Game Of The Year. The title has weight. It is the first day of a new year and with the passing of 2010 it is time to anoint a single, solitary champion of the year in gaming. It takes a lot to stand out amongst what have been a banner year for good games. There are [...]
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Must Have Games for Your New Console
Welcome to the current generation of consoles. Now you can put away that PS2 you’ve been lovingly keeping alive all these years and start gaming for real. Nowadays, it’s rare not to have a couple of games in your stocking, especially if your loved ones are any kid of coordinated but that doesn’t mean they’re [...]
Nintendo Lowers Profit Forecast
Nintendo today cut its profit forecast by half for their current fiscal year, ending March 31, 2011. The announcement came on the same day Nintendo announced pricing on the forthcoming 3DS handheld. The company previously projected a net income of $2.39 billion, but now expects to bring in about $1.08 billion. Nintendo claims the accounting change [...]
Nintendo 3DS Dated and Priced
Europe and North America will be getting the 3DS sometime in March next year according to Nintendo at their press conference. The 3D handheld that stole the show E3 this year will be available in Japan on February 26. The Japanese model is priced at 25,000 yen which amounts to £188 or $299, though no price has been [...]
New Professor Layton Screenshots Unveiled
As Nintendo and Level-5 get set to release the latest entry in their much loved Puzzle franchise, some new screenshos and information have been unveiled. Professor Layton and the Unwound Future will be everything fans have expected from the series and more. as the name suggests, Luke and the Professor are confronted with Time Travel [...]
Nintendo: Current 3DS Design “final shape” for Handheld
Nintendo producer and current innovator du jour, Hideki Konno confirmed in an interview with Wired Magazine this week that the ‘DS on ‘roids’ look of the 3DS was final design for the product. When Nintendo first unveiled the 3DS, it was stressed that the design shown wasn’t final, like the DS, which went through a [...]
E3 2010: Writers Roundtable
E3 2010 has been a memorable one. Lots of wonderful announcements about how gamers will be spending their hard earned money for the next year or so. With things finishing up, we decided to poll the writers and get some of their overall thoughts. Basically we asked 3 simple questions. Read on for each set [...]
E3 2010: Nintendo Debut New Legend of Zelda
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword kicked off Nintendo’s E3 conference just minutes ago, an opening that set the tone for an altogether fantastic show. The game seems to retain most of the elements seen in Twilight Princess, though with the addition of Wii MotionPlus swordplay and using items is much more accurate than ever [...]
Nintendo Announces Release Dates for Mario, Metroid, S&P, Monster Hunter
Nintendo have gone release date announcement crazy, announcing the first firm dates for 4 of the Wii’s major 2010 releases. First to arrive will be Monster Hunter Tri, which was also announced to be subscription free at today’s European Media Summit. The Japanese release saw gamers forking out a subscription fee to play online, but [...]
New Super Mario Bros Wii Sells Over 10 Million
Mario games are usually always a success, but after the somewhat lukewarm reception to Super Mario Galaxy in Japan, it’s crazy to think that in just 8 weeks New Super Mario Bros Wii has surpassed Galaxy by a substantial margin. Few will say that New Super Mario Bros Wii is a bad game, but compared to [...]
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