Nintendo Boss Worried About the Wii

Nintendo Boss Worried About the Wii

Given the incredible sales of the Wii you might be hard-pressed to find someone using the word “struggling” to define the console. However, that’s the picture painted by none other than Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, who says the company’s console may be in trouble if it...

Nintendo Admits It Needs Better Third Party Support

Nintendo Admits It Needs Better Third Party Support

In a somewhat surprising move Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has copped to the fact that Nintendo’s track record of support among third party publishers has been pretty abysmal. “It is true that the third party software sales ratio on Nintendo platforms are comparatively smaller in...

Pachter Says Consoles Are Dead

Pachter Says Consoles Are Dead

Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter is perhaps the most outspoken watcher of the gaming industry. His recent prognostications include stating that Activision should charge for Call of Duty multiplayer, as well as declaring that the sky is falling based on current game sales numbers. Now he offers his...

Review: Batman The Brave And The Bold (Wii)

Review: Batman The Brave And The Bold (Wii)

The animated world of Batman The Brave and the Bold is brought out of the television show and into the players hands in this new Wii title. The transition from tongue in cheek cartoon to playable game is a match, but is that a good thing? Released: September 7, 2010 (US) Publisher: Warner Bros., Interactive...

Release of the Week: Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions (PS3, 360, Wii, DS)

Release of the Week: Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions (PS3, 360, Wii, DS)

It wasn’t long ago that Activision CEO Bobby Kotick proclaimed that “”Our Spider Man Games Have sucked”. Although he said that he hadn’t played the newest games, he admitted that they got poor ratings because they were bad games. Spider man should be about web slinging, and...

Release of the Week: Metroid: Other M (Wii)

Release of the Week: Metroid: Other M (Wii)

After a trip into the first person perspective in the Prime series, the Metroid series is returning to its side-scrolling roots… sort of. Metroid: Other M takes place immediately after the the fall of Mother Brain at the end of Super Metroid. Other M promises to flush out Samus as a character and help...

Rock Band 3: Full Set List

Rock Band 3: Full Set List

After teases of songs over the last few months, Harmonix and MTV games announced the full song list for Rock Band 3 today.  83 songs in all and it is indeed an impressive list. Rock Band 3 will be released on October 26 in the US and October 29th worldwide. I know you are not reading this to see me prattle...

The Lord of The Rings: Aragorn’s Quest Screens

Headstrong Games and Warner Bros. Interactive want players to return to Middle-Earth again in September. This time with their first LoTR game for all-ages. This launch will be available for Wii, DS, PS3, PSP and PS2. The content of the game immerses players into the role of Aragon over the battles from...

Guitar Hero: Warriors Come Out and Play

Guitar Hero: Warriors Come Out and Play

Activision is proud to reveal eleven artists to debut on the Guitar Hero brand on their next outing. Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock will be featuring the first time appearances of the following bands and their tracks: Anberlin – “The Feel Good Drag” John 5 – “Black Widow Of La Porte” Neil Young...

Konami To Host DanceDanceRevolution Event

Konami To Host DanceDanceRevolution Event

Citizens of Culver City, CA, prepare yourselves because DDR is coming to you. On Thursday, August 12th, Konami is hosting a DDR event at the Royal-T Café from 5:30pm-9:00pm. Competitors are being encouraged to RSVP online at http://www.ddr.eventbrite.com/. Not only will players get to compete with each...