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Friday, Oct 30
New Super Mario Bros. Nearing 20 Million In Sales [Nintendo]
Other big-sellers on NIntendo's chart include Wii Sports (bundled with the Wii in North America and Europe) at 50,540,000, Wii Play at 23,430,000 and Wii Fit at 22,500,000. Hefty sales for all these games, and a sign that next month's New Super Mario Bros. Wii has a shot at some huge numbers.
Friday, Oct 9
Your Amazing, Disturbing Wii Play Times [Wii]
readers, you never let me down. I asked you yesterday to share your Wii playing history — as determined in the Nintendo Channel — and you provided the disturbing details. Blkpaladin (combining numbers from two Wiis played by multiple people in one home): Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess...
Thursday, Oct 8
Is Single-Player Gaming In Danger Of Extinction? [Feature]
The Wii's online multiplayer capabilities may not be as robust as those offered by Xbox Live, PlayStation Network, Steam or Battle.net, but multiplayer matches of two to four people on the same couch, each armed with a Wii Remote, may hold equal appeal to Nintendo's expanded audience. And...
Sunday, Aug 9
Kotaku's Top 5 List of Top 10 Lists [Lists Of Lists]
• Seven Best-Selling Games that Totally Suck [Joystick Division] The writer vents his spleen at group of titles unworthy of the scads of money they reaped. Leading the list is Wii Play. My choice? Gotta go with either Gun or Scarface. • 10 Games to Save 2009 [Videogamer.com] Every major upcomi...
Thursday, Jul 30
EyePet Impressions: There Is No Pet Actually On The Table, Folks [PS3]
With the launch of the PlayStation 3, Sony introduced an improved camera, the PlayStation Eye. Within a year, the company launched Eye of Judgment, a simple strategy game that had players placing cards on a mat beneath a downward-facing camera. On a connected TV, virtual monsters appeare...
Sunday, Jul 26
Wii Sports Resort Review: More Motion in the Ocean [Review]
With a dozen sports and a total of two dozen ways to play them, Wii Sports Resort pack in the play with mostly fun games. You'd think that Wii Sports and Wii Play would have exhausted the minigame catalog for the Wii, but these mostly new games are a worthwhile addition to anyone's Wii. Even with...
Monday, Jul 20
The Best-Selling Wii Games Of 2009 Didn't Come Out In 2009 [Oldies]
Evergreen games are not unique to the Wii. In the previous hardware generation, the Grand Theft Auto games were monthly top-list entries on the PlayStation 2. Halo and Halo 2 consistently ranked among the best-selling games on the Xbox.
Friday, Jul 17
NPD Top 20 Home To Ghostbusters, Nintendo Dominance [Npd Group]
Games like Atari's Ghostbusters failed to find a place in the top ten, as did the perennially bestselling Wii Play. Also missing were the PlayStation 3 versions of June's biggest games, which do appear in Gamasutra's NPD data highlighting the top twenty games from last month.
Thursday, Jul 16
Prototype, UFC Beat Up The Competition In June [Npd Group]
01. Prototype (X360) - 419,900 02. UFC 2009: Undisputed (X360) - 338,300 03. EA Sports Active (Wii) - 289,100 04. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 (Wii) - 272,400 05. Wii Fit (Wii) - 271,600 06. Fight Night Round 4 (X360) - 260,800 07. Fight Night Round 4 (PS3) - 210,300 08. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) - 202,100
Friday, Jul 3
Blockbuster's Top Ten Selling New Video Games Includes... Haze? [Blockbusters]
1. Ghostbusters: The Video Game for Xbox 360 3. Grand Theft Auto IV for Xbox 360 4. Guitar Hero: Smash Hits for Xbox 360 5. Guitar Hero: Smash Hits for Wii 6. Mario Super Sluggers for Wii 7. EA Sports Active for Wii 8. Wii Play for Wii 9. Haze for PS3 10. Ghostbusters: The Video Game for Wii.
