By way of an official email sent to customers today, Sega confirmed a security breach of its Sega Pass online service. This is the latest in a rash of hacks and DDOS attacks that hit EVE Online, Codemasters, Bethesda, and Sony over the past couple weeks. The infamous LulzSec is not taking credit for this intrusion, however. According to Sega, […]
While Nintendo has been rather coy regarding its online plans for Wii U, president Satoru Iwata reportedly told investors at an E3 Q&A that the company is aiming for flexibility. The service will be adaptable to the desires of third-parties, says Iwata: So, I think that, going forward, the question is really to what degree Nintendo can create a more flexible system […]
While we know Nintendo’s Wii U touts a ‘proprietary’ disc format for games, a question looming is if it will be able to playback DVD or Blu-ray media from the same drive. According to Nintendo president Satoru Iwata in a recent Q&A session, the answer is no, citing cost concerns over patents:
Sales tracking firm NPD Group has released its hardware and software sales analysis for the month of May 2011, which marked the lowest month of sales in the industry since October 2006. NPD Group analyst Anita Frazier blamed the decline on a “light slate” of new releases. Only 42 new titles were introduced this May, compared to 58 in 2010 and […]
During a developer roundtable discussion Miyamoto revealed that the long-in-production Pikmin Wii title will be making its way onto the Wii U. During the discussion Miyamoto revealed that he wanted to see it on the new platform and simply said “so we’re gonna make it on that.”
Shigeru Miyamoto just got on stage to announce the release date for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D on the 3DS and release window for Skyward Sword on the Wii. Ocarina of Time 3D will be coming next week and Skyward Sword will hit store shelves this holiday season. In addition, Miyamoto also announced that Links Awakening will […]
Nintendo confirmed long-standing rumors today, announcing that its Wii hardware will receive a price drop from $199.99 to $149.99. Set to go into effect on May 15, the reduction will coincide with a new Wii hardware bundle, which includes Mario Kart Wii and a Wii Wheel accessory of matching color. It’ll be interesting to see how many holdouts jump on this when […]
The always frank Nintendo president Satoru Iwata isn’t taking the Wii’s breakout success for granted. With 70 million units sold and counting, he feels the company faltered from a marketing standpoint, which had a negative impact on the Wii’s effective lifespan.
Wondering what’s the status on Dragon Quest X? Well, despite the fact that Square Enix has been oddly quiet about it since the 2008 announcement, it’s still alive and well. While series creator Yuji Hori didn’t have much in the way of new details to share with Nintendo Power in a recent interview, he noted that the title is still Wii […]
After Activision recommended closure of the studio last month, the Bizarre Creation’s management has agreed to close the studio after 17 years in the business. Bizarre Creations is best known for their Project Gotham Racing series and the addictive Geometry Wars titles. The studio was acquired in 2007 by Activision and will die by the same hands this week. Many […]
To say Capcom is extremely pleased with the retail performance of Monster Hunter Portable 3rd would be an understatement. The company announced today that the PSP title, released on December 1, has shipped 4 million units to date across Japan. This milestone brings the worldwide sales tally for the franchise as a whole to a staggering 17 million. “Monster Hunter […]
Nintendo is ringing in the new year with year-to-date sales metrics on Nintendo DS and Wii, both of which have sold through 47 million and 34 million units respectively since launch in North America. On the DS, Nintendo touts it as “the nation’s best-selling video game system of all time.” That 47 million figure includes all hardware refreshes to date […]
It’s official: Rock Band dev Harmonix has gone independent under the financial backing of investment firm Columbus Nova. Parent company Viacom did not disclose details of the transaction. Viacom made its intent to sell off Harmonix public last month, following the dismal retail performance of Rock Band 3. For those wondering, support for previously released titles will not cease as […]
After being rumored for revival, the SSX series is getting a new game entitled SSX: Deadliest Descents. Details are slim on the new title currently but from what we’ve gathered the game will allow gamers to race down real-world mountains from all over the globe. You can catch the reveal trailer after the break.
Publisher THQ has sent over a new cinematic trailer for de Blob 2, showing off more of its quirky inhabitants. The delightful platforming romp, which sees players vying to restore a sense of color and vibrancy to a dull monochromatic world under threat from the evil Ink Corp, is due out on February 22 across DS, Wii, PS3, and Xbox 360. For […]
Shinhalsafar has just started up a Google Projects page for his new effort to port Dolphin, the Gamecube and Wii emulator, to the PlayStation 3. Shinhalsafar is already known for porting over other emulators, particularly NES and SNES emulators, to the PS3. The project was just started today so it may not be until a month from now before we […]
Following a brief period of silence after his decision to cut long-standing ties with Capcom, Mega Man co-creator Keiji Inafune has stepped back into the limelight. He’s opened up a new blog, on which he plans to muse about his future as a game designer.
This year’s Black Friday was especially kind to Nintendo, with the company announcing that it sold through a whopping 900,000 Nintendo DS and 600,000 Wii units between November 21-27. That equates to 9000 systems sold every hour. Nintendo attributed the brisk sales to its strong software lineup as well as the recent introduction of more timed bundles, which further bolstered […]
On the prowl for more gaming deals this Black Friday? Our friends at GoGamer have you covered with a 48-hour Madness special set to go live tomorrow. Among the list of notables are Dead Rising 2 ($19.90, PC), Just Cause 2 ($9.90, PC ), New Super Mario Bros. ($34.90, Wii) and Batman Arkham Asylum ($9.90, PC). Hit the jump for a […]
From the ‘what took so long’ department comes official word from Nintendo that time-limited demos are returning for select WiiWare titles. The initial lineup includes indie efforts BIT.TRIP FATE, And Yet It Moves, ThruSpace and Jett Rocket — all of which will be available for sampling starting November 22. Additionally, Nintendo plans on adding more demos to Monday. The logic […]