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Gameloft shouts 'Uno,' coming to WiiWare, DSi Ware, PSN, microwaves, toasters ...
UNO isn't just a mega-successful game for XBLA anymore, as Gameloft plans to publish the digital incarnation of the card game for any mobile, console and handheld device it can. The publisher announced that beyond the iPhone and iPod versions available now, it expects to bring the game to...
CES 2009: Hands-on with Nyko's replacement Wiimote, The Wand
It's common knowledge that the Wii's third-party games generally pale in comparison to Nintendo's first-party efforts. But it seems as though that same observation will no longer be true about the system's controllers when Nyko rolls out its Wiimote replacement, The Wand, in April or M...
The First Wii: Obama brings video games to the White House
Filed under: Culture, Nintendo Wii When Barack Obama takes office on January 20th, he'll not only be the most powerful man in the world, but also the most powerful gamer. (Nintendo did give outgoing President Bush a DS and Brain Age some years ago; it's up to you to decide if he ever played it.)
GameStop holiday sales up 22%, revenue hits $2.85 billion
Call of Duty: World at WarGuitar Hero World TourGears of War 2World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich KingWii Fit The company also noted that hardware sales were "robust" for Wii and Xbox 360. GameStop has raised its financial forecast for Q4 and the rest of the year, with CEO Daniel DeMatteo no...
PSA: Rock Band 2 SD card not required for Wii DLC
We're sure that most of our readers will already know this, but this is for our more casual audience. Rock Band DLC for the Wii is quite exciting, but let's be clear that nobody needs to buy the recently announced $13 Rock Band 2 SD card for it to work. The Wii should support any brand of SD card up t...
Coupon: $10 off BioShock PS3, other 2K games
Filed under: Nintendo DS, PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360 In case you're not in the habit of scouring 2K Game's site for coupons, might we direct you to the company's latest promotion? This coupon is valid through January 31, 2009 and good for $10 off the 2K games pi...
Best of the Rest: Chris' Picks of 2008
Filed under: Nintendo DS, PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, Meta (about Joystiq) Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness
CES 2009: No Rock Band 3 in 2009
We were wondering why EA would pit an upcoming Beatles/Rock Band hybrid against the next number iteration of the series this fall, and now we have our answer: They won't. According to Harmonix CEO Alex Rigopolous, who spoke at a Billboard CES session today, the company will be breaking the...
Grey's Anatomy operating on PC, Wii, DS in 'early 2009'
But imagine this: Today's youngsters won't even need school anymore! As if hit educational television shows like Grey's Anatomy weren't enough to teach kids all about the human body, ABC has partnered with the game craftsmen at Ubisoft to deliver all of that education in an interactive...
Report: Half of Brits own or intend to buy Wii in 2009
The research report also found that gaming is now considered "family time" for those between the ages of 26 and 42, with interest in the activity declining after 40. Speaking of which -- we can't confirm whether The Doctor has picked up a Wii, but we do know Her Majesty has done some Wii Sports...
Independent Games Festival announces 2009 award nominees
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Independent Games Festival announces 2009 award nominees
With consoles opening their doors to digital distribution, indie gaming has exploded in recent years. One look at 2008's IGF winners shows a number of highly recognizable, widely available titles: Crayon Physics Deluxe, World of Goo, Audiosurf, and Desktop Tower Defense. Publishers a...
Rumor: New Ghost Recon, Rainbow Six this year
CVG claims to have information, originating from a "secret mouthpiece," that indicates Ubisoft is ready to roll out new installments of Ghost Recon and Rainbox Six this year. Strangely, the mouthpiece forgot to note if these would be sequels to the original titles, to GR: Advanced Warfi...
EA expands Nintendo focus, announces TWO MySims games for Wii/DS
Filed under: Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, Video, CasualThings aren't going so well in the world of EA. Disappointing sales of games like Mirror's Edge and Dead Space have forced the company to restructure, letting go of 10% of its workforce. However, we see newfound hope for the company's bo...