How Many Hours People Play Nintendo's Wii Games (Sorry, Donkey Kong) [Nintendo]
The following stats are pulled from the usage data shared by more than two million Wii users through the system's Nintendo Channel. For more information about how we calculate these total playtimes, check out this week's earlier Wii stats post)
Wednesday, Jul 1
The Ten Most Avidly-Played Wii Games In America (As Of July 1) [Wii Stats Report]
Make way for Rune Factory Frontier and Rock Band 2 in our (theoretically) monthly study of which Nintendo Wii games are getting played the most, per user. We'll have a closer look at the playing times of some other Wii games in the next couple of days.
Thursday, Jun 11
NPD Instant Analysis: Things You Should Note [Npd]
A fighting game blow-out. An EA surprise. As always, some notable omissions. And an NPD-PD PlayStation bump! For your May NPD gaming sales armchair analysis, consider the following: Nintendo DS - 22,625 units/day (down 15,894) Xbox 360 - 6,250 units/day (down 231)
UFC 2009 Is May's Undisputed Bestseller [Npd Group]
01. UFC 2009 Undisputed (Xbox 360) - 679,600 02. Wii Fit (Wii) - 352,800 03. EA Sports Active (Wii) - 345,800 06. Pokemon Platinum (DS) - 168,900 07. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) - 158,300 08. Punch-Out!! (Wii) - 156,900 09. X-Men Origins: Wolverine (Xbox 360) - 120,700 10. Wii Play (Wii) - 109,800
Wednesday, May 20
The Fastest Selling Game In Australia Is... [Wii Fit]
According to independent market research group GfK Retail and Technology Australia, the game has sold over 520,000 copies in its one year on sale. The only Wii game that has sold more is Wii Play at 569,000 copies. Mario Kart Wii has sold 328,000. Wii Fit conquering one continent at a time.
Monday, May 18
Wii Sports Resort Adds Two "New" Activities [Wii]
Nintendo's sequel to Wii Sports arrives this July, bearing new Wii Remote waggling fun, this time with the added precision of Wii MotionPlus. Wii Sports Resort will usher in fresh mini-games, including two new additions. Wii MotionPlus CM [Nintendo]
Thursday, May 14
NPD Instant Analysis: Things You Should Note [Crunching]
Missing T's: Of the top 10 games listed in the April NPD software charts, six are on Nintendo platforms and rated E. Of the remaining four non-Nintendo-platform games, three are rated M. There is one T-rated game, a Guitar Hero spin-off.
Nintendo And Wii Fit Top Unhealthy April Game Sales [Npd Group]
01. Wii Fit (Wii) - 471,000 02. Pokemon Platinum (DS) - 433,000 03. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) - 210,000 04. Wii Play (Wii) - 170,000 05. The Godfather II (X360) - 155,000 06. Resident Evil 5 (X360) - 122,000 07. New Super Mario Bros. (DS) - 119,000 08. Mario Kart DS (DS) - 112,000
Monday, Mar 30
Frankenreview: MadWorld [Round Up]
there's very little not to love about MadWorld. This is exactly the game the mature, hardcore Wii crowd has been craving, and it's just too bad that Nintendo is too busy making the next Wii Play, Wii Fit or Wii Music to put more resources into projects like this. In any case, kudos should be paid...
Monday, Feb 9
Wii Fit Target Of Class Action Lawsuit [Wii]
Nintendo is contributing to the epidemic of obesity. Young and old are putting away their gym clothes and shying away from going outdoors to play sports, because the addictive appeal to the Wii game products. Just as the tobacco companies created such a false image of their products and hid...
Sunday, Jan 4
Japan's Best And Worst Sellers By Platform [Rumor]
Wii Top Ten 1. Wii Sports Total Sales: 3.2 million 2. Wii Fit Total Sales: 2.8 million 3. Wii Play Total Sales: 2.5 million 4. Mario Kart Wii Total Sales: 1.9 million Wii Bottom Ten Xbox 360 Top Ten 1. Blue Dragon Total Sales: 203,740 Rankings [ｹﾞｰﾑﾃﾞｰﾀ博物館★WiiとＰＳ３とXbox360 via はちま起稿] [Pic]
Thursday, Dec 11
Nintendo Responds To November NPD Sales, Seems Pleased [Corporate Gloating]
About Nintendo: The worldwide pioneer in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Wii™ and Nintendo DS™ systems. Since 1983, when it launched the Nintendo Entertainment System™, Nintendo ha...
