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From the Macintosh to the Wii there have been some great Star Wars video games, and this list names the ten best of all time.
United Kingdom - Call of Duty: World at War takes the top spot for the third week in a row in the UK according to Chart-Track. FIFA 09 and Mario Kart Wii both slip one slot to make way for a two-spot climb by NFS: Undercover.
Guitar Hero: World Tour makes another appearance in the top 10, and bringing in the rear is the debut of Resistance 2, and according to GfK Chart-Track, matches only approximately 66% of the original's launch week.
"Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat, please put a penny in the Gates man's hat…"
Yup, that's right folks. It's time for gaming hardware and software companies and their online and high street retailers to start the traditional pre-Xmas price-cutting game, with some rather spectacular credit-crunch-friendly bargains on offer this year.
TechRadar gave you our definitive guide to getting the best Xbox 360 and Wii bargains this week. And it seems that Sony isn't going to take part in the latest round of price cuts, preferring to wait until Easter 2009 before hacking back the RRP of PS3. (Based on information leaked from an SCEE employee which the company was also quick to deny…)
If you're extra lucky you'll manage to nab a new Jasper-based 360, which means you should no longer have any 'red ring of death' worries as you are thirty hours into Gears 2.
Somewhat strangely, Nintendo seems to be jumping aboard the electronic book bandwagon, releasing a collection of a hundred modern classics on the DS on Boxing Day this year. Funny day to launch what seems to be a perfect stocking filler, but hey, who are we to get all 'marketing made simple' on their Japanese asses?...
U.S. sales of video game hardware, software, and accessories surged 36% in the first half of the year to $8.27 billion. That even outpaces the $6.1 billion grossed over the same period in 2007, which was a record year for the industry.
Analyst also predicts that Wii software will outpace rivals in 2008.
It's common knowledge that Nintendo is the only current platform holder to have made a profit from its hardware from the off, and now a number has been put on that - $6.
A report on Forbes reveals each Wii unit brings in an operating profit of $6 for Nintendo, according to David Gibson, an analyst at Macquarie Securities. By comparison, Sony loses money on each PlayStation sold, while Microsoft is currently able to break even.
It's not really surprising that game sequels sell better than new intellectual properties. Didn't expect it to be this lopsided, though: seven of the eight best-selling games in the past twelve months have been sequels.
Japan - The seismic effects of market shifts and economic gloom in combination with a rather short release list have made a significant impact for Square Enix. In 2007, twenty-two releases spread across five systems (DS, PSP, PS2, Wii, 360) added up to a shockingly huge 6.4 million units sold.
In contrast, Square Enix's 2008 effort of ten releases across four systems (DS, PSP, Wii, 360) resulted in a far lesser 1.7 million units sold.* This is a 4.5 million unit difference and is a eye-popping 73.81% decline from 2007.
Software
1.Wii Sports-Nintendo-WII
2.Wii Fit-Nintendo-WII
3.Mario Kart-Nintendo-WII
4.Call Of Duty: World At War-Activision-X360
5.Call Of Duty: World At War-Activision-PS3
6.Wii Play-Nintendo-WII
7.PES 2009: Pro Evolution Soccer-Konami-PS2
8.Wii Music-Nintendo-WII
9.Gears of War 2-Microsoft-X360
10.Need for Speed: Undercover-Electronic Arts-PS3
Hardware
Console Weekly Total
DS 587,758 (+32%) 35,079,900
WII 410,995 (+34%) 13,925,876
X360 230,491 (+43%) 8,996,074
PS3 131,094 (+17%) 8,154,586
PSP 110,374 (+21%) 14,968,729
PS2 89,894 (+19%) 50,720,75
PS3Addiction.com writes:
"2 Years in the making. How do the 3 console giants stack up after 2 full years in the market? We have your breakdown right here. right now..
Technical specs, high definition, system malfunctions. All of these things have played a role in the current generation of gaming. As every gamer knows, there are three major consoles contending for their rightful place in your living room, each with its own unique positives and negatives. After 2 full years on the market (3 for the Xbox 360) we would like to take a moment to review where each system stands, and where they are going from here."
Black Friday proved to be a relatively bright light in an economy largely characterized by dark, gloomy reports.
Overall, retail sales for the day after Thanksgiving were up 3 percent from the same day in 2007, with preliminary estimates putting total sales in the U.S. at $10.6 billion, according to Shoppertrak RCT. (Shoppertrak derives its retail benchmark from a wide range of categories, including consumer electronics, sporting goods, apparel, and general merchandise.)
This list of the Top 5 Super Mario Brothers games contains a couple of surprises, as well as a few staple Mario games.