UK game sales post new record in 2008
Wii accounted for one quarter of the £1.90b ($2.87b) in software sales in 2008. From the report, it appears there was good news for all current systems, as they each seemed to receive software sales increases. ELSPA believes that the introduction of "family-based console titles" has really...
iPhone adventure '1112' potentially WiiWare-bound
According to a post by its developer on NeoGAF, the multi-touch intensive iPhone/iPod Touch adventure, 1112, may be headed to WiiWare. Alexandre Leboucher states that a friend working at "a small Wii/DS game company" approached him about bringing the game to Wii, and Leboucher is askin...
Yesterday
Wii Fit helping UK amputees lead a balanced life
Say what you will about the efficacy of Wii Fit as a fitness tool, but at least one UK hospital has found a perfect use for its balance-centric design: helping amputees adapt to walking on their new prosthetic limbs. Nintendo World Report has a piece on Seacroft Hospital in Leeds, which is us...
2008 Japanese game retail tallied, tumbled
Filed under: Nintendo DS, Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PSP, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, Business Has it really come to this? Not even a DS hardware revision could salvage another woeful year for Japanese game retailers. Despite closing on a high note, 2008 marked a 1...
Xbox 360 sales reach 28M, Xbox Live garners 17M users
Thanks to "over-achieving" in Europe and (we'd imagine) a few sales in North America over the holidays, the 360 has reached 28 million units sold worldwide. That's more than 8 million ahead of PS3 and around 12 million (estimated) behind Wii. Microsoft also claims there are around 17 milli...
Monday, Jan 5
Best of the Rest: Justin's Picks of 2008
Filed under: Nintendo DS, PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PSP, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, Meta (about Joystiq)
Rumor: No Lego Harry Potter in '09
A Eurogamer source claims that Traveller's Tales isn't making a Lego Harry Potter game this year. This follows rumors that a brickitized Potter title was in the works, courtesy of the folks behind Lego Star Wars and Lego Indy. Said rumor has been floating around ever since Warner Bros., whic...
Sunday, Jan 4
GameStop offering Cosmo, O Mag subscriptions to fitness game buyers
Filed under: Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, Exergaming
Friday, Jan 2
Best of the Rest: Ludwig's Picks of 2008
Filed under: Nintendo DS, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PSP, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, Meta (about Joystiq) Prince of Persia
Thursday, Jan 1
Best of the Rest: James' Picks of 2008
Filed under: PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, Meta (about Joystiq) Bionic Commando Rearmed (PS3)
Sunday, Dec 28
Japanese hardware sales, Dec. 15 - Dec. 21: Resolute edition
Filed under: Nintendo DS, Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PSP, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, Business
Friday, Dec 19
Nintendo opens 'store within store' at Times Square Toys 'R' Us
The Toys "R" Us flagship store in Times Square now features a 1,000 square foot Nintendo department store inside of it. The Nintendo section features a DS bar with eight playable handhelds, a gallery of Nintendo images and is staffed by "Nintendo experts." It's really not that different fr...
Thursday, Dec 11
November NPD: Wii breaks 2m, Gears 2 breaks 1.5m ... what recession?
Filed under: Nintendo DS, PC, Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PSP, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, Business Despite all the talk of recessions and global economic crises (crisises?), the video game industry once again seems unfazed. According to the NPD Group, North Ame...
Wednesday, Dec 10
GHWT for Wii instruments compatible with Rock Band 2
Filed under: Nintendo Wii, Rhythm Rock Band 2 for the Wii looks to be doing so many things right, especially when compared to the original's more lackluster release. The best news we got from IGN's preview is that the game is compatible with all the instrument peripherals on the system to da...
Sunday, Dec 7
Japanese hardware sales, Nov. 24 - Nov. 30: Scholastic pressure edition
Filed under: Nintendo DS, Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PSP, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, Business
Wednesday, Dec 3
Press-only Animal Crossing features N-word [update]
Update: And here's that apology ... "We regret that an offensive phrase was included without our knowledge via a wireless function that allows user-generated catchphrases to spread virally from one game to the next," said Nintendo in a statement sent to us. The company is asking that the 14 a...
