo To Help The AARP Celebrate Its 50 Year Anniversary

Today, Nintendo announced that they will be helping to celebrate AARP’s 50th anniversary at the annual “Life@50+” expo. Nintendo will show off Wii Sports, Wii Fit, Brain Age 2 and …
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