News: Nintendo Confirms Wii U Pikmin 3, Mario for E3

News: Nintendo Confirms Wii U Pikmin 3, Mario for E3

It appears Nintendo learned a bit from last year’s tepid 3DS launch, and is planning on rolling out the big guns at this year’s E3 conference to re-introduce its psuedo-next-gen console, the Wii U.  According to a public statement issued from Nintendo following a Miyamoto interview with...

News: Big Nintendo Announcement(s) Forthcoming

News: Big Nintendo Announcement(s) Forthcoming

It has come to our attention via Joystiq that Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime has announced a press briefing via 3DS Swapnote.  According to the small amount of information available, Nintendo will be announcing some 3DS and Wii related news at the briefing, which is scheduled for broadcast...

SEGA Confirms Wii is a Hardcore Wasteland

SEGA Confirms Wii is a Hardcore Wasteland

Ever since the death of their console business in 2001, SEGA has been searching for their niche in the ever-evolving gaming ecosystem.  In this desperate hunt for publishing success outside of digging through their impressive back library of SEGA Genesis and Master System staples, they decided to roll the...

Microsoft Raises Kinect Sales Forecast

Microsoft Raises Kinect Sales Forecast

Speaking with the financial outlet Bloomberg, President of Microsoft Interactive and Entertainment, Don Mattrick, raised the sales expectations of the new Kinect motion controller during the holiday season from 3 million units to 5 million. Mattrick stated that the move to increase the probable sales...

You Don’t Know Jack Returning Early Next Year

You Don’t Know Jack Returning Early Next Year

In the early days of CD-ROM based interactive entertainment, You Don’t Know Jack was unique for providing an experience that wasn’t reliant on full-motion video and CG sequences. Instead, it presented an excellent adult trivia experience, complete with a host which regularly poked fun at the...

Super Mario All-Stars LE Coming December 12

Super Mario All-Stars LE Coming December 12

In what seemed like a formality at this point, Nintendo announced that the 25th anniversary Super Mario All-Stars compilation will be heading to the US on December 12th for $29.99. Coming as no surprise, especially after the limited edition red Wii and DSiXL bundles were confirmed for America earlier this...

Boom Baby! NBA Jam Confirmed for HD Consoles

Boom Baby! NBA Jam Confirmed for HD Consoles

In a move sure to set your sneakers on fire and inspire you to start dunking basketballs from half-court, EA has announced that the new NBA Jam reboot will appear on the PS3 and Xbox 360 this holiday season. The news was officially confirmed recently on EA’s official blog, so we no longer have to...

Wii Remote Plus Coming Soon

Wii Remote Plus Coming Soon

In a move that is likely to be filed under the heading of “cool, but two years late,” Nintendo is set to offer a new Wii Remote with MotionPlus built right into the tech. This new controller is set to be bundled with FlingSmash, which is currently slated to arrive on November 7. Nintendo has...

1941 Red Sun Rising: Pearl Harbor Trailer and Screens

Available now on the WiiWare download service for 700 Nintendo Wii points ($7 USD), 1941 Red Sun Rising is put out by Legendo Entertainment. Here’s what they have to say: The game is the first title in a trilogy of air-combat action games for the Wii™. In 1941: Red Sun Rising, the premiere game in...

Kirby’s Epic Yarn Announced

Kirby’s Epic Yarn Announced

I for one am very excited about the announcement of this platformer. Not only am I a gamer but I’m a crafter who loves to knit and such so I can not only see this game touching me and my customers, but my brain is already planning cross promotion handmade items to create. Until it comes out in the...