Green Day: Rock Band set for June 8 release

March 11th 2010

As Rock Band fans wait for the series’ third installment, the release date for Green Day: Rock Band approaches. On June 8, the game will be available for the PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii, MTV Games and Harmonix announced Thursday in a press release.
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Sony announces the PlayStation Move, a motion controller for the PS3

March 11th 2010

The end of a year’s worth of rumors are over. Sony just unveiled their new motion controller at GDC 2010, the PlayStation Move, finally allowing them to compete head-to-head with the Nintendo Wii’s stranglehold on the casual gamer console market.
Calling it the “next generation of motion gaming” based upon precision of movement and boasting [...]
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EA Sports Active 2.0 will include a heartbeat monitor and motion sensor

March 11th 2010

Video games are finding new ways to keep gamers in shape, according to Electronic Arts’ preview at the Game Developers Conference. After selling millions of copies on the Wii, EA Sports Active has a sequel in store that includes some high-tech sensing gear.
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EA includes PS3 Arc support, but no Natal in Tiger Woods 11

March 10th 2010

If you are planning on buying Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 this summer, then take note. Motion control support is being added for Wii and PS3, but not for Xbox 360.
Wii motion control is mandatory, but the inclusion of support for Sony’s Arc control is a surprise. What’s more surprising is a complete lack of [...]

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Sony inks deals with six major studios to deliver film over the PlayStation Network

March 10th 2010

It’s been a pretty good week for Sony’s PlayStation 3 division. Yesterday, an analyst group came out of left field and rather unexpectedly announced that they expected the PS3 to outsell both the Nintendo Wii and the Xbox 360 over the course of the console’s lifetime… which goes against conventional wisdom, to say the least. [...]

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Analysts say PS3 could outsell Wii, Xbox 360 by 2013

March 9th 2010

Look, Sony’s PlayStation 3 is a great console, made even better by the recent update to the PS3 Slim. That’s undeniable. But what is also undeniable is that they totally squandered their market dominance with the PlayStation 2 this generation, allowing Nintendo and Microsoft to pass them as the biggest selling and most important consoles [...]

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Unity 3.0 will support iPad, Android, and PS3

March 9th 2010

Unity 3D, currently at version 2.6.1, is already a well-featured game development solution allowing deployment to web browser, PC, Mac, iPhone, Xbox 360 and Wii. But come this Summer, the release of Unity 3.0 promises to add a whole lot more.
Unity technologies has announced that support for iPad, Android, and PS3 will be added. On [...]

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PlayStation Arc Motion Controller May Have a Wii-Style Nunchuk Add-On [Playstation]

March 8th 2010

Tags: Arc, Motion Controller, Playstation, Playstation Controller, Poster, Rumor Mill, Wii

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Capcom will release five DLC packs for Mega Man 10

March 3rd 2010

Mega Man 10, now available for download on the Wii, has much more content to come this April. After the game hits XBLA (March 31) and PSN (March 11), Capcom will be adding five DLC packs.
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Tags: Capcom, Dlc, Game, March 11, Mega Man, Psn, Wii

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No new Wii in the near future says Nintendo

February 26th 2010

Having played the Nintendo Wii, I have to agree with those gamers that think the console is a good all around platform for entertainment. The Nintendo console appeals to a lot of audiences both young and old, which is mainly due to the way the Wii has changed the way people think about playing video games thanks to the Wii [...]

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Wiimote Proton Pack Mod Shows Both Dedication and Indifference For Graphical Capability [Ghostbusters]

February 23rd 2010

This man, Jack Rossi, created a simulation proton pack + thrower so he can play the Wii version of Ghostbusters with as much realism as possible. This is the result.
I gotta admire him for his…
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Tags: Capability, Dedication, Ghostbusters, Indifference, Man Jack, Proton Pack, Realism, Simulation, Wii

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Riiflex Wii Weights Finally Available for $30 [Wii]

February 11th 2010

It’s been a long road from conceptual render to final product, but the Riiflex Wii weights (for Wii Fit, or any other game) are available now for $30/pair. Me? I’m too lazy to even waggle a stock…
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Nintendo awarded $1.3 million in New Super Mario Bros. Wii piracy lawsuit

February 9th 2010

James Burt, a 24-year-old Australian gamer, is facing a debt that he will probably be struggling to pay for the rest of his life after committing an act of piracy.
He managed to buy the game New Super Mario Bros. Wii early when a games shop sold it before the official release date. James didn’t take [...]

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Netflix Streaming Getting a 1080p Upgrade [NetFlix]

February 8th 2010

Oh hey there, mixed messaging! As Netflix makes the case to Wii owners that they really aren’t missing anything by not streaming HD, word from CNET is that Netflix instant streaming is making the…
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From Wiiitis to Wii Fractures: A Guide to Nintendoid Medical Conditions [Medicine]

February 8th 2010

A British doctor was so kind as to write a letter to the New England Journal of Medicine, handily summarizing what is known about Nintendo-related injuries. The gist: Your Wii wants you dead.
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Tags: British Doctor, England Journal Of Medicine, Fractures, Gist, Journal Of Medicine, Medical Conditions, Medical Doctor, Medicine, New England, New England Journal, [...]

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Put Your Wii On a Pedestal and It’ll Pretend to Be Organized [Gaming]

February 3rd 2010

It’s tough to motivate yourself to keep remotes, add-ons, and games organized. But when the organization system simply depends on shoving a console and all that junk onto an acrylic base that…
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Tags: Acrylic Base, Add Ons, Games, Organization System, Pedestal, Wii

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Did Microsoft pass on the Natal prototype technology?

February 2nd 2010

It’s hard to know exactly what to make of Project Natal. On one hand, it’s clearly something that Microsoft needs to broaden the Xbox 360’s appeal to the same audience of casual gamers that the Wii has totally dominated, and on the surface of things, a motion sensor seems like an immersive way to play [...]

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Wii Magic Stick Cover Ditches D-Pad For Analog Stick [Wii]

January 30th 2010

If you can’t wait ’til spring, and you want to give your Wii-playing thumbs a rest with some analog stick action, sliding the $7 Magic Stick cover on your Wiimote should do the trick. [Brando via…
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Nintendo Wii & DS hardware sales reach 192 million worldwide

January 28th 2010

Nintendo has released its latest financials today and with it given us a breakdown of worldwide sales of its current hardware lines.
Worldwide sales of the Wii now total 67 million. That splits across the different regions as follows:
The Americas: 32 million
Japan: 9.7 million
Europe and the rest: 25.7 million
DS sales have been even better totalling 125 [...]

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Nintendo Q3 Report: 23 Percent Profit Loss [Gaming]

January 28th 2010

Thanks to slumping DS sales (only took five years!), and Wii price cuts, Nintendo posted Q3 profit losses of 23 percent ($192 million, down from $249 million a year ago). It the first time in four…
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Tags: 192, Losses, Nintendo, Profit Loss, Q3, Wii, Wii Price

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