Will it fade?
Real testosterone out muscles poseurs as Wii Fit approaches #2 game of the decade
Halo, GTA and other kill them before they kill you fare may boast an aggressive, testosterone-laden affair, but in reality the experience is skin deep. Real men and women play Wii Fit, it seems, and the sales confirm that in spades.
New color, new game contribute to Wii resurgence
Sorry, kids, the bubble hasn’t burst just yet. Earlier this week, we brought you word that Nintendo would probably never, ever give the Wii a price drop, even though the Xbox 360 has a basic model that’s currently $50 cheaper than the Wii and sales have slumped slightly in recent months. To better understand why Nintendo will never entertain the idea of a price drop anytime soon, consi...
THQ sends Queen of England gold-plated Wii, crappy game
THQ sent the Queen of England a Gold Plated Wii this morning in promotion of their most recent “party” title, Big Family Games. “BIG Family Games is the ultimate Wii game to get all family members, from grandparents to young children, playing together.” THQ’s Danielle Robinson said in a Thursday morning press release, “The Royal Family is arguably the most impor...
Evergreen gaming, defined
Surprisingly or unsurprisingly, depending on what you know about Nintendo strategy these days, Wii Fit exploded last week to the tune of 300,000 units sold. Failed New Year’s resolutions waiting to happen? Gift card bonanza? As far as Nintendo is concerned, they could care less as long as this thing (and the rest of its software) continues to defy the traditional video game sales model.
Nintendo haters? It’s time to fess up, shut up, or grow up
It’s pretty crazy to think about it, but E3, with all its Wii Music-induced Nintendo-is-the-end-of-gaming paranoia, was about two months ago now. And, as predicted, the cacophony of rhetoric and vocal minority-driven criticism has subsided, only to be replaced with cold, hard facts. Facts like Wario Land: Shake It and Mega Man 9, which will no doubt revolutionize and modernize 2-D platform g...
Developers in the dark for Wii Ware, VC launches
I have to admit, I do enjoy the element of surprise that greets me every Monday morning. What will David post for the VC update? What WiiWare games are going to drain my bank account this week? These are the fun questions that betray my lack of a social life and my obvious love of Nintendo-related surprises. But what if I were a developer, whose livelihood depended on the games being digitally dis...
Your intelligence is “collecting dust”
You don’t have to like something to respect it. Sadly, many dedicated gamers seem set on drawing parallels. You see, there are two types of non-Wii gamers. Let’s call them John and Mike. Both like video games and have played them for many years — well before motion-controls entered the mainstream. They may or may not consider themselves “hardcore” gamers. John, the fi...