Tuesday, Oct 21
Wii Music Review: Jam With The Bland
Now that we've played Wii Music for a serious length of time, has it started to make any sense? Read on to see what we loved and hated about our Wii Music jam sessions. Wii Music was developed and published by Nintendo, released on Oct. 21 for Wii. Retails for $49.99 USD. Unlocked all songs, stages a...
Thursday, Jul 17
Nintendo Responds To June NPD Sales, Seems Pleased [Corporate Gloating]
The report also shows that six out of the top 10 best-selling games for June are made for Nintendo systems, including Guitar Hero® On Tour (No. 2), Wii Fit™ (No. 4), Wii Play™ (No. 5), Mario Kart® Wii (No. 6), LEGO® Indiana Jones™: The Original Adventures for Wii (No. 7) and LEGO® Indiana Jones™: T...
Monday, Jun 23
Nintendo Channel Reveals Hard Truths About Wii Play, Boom Blox, More [Crunch This]
As of last Monday the Wii's Nintendo Channel in the U.S. started spitting out usage stats for most Wii games. Anyone who opted in and let Nintendo snoop into their play history has been contributing to a public trove of great game usage data. And we can now use these numbers for speculation at coc...
Monday, Jun 16
Boom Blox A Bust At Retail? [Wii]
Frazier points to a noisy release schedule that included Mario Kart Wii, Grand Theft Auto IV, Wii Fit and Metal Gear Solid 4. One might think that Boom Blox may have drowned in a sea of Wii shovelware, but the amount of crap heaped onto retail shelves was relatively light in May.
Fishing, Block-Breaking, And A Samurai Showdown
Nintendo adds new and classic games to the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time every Monday. Wii� owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points� to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. This week's new games are:
Sunday, Jun 15
Spider-Man Wii Games To Use Wii Fit Balance Board, "Web Shooter" Controllers [Rumor]
In Spider-Man: Agile Warrior, players control Spider-Man's feet via the Wii Balance Board to make him jump, soar through the air, climb walls and kick and cartwheel foes. The other Wii exclusive title, known as Spider-Man: Webmaster looks like it will ship with a game-specific controll...
Wednesday, May 28
Shaun White: Wii Play, Pics and Press Release [Ubidays 08]
SAN FRANCISCO – May 28, 2008 – Today Ubisoft announces the development of Shaun White Snowboarding, a title destined to break all former action sports video game notions and redefine the action sports genre. The game will appear on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Mi...
Thursday, May 15
Mario Kart Wii Has A Golden Week
1. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) - 107,000 / 1,227,000 3. Wii Fit (Wii) - 53,000 / 2,039,000 4. Link's Crossbow Training (Wii) - 49,000 / 141,000 7. Deca Sports (Wii) - 22,000 / 207,000 8. Wii Sports (Wii) - 21,000 / 2,979,000 10. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii) - 16,000 / 1,620,000
Thursday, May 1
Nintendo Brings "Special Version" Of Wii To Westin Hotels, Pushes Wii Fit [Nintendo]
The worldwide innovator in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Wii™, Nintendo DS™, Game Boy® Advance and Nintendo GameCube™ systems. Since 1983, Nintendo has sold nearly 2.5 billion vide...
Tuesday, Feb 5
British Sales Charts [Sales Charts]
1) Wii Play 2) Burnout Paradise (360) 3) Burnout Paradise (PS3) 4) Mario & Sonic At The Olympics (Wii) 5) Brain Training 6) More Brain Training 7) Call of Duty 4 (360) 8) Donkey Kong: Jet Race (Wii) 9) New Super Mario Bros 10) Carnival: Funfair Games (Wii)
Friday, Feb 1
New York Times: 2007 Was A "Sea Change" In Gaming [Guitar Hero]
The broadening of the video game market may seem like either old news or one in a series of many buzzwords to gamers, but the New York Times writes today that the numbers back it up. Citing NPD sales figures, the Times calls the make up of 2007's best selling titles "clear evidence of a sea chang...