Sunday, Nov 30
Japanese hardware sales, Nov. 17 - Nov. 23: Unwise purchases edition
Filed under: Nintendo DS, Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PSP, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, Business
Friday, Nov 28
Joystiq Podcast 075 - Slack Friday edition
Get the podcast: iTunes] Subscribe to the Joystiq Podcast directly in iTunes (MP3) RSS] Add the Joystiq Podcast feed to your RSS aggregator Digg] Like the show? Digg it. MP3] Download the MP3 directly Continue reading Joystiq Podcast 075 - Slack Friday edition
Thursday, Nov 27
Holidaze 2008: Live in the past, it's cheaper
Filed under: Mac, PC, Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360
Holidaze 2008: Live in the past, it's cheaper (Page 2)
Filed under: PC, Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Super Mario Galaxy originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 27 Nov 2008 14:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Meta-Metareview: The best reviewed games of 2008
With almost all of the big games of '08 now on shelves (we're looking at you, Prince of Persia) or available via Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network, you're left with a lot of choices. Some of them you've already bought; others you've been on the fence over; others you didn't realize wer...
Tuesday, Nov 25
Metareview -- Sonic Unleashed (360 vs. Wii)
Oh, Sonic. You little blue symbol of better days for Sega platformers. This whole Unleashed thing is your latest chance to prove, well, everyone wrong and get back on top of Mascot Mountain. To get there by not starring in another suck-fest of a console Sonic the Hedgehog game (see: Sonic the H...
Holidaze 2008: Best of Black Friday
Filed under: Nintendo DS, Features, Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PSP, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360 Now that you've had a taste of our complete (and completely awesome) Black Friday shopping guide, we thought it best to give you a more concise edition to digest. Introd...
Monday, Nov 24
EA Sports' Moore tackling the 'challenge' of Wii Sports
The challenge we face is that that consumer gets 'Wii Sports' right out of the box and that's a sports experience that's good enough for a lot of people," EA Sports president Peter Moore told MTV Multiplayer. "That is a challenge for us at times."
Saturday, Nov 22
Japanese hardware sales, Nov. 10 - Nov. 16: Early Edition edition
Filed under: Nintendo DS, Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PSP, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, BusinessWhat if you received tomorrow's Japanese hardware sales figures ... today? PSP: 38,153 5,573 (12.75%) Wii: 26,787 2,061 (8.34%) Xbox 360: 7,983 4,776 (37.43%)
Sunday, Nov 16
Japanese hardware sales, Nov. 3 - Nov. 9: Dear brother edition
Filed under: Nintendo DS, Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PSP, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, Business To my younger brother and sworn enemy, the DS Lite: PSP: 43,726 6,632 (13.17%) Wii: 24,726 1,603 (6.93%) Xbox 360: 12,759 6,640 (108.51%) DS Lite: 8,381 7,988 (48.80%)
Thursday, Nov 13
October NPD: Wii up, Sony down, Fable 2 raking in the gold
Filed under: Nintendo DS, Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PSP, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, Business October hardware sales in North America were not good for Sony, with all three of its consoles seeing at least an 18% drop, according to this month's NPD report. The Nint...
Wednesday, Nov 12
World of Goo has 90% piracy rate
Filed under: PC, Nintendo Wii We received a tip pointing to the comments section of a recent RockPaperShotgun post, in which World of Goo designer Ron Carmel mentioned the game had a staggering 90% piracy rate. We contacted Carmel directly, who confirmed the figure was "about right."
Nintendo Fanboy Weekly: Nov 6 - Nov 12
Filed under: Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii Another week has passed in the Nintendo community and DS Fanboy and Wii Fanboy churned out some great original features. Check out our links below and soak in all from the house that Mario built.
Sunday, Nov 9
Japanese hardware sales, Oct. 27 - Nov 2: Impossible math edition
We were certain that the release of Nintendo's new shutterbug handheld, the DSi, would have a rather volatile effect on the Japanese hardware sales numbers this week -- and as the dastardly text-skippers among you already know, we were quite correct. The usual suspects played a thrillin...
