Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime believes Apple to be the biggest current threat to Nintendo’s dominance of console sales. Fils-Aime felt that the key advantage which Nintendo had over Apple, which sold over 14 million iPhones in the quarter ending September, 2010, is the content which its systems offer. He claimed that although games [...]
Archive for October, 2010
Hollis: Nintendo isn’t “putting a great deal of energy” into WiiWare
Zoonami founder Martin Hollis has told GamesIndustry.biz that he believes Nintendo has not sufficiently promoted its WiiWare download service. Speaking ahead of his talk at this week’s GameCity GameCity event, Hollis remarked that the download market had instead been cornered by the iPhone. “Apple have had such massive success in capturing media attention – they’ve [...]
Nintendo Download 10-25-2010
If you have been paying attention lately to the Nintendo Downloads, you will notice that game releases have been getting a bit better every week. Leading the pack this week is Gaijin Games’ Bit.Trip Fate (be sure to tune into our interview with Gaijin Games on our October 26 live podcast). Also for WiiWare, we [...]
More Than 65.3 Million Wii Remotes Sold
NINTENDO HAS MORE THAN 65.3 MILLION WII REMOTE CONTROLLERS IN U.S. PLAYERS’ HANDS Average of 46,000 Sold Every Day in the United States; An Additional 52.9 Million Nunchuk Controllers Sold in the U.S. REDMOND, Wash., Oct. 25, 2010 – Every day since the Wii™ system launched in November 2006, Nintendo has sold an average of [...]
Zeldathon Team to raise money for Diabetes Research Funds in December
Pennsylvania Teens to use Video Games to Raise Money for Diabetes Research MEADVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA – September 20, 2010 – Beginning Monday, December 27, a group of teens from Meadville, Pennsylvania is looking to raise thousands of dollars for diabetes research by broadcasting a marathon session of The Legend of Zelda video games streamed live over [...]
Reddit Logo – Super Mario 64 nod
Today Reddit decided to make a Super Mario 64 Logo in their on going “Daily Changing Logos” where they play off of other companies logos and/or pop culture icons. More Reddit Logos over the years Share
Minute To Win It – Coming to Wii and DS
Minute to Win It, based on NBC’s hit game show sensation, will be available in November 2010 for the Nintendo Wii and DS systems. Led by All-American chef and TV personality Guy Fieri, who provides voiceovers for the game, players will tackle unique challenges and compete to win the (virtual) grand prize of $1,000,000. Minute [...]
City Interactive Announces Two New Adventure-Thrillers for the Nintendo DS
UNRAVEL THE MYSTERIES THIS FALL! City Interactive Announces Two New Adventure-Thrillers for the Nintendo DS. Vampire Moon: The Mystery of the Hidden Sun When an inexplicable, ongoing solar eclipse plagues Transylvania, it is up to news reporter Emily Davis to solve the dark mystery. As researchers and other villagers begin to disappear, you must uncover [...]
New Wii Party Commercial Stars Finalists from Wii Games Summer 2010
The latest Wii Party commercial stars finalists/winners from Wii Games Summer 2010. I actually met many of them while at the competition in September. Share








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