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Just Stop! Consoles Are NOT Headed For a Crash
When the Internet decides to collectively believe something that’s just not true, we have to cry out… Just Stop! This is what’s making a Warp Zoned editor rip his computer from the wall in frustration today…
Over the last few weeks, you’ve probably seen more than a few articles bemoaning the financial health of the retail games sector. Analysts and journalists have been carrying on about how this is the end of the line. That even with a generational jump looming, the gaming community has abandoned disc-based games for their iGadgets and their free-to-play Facebook counterparts.
No! Just Stop! YOU. ARE. WRONG. (more…)
Cyber Monday Game Deals 2012: Amazon
You didn’t think it was over did you? With Black Friday in our wake, it’s time for Cyber Monday and Amazon, of course, has posted some amazing deals.
Be sure to check out all of their Cyber Monday Lightning Deals and hit the jump for a look at some of their best all-day deals (which will be updating throughout the day).
Ready? Set? Shop! (more…)
Black Friday Game Deals 2012: Amazon
Welcome to Black Friday! Amazon has uploaded all of their Black Friday deals and if you’d prefer to avoid the crowds, this is the best way to find a bargain on Black Friday.
We’ll be updating the list of sale-priced games throughout the day, but be sure to track the limited-time Lightning Deals, especially if you’re looking for Borderlands 2, Halo 4, God of War Saga, WWE ’13, or XCOM: Enemy Unknown.
Also be sure to check out Amazon’s Black Friday Video Game Deals page.
Hit the jump for the complete list of Lightning Deals as well as a quick rundown of some of the today’s best all-day deals. (more…)
Nintendo Download: Wii U Roundup, Zelda II, Crashmo, more
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Nintendo is dishing out a ton of new eShop content thanks to their first Wii U games update as well as a handful of 3DS, DSi, and Wii games.
This week, Wii U owners got the chance to download five eShop titles including the dreamy Chasing Aurora, the white-hot Little Inferno, the high-defintion remake Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition, the twin-stick shooter Nano Assault Neo, and the puzzle platformer Trine 2: Director’s Cut. Almost two dozen Wii U retail games were also added to the eShop including New Super Mario Bros. U, ZombiU, Scribblenauts Unlimited, and more.
3DS owners have their own batch of games to be thankful including another puzzle platformer (Crashmo) and the underappreciated Zelda II: The Adventure of Link.
Hit the break for more details on all of these games as well as this week’s new DSi and Wii downloads. (more…)
The Last Story is XSEED’s most successful game ever; price drop announced
Nintendo is the proud publisher of some of the bestselling video games of all time. Super Mario Bros. 3 has sold 18 million copies. Wii Fit has moved 22 million. The original Super Mario Bros. produced 40 million in sales as the pack-in game for the NES. Wii Sports has done 80 million in sales due to a similar arrangement with the Wii. A little RPG like The Last Story never stood a chance.
So Nintendo passed on publishing the game in North America and XSEED Games stepped in. Since its August release, The Last Story has gone on to become XSEED’s most successful game release ever. Though it surely hasn’t sold anywhere in the neighborhood of Nintendo’s biggest hits.
Sales figures for The Last Story weren’t released, but XSEED plans to celebrate by publishing a second printing of the game at a new low price of $29.99.
This new edition won’t contain the art book or the custom packaging of the Special Edition, but if you can still find that in stores, it’s received a price drop as well. The limited Special Edition can now be had for $39.99.
Posted in News, Wii
Tagged The Last Story
Nintendo is done with Wii development
We all suspected as much, but Bill Trinen, Nintendo’s Director of Product Marketing, has confirmed it… Nintendo has no plans to develop any additional games for the Wii.
Speaking to GameSpot, Trinen revealed the sad news that the company’s most successful console ever is counting down to its final days.
GameSpot: Is Nintendo developing internally any Wii games? Are there any projects in the pipeline?
Trinen: No, there are not right now.
This means that Kirby’s Dream Collection, which was released in September, will go down as the last Nintendo-published game on the system. This also means that the action RPG Pandora’s Tower remains in limbo and will likely not make its way across the Pacific (unless a kindly third party publisher steps up again).
Black Friday Game Deals 2012: Amazon’s Weeklong Lightning Deals
There’s no need to decode cryptic messages and no need to wait for Black Friday, because Amazon has laid out their weeklong batch of video game Lightning Deals right here: Amazon’s Black Friday Week Lightning Deals.
So if you’re looking for a good price on a variety of EA Sports titles, Lego games, or hot new releases like Darksiders II and Dishonored, then Amazon is the online retailer to see.
You can find the complete list of deals and discounts after the break. (more…)
New Releases: Wii U, Hitman Absolution, PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, More
The Wii U is finally here! If you managed to pre-order one, you’re likely playing it right now. And you also probably know that 29 games will be available on day one including New Super Mario Bros. U, Nintendo Land, ZombiU, Scribblenauts Unlimited, Assassin’s Creed III, Call of Duty: Black Ops II, and Mass Effect 3. Wow.
In non-Wii U release news, Square Enix will release Hitman: Absolution, the first game in the series in over six years, for the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.
Also available this week is Sony’s PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale (PS3, Vita), Activision’s Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse (PC, PS3, Xbox 360), and Sega’s Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (PS3, Vita, Xbox 360, Wii U).
Disney Interactive and game development legend Warren Spector have teamed up again to bring a second Epic Mickey title to stores. Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two (PC, PS3, Wii U, Xbox 360) is available today, along with its 3DS spinoff, Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion.
Finally, Atlus plans to release Persona 4: Golden for the Vita this week.
Looking for more new releases? You can find them after the break. (more…)
Posted in 3DS, DS, News, PC, PS3, Wii, Wii U, Xbox 360
Tagged Assassin's Creed III, Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Epic Mickey 2, Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion, Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse, Hitman: Absolution, Mass Effect 3, New Super Mario Bros. U, Nintendo Land, PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale, Scribblenauts Unlimited, Sonic & All Stars Racing Transformed, ZombiU