Xbox 360 and Red Dead Redemption take top seat in June gaming sales
June was a topsy turvy month for gaming sales according to NPD, as overall sales were down 6% year-over-year but up significantly from May. Leading …
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Throwback Thursday: Game Genie
Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, Start? Who the hell needs to remember all that when you have the Game Genie! …
Nintendo announces the 3DS
Today at E3, Nintendo delivered upon its promise and announced the 3DS, the only device of its kind to deliver 3D imagery without requiring users …
Nintendo CEO says 3DS will have new anti-piracy measures, 2D switch
Speaking to the Associated Press on Friday, Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata revealed that his company’s upcoming Nintendo 3DS will in fact gamers the choice of …
Nintendo's yearly profits drop, Wii sales fall
Today, Nintendo posted its 2009-2010 fiscal earnings, and the Japanese gaming giant is beginning to stumble. For the first time in six years, Nintendo’s annual …
Nintendo slides through the Nintendo 3DS
Sure it might turn out to be nothing more than an incredibly expensive fad, but whether you like it or not, 3D everything is going …
BioShock 2 propels Xbox 360 sales to #1 in February
This February, Microsoft Xbox 360 sales bested those of the Sony Playstation 3 and Nintendo Wii for the first time since September of 2007. The …
Video game and console manufacturers sing the blues as post-holiday sales slide
After a strong 2009 holiday showing, the gaming industry once again demonstrated that it is not recession-proof. According to a report released by NPD Group, …
Netflix streaming coming to the Nintendo Wii this Spring
Netflix and Nintendo are teaming up to bring Netflix’s streaming media service to the Nintendo Wii this spring. In order to actually get some streaming …
US video game sales continued to decline in August
2009 has not been a good year for video games here in the US. While console sales were up significantly compared to July, August marked …
Nintendo dishes Wii Sports Resort numbers; 500K in first week
After what was a pretty terrible June for the video game industry, Nintendo looked to July’s highly anticipated Wii Sports Resort release to revitalize casual …
Video game market finally dives in June
Many would say the worst is behind us where the recession is concerned but gaming giants Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft would probably disagree. An industry …
Energizer Induction Charger for Wii to drop in May
Yes. Performance Designed Products has just unveiled the Wii accessory every Wii user has been waiting for — even if he or she didn’t know …
Nintendo DSi makes a big splash in the US; 435,000 sold in first week
The first quarter of 2008 was rough on the typically hardy gaming industry but following a 17 percent decline in overall sales, there is a …
Video games finally falter as sales drop 17 percent
While video games may have been able to sail through the recession in the past, it seems that March proved to be a rather tough …
March PS3 sales trump Wii… in Japan
It’s not exactly the major coup Sony needs to become a gaming leader once again, but surpassing Nintendo Wii console sales in a market like …
Netflix ponders streaming to Wii and PS3
It looks like Xboxers might not be the only gaming console owners who will be able enjoy Netflix streaming in the future, provided customers show …
Wii sales continue to defy gravity as gaming industry grows 10 percent in February
We suppose the continuing upward trend in the video game industry shouldn’t be a surprise to us anymore but we can’t help it… Will someone …
Nintendo looking to App Store to up the ante on DSi
It seems like we’re nearing a point in time when a handheld manufacturer that doesn’t have an app store of some kind will be bigger …
Nintendo reveals upcoming release schedule for Wii and DS titles
Before we even begin thinking about the rest of the Wii and DS titles Nintendo just announced… Punch-Out! Ok, now that that’s out of the …
EA Sports Active: EA’s competitor to Wii Fit due on May 19th
Electronic Arts made it known earlier this month that it would be looking to the Nintendo Wii to help propel its lackluster performance of late, …
Nintendo DSi US launch slated for April 5th, $169.99 MSRP
It’s been out in Japan since November 1st of last year, but this April 5th is as good a time as any for Nintendo to …
With the economy in shambles, video game sales continue to soar in January
In this day and age it is extremely rare to see a tech company thrive, let alone an entire industry. People still manage to dig …
EA looks to Wii for salvation
Electronic Arts reported its earnings yesterday and while things are hardly as catastrophic as, say, a company like Sony, EA did manage to fall short …
Nintendo reveals top selling Wii and DS games, Wii Sports becomes best selling game ever
Nintendo just can’t seem to make an announcement regarding numbers without wowing us these days, and its recent financial call is no exception. Forgetting about …
Nintendo Wii and DS break US sales record for 2008
Despite the slumping economy, Nintendo sold a record setting number of Wii consoles and portable DS systems in the US during 2008. According to NPD …
Nintendo DSi to hit North America on April 4th
According to multiple sources close to Nintendo, the company is planning to launch the DSi earlier than expected. How does a ship date of April …
US sales of Sony PlayStation 3 decline 19% in November
According to the Wall Street Journal, US sales of the PlayStation 3 in November declined 19 percent from the previous month. This decline comes at …
Nintendo Wii to offer streaming video and online food ordering service in 2009
Nintendo announced on Thursday that it will offer a streaming video service for its Wii gaming console. The new service will launch in Japan in …
Nintendo sells over a million Wiis in the US alone during week ending December 20th
Google employees might be getting lumps of coal in their Christmas stockings this year but we have a feeling our pals over at Nintendo will …
