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Nintendo is Bringing Hardcore Gaming to its Knees
Wii Sports. Wii Fit. Dr. Kawashiwa's Brain Training. Ubisoft's Imagine series. Each title summons a bevy of emotions from those who've donned a controller since their infancy. Some claim that Nintendo's foray into the world of casual games is merely a trend; a blip on the hardcore gamer's radar that will be squashed once Sony's Playstation 3 and Microsoft's Xbox 360 gain steam. Others believe that the widespread popularization of video games can only be good for the industry and increase the potential for marquee hits. The truth is, when titles such as Carnival Games and MySims (EA's bastardized iteration of the popular PC series) can outsell big-budget releases including Devil May Cry 4 and Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, the potential for developers to continue releasing big-budget titles catering to the hardcore decreases dramatically. The unbridled success of the Nintendo Wii in America and Japan no doubt took gamers by surprise. A number of reasons accounted for its positive entrance into the market. At its launch, hardcore gamers got their fix from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (which has sold six million units to date) and with a realistic price point of two hundred fifty dollars, didn't burn a hole in many middle-class gamers' wallets. Secondly, the Wii's favorable media coverage during the 2006 holiday season made Nintendo's fledgling console the hot item, and it hasn't looked back since. With popular TV personalities like Al Roker and Conan O'Brien giddily playing Wii Tennis on their respective programs, parents saw something they had never seen before: people their age actually playing, and enjoying, video games. As I watched Venus Williams and O'Brien return volleys on the Late Show, an uneasy feeling suddenly came over me.
N4G.com – May 16, 2008 01:10 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Wii Sports. Wii Fit. Dr. Kawashiwa's Brain Training. Ubisoft's Imagine series. Each title summons a bevy of emotions from those who've donned a controller since their infancy. Some claim that Nintendo's foray into the world of casual games is merely a trend; a blip on the hardcore gamer's radar that will be squashed once Sony's Playstation 3 and Microsoft's Xbox 360 gain steam. Others believe that the widespread popularization of video games can only be good for the industry and increase the potential for marquee hits. The truth is, when titles such as Carnival Games and MySims (EA's bastardized iteration of the popular PC series) can outsell big-budget releases including Devil May Cry 4 and Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, the potential for developers to continue releasing big-budget titles catering to the hardcore decreases dramatically. The unbridled success of the Nintendo Wii in America and Japan no doubt took gamers by surprise. A number of reasons accounted for its positive entrance into the market. At its launch, hardcore gamers got their fix from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (which has sold six million units to date) and with a realistic price point of two hundred fifty dollars, didn't burn a hole in many middle-class gamers' wallets. Secondly, the Wii's favorable media coverage during the 2006 holiday season made Nintendo's fledgling console the hot item, and it hasn't looked back since. With popular TV personalities like Al Roker and Conan O'Brien giddily playing Wii Tennis on their respective programs, parents saw something they had never seen before: people their age actually playing, and enjoying, video games. As I watched Venus Williams and O'Brien return volleys on the Late Show, an uneasy feeling suddenly came over me.
N4G.com – May 16, 2008 01:10 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Rumour: Shenmue 1 and 2 being ported to Wii?
The May issue of Swedish gaming magazine GameReactor claims Shenmue 1 and 2 are being ported to the Nintendo Wii and are set to feature all new mini games.
N4G.com – May 16, 2008 01:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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The May issue of Swedish gaming magazine GameReactor claims Shenmue 1 and 2 are being ported to the Nintendo Wii and are set to feature all new mini games.
N4G.com – May 16, 2008 01:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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NPD: GTA IV Fastest Selling Game Ever, Nintendo Still Bulldozes Competition
April can be the cruelest month, but not if you're Nintendo, which managed to sell 714,000 Wiis bolstered by hot-ticket games like Mario Kart, Super Smash Bros Brawl, and Wii Play. Also not if you're Rockstar, whose Grand Theft Auto...
PC World – May 16, 2008 12:56 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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April can be the cruelest month, but not if you're Nintendo, which managed to sell 714,000 Wiis bolstered by hot-ticket games like Mario Kart, Super Smash Bros Brawl, and Wii Play. Also not if you're Rockstar, whose Grand Theft Auto...
PC World – May 16, 2008 12:56 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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U.S. game sales jump 47 percent in April on GTA4Reuters - U.S. sales of video game hardware and software rose 47 percent from a year earlier, as Take-Two Interactive Software Inc's "Grand Theft Auto 4" and Nintendo Co Ltd's Wii console stole the show.
Yahoo! – May 16, 2008 12:41 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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'GTA IV' lifts April game sales by 47 percentU.S. sales of video game hardware and software rose 47 percent from a year earlier, as Take-Two Interactive Software's "Grand Theft Auto 4" and Nintendo's Wii console stole the show.
MSNBC.com – May 16, 2008 12:08 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Lost in Blue: Shipwrecked! Coming to Wii
Wii owners can try and survive while stranded on a mysterious island this fall in Lost in Blue: Shipwrecked, which brings new motion controls to the series.
GameDaily.com – May 16, 2008 12:01 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Wii owners can try and survive while stranded on a mysterious island this fall in Lost in Blue: Shipwrecked, which brings new motion controls to the series.
GameDaily.com – May 16, 2008 12:01 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Konami Announces Three DanceDanceRevolution Titles
Konami plans to release three new DDR games for the PS2, Wii, and Xbox 360 in celebration of the series' 10th Anniversary.
GameDaily.com – May 16, 2008 12:01 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Konami plans to release three new DDR games for the PS2, Wii, and Xbox 360 in celebration of the series' 10th Anniversary.
GameDaily.com – May 16, 2008 12:01 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Nintendo's Awesome April
Kart, Smash, and Wii Play keep gamers going.
IGN.com – May 15, 2008 11:53 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Kart, Smash, and Wii Play keep gamers going.
IGN.com – May 15, 2008 11:53 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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First Images of Mad World, brutal gore exclusively on Wii
Enjoy!!
N4G.com – May 15, 2008 11:29 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Enjoy!!
N4G.com – May 15, 2008 11:29 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Nintendo contradicting themself concerning storage
It seems Nintendo's European senior marketing director is confused over what makes the Wii accessible. I realise that some people would like to store everything in one place, for easy accessibility, Vs we could increase our technology and add a hard drive, but then what we lose is simplicity and accessibility.
N4G.com – May 15, 2008 10:12 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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It seems Nintendo's European senior marketing director is confused over what makes the Wii accessible. I realise that some people would like to store everything in one place, for easy accessibility, Vs we could increase our technology and add a hard drive, but then what we lose is simplicity and accessibility.
N4G.com – May 15, 2008 10:12 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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