After reading a story on Digg I decided to look into this issus. Gamestop.com as well as GameStop and EB Games stores are selling their own “premium” Nintendo Wii component cables for $49.99. The problem is that they aren’t selling Nintendo’s $29.99 version because they are “Out of Stock” and are on a backorder list.
My […]
Jack Tretton the CEO and President of Sony Computer Entertainment America has gone on a PR sprint of sorts defending the PS3 as the dominant console and saying that they are essentially being rooted against and being put up against unrealistic standards. So lets break down some key parts of the article.
“Because we’re in that […]
Dan Aykroyd, one of the actors from the original series of Shosbusters movies has publicly said that he will be lending his voice to a new Ghostbusters game. According to the Edmonton Sun he will not be doing the voice and motion capture until next year which means a late 2008 release for the game […]
Tony Smith of Reg Hardware is reporting that Sony is planning on cutting up to 25% off the price of the new Playstation 3 within 12 months of its March 23rd European launch. The forecast is for Sony to cut up to or more than 150 Euros off of the 599 Euro starting price for […]
VGCharts has a graph up of next gen console sales and it shows that the Wii has surpassed the 4 million unit sales mark and currently sits a 4.02 million sold worldwide. Breaking the figures down even further 1.53 million have been sold in the Americas, 1.45 million in Japan, and 1.04 to “others”.
Comparing the sales […]
Technology blog is reporting that Sony will debut the PlayStation 3 in Britain with a euro-equivalent price of $835 dollars. The price is more than $200 over what the system costs in the U.S. but it is actually no surprise. Sony could charge nearly any price they wanted to for the system on its debut […]
Electronic Arts is developing its newest DS game looking to capitalize on the handhelds adult and casual gamer market that Nintendo has moved to capitalize on. The new game, entitled Pogo Island, follows other adult-geared games such as Big BRain Academy that looks to take advantage of the DS’ ease of use.
The game features five […]
Here are some current top 10s from Amazon.com:
Top 10 Wii Games
Warioware: Smooth Moves
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Wii Play
Rayman Raving Rabbids
Trauma Center: Second Opinion
Super Money Ball Banana Blitz
Madden NFL 07
Mario Party 8
Call of Duty 3
Excite Truck
Top 10 DS Games
Hotel Dusk: Room 215
Kirby Squeak Squad
Brain Age
Mario Kart
New Super Mario Bros.
Big Brain Academy
Final Fantasy III
Animal Crossing: Wild […]
Both GameSpot and GoNintendo are reporting that a third variant of th einfamous breaking wrist straps has been release. Now the reports are only unconfirmed rumors right now but if they hold up this would be the third variant of wrist straps that Nintendo has released.
If you remember the Wii release then you likely remember […]
Well let me take this time to make it official that I am the new blogger here at Games Industry Wire. My name is Kris Karkoski and I am a 19-year-old college student in northwest Pennsylvania. I mean who really knows more about video games than a college student who is stuck inside all winter […]
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