Stories of injury caused by the Wii have persisted since the launch of the console. There has been a number of reports where consumers have hit each other by accident playing on the Wii. However, it seems that the Home Shopping Network recently demonstrated to everyone once again the destructive power of the Wii.
The Nintendo Wii is many different things to different people. For some, it is the gateway to this hobby, the epitome of casual gaming. To others, it is a useless machine that should have been killed at birth. But love it or hate it, the Wii has been a phenomenon, (d)evolving gaming forever. How else do you explain the bicycle peripheral that’s heading our way?
Gaming tends to follow trends, with genres peaking and dipping in terms of popularity. One of the biggest hits of recent years has been the rhythm-action genre, with game series such as Guitar Hero and Rock Band being guaranteed bestsellers and a virtual license to print money. But is there time coming to an end, or is there plenty of life left in the genre yet?
Scant details about a huge Disney undertaking have been rumbling around the video game industry for quite some time. The game has been called Epic Mickey and is said to be massive in size. Some clues and speculation about the game have been circulating the Web indicating a steampunk fantasy open world.
It was bound to happen, and it now has done. After the release of the PS3 Slim and the price cut which accompanied it, and the Xbox 360 price cut as well, Nintendo had little choice but to act, and act fast. So from Sunday, Sept. 27, the Wii will cost $199 in the States, and supposedly will have its price cut by a similar figure in other territories as well.
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?
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?
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.
The PS3 Slim has now been on sale for over a week and preliminary sales figures are starting to trickle in. Suffice to say, things are looking up for the Playstation 3. But will this sales boost continue past the initial buzz? And if so, what would this resurgence mean for the Wii and Xbox 360?
A lot of overblown nonsense has been written about the PS3 Slim over the last few days. After all, this is just a new iteration of an existing console which is almost exactly the same as its nearest predecessor. However, I’ll concede that the mostly positive talk of the PS3 Slim has me wondering if it can actually achieve what Sony wants it to – kicking a hole in sales of the Wii and Xbox 360.
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