Wednesday, Dec 19
Simple 2000: The Japanese Software Chart: Prologue [Media Create]
01. Mario Party DS (DS) - 180,000 / 826,000 02. Wii Fit (Wii) - 124,000 / 535,000 05. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii) - 74,000 / 550,000 07. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii) - 64,000 / 212,000 08. Wii Sports (Wii) - 55,000 / 2,341,000 09. Wii Play (Wii) - 55,000 / 1,921,000
Monday, Oct 1
Nintendo Giving Away Anti-Slip Remote Jacket
The Wii Remote Jacket provides cushioning for the Wii Remote for people who might accidentally throw or drop their Wii Remotes while playing games. Use of the Wii Remote Jacket is meant to supplement, not replace, the basic game-play instructions: keep a firm grip, don't let go of the cont...
Friday, Aug 17
Simple 2000: The Japanese Software Chart
02. Mario Party 8 (Wii) - 102,000 / 504,000 05. Donkey Kong Jungle Climber (DS) - UNKNOWN/ NEW 06. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (DS) 27,000 / 734,000 07. Wii Sports (Wii) - 34,000/ 2,005,000 08. Wii Play (Wii) - UNKNOWN 09. Wild Arms XF (PSP) - UNKNOWN / NEW
Tuesday, Jul 31
Golden Joystick Awards Shortlists Revealed
•The Nintendo Wii •PlayStation 3 •DirectX 10 •Wii Sports •Halo 3 Beta •Steam •Xbox Box Live Arcade •The PlayStation Network •Wii Play •Crackdown •Nintendo •Ubisoft •Rockstar Games •Sony •Codemasters •THQ •Square Enix •Konami •Capcom •Atari •Take Two Interactive / 2K Games
UK Charts: Pokemon Overrun The UK
Last week saw the latest batch of Pokemon taking Europe by storm, their impact being felt well beyond the hearts and minds of children across the continent, with the combined sales of Diamond and Pearl have made it one of the fastest selling Pokemon games in UK history, second only to Yello...
Friday, Apr 20
Buy a Wii, HD for Charitii
A brand new still-in-box Wii (which comes with the Wii console, a remote controller, a nunchuk, a stand, a sensor and a copy of Wii Sports.) An extra nunchuk controller Wii Play game (which comes with Wii Play and an extra remote controller.) A Nintendo notebook
Thursday, Apr 19
Nintendo DS, God of War II Top March Sales Charts, PS3 Trails GBA [Updated]
April should be an equally interesting month, as notable releases such as Super Paper Mario and Pokemons Diamond and Pearl will most likely push Nintendo hardware, with the Xbox 360 Elite and new PS3 shipments looking to affect retail sales. Michael McWhertor
Thursday, Feb 15
A Wiimote You Can Eat [Chocolate]
Some people look at an empty bit of plastic packaging and see trash. Others see the culinary potential inherent in the translucent shell. People like flickr user Balakov, who decided to see what happened when he filled the shell of his empty Wii Play wiimote and extra nunchuck controller wi...
Wednesday, Feb 14
Wii Play Wii
For those of you unfamiliar, Wii Play walks you through a collection of mini-games in the guise of familiarizing you with how the Wii Remote works. The disc includes Shooting Range, Find Mii, Pose Mii, Billiards, Table Tennis, Fishing, Charge, Laser Hockey and Tanks!
Tuesday, Jan 23
New Wii Titles Ahoy [Nintendo]
video games through games like Wii Sports(TM) and WarioWare(TM): Smooth Moves will be glad to know Wii Play, a collection of nine new games in the Wii Billiards, Fishing and Shooting Range, a target-practice game in the style of Nintendo's classic Duck Hunt(TM). Wii Play comes packaged w...
Friday, Dec 8
Multi-Tap: A Week In Comments
Games that Get the Funk Out Here were my picks: Wii Launch Australia: National Reader Roundup If you want a Wii, then come to my home town (Newcastle, Australia). I bought one this afternoon at 7PM, and was amazed at how many units are lying around.
Wednesday, Dec 6
Wii Launch Australia: Wii Play Impressions
Wii Play isn't really even that much of a game; it's more a seies of tutorials on how to use the Wii Remote, and it does its job well enough. It's a small collection of minigames, with the mechanics of each designed to teach you the various way the Wii Remote can be used to play games.
