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EA Sports has announced that the newest in its line up of fitness videogames, called EA Sports Active More Workouts, is now out in stores in North America and is slated to also arrive in Europe on November 20.The new title, which has been created by the team at EA Canada, is set to enhance the exercise line up offere... |
18 November 2009
04:31 GMT |
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The NPD Group has released the data for hardware and software sales on the United States market, showing that the videogames industry has declined no less than 19% when compared to the same period of 2008, with sales reaching 1.07 billion dollars. As analysts predicted, the overall economic situation is impacting vid... |
13 November 2009
08:41 GMT |
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We like in a much interconnected world. Nearly all videogames released on the PC, the Xbox 360 from Microsoft and the PlayStation 3 from Sony heavily emphasize their multiplayer features, and cooperative play is seen as something standard for most gaming experiences.But it seems that the connectivity revolution has n... |
10 November 2009
02:48 GMT |
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There are big things going on when it comes to both the hardware and the software markets in Japan. The PSP Go, the new handheld from Sony, has seen its first sales numbers released, and Bayonetta has managed to slay the Pokemon series and go to the top in the videogame chart.The best selling system in Japan continue... |
9 November 2009
03:53 GMT |
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Zelda is one of the biggest franchises Nintendo has under its belt and it makes sense for it to use the best technology the company has to offer. So, a lot of people already believed that the next Zelda videogame for the Nintendo Wii would make use of the Motion Plus add-on for the Wiimote to offer a better gameplay ... |
4 November 2009
16:41 GMT |
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Modern Warfare 2 is set to be released on November 10 by Activision and Infinity Ward on the PC, the Xbox 360 from Microsoft and the PlayStation 3 from Sony. One very important platform missing from the list is the Nintendo Wii, a device that received a port of the original Modern Warfare when it came out in 2007. Bu... |
4 November 2009
15:41 GMT |
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How far can one go when reinventing something so ubiquitous as Disney cartoon characters? That's just one of the problems faced by Warren Spector, of Deus Ex fame, and his Junction Team development outfit as they work on Epic Mickey, the Nintendo Wii game set to star a host of characters from the back catalog of... |
3 November 2009
03:17 GMT |
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Sony has announced a loss for the second fiscal quarter of the year and lower revenue but overall sales of the PlayStation 3 home gaming console have gone up by 33% because of the price cut that kicked in and because of the better value for money of the new Slim version of the device.For the quarter that ended on Sep... |
3 November 2009
02:33 GMT |
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The Nintendo Wii is not the same successful videogaming console that it was during 2008. Sales of the platform have slowed down a lot this year, falling by no less than 34% in Japan, the home territory of the company. The reasons are complex, ranging from market saturation to the impact of the economic downturn on ga... |
2 November 2009
06:54 GMT |
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Despite the big amount of new titles that is being released each week, the Japanese market seems fixated on getting Pokemon video games in the top spot in software charts and on making the Nintendo DSi handheld on which they are played the best sold piece of gaming hardware. The DSi, which is set to receive a new ve... |
2 November 2009
04:34 GMT |
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The PlayStation 3 Slim and the Xbox 360 Elite versions have the same price, selling for 299 dollars or the equivalent on most markets and barring any special offer. The two companies seem determined from now on to match each other’s price cuts as the battle for sales heats up with second place behind Nintendo W... |
31 October 2009
13:11 GMT |
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Epic Mickey seems to be shaping up as one of the big Nintendo Wii releases of 2010 and a media blitz following the official unveiling of the videogame is in full swing. The Disney universe-based title, which is being created by Warren Spector and his Junction Point team, aims to both reinvent classic characters from ... |
30 October 2009
17:51 GMT |
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Disney has finally confirmed details related to Epic Mickey, the Nintendo Wii videogame set to be released in the fall of 2010. The title, which is being worked on by Warren Spector and his Junction Point Studio, is said to be designed as a combination between a traditional Disney cartoon and a modern reinvention.The... |
30 October 2009
08:25 GMT |
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September was a good month for the videogames industry, as shown by the figures put out by the NPD Group for both hardware and software, with the decline of the previous months reversed and with revenue pretty much equal to that registered in the same month of 2008. But it seems that October might bring more pain to ... |
30 October 2009
04:09 GMT |
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A new study created by TNS/Today's Gamers and Gameindustry.com is showing that more and more gamers on all platforms are interested in digital distribution but that full-game distribution through the Internet is still in its infancy at the moment, with a majority of gamers still preferring to get their Modern Wa... |
28 October 2009
14:31 GMT |
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Nintendo has announced that the highly anticipated New Super Mario Bros. for the Nintendo Wii is set to be released on North American markets on November 15. The date is a bit of a surprise, as rumors coming out last week only mentioned a December 3 launch date for the Japanese market, which usually gets such release... |
28 October 2009
06:12 GMT |
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The hardware and software sales figures for the week that ended on October 18 have been released by Media Create and they show the PlayStation 3 home-gaming console again selling better than its rivals in the Land of the Rising Sun, while Uncharted 2: Among Thieves has debuted at number five in the software chart. T... |
