Archive for the 'Video Game Industry' Category

EA says it should’ve supported Wii earlier

Monday, July 30th, 2007

Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello admitted recently that his company was riding "on the wrong horse" when it chose to focus development primarily on Xbox 360 and PS3 during the console tr…

 

DS and Wii rules June, So what else is new?

Wednesday, July 25th, 2007

June 2007's Official NPD data for is in and, once again, Nintendo's handheld and console dominated the charts. The Nintendo DS continued its streak with a staggering 561,000 units for the mont…

 

The best game designers in the world

Wednesday, July 25th, 2007

Wondering who's the best of the best when it comes to game design? Well, IGN has their usual top 10 and its about the greatest game designers in the world. Check it out, this list wont disappoint….

 

Nintendo pWns May 2007 Hardware and Software Charts

Monday, June 18th, 2007

Here are the hardware sales figures for each system through the month of May 2007 according to NPD:

Nintendo DS – 423,150
Wii – 338,278
PlayStation Portable – 221,120
PlayStation 2 – 187,765
Xbox 360…

 

Famitsu’s most wanted

Monday, July 17th, 2006

1. Final Fantasy III (Nintendo DS/Enix Public garden) (-)
2. Final Fantasy XIII (Playstation 3/Enix Public garden) (-)
3. Biohazard 5 (Playstation 3/Capcom) (+1)
4. Metal GEAR Solid 4 (Playstation 3/K…

 

Famitsu most wanted

Thursday, July 13th, 2006

Another Famitsu Most Wanted List:

1. Final Fantasy III (Nintendo DS/Enix Public garden) (+2)
2. Final Fantasy XIII (Playstation 3/Enix Public garden) (- 1)
3. Persona 3 (Playstation 2/Atlus) (- 1)
4….

 

Famitsu’s Most Wanted

Thursday, July 6th, 2006

The numbers after each game indicate the change from this issue to the last.

1. Final Fantasy XIII (Playstation 3/Enix Public garden) (-)
2. Persona 3 (Playstation 2/Atlus) (+1)
3. Final Fantasy III …

 

Japanese Hardware Sales – June 19-25

Wednesday, July 5th, 2006

1. DSL – 157,022 (2,486,643)
2. PS2 – 25,467 (737,113)
3. PSP – 24,737 (895,004)
4. NDS – 10,132 (902,788)
5. GBASP – 3,784 (163,776)
6. GBM – 1,502 (101,937)
7. NGC – 1,197 (54,534)
8. 360 – 1,169 (5…

 

Sony of France – "Nintendo is kiddy"

Thursday, June 15th, 2006

"(If Sony's controller was inspired by Wii's) No. Today, when one speaks about new generation of machines, everyone arrives at a technological level at a little close equivalent. Nobody c…

 

Nintendo expects limited losses from Wii launch

Wednesday, June 7th, 2006

One advantage Nintendo consistently has over its competitors is that it refuses to sell its hardware at any significant loss. Microsoft lost about $4 billion dollars on the originial Xbox, and Sony ad…