Archive for August, 2007

Metroid Prime 3 gets Achievement Points

Monday, August 27th, 2007

Metroid Prime 3 Corruption launches today in the US with a new feature that Nintendo snagged from the competition, achievement points! The Xbox360 has had these forever on Xbox Live, and the Playstation 3 will get them with PS3 Home, it’s basically just a system that rewards you with not only in-game unlockables but scores [...]

Get the beer, it’s time to celebrate!

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

Ah yes. You know it’s always been whispered about quietly among gamers. It has been heckled at, laughed at. No way that it could happen. Yesterday the unthinkable has happened. Wii surpassed the XBox 360 in world wide sales! Fanboys everywhere either cried, cheered or did that annoying internet-whine/hate/denial thing. Over at VG Chartz, the [...]

PS3 Continues Downward Spiral in Japan – Many Lulz to be Generated as Sony Fanboys Try to Save Face

Friday, August 10th, 2007

Many shops in the Akihabara district of Tokyo (Gamers’ Mecca) are now moving their Wii and DS displays to the prominent front of the first floor of the store – a place that Sony products have occupied almost constantly for over 10 years. This may seem like nothing, but trends in retail are driven by [...]

Wii Zapper topped by 3rd party

Friday, August 10th, 2007

Just another brief entry in the “Products we’ll never see in the US because the soccer moms and their constant legal threats have ruined things for everyone” category.  Check out this awesome thing: I suppose Europeans should be happy they get one over on us, for once. Video time!  Here’s a demo of how it [...]

Wii Firmware Updated

Wednesday, August 8th, 2007

For those who didn’t notice the glowy blue light on their Wiis yesterday, Nintendo has put out another firmware update for our beloved white box. Though I think a lot of us would feel better if, oh, I dunno, they put out some games for the thing instead. C’mon, Nintendo, this dry season’s been going [...]


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