Ever since Sonic Adventure 2 on the Sega Dreamcast the hedgehog has suffered some pretty poor releases. Sonic fans have been hurting for a long time now with titles like "Sonic Riders" and more recently "Sonic The Hedgehog". What little good will gamers had left for the blue blur is quickly evaporating thanks to Sonic Unleashed, an otherwise decent Sonic game ruined by brawling levels that turn Sonic into a werehog combatant. So why exactly do the development team keep screwing things up exactly? David Clayman caught up with a member of the development team on Sonic Unleashed and asked them exactly this.
Neocrisis: The Wii has a long list of known games for 2009.
1 MARIO KART (Wii)
2 WII FIT (Wii)
3 CALL OF DUTY/WORLD AT WAR (PS3)
4 NEED FOR SPEED/UNDERCOVER (PS3)
5 CALL OF DUTY/WORLD AT WAR (XBOX 360)
6 WORLD OF WARCRAFT/WRATH OF THE LICH KING (PC)
7 CALL OF DUTY/WORLD AT WAR (PC)
8 LIPS (XBOX 360)
9 PROFESSOR LAYTON (Nintendo DS)
10 NEED FOR SPEED/UNDERCOVER (XBOX 360)
Neocrisis: 4 new screens and a gameplay video reveal that you need to fight off a extremely big snake.
Jacob Schulman writes:
"Admit it. You've got an old GameCube from yesteryear laying around, and the slow economy (and fear for your life) is holding you back from running to your nearest brick-and-mortar to pick up a Classic Controller for your Wii. You know you want to play Super Mario 64 to work off that turkey, but you can't justify laying out the cash. Fret not; YouTube user marcan42 has you covered, courtesy of a PIC18F4520 microcontroller and makeshift GameCube connector, along with a chopped off Nunchuk extension cord. Of course, you could just pick up a different model, but that would be way too easy. We didn't say it was pretty, but if you're still intrigued, check the full vid after the break."
N-Europe's Nathan Whincup writes: "We've all secretly been hoping that Nintendo would finally introduce the ability for us to show off our registered VIP Star codes to internet strangers for a while now, and it looks like our prayers have finally been answered.
"My Public Profile" allows you to set a profile picture, theme and background song to make your page aesthetically pleasing for visitors who may suddenly feel the dire need to see what consoles and games you've registered, and what you've got on your gaming wishlist."
N-Europe's Nathan Whincup writes: "Sticking to what appears to be a now solid schedule for DS demos on the Nintendo Channel in Europe, a demo of Dragon Ball: Origins is now up for grabs and just waiting to be downloaded to directly to your DS for your pre-release perusal.
Origins goes back to the roots of the Dragon Ball franchise in a colourful 3D action RPG, and has garnered a lot of positive feedback since its Western debut at Leipzig back in August. The demo acts as a small introduction to battles and controls (as the game is entirely controlled via the touch screen), whilst the full game promises around 30 hours of action-packed content.
Dragon Ball: Origins is set for a release on December 5th in Europe."
Gamerdeals.net writes:
"Highlights this week include Prince of Persia (Xbox 360/PS3), Destroy All Humans 3: Path of Furon (Xbox 360), King of Fighters Orochi Saga (Nintendo Wii), Grand Theft Auto IV (PC), Singstar ABBA (PS3/PS2), plus much more!
Check out the full list of new video game releases (USA) for the week of November 30, 2008 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Sony PS2, PSP, Nintendo DS, and PC!"
Monster Games, creator of the niche Wii game Excite Truck, released the game way back in 2006. Since then, the company has been on the down-low. It has been confirmed today, however, that Monster Games is definitely hard at work on a new title...
Some things never change.
Here's a roundup of Black Friday videogame deals, with many online deals happening now! There's stuff listed below for the PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, DS and PSP. Also a the limited edition Gunmetal Metal Gear Solid 4 PS3 resurfaces on Amazon.com!
Can buy pre-owned mics, providing they are made by Nintendo...
Wii Speak will work on replacement Wii consoles
Animal Crossing for Wii finally hits stores early in December, with many Nintendo fans eager to try out the new Wii Speak community microphone that is used in the game.
However, as with any new Nintendo hardware, there has been little solid information released publicly prior to the launch.
Edge interviewed a Nintendo rep recently to find out more about the peripheral, with Ninty reassuring users that the Wii Speak Channel can be re-installed on a replacement Wii, should the user's Wii break or (shock! horror!) be nicked.
Gamerdeals.net writes:
"We have included the massive list of deals going live at 3:00 am EST. Expect over 200 price cuts! In addition, Amazon will reveal new deals throughout the weekend."
Capcom has commented on why Bionic Commando Rearmed and Street Fighter II HD haven't been released on WiiWare, mainly pointing out size and complexity problems. Capcom also commented on Street Fighter IV for Wii.
Japan - The PS3 and PS2 were the only platforms that didn't receive a significant boost this week as the end-of-year climb finally begins. The DS and PSP platforms are both up nearly 20k units, the 360 almost doubled last week's effort from 8k to 15.5k, and the Wii is up 10k units from the previous week.
Defying the weekly gains for every other platform, the PS3 sold only 17.4k units this week, exactly what it sold last week.
