Nintendo reported a slim annual profit in its most recent fiscal year, but an analysis of the company's sales figures shows a far less-encouraging data point for Nintendo, and one that may not bode well for the company's new Wii U console. Nintendo was the first out of the next-gen gates last fall when it launched the Wii U, the successor to its massively popular Wii console. The Wii U includes a tablet-like control pad in addition to its gesture-sensitive mechanics, an innovation that Nintendo hoped would carry the … [Read more...]
Nintendo Wii Price Drop: $129.99 Bundle Includes Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort
With the Nintendo Wii U slated for release in just over a month, Nintendo today dropped the price of the original Wii console. The new price, $129.99, includes a black Wii console, a black Wii Remote Plus, a black Nunchuk controller and two games - Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort. The new configuration is beginning to arrive in stores now, and will be broadly available in the United States by Oct. 28. Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort helped launch the Wii into the sales stratosphere before it eventually ceded that … [Read more...]
Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword Review
Nintendo has the market cornered on long living video game characters, and in celebration of The Legend of Zelda’s 25th year they’ve released another excellent LoZ title with Skyward Sword. A large amount of fan service is done with this title, as it’s clearly placed before the other most loved title by fans, Ocarina of Time (I still much prefer Wind Waker,) and helps shed some light into the origins of the Master Sword. Interestingly enough, series mainstay Gannon(dorf) is no where to be found, and entirely new set of … [Read more...]
Wii Play: Motion Review
Nintendo loves to keep the mini game collections coming don’t they? I mean, they sell like hotcakes and help keep non-hardcore gamers playing their Wii systems, so why not? Similar to Wii Play, Wii Play Motion is a title that comes bundled with a brand new Wii Remote and a disc containing twelve minigames. The big change this time is the Wii Motion+ add-on has been integrated into the controller making for a standard length remote preventing you from having to use the small add on which throws off … [Read more...]
National Geographic Challenge Announced for Wii
Sounds like some of the old computer games that I got to play when I finished my Math worksheets a little too quickly, and honestly those are some of my favorite gaming memories. Developed by Gusto Games and featuring fantastic high quality images and interactive videos from the legendary National Geographic brand, the upcoming title not only delivers a fun and family-friendly quiz game to players of all ages, but also brings gamers on a journey where they'll witness the amazing extent of human … [Read more...]
Nintendo E3 2011 Press Conference to be Broadcast Live
We'll be covering the Nintendo E3 2011 Press Conference in person just over a week from now, but for everyone who wants to see a live broadcast of the proceedings, the house that Mario built will stream its E3 2011 press conference live online at Nintendo's official E3 page. A live webcast of Nintendo's E3 2011 media presentation will begin at 9am PST on Tuesday, June 7. Immediately following the presentation, while those of us who are in attendance race to the LA Convention Center to get there for the show's … [Read more...]
Nintendo Wii Reaches 35 Million Sales Faster than Any Console in U.S. History
Before Nintendo launched the Wii, the company was concerned enough about public perception of the console's name that it unveiled the name "Wii" before the console itself made its debut at E3. Time for people to process the name and get their jokes out of the way, the thinking went. Now, Nintendo is enjoying what amounts to the last laugh, as the company announced that the Wii has surpassed the 35 million mark in terms of sales, a milestone the Wii reached faster than any other console in U.S. history. The news from … [Read more...]
