May 2007 Archives
CNNMoney Examines the Wii and DS
The following CNNMoney.com piece, posted on Yahoo! Finance examines the success of the Wii and the DS, specifically the way Nintendo executives have shaped these consoles. To sum it up, Nintendo has caught lightning in a bottle and hopes both the Wii and the DS will have great staying power.... [More]
Wii Tops April Console Sales
According to the NDP Group, the Nintendo Wii was the best selling console in the United States for the month of April. Wii led the way with 360,000 Wii systems, while Microsoft sold 174,000 Xbox 360s, and Sony moved 82,000 PlayStation 3s. Since its launch, Nintendo has sold 2.5 million... [More]
Activision Shreds New Details on Next Guitar Hero Game
After warming their amps in the basement garage to rocking sold out shows at Stonehenge, fans of Activision, wildly popular Guitar Hero franchise will now be able to shred like never before with the next iteration of the game that will be available this fall. The new game will be... [More]
TPC Sawgrass on Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07
Any followers of Professional Golf, specifically the PGA Tour, are quite familiar with the 17th hole of the TPC Sawgrass, home of the Players Championship. The island green has humbled many a tour pro and claims dozens of balls each year during this tournament. But what about the digital linksters,... [More]
Konami Songs Now Available For Download
Konami Digital Entertainment has announced an agreement with Sony BMG Music Entertainment to digitally distribute Konami's library of songs from its diversified catalog of video games. Under the agreement, Konami’s music will be available for download from major online retailers such as iTunes and Rhapsody as well as a number... [More]
Activision's Shrek the Third Ships to Stores
Activision have announced that the Shrek the Third game has now shipped to retail stores nationwide. The Shrek the Third video game is based on DreamWorks Animation's highly anticipated feature film, which opens on May 18. From the press release: The fate of Far Far Away is in gamer's hands... [More]
Tony Hawk's Proving Ground Announced For Multi-Platform Release
With a new take on the established skateboarding franchise, Activision have announced Tony Hawk's Proving Ground due for Nintendo DS and Wii and cross-platform release later this year. This time around focus will be on building your character as your style and story will unfold based on your decisions in... [More]
Game 07: Games and Media Event This Week
Yes fellow gamers, with the upcoming Games Convention and a host of other events popping up around the globe, we're now smack bang in the middle of the annual gaming calendar. For those of you who can't wait for the big ones, Imperial College London is doing its bit by... [More]
The Big One is Coming! Games Convention 2007 Bigger Than 06
This year's Games Convention in Leipzig Germany, is expected to be 28 per cent bigger at 115,000 square metres, than the previous year. With 183,000 visitors, 2,600 journalists and 368 exhibitors from 25 countries in 2006, the Games Convention rivals the Tokyo Game Show as the biggest games event in... [More]
GameFlavor and OffTheRail launch GameFlavor Casino
OffTheRail and the GameFlavor Network, an e21media internet property, which includes PSP World, PS3 Informer, Xboxist, Wii Land, DS Village and MPOGR.com, is pleased to announce the launch of GameFlavor Casino. A new site that offers the total gaming experience, providing a safe and secure place to play poker, blackjack... [More]
Square Enix Unveils New Multi Platform Titles
As a precursor to its upcoming Square Enix Party in Japan, Square Enix unveiled a number of both previously announced and new forthcoming titles in development for multiple platforms, at a press conference at its headquarters. According to our friends at GameSpot via GamaSutra, a key announcement made during the... [More]
GameFlavor Launches DS Village
The GameFlavor Network, an e21media internet property, which includes PSP World, PS3 Informer, Xboxist, Wii Land and MPOGR, is pleased to announce today the launch of DS Village — — a new site dedicated to the Nintendo DS and DS Lite. The GameFlavor network has been growing from strength to... [More]
Spider-Man 3 Swings into North American Stores
That's right Spidey fans, it's web-slinging time again, and Activision have just unleashed the power of the black suit into North American stores, just in time with the movie release. Here's the press release: Even the noblest of Marvel's Super Heroes have a dark side - it's time to unleash... [More]
Activision's Beenox Expands Its Development Operations
Quebec-based video game studio, Beenox, a subsidiary of Activision, has just announced that the company expects to triple its workforce over the next two years, creating more than 200 new positions in the Quebec area by 2009. The company, which over the past year and a half has more than... [More]
Why Wii Sports is a Winner
Without a doubt, the decision by Nintendo to ship its Wii consoles with the Wii Sports game was a brilliant one, and is contributing to the initial success of the console. By delivering Wiis with this game, Nintendo enabled all owners to have a great experience with the Wii right... [More]
Nintendo Wii expected to sell 14 million by March '08
According to a report on bloomberg.com, Nintendo has forecast their Wii console to sell 14 million units by the end of March 2008, "more than three times the number sold in the five months it was introduced." Nintendo is also currently developing 45 Wii titles and 79 DS titles, President... [More]
