Yeah, that monthly Gamasutra feature is back yet again. If you want to see NPD numbers pulled, stretched, and dissected in every way possible, the article below is for you.
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Rhythm Paradise (Rhythm Heaven in the states) disappeared off of the top 40 charts in the UK just a few weeks after it launched. Nintendo knew that the game might be a hard sell to the public, which is why they enlisted Beyonce to help give the game a bit of a push. [...]
“Games has a high level of compliance to the rules – it’s certainly not an industry in crisis – but we felt we should qualify the existing guidance to help publishers avoid problems in the future. Depictions of violence keep coming up [as the main issue with games]. When we look at some advertising [...]
“For some time Namco Bandai Games Europe has wanted to make a bigger impact on the European market with the objective of becoming a stronger global force in video games. In the context of the successful PAL distribution relationship they enjoyed with Atari over a number of years, when the opportunity arose for them [...]
Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings didn’t get fantastic reviews, but the classic adventure game Fate of Atlantis may very well be the best Indiana Jones game out there. Now you can take this fan-made cover and change your boxart to better reflect the more appealing Indiana Jones game!
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Holy crap, how did I not notice this after playing through Sonic 2 a million times?! They are the same damn level, just with pallet swaps! I’m now convinced that I just zone out when I play games.
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While Nintendo may not be interested in a press conference at Gamescom, Namco Bandai clearly is. They have confirmed that they’ll be holding an event on August 19th (my birthday!), but they haven’t specifically said what they’ll be talking about. What they did do was tease the event by saying that there will [...]
Similar in appearance to a step aerobics board, the Fitness Balance Board is much, much more. Easily Capable of supporting weights up to a maximum of 330 pounds, it is sturdy and precise, able to measure weight and register pressure accurately when placed on a variety of flat surfaces. This advanced level of sensitivity allows [...]
- Mugen Kouro (engl. ‘Infinite Space’) (NDS, Sega): 54,855 units sold
* Release: 06/11/09
- Rhythm Tengoku Gold (engl. ‘Rhythm Heaven’) (NDS, Nintendo): 1,753,933 units sold
* Release: 07/31/08
- Gyakuten Kenji (engl. ‘Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth’) (NDS, Capcom): 272,847 units sold
* Release: 05/28/09
- Mario Kart Wii (Wii, Nintendo): 2,275,659 units sold
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SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SEGA® of America, Inc. today announced that the interactive fitness title Daisy Fuentes Pilates will be hitting stores across North America on August 4th. Exclusively for Wii™, Daisy Fuentes Pilates marks the first time a Pilates game has come to the Wii console. This new program features customizable workouts, fitness tracking and real-time [...]
