Last Friday Nintendo's quarter 1 profits were revealed, and the Wii/DS manufacturers' numbers were not looking quite as heavenly as last year. 2.23 million Wiis were sold the first portion of this year compared to 5.17 million last year, and DS sales dropped from 6.94 million to 5.97 million. Once Nintendo touched the sky, the only place left to go was down, unfortunately. With Sony at the bottom of the barrel, however, the only place to go is up.
For years now, people have been speculating – and arguing – about whether Apple is currently making a tablet device. Most of this is nothing more than bloghead analysis of such a decision, which can be boiled down to “They’d be utter morons to even think about it!” or “They’d be utter morons to not think about it!” and also “They’re utter morons and aliens are coming to get me!” But amidst the B.S. (baseless speculation – what did you think that stood for?) there are a few facts that support the claim of a new Apple endeavor, and we feel it worthy to address them now. Oh, and by "facts" we of course mean uncorroborated Internet rumors that are impossible to prove – but they’re also impossible to disprove, so that means something, right?
While news of Shirley Manson, Santana and Nirvana lending their musical talents to the Guitar Hero franchise may excite some, others can’t contain their joy over the announcement that Taylor Swift is joining forces with Band Hero. Who are we to judge?
If you're one of the misguided who thinks that Valve is abandoning L4D1 players like they're quarantined, think again. Valve has announced that new DLC is headed to the undead apocalyptic FPS in the form of "Crash Course." The experience this scenario intends to offer will be more condensed, more managed, and a heck of a lot more intense.
Jonathon Blow's last masterpiece, Braid, immersed gamers in a gorgeous 2D world with mind-bending, thought provoking puzzles to solve. Since the game's inception it has been critically heralded as an indie darling on the 360 and PC, and is now coming to the PS3. The game also helped solidify Blow as a household name in the industry, which is why the announcement of his new game, The Witness, should have your attention.
We’ve already spent many an afternoon in Arkham Asylum, and while it may sound a bit masochistic, we can’t wait to be locked up again. Starting this Friday those of you at home can join us in our excitement when the Xbox and PS3 demos of the game launch.
The FPS genre has been entirely underrepresented on both of Nintendo's platforms this generation. With average games like the Wii's The Conduit and the DS's Dementium: The Ward, it's hard to be hopeful for some solid shooting action on a Nintendo system. Activision isn't giving up hope, though, as they've recently announced Modern Warfare: Mobilized for the Nintendo DS.
Today Nintendo officially launches their DSi Facebook Connect technology, which will allow users to directly upload snapshots taken on their handheld device to the social networking website. This will make it that much easier to inundate your friend’s news feed with images of you in the mirror, snapshots of your cat doing something totally adorable and pictures from your family BBQ. Of which we are extremely interested in. Unwarranted sarcasm aside, if your cell phone lacks the capacity to upload and share images, it’s nice to have a backup system that allows you to bypass the computer when processing everyday media.
Does your ambitious Sim feel that Sunset Valley and Riverview are a bit too small for their growing ego? Or is your artistic Sim not satisfied with the wares at the local gallery?
How about a trip to Paris or Cairo to ease their anxiousness?
It was recently revealed that Nintendo didn't do too hot in the first fiscal quarter of 2009. As such is the case, finances have been on the company's mind recently. Mainly on the creative part of their mind, Shigeru Miyamoto. The Super Mario Bros. mastermind shared some frugal-friendly words with Mercury News.
We've officially entered August, and for many people that means they're staring down the barrel of going back to school next month. A great cure for scholastic anxieties includes laughing until you sustain brain damage, and there are several new releases this week which can help. Spinal Tap's "Back From the Dead" album is headed to Rock Band 2, with remastered classics from the mockumentary along with some brand new songs. Tim & Eric Awesome Show: Great Job Season 3 is on DVD, allowing you to successfully make your friends uncomfortable as you laugh at Casey Tatum's amazing karaoke. We also recommend purchasing Singstar: Queen for the sole purpose of watching your friends squirm as they attempt to hit Freddie Mercury's vocals with faltering falsettos. Finally, while you could go to watch G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra and expect a legitimately solid summer action flick, it would probably be more enjoyable watching it with the intent to endlessly ridicule it. There is...
Bethesda announced today that A2M’s newest title WET will go on sale September 15th. If you have no idea what WET is, the best description we can give you is that it’s a third person shooter with a style more Tarantino-esque than most of Quentin Tarantino’s own movies; you play as Rubi, a woman “on a mission to find the man that left you for dead,” with a hankering for revenge and a penchant for samurai swords. Sound familiar?
No entertainment property was beyond the reach Dragon Con's cosplayers in Atlanta this weekend, resulting in our 50-photo gallery featuring everything from Final Fantasy to Flo, the Progressiv...
Source: Kotaku: top | Published: 6 Sep 2010, 5:00 pm
2K Sports made one of the more intriguing - and gutsy - calls in sports publishing when it shelved NHL 2K on the PS3 and Xbox 360 for a year, going Wii-only for NHL 2K11.
Source: Kotaku: top | Published: 6 Sep 2010, 3:30 pm
Welcome to the August 2010 edition of K Monthly, a look back at some of the best original coverage, including reviews, previews, features, weekly columns and more, from Kotaku.
Source: Kotaku: top | Published: 6 Sep 2010, 2:30 pm