Be it on Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo or PC through 2008 we have seen many great games, but only a few influential ones that will really leave a legacy on the future of gaming. This in-depth gameplayer article details the few developers that delivered something truly worth remembering in 2008.
"Over the course of the next few pages we'll name names and point both fingers and toes. We'll put developers up on stages and bathe them in spotlights. We'll flash huge neon signs above their heads while belting out praise on megaphones, backed by a symphony choir no less. For these are the developers that really made a difference in 2008: those who we believe contributed something so extraordinary to the industry that we'll look back at them in future generations with nods of respect and glowing worship."
GI.Biz writes: "Imagine Publishing is to close its dedicated Nintendo magazine, NRevolution.
According to a report by a former writer on the magazine, contributing factors to the demise of the title included the loss of the original editorial team, a struggle to get content from Nintendo and the decline of print sales in general.
The final issue of NRevolution will go on sale December 11."
Edge writes: "Ubisoft again dropped hints about its online ambitions in an earnings call on Wednesday.
Asked by an analyst if the French-based firm expects any "meaningful" revenue from subscriptions or downloadable content in calendar 2009, CEO Yves Guillemot (pictured) replied, "We plan to launch at least two products, so I can't say yet what the impact of that will be. But we expect to make big launches on those two games. I don't think it will be huge, but it will be the start of a new trend that will accelerate later."
Ubisoft has made clear that it has something up its sleeve in the realm of MMOs. The company recently said that its November acquisition of World in Conflict developer Massive Entertainment is a step towards creating MMOs."
Media Create Sales: 11/17 - 11/24
The latest Media Create Top 30 has been released and it appears that Japan has forgiven Nintendo for Wii Music and has instead decided to have a little party of "let's buy everything that we can!"
Between Animal Crossing: City Folk, Chrono Trigger DS, and several others, Nintendo moved more than eight-hundred thousand units of software in one week.
The anticipated 360 RPG The Last Remnant (SE) had a great week at 100k, and Namco Bandai's Gundam v Gundam did extremely well at 267k.
The PS3 was nearly shut out of the top 10 but was able to squeak in with Way of the Samurai 3 at around 20k.
Neocrisis: 2 scans from Game Informer reveal more information about the game.
D3Publisher said Wednesday that its Cartoon Network licensed title Ben 10: Protector of Earth has sold 2.5 million units worldwide. The multiplatform game, now selling for $19, launched just over a year ago on October 30, 2007. It was the first Ben 10 interactive game, and is available for Wii, PS2, DS and PSP.
Check out the massive preview of leaked Black Friday through Cyber Monday deals from Amazon.com.
Sandwiched between Super Mario 64 and The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess in the pantheon of Nintendo console launch titles, Luigi's Mansion pales in comparison. Although the Big N still sold two million copies of the game, it's frankly neither as revolutionary as Mario 64 nor as epic as Twilight Princess. Yet, IGN really does feel like Mansion is a franchise worth continuing and more specifically, enhancing -- a real possibility with the added power of the Wii console and more importantly, its unique controller. Not only that, but there's an opportunity for the publisher to simultaneously migrate the series to its handheld. Just as a port of Mario 64 launched DS, so could a portable version of Luigi's Mansion help sell DSi.
The December issue of Gamereactor magazine has Killzone Helghan on its cover. The magazine has unveiled a never before seen Helghan Hybrid on its cover. The magazine had a 10 page preview of Killzone 2
Monolith Soft revealed a plethora of details regarding future games. As could be surmised based on sales charts, Disaster: Day of Crisis has not sold very well at all. Nintendo producer Hitoshi Yamagami has stated that the game is "performing lower than expected."
Gamezine.co.uk:
"Call of Duty: World at War debuted at number one in the UK's all formats charts. The shooter stubbornly holds on in the week ending 22nd November.
But where the monkey's is World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King? We reported that it was the fastest selling PC game of all time, but it appears that the majority of its sales were funnelled into its launch week. The World of Warcraft expansion crashed and burned at 34th."
Top 20 after the link.
Sarcastic Gamer writes - 'Cliffy B is one HELL of a game designer. One of the masterminds behind Gears of War, B's opinion is also sought, quite often, on things that have absolutely nothing to do with his day job. Here's Sarcastic Gamer's new parody video, "Silence Cliffy B" in all its… glory… or something.'
This is the state of Nintendo's Wii console, easily number one in monthly hardware sales and reliably dead last where the hardcore gamer is concerned. Is this an unfair criticism? IGN doesn't think so. It's not an assertion they make lightly or without ample evidence, either anecdotal or factual.
Sales of Eidos' Tomb Raider: Underworld are strongest on the PlayStation 3, with 51 per cent of all units sold in its first week of release on Sony's home console.
The Xbox 360 accounted for 34 per cent of sales, with the remaining sales made up of Wii, PC and DS SKUs.