Wednesday, Nov 5
Opinion: Nintendo Fanboy Weekly: Oct 30 - Nov 5
Before you check out the juicy links below, be sure to pop in on our latest giveaways. We're hooking some lucky readers up with MySims Kingdom on the Wii and DS. Here's the DS contest post and here's the Wii contest post. After you enter in each giveaway, head back here and peep the latest from the...
Thursday, Oct 30
MTV and Apple announce Beatles music project
Filed under: Culture, Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, Rhythm Not that it's much of a surprise anymore, but Apple Corp (not this one) and MTV have announced Rock Band: The Beatles an untitled Beatles music project, to be developed by Harmonix. Whi...
Wednesday, Oct 29
Opinion: Nintendo Fanboy Weekly: Oct 23 - Oct 29
Well, folks, we've got plenty of goodies for you this week. First of all, on DS Fanboy and Wii Fanboy, we've got reviews for a ton of games. On top of that, you'll find our regular weekly and bi-weekly pieces, all organized via the tried-and-true bullet point format. Enjoy!
Tuesday, Oct 28
Metareview: Guitar Hero: World Tour
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, Rhythm This week marked the debut of a second contender in the full-band-simulator genre. It's hard to find a review for Guitar Hero: World Tour that utters Rock Band less than a half dozen times. Compar...
Sunday, Oct 26
Japanese hardware sales, Oct. 13 - Oct. 19: The Britening edition
As we're sure you, dearest readers, already know, Sony had a killer week in the hardware sales arena (the PS3's diminishing sales notwithstanding) thanks to the release of the scanlinetastic PSP-3000 (or, as it has been cleverly monikered, the PSP Brite). Observing this radical increa...
Thursday, Oct 23
Opinion: Nintendo Fanboy Weekly: Oct 16 - Oct 22
Filed under: Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii First of all, check out our latest giveaways. On DS Fanboy, we're giving away one copy of Kirby Super Star Ultra. On Wii Fanboy, one lucky person will walk away with a free copy of SimCity Creator. Best of luck to you all!
Tuesday, Oct 21
Metareview -- Wii Music
1UP (A-): "Wii Music may have a hard time winning over the skeptics who just want to laugh at it, but give the game the chance it deserves. You just might realize it's pretty damn fun being in on the joke."Kombo (50/100): "Initially, there's an element of novelty to Wii Music. Admittedly, it's k...
Sunday, Oct 19
Japanese hardware sales, Oct. 6 - Oct. 12: Hooverville edition
Filed under: Nintendo DS, Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PSP, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, Business
Wednesday, Sep 24
Opinion: Nintendo Fanboy Weekly: Sep 18 - Sep 24
Filed under: Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii First up, we're giving away a copy of Mega Man 9 on WiiWare. Hit up the original contest post by clicking on the image above or hitting this link. Now that we have that out of the way, let's get to the good stuff: links!
Wednesday, Jul 9
Opinion: Zero Punctuation whips it good with Lego Indy
Filed under: Culture, Nintendo DS, Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, Adventure
Friday, Jun 20
This Week in Review wants to rock (ROCK!)
Filed under: Nintendo DS, Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360 A multi-instrument Guitar Hero World Tour means only one thing: more plastic controllers strewn about our living room. So goes the life of the virtual rocker. Check out all of our impressions and reviews from t...
Wednesday, Jun 11
Opinion: Wii Fanboy Weekly: June 5 - June 11
Features Wii Fanboy Review: My Pokemon Ranch Is this one worth your time, European gamers? We let you knowCan't find Wii Fit? Try these alternatives! Our direct-feed video and commentary to this week's Virtual Console releases in North America Video Content
Sunday, Jun 8
This Week in Review is Captivated
Filed under: Nintendo DS, PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PSP, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360 The biggest event of this past week was Capcom's Captivate event, where they showed off a handful of games from the surprisingly good Neopets Adventures to the expectedly-good Bionic Commando....
Friday, May 30
Opinion: Wii Fit: the Balance Smorgasboard
Since Wii Fit finally hit the US market, Wii Fanboy has been teetering all over the Balance Board in an effort to work out the best (and worst) aspects of Nintendo's latest. Check out some of that featured coverage, and jog on over to put your name in the hat to win a copy of the game, as well.