26 October 2009
05:08 GMT |
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Atomic Games made the headlines for quite some time earlier this year when its planned release, Six Days in Fallujah, was dropped by publisher Konami, on the back of reports that insurgents from Iraq were paid by the developers in order to consult on the game alongside United States Marines. The reports proved to be... |
23 October 2009
03:41 GMT |
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Konami has announced that it plans to release the new Dance Dance Revolution on the Nintendo Wii and the PlayStation 2 home-gaming console from Sony on October 27. The Wii version of the title will have Hottest Party 3 added to its name, while the PS3 version will be called X2. The overall library of Dance Dace Revo... |
22 October 2009
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The videogames industry grew, by only a small margin, in September mainly on the strength of the price reductions for the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3 and with strong help from the sales of Halo 3: ODST. But most analysts believe that the rebound is not something set to last.Doug Creutz, who is an analyst for the C... |
21 October 2009
17:21 GMT |
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There's a lot of speculation going around related to what Nintendo is preparing to do as a response to Microsoft introducing its own motion tracking Project Natal and Sony releasing the wand for the PlayStation 3.The logical move would be to counter with a more powerful Wii console, which has HD capabilities lik... |
21 October 2009
14:31 GMT |
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Speaking at a round table in New York, Shigeru Miyamoto addressed quite a few issues related to videogames, showing why he is so praised by Nintendo and why he is the main cause for the success of series like Mario and Zelda. Based on his answers, Nintendo lovers should not expect digital distribution for Mario title... |
20 October 2009
16:51 GMT |
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The much awaited NPD Group hardware and software sales figures for September have finally arrived and while the picture looks less grim for the videogame industry (where are the times when we deemed it recession proof?), there are still signs of trouble.The Nintendo DS handheld still manages to be the best sold gamin... |
20 October 2009
08:07 GMT |
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While we are waiting for the NPD Group to release the sales figures for September, which should have been out on Friday but have been delayed because of some processing issues, the latest hardware and software numbers out of Japan are available, with sales of all gaming hardware falling even as all the big consoles a... |
19 October 2009
13:31 GMT |
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It's no mystery that television and movies seem not to mix well with videogames. Most adaptations for the big screen of titles like Doom have been flops and all attempts to make television series into videogames have turned out poorly (see Lost: Via Domus). But now Atari is determined to get it right by adapting... |
12 October 2009
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It seems that September will be judged to be a good month for videogaming when the NPD Group hardware and software sales numbers are released. For the first time in seven months, the industry is set to post positive growth numbers mainly on the back of the price cuts that kicked in for the PlayStation 3, with the rel... |
9 October 2009
03:38 GMT |
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When the PlayStation 3 Slim launched, with its reduced 299-dollar price point, Sony quickly moved to say that in some territories, sales increased by 999%. Microsoft also signaled that feedback had been positive to the similar price cut of the Xbox 360 Elite. Now, it's Nintendo's turn to declare itself happ... |
8 October 2009
13:41 GMT |
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We already know quite a lot about Microsoft's Project Natal, the hardware device unveiled at this year's E3 that will allow the Xbox 360 to get motion tracking capabilities and players to game around without any physical controller in their hands.We also know that the hardware and software are all new and c... |
7 October 2009
08:02 GMT |
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We often hear that the Nintendo Wii has been so successful in its competition with the Xbox 360 from Microsoft and the PlayStation 3 from Sony because it manages to attract those players who do not directly associate videogames with violence and with weapons.Now, it seems that a deal between Mastiff, a game company, ... |
7 October 2009
02:37 GMT |
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Codemasters has announced the official release dates for its upcoming F1 2009 videogame, the only title on the market out this year aiming to fully simulate the races on the calendar of the 2009 edition of the Formula 1 Championship.The title has a date of November 19 in all PAL territories, with the United Kingdom g... |
6 October 2009
03:25 GMT |
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Nordic Games Publishing AB has announced that it plans to release We Sing, its upcoming karaoke-oriented singing videogame, on October 30 for the Nintendo Wii, allowing players to enjoy no less than 30 tracks in a variety of game modes designed to allow for maximum fun.The developer has also revealed five new tracks ... |
6 October 2009
02:32 GMT |
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Nintendo has announced that Wii Fit Plus, the sequel to its fitness title still appearing in sales charts, is set to arrive in Europe on October 30. The company is aiming at more casual gamers at the same time enhancing the experience that it offers in the hope that it can launch another Balance Board-powered hit.The... |
5 October 2009
16:01 GMT |
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If you plan to read about videogames this Sunday, then this is the place for you. Apart from the Weekend Reading feature that focuses on the cross between Batman, collectibles and obsessive behavior, there are some pieces that deserve your attention.On Monday, Sony revealed that it was still looking around for a catc... |
4 October 2009
10:51 GMT |
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The PlayStation 3 is cheaper and slimmer than it was at the beginning of the year. The Xbox 360 Elite also got a price cut to match that of the Sony home console. Even Nintendo lowered the price of the Wii to less than 200 dollars in order to attract new customers and stop the decline in sales it has been facing thro... |
