Archive for May 19th, 2006
Posted on May 19, 2006 04:58:00 PM
Nintendo UK Puts the Hurt on Sony
What’s this I hear? Fighting words from Nintendo? Apparently; here is what Nintendo UK had to say about Sony’s new decision on the inclusion of motion sensors in their new controllers.
Nintendo UK’s David Yarnton said Sony is just doing what they always do. “I don’t know what their decision making process is,” said Yarnton. “But I think if you look back, any innovation that has come in gameplay has come from us.”
Yarnton attacked Sony’s change in attitude over motion sensitive controllers. He says Sony’s Worldwide Studios president Phil Harrison had plenty of negative comments when Nintendo announced the Wii controller at the 2005 Tokyo Game Show. “I’d love to dig up some old Phil Harrison comments and say ‘hang on a second–six months ago when we launched our controller you said one thing, and now why are you doing this?’”
Yarnton also said that regardless of the reasons Sony may give, the lack of rumble technology in the PS3 controller is because that technology didn’t belong to Sony.
“Historically we’re always developing new things,” said Yarnton. “We know Sony has had a lot of issues with their rumble feature and they’ve had to withdraw it–because they didn’t innovate, they copied. With Nintendo, I’m trying to think of anything we’ve copied…but I can’t.”
Some strong words from Nintendo. We will keep you posted.
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Posted on May 19, 2006 01:41:00 PM
Nintendo Wii Rumors
Here are some nice juicy rumors for our beloved Wii. It appears the latest issue of EGM has some very intriguing rumors hidden deep within its pages. The First adds fire to the rumor of a sequel to Sega’s Nights series (although does not confirm a format). Nights would seem to work hand in hand with the wii-mote. The popular franchise would be a perfect fit for Nintendo’s new console. Secondly, there will be an all-new look for the next Need for Speed titles, and finally it states that Virtua Cop will be ported to Nintendo Wii. As always we will keep you posted on all rumors regarding our new generation system.
Posted on May 19, 2006 04:36:00 AM
Japanese Hardware Sales
Here are the numbers for last week. Apparently the DS shortages are a problem again as they are “sold out”. Overall another great week for the DS.
Japanese hardware sales for May 8 - May 15:
System - Weekly sales (2006 sales)
1. DSL - 91,895 (1,475,286)
2. PSP - 27,127 (747,679)
3. PS2 - 21,138 (612,984)
4. GBASP - 6,317 (134,044)
5. NDS - 3,438 (846,385)
6. GBM - 2,628 (91,959)
7. 360 - 1,355 (47,948)
8. NGC - 1,069 (48,409)
9. GBA - 40 (2,648)
10. XBX - 36 (1,482)
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Posted on May 19, 2006 04:15:00 AM
Nintendo Wii Launch Titles…Start Saving your Money Now
The following is a list of Nintendo Wii launch titles. Always remember that dates are always subject to change. However, Nintendo Wii looks to be the best launch in history. Here are the Games:
*Metriod Prime 3 Corruption
*Zelda Twilight Princess
*Madden 2007
*Wii Sports
*Red Steel
*Dragon Quest Swords
*Final Fantasy
*Tony Hawk Downhill Jam
*Super Monkey Ball
*Metal Slug Anthology
*Elebits
*Trauma Center
*Blitz:The League
*Marvel Ultimate Alliance
*Rayman
*Spongebob, and Cars
Will our favorite plumber make the cut? I sure hope so. Mario will definitely be there within the first 6 months though. Super Smash at the beginning of next year. Seems like a winning combo to me. What games are you all looking forward to? It’s going to be an expensive year. Game ON!
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