Category: Nintendo
September 16, 2009
The Wii has been pegged as a mainstream casual game console more then anything else. The motion controls on the Wii have made the device extremely popular across the world. However, with Sony introducing a motion controller, does it make sense for developers to port Wii games on to the PS3?
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Posted in Games, Hardware, Microsoft, Nintendo, PS3, PlayStation 3, Sony, Wii, Xbox 360 | 41 Comments » Posted by: Mike Ferro
September 12, 2009
The Wii has done phenomenally well since it was released, grabbing a huge market share and leading the PS3 and Xbox 360 consistently since the three have been on sale together. But things are starting to slow down in the Nintendo camp, and the price cuts for both the PS3 and Xbox 360 and slimline redesign of the PS3 mean it has to act, and fast. So, where to now for the Wii?
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Posted in Hardware, Industry, Nintendo, Opinion, PS3, PlayStation 3, Sales Figures, Wii, Xbox 360 | 80 Comments » Posted by: Dave Parrack
September 11, 2009
July was a slow month in gaming with sales dropping for the past five months. However, August looks to be a new month with some indication of the holiday season finally creeping upon us. Almost all of the platforms increased in August from July, with the PS3 taking an exceptional leap. Unfortunately, the legendary PS2 continues its downward spiral.
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Posted in Games, Hardware, Industry, Microsoft, Nintendo, Nintendo DS, PS3, PSP, Peripherals, PlayStation 3, Sales Figures, Sony, Wii, Xbox 360, playstation 2 | 98 Comments » Posted by: Mike Ferro
August 15, 2009
Just a few months ago we all agreed that the video games industry seemed to be recession-proof, providing retail strength in the face of every other entertainment sector collapsing. But that clearly isn’t the case, and the Nintendo DS, Wii, Xbox 360, PSP, PS3, and PS2 all dropping in July according to NPD.
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Posted in Hardware, Industry, Microsoft, Nintendo, Opinion, PS3, PSP, PlayStation 3, Sales Figures, Sony, Wii, Xbox 360, playstation 2 | 93 Comments » Posted by: Dave Parrack
July 31, 2009
Nintendo has had a fantastic generation this time around, being gifted with having two consoles on the market with mass mainstream appeal. Both the Wii and Nintendo DS have sold in colossal numbers at startling rates. A sales decline has looked inevitable for the last few months, and so it has come to pass. Nintendo has even admitted as much.
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Posted in Hardware, Industry, Nintendo, Nintendo DS, Sales Figures, Wii | 49 Comments » Posted by: Dave Parrack
July 25, 2009
The Wii may not be the most powerful or prettiest console on the market. In fact, it most certainly isn’t either of those things. But it is the most popular by a long way, with over 50 million units sold worldwide so far this generation. With that in mind, can any games developers afford to ignore the platform?
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Posted in Games, Hardware, Nintendo, Opinion, Wii | 34 Comments » Posted by: Dave Parrack
July 19, 2009
President Obama made a comment a few days ago using the Xbox as the whipping boy for problems with video games today. This comment has Microsoft riled-up resulting in a public response to President Obama’s comment. Interestingly enough, Microsoft claims that the Xbox 360 is the only console to have parental controls.
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Posted in Games, Industry, Media, Microsoft, Nintendo, PS3, PlayStation 3, Sony, Wii, Xbox 360, playstation 2 | 233 Comments » Posted by: Mike Ferro
July 10, 2009
The Wii Vitality Sensor is a new Nintendo peripheral which measures your pulse for God knows whatever reason. Since it was announced, no one has really understood what the point of it is going to be. But fear not, as Nintendo president Reggie Fils-Aime is here to help us understand. Sort of.
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Posted in Games, Hardware, Nintendo, Opinion, Peripherals, Videos, Wii | 21 Comments » Posted by: Dave Parrack
July 7, 2009
If you still believe that gaming is a niche hobby for those of us up on our technology, proud to be called geeks, and happy to pull all-nighters playing a particular title, then what rock have you been living under? The videogame landscape is now a violent shade of casual, with new gamers of all ages, sexes and races popping up every day.
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Posted in Games, Hardware, Industry, Nintendo, Nintendo DS, Opinion, Sales Figures, Wii | 23 Comments » Posted by: Dave Parrack
June 28, 2009
As some of you will undoubtedly already be aware, Blorge now has its own dedicated forum. We’re still in the process of developing the forum into what we eventually want it to be, but it’s now open for business and needs a population in order to help it grow. Which is where you come in.
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Posted in Games, Hardware, Microsoft, Nintendo, Opinion, PS3, PlayStation 3, Sony, Wii, Xbox 360 | 8 Comments » Posted by: Dave Parrack