Nintendo has announced that profits are soaring and its half yearly net income has more than doubled compared to a year ago. Of course, what that actually means is a lot of people are buying Wii and DS consoles. All this good news means Nintendo has increased its earnings forecast for the whole year from […]
Video game data firm Games Tracker which collects and distributes information on the gaming industry is trying to find the source of a leak that sent data into the wild that was supposed to be kept quiet. The data shows that the Wii is outselling the PS3 by a pretty big margin. Here’s part of […]
The RumorReporter has got his hands on lists of GameStop’s Wii and DS release dates which confirm some games as well as give us an estimate on their arrival date. A quick look at the lists (embedded below) has some game stand out. Notable DS released include Simpsons: The Game, Jam Session, and Phantom Hourglass. […]
Nintendo stock has reached an all time high recently closing at 37.85 more than doubling from it’s 18.00 price tag one year ago. 100% returns in just a year. If only I’d invested…
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I am trying to get in a rythm with the blog and I haven’t found it just yet so this post is a day late but I wanted to pass along details of yesterday’s virtual console releases on the Wii. We got three releases this week of some pretty average games but hey, we […]
In a recent interview with Gamasutra, Xfire’s CEO Mike Cassidy had some interesting news about the instant messaging and gaming stats company potentially coming to the Wii. Here’s an excerpt from the interview:
Are the 360 and Wii closed off to you?
Integration with the 360 will clearly be more difficult than with other console partners.
You previously […]
For the past 3-4 hours I’ve been researching, standing in line, and eventually purchasing a Nintendo Wii at my local Wal-Mart. I originally intended to go to Toys’R’Us after I read of their Wii shipment on Joystiq but I decided to do a little digging and found out Wal-Mart was going to have them as […]
Norwegian Cruise Lines have announced that they have the added the Wii on their American cruise ships and plan on rolling out the console on all their ships by the end of April offering another form of entertainment for kids, parents, and grandparents alike. Here’s an excerpt from the press release:
“With its active, engaging and […]
Sonic and Mario will both be hitting the gaming market before the end of the year and it will be on the same game. The perennial favorite of gamers from 1 to 100 will join forces for a game based on the Beijing Olympics which should be on store shelves this fall.
But it doesn’t stop […]
Japan has very different sales trends often times than North America or Europe which makes them all the more interesting to look at. japan has a marked slant towards both Nintendo products as well as handhelds. Here’s the numbers for Japan from March 12th-18th courtesy of Joystiq:
- DS Lite: 121,471 12,959 (11.94%)
- Wii: 67,070 […]
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