2 October 2009
03:58 GMT |
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Nintendo has released, without much fanfare, a new system update for the Wii home gaming console. It is labeled 4.2 and promises owners of the system improved performance and more ease of use. The company has not deemed fit to offer a detailed list of the changes it has introduced in the new system update, leaving us... |
30 September 2009
05:26 GMT |
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When Microsoft unveiled its motion tracking controller, it had a name ready to go, and, soon, a lot of people were talking about Project Natal and the possibilities it was opening up for game developers. Arguably, less buzz surrounded the Sony motion tracking solution, in part because the combination between the Sony... |
28 September 2009
17:31 GMT |
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The Nintendo Wii price cut that Nintendo announced at the Tokyo Game Show was welcomed by the videogaming industry. After all, the Wii is the most popular of the current generation of consoles, selling about as well as the PlayStation 2 did when it was at similar point in its lifetime cycle and game makers need the d... |
28 September 2009
04:16 GMT |
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This week, Nintendo finally announced that the Wii would be receiving a price cut to 199 dollars, which means that all the current-generation consoles are now cheaper than in August. It's a good sign for the gaming industry in the run up to Christmas, but surely not the only news you need to take into account th... |
27 September 2009
10:11 GMT |
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Nintendo has announced that it will be offering a Wii Sports Resort bundle in the United States for a limited time. The price of the bundle will be set at 59.99 dollars and will be bringing buyers two Motion Plus add-ons for the Wiimote. Players will be able to pick it up starting with October 12. The offer is part o... |
25 September 2009
03:49 GMT |
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Nintendo has officially confirmed that it will be dropping 50 dollars from the price tag of the Wii home gaming console beginning with September 27 on the North American market. On October 1, a similar price reduction will take place in Japan, bringing the console down to the yen equivalent of 220 dollars. Apparently... |
24 September 2009
04:49 GMT |
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Netflix has already been available on the Xbox 360 for quite some time and there are a lot of people using the streaming service to watch movies and television shows. And, for quite some time, there have been rumors, some of them generated by announcements for open jobs at the company, that Netflix is laboring on get... |
23 September 2009
06:03 GMT |
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It's official, even if Nintendo is not interested in confirming it. Yet another add has been leaked from a major retailer showing that the Nintendo Wii is set to get a 50-dollar price cut at some point in the near future. The most recent evidence has been offered by Best Buy, as you can see from the admittedly r... |
21 September 2009
08:10 GMT |
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The week that was is a perfect example of how video-gaming companies should not be communicating with potential buyers, as Nintendo is still saying nothing about the Wii price cut, despite the mounting evidence pointing to its existence. But other stuff also happened. Here are the essentials. Monday was the day when... |
20 September 2009
11:01 GMT |
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For about two weeks, previously unsubstantiated rumors about a reduction in the price of the Nintendo Wii home gaming console have been getting clear proof. Wal Mart talked about a price rollback for the device, without mentioning the new price. Then, a Toys R Us ad was leaked to the press showing that the price woul... |
19 September 2009
10:21 GMT |
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If there's something we know for sure, that is that, even in the face of mounting evidence, Nintendo continues to keep its mouth shut when it comes to the possibility of a price reduction for its Wii home gaming console. Someone leaked a Target circular that clearly shows that the device will be selling for 199 ... |
18 September 2009
04:40 GMT |
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Yesterday, we talked about how Wal Mart, one of the biggest retailers of gaming consoles around, had already prepared an advertising flier about a price “rollback” for the Nintendo Wii.We chalked that up as being just a rumor but now the evidence is mounting and the possibility of the Nintendo home consol... |
15 September 2009
16:41 GMT |
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Sony released a new version of the PlayStation 3, styled Slim, but also cut the price of its gaming console significantly. Microsoft responded the same way, slashing the price of the Xbox 360 Elite version. Nintendo did nothing. Of course, the executives at the company talked about how their device was already well p... |
14 September 2009
17:31 GMT |
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2009 has been a pretty miserable year for videogames up until now, with sales lagging behind those registered in the same months of 2008 in both the hardware and the videogame departments. It did not help that in spring 2008 some really big titles were released, like Wii Fit, Grand Theft Auto IV and Metal Gear Solid ... |
10 September 2009
12:58 GMT |
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It seems that the PlayStation 3 Slim is having quite the impact on all the significant videogames markets. In Japan, the console is said by gaming magazine Famitsu to have moved around 150,000 units to gamers in the first three days. And now GamesIndustry.biz is saying that sales of the Sony made home gaming console ... |
9 September 2009
15:41 GMT |
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It was clear from the moment it was first rumored that the new version of the PlayStation 3 from Sony would make a big impact on the gaming world. After all, if only the initial promises of a lower profile, better power consumption and more efficient ventilation were fulfilled, gamers would have been interested in th... |
8 September 2009
06:49 GMT |
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