Archive for January, 2010
GameStop COO: DLC is critical to survival
0 Comments Published January 31st, 2010 in Toys, Toys R USWhile other retailers would consider digital content as a threat to their business, GameStop COO J. Paul Raines believes that DLC is critical to their survival. As such, he says that the next challenge for him and
Courtney Love: Kurt "would be fine" with his Guitar Hero appearance
0 Comments Published January 31st, 2010 in Toys, Toys R USCourtney Love wasn’t at all happy with the way Kurt Cobain’s likeness appears in Guitar Hero 5, so pissed that she’s threatened to sue Activision (Courtney-Love-up-in-arms-about-Kurt-Cobain-s-inclusion-in-Guitar-Hero-5/pg/49/aid/134423) for it. But despite all the rancor she’s shown over the
Nintendo Weekend Warrior - millions sold and still going
0 Comments Published January 31st, 2010 in Toys, Toys R USNo matter how much they get in terms of criticism, Nintendo still has the numbers to show how much they have in terms of sales. The veteran gaming company has revealed their lifetime sales figures for hardware
Homebrew coder Raz0red has released the initial version of WiiColEm, a port of the ever-popular ColecoVision emulator for the Nintendo Wii. This version of the emulator was based on ColEm v2.5.2 developed by Marat Fayzullin. Notable features
Metroid: Other M official website now live
0 Comments Published January 30th, 2010 in Toys, Toys R USMetroid: Other M is just around the corner, and unrolling the red carpet for its arrival is the new official site for it. Thanks, Nintendo. It’s just on time.
Monolith Soft’s Wii-exclusive RPG Xenoblade revealed
0 Comments Published January 29th, 2010 in Toys, Toys R USNintendo seems to be making Wii RPGs one their main offerings in 2010. Mistwalker’s The Last Story isn’t the only new title the company revealed recently. There’s also a game from Xenosaga developer Monolith Soft.
Media Create Japanese hardware charts: January 18 to 24, 2010
0 Comments Published January 29th, 2010 in Toys, Toys R USSony’s PSP handheld has grabbed the top spot in Media Create’s Japanese hardware charts for the third week straight. PSP sales a couple of weeks ago were bouyed up by Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep’s release, and
Next week on Rock Band: Willie Nelson, Rascal Flatts, more country tracks
0 Comments Published January 29th, 2010 in Toys, Toys R USHarmonix and MTV Games today announced what Rock Band fans can look forward to next week: a six pack of songs from country greats including Kenny Chesney, Willie Nelson, and Rascal Flatts.
Nintendo president not impressed by iPad, doubts people will take to 3D gaming
0 Comments Published January 29th, 2010 in Toys, Toys R USNintendo’s Satoru Iwata is not impressed by the recently-announced iPad. In an interview with the New York Times, Iwata called the iPad nothing more than a big iPod Touch. The Nintendo president also expressed misgivings towards
Mistwalker’s new RPG has finally been revealed. Not by the company, though, but by Nintendo. Turns out this one’s a Wii exclusive.
