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Wii 2

article by (http://www.gamesindustry.biz)
Analyst believes PS3 will win console battle

Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter has told GamesIndustry.biz that he believes a higher spec, HD-enabled "Wii 2" could be on the shelves "in a couple of years".

Pachter's comments came in response to those made by SEGA executive Scott Steinberg, who expressed concern about the long term future of Nintendo's console.

"I think that a lot of people consider the Wii a "fad", and attribute that conclusion to the type of people who have been attracted to the Wii so far," Pachter said, observing that many publishers "don't know what to do with" the new demographics of female and older gamers.

"Sega, of course, has games like Sonic that resonate well with this audience, so I'm not singling them out as having an issue, but it appears to me that these non-traditional consumers baffle most of the publishers," he continued.

"As they are unaccustomed to dealing with them this early in the cycle, they have to justify their oversight in not anticipating the strength of the Wii with this group by labelling the group as having no staying power, resulting in the labelling of the Wii as a fad."

With regard to Steinberg's suggestion that developers are reaching the limits of creative possibility when it comes to the Wii's remote control, Pachter said, "I can't begin to imagine what is on the drawing board for the Wii, but I can say that most developers I've spoken with are extemely excited about the potential for the console... I believe that we've only just scratched the surface.

"Also, Scott's analysis presupposes that we have seen the last in hardware innovation from Nintendo," he went on.

"I disagree. It's easy to envision a Wii 2 in a couple of years that runs at full HD, and has both a Wii-mote and an analog controller, so that all games can be ported to it.

"If Nintendo were to introduce such a device, it would be fully comparable to the Xbox 360 - perhaps it wouldn't have Blu-ray, so a comparison to the PS3 may be unfair - and would likely have most of the same third party content as the other two devices."

But Pachter did agree with Steinberg that the PS3 "will ultimately come out on top". Victory, he predicted, will be the result of a console price cut to USD 199 and the success of Blu-ray.

Price point is key, said Pachter - observing that 80 per cent of all Xboxes sold in the US were purchased for USD 199 or less, with the figure approximately the same for PlayStation 2.

"Sony is around 6 million units behind Microsoft, and should be able to make up the gap - barely - by 2009 if they price the console correctly. They will likely be 9 million units behind the Wii by the end of this year, so it may take a bit longer to catch Nintendo, likely 2011 or so," Pachter concluded.
article by (http://www.gamesindustry.biz)

Sadness new wii game!

It looks interesting BUT... They didn't show any gameplay movie, in this trailer the women doesn't even use the REAL Wii controller. Check back for more.

Japan - Weekly Hardware Sales

The latest weekly hardware sale figures from Japan have arrived and if you were expecting another week of total Nintendo domination, you wouldn't be wrong. The NDS racked up an astonishing 123,211 sales this week to finish in first place, followed by the Wii with 69,748. Sony's PSP came in third with 26,358 units sold, whilst the PS2 with 11,814 units is still managing to sell more than its big brother, the PS3 with 8,998. The Xbox 360 as per usual trailed in last with 2,219...more

Will Nintendo Wii’s Success Herald an Era of Gameplay Over Graphics?

According to a Tokyo based research firm Enterbrain Inc, Nintendo sold 251,794 units in May outselling Sony’s PS3 by a factor of five to one. It’s been a slide for the former king of the video game console. Sony desperately needs to recoup some losses from its investment into the machines formidable hardware. Sony PS3 sports the most powerful processor in the game console business and it's costing Sony a princely sum to keep it competitively affordable.

It’s a classic sales war between Sony’s brute force approach to hardware production vs. Nintendo’s ability to bring us something we’ve never seen before. The Wii-‘mote is easily the biggest draw to the Nintendo Wii. It’s the controller that allows users to stand up and play games by swinging the controller in the air. It’s just plain infectious fun...more

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess beaten in 5 hours and 39 minutes

Daniel Hart recorded himself completing The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess in an incredible 5 hours and 39 minutes..more

Official Harry Potter site launched

Games developing giant, Electronic Arts has just launched the official web site for the game version of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. The web site is currently incomplete and the UK version is the only one available for public viewing...more

Wii vs Xbox(original Xbox)

Left pics xbox, Right pics Wii
So is the Wii better than the original Xbox
Robbie Bach, President of Microsoft’s Entertainment and Devices division, (he’s a step above Peter Moore, and is the head of the “tri-force” [wink wink] that brought together the Xbox and 360), recently made this statement on being questioned about the undisputed success of the Wii

“I’m actually not–the product has gotten more broad-base acclaim that I would have expected. It’s a very nice product, but it actually has a relatively specific audience and a fairly specific appeal, frankly, based on one feature, which is the controller itself. And the rest of the product is actually not a great product–no disrespect, but…the video graphics on it aren’t very strong; the box itself is kind of underpowered; it doesn’t play DVDs; there are a lot of down-line components that aren’t actually that interesting”
The article puts forth allot of interesting information we should think about!
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Huge drop in ps3 sales

Figures released in Japan show slumping ps3 figures.
Japanese Chart for Week Ending 13th May 2007 DS(181,620)Wii(66,657)Ps3(8,872)360(2,293)
The 360 even with less than half the units of the PS3, it still has more software sold.
Thats a pretty amazing stat if you look at it.The PS3 is managing just over 1 game a unit! Let me repeat...1 game a unit in Japan!!! That is a big RED flag for Sony!
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Tomb raider on the Wii

Lara Croft ready to make her wii debut.
“The Nintendo Wii is a hugely innovative games console and we wanted to make a special version of Anniversary to appeal to Wii owners” Publisher Eidos Interactive has announced that forthcoming game Tomb Raider: Anniversary will appear on the Nintendo Wii.