Wednesday, May 21
Opinion: Wii Fanboy Weekly: May 15 - May 21
It's been a hectic past few weeks over at Wii Fanboy. On top of the WiiWare games we've been reviewing, we've also been hard at work reviewing retail games and pumping out original features. If you've been busy catching up with other console news here at The 'Stiq, then check out what you've be...
Tuesday, May 13
Nintendo sells 6 million Wii units in Japan
Filed under: Nintendo Wii, Business We're getting pretty sick of the money-printing jokes so we're just going to avoid it. Famitsu owner (and trusted sales data tracker) Enterbrain reports (via IGN) that Nintendo has sold six million Wii units in Japan, bringing the worldwide total to 2...
Wii Fanboy reviews the WiiWare launch lineup
Sure, Microsoft may be living it up with the Xbox 360 Spring Showcase, but let's not forget about Nintendo's WiiWare launch this past Monday. Our friends at Nintendo Wii Fanboy have been churning out reviews and impressions to give you ...
Tuesday, Mar 4
Which publisher gets the best review scores?
Filed under: Nintendo DS, Hacks, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PSP, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360 Ah, review scores. Besides letting us skip all that long, boring text that actually describes a game's high and low points, it also allows for some excellent statistical analysis and fanboy-...
Monday, Jan 14
Pac Attack and Riot Zone slump onto Virtual Console
Filed under: Nintendo WiiIf you saw our new release list this week, then you know that a torrent of mediocrity is forcing us to do things we don't want to do. First it was an American Idol take-off, which every media outlet from Semi Fan Bi-Monthly to Bi Fan Semi-Monthly has done before us. Now ... t...
Wednesday, Dec 5
Harmonix discusses the origins of Guitar Hero
Just as it should be, Guitar Hero's genesis began not with a bang, not with a whimper, but with a guitar. Inspired by the popularity of the Guitar Freaks franchise in Japan, peripheral manufacturer RedOctane approached developer Harmonix with one question: if we make an awesome guitar, w...
Tuesday, Nov 13
Some LEGO Batman details to whet your appetite for vengeance
Filed under: Nintendo DS, PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PSP, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, Action
Wednesday, Nov 7
Metareview: Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
Super Mario Galaxy might not be out until next week but all the reviews are pretty much in. It's a hit with the critics! According to almost every review it is the game Wii owners have been waiting for (but please don't forget about Zack and Wiki, if only for the sake of third-party support). Gal...
Tuesday, Jun 19
Lego reveals more Batman info
Filed under: Nintendo DS, Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, ActionLego has revealed a couple more details about Traveler's Tales (Lego Star Wars) upcoming take on the Dark Knight. Even though the game is not expected to launch until fall of 2008, L...
Thursday, Apr 26
Podcast: Kojima says Smash Bros. Brawl "very complete"
Nintendo has been characteristically stingy with details about the highly-anticipated game, releasing no new information since a trailer last November. Could this be a sign the game will indeed make the 2007 release date promised way back at the last E3? Here's hoping.
Tuesday, Dec 12
A Wii, a Mac, and a lightsaber walk into a bar
The following idea was birthed from what could only be described as a drunken orgy between a Wii-mote, a Mac, and a Star Wars geek. The program's creator took his existing app that uses the MacBook's built-in tilt sensor to transform your computer into a lightsaber, and took it one step furt...
Thursday, Nov 30
Novice gamer candidly and descriptively reviews Wii
Filed under: Nintendo Wii, BusinessSelf proclaimed novice gamer and AP business writer Barbara Ortuatay gets candid and descriptive in a recent review of the non-gamer aiming Wii. Having never been coordinated in the controller button department, Ortuatay was thrilled to learn that...
Thursday, Oct 26
Next-gen launch reviews projected
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Retro, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360 Are you anxiously awaiting the reviews scores for the PS3 and Wii launch games? Be anxious no longer -- Next Gen has kindly projected those scores weeks in advance by studying review scores for p...