Ds Wii have a Problem!!!!

Rumor has been circling about the DS lite screen is going yellow i personally contacted Nintendo of Greece about the rumor but they had no comment. I will be looking into this personally and I will report as soon a s I have some info!!
RUMOR

Wii technology used in brain rehabilitation

Who said video games fry your brains!!!!!
Get you mother to the monitor right away and show her this article!!!!
This goes out to every parent out there that said that video games are useless.
Take that mom!!!!!

Wii technology used in brain rehabilitation

User created Content

For years now the PC gaming industry has enjoyed a rich and thriving User created content.
The first that comes to mind I think to all of us is Counter strike. Probably, the biggest online game bigger then WOW.
What consoles like the 360, Wii and the ps3 should do is support this group give them some incentive's. A healthy home brew community for consoles can mean a whole new market.
Look at XBMC one of the greatest maybe the greatest home brew out there. In addition, the best media player out there retail or non retail.
Here is a great interview with Valve Software marketing director Doug Lombardi.

Mario Strikers for the wii ONLINE!!!!!!!

Nintendos first real online game released will release in Europe, Boasting the DS friend code which is not all that popular. IGN.com got a first look at the game"it's an encouraging demonstration of Nintendo's online plans and signals good things to come in the future"
I'm really siked to see Nintendo's innovations used for internet!!!

SPIDER MAN 3

Reading countless reviews and playing the wii version of the new spidey game, I realized that this spider man game is much worse than the other two games based on the movies by far!! First of all the ps3 and the 360 versions are almost identical meaning that all the crappy stuff in one game is in the other . What should I start with, the bad or the good.
THE GOOD: The swinging in all versions especially the Wii.
The BAD: The tectures,the models,the fighting ,the AI .......................... I can go on and on!!!
THE REALLY BAD: If you buy the wii version of this game the bad is times 2!!!!
Dont say I didnt warn you!

Square Enix party

We were blown away at this years Square Enix party the following games were showed

• Dragon Quest Monster Joker (DS, playable)
• Final Fantasy XII Revenant Wing (DS, playable)
• Final Fantasy Tactics (PSP, playable)Remake of the the original psx game!!
  
• Itadaki Street DS (DS, playable)Dragon quest VS MARIO universe board game fun
  
• Dragon Quest Swords (Wii, playable) Wii mote is your sword! intresting
  
• It's a Wonderful World (DS, playable)2d rpg that takes place in tokyo
  
• Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII (PSP, playable)
• Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles (DS, playable)
• Final Fantasy XI (PS2, X360, Windows, playable)
• Final Fantasy (PSP, video)
• Final Fantasy II (PSP, video)
• Dragon Quest Monster Battle Road (Arcade, video)Monster battler for arcades
  
• Final Fantasy VII Advent Children Complete (Blu-Ray, video)
• Final Fantasy XIII (PS3, Mobile, video)

In addition two Square mini museums were set up one dedicated to the 20 years of final fantasy and the other to the very popular star ocean series!!
The square enix party is every JPRG fans dream thousand of people line up to get a glimpse of there favorite games not to mention that allot og the are dressed up as there favorite character!!! I LOVE THE JAPS!! see you next year in TOKYO! GIASHARIMASTA (what ever that means)
Pictures fo all these games and more go to http://www.gamespot.com/events/squareenixfest/images.html

Ps3 song!!!!

WII60

Peter Moore is the Corporate Vice President in Microsoft and is also the man who ran the show at Sega during the Dream cast era.The term "wii60" was conceived by him during a press confress, he clearly stated that for the price of one ps3 you can buy an X box 360 and a Wii! Since then the internet has turned it into a phenomena even starting a web site called wii60.com which has fans from the X box and the Wii. Who would a thunk it!

To Wii or not to wii

I decided to start my blog on the Nintendo wii, I figured it would bring me good luck due to the fact that its selling like crazy. I got my wii on Dec 1 2006 in Greece, 7 days earlier than the official Nintendo launch but thats a whole other blog. The first month, I spent days playing Zelda and wii sports with friends. The whole wii mote function seemed interesting and fun at the time. But after 4 months of dust collecting on my wii, I am considering to sell it while i can still make some money back! I am playing with a new theory. Sell the wii now, and buy one in a year or two when there will be actual good games all ready out. There are no good games right now! And the publishers are just now slowwwwwwwwly learning the wii motes potential. On gamespot wii reviews only one game has a rating over 9!One whole game. And that game is Wario ware, which we all know is a compilation of mini games that mostly caters to kids. Also, almost every game that has been released has control issues.
Do not get me wrong I LOVE NINTENDO and I have the systems and the games to prove it but something deep inside me is telling me that the wii is a gimmick. I hope I am wrong.