Wii Best Ever?
Over at PCMag.com Lance Ulanoff makes a compelling argument that the Nintendo Wii is the best product ever. He compares the Wii with Sony’s PS3 and points out where Nintendo did things right and how Sony made a mess of things. He says the Wii has done well because, “Nintendo figured out how to turn […]
Developer Decides Not To Try?
Without games, the best gaming system in the world is little more than an oversized paperweight. With games, well . . . some people have fun, and some people get rich. But there’s word that one developer is more concerned with making money than with developing good games.
“In a surprising report, an unnamed […]
Waiting for a Wii
David Berkowitz over at Inside the Marketers Studio chronicles his recent quest to get a Wii, which inlcudes waiting for 2 hours in line at a Nintendo store (It would be nice if we had a Nintendo Store here in Lexington).
The waiting continues… how much longer will the demand overshadow the supply?
Rumor: Nintendo To Create Games For iPhone
There are whispers circulating that Nintendo is working with Apple to develop licensed games exclusively for the iPhone. The games would be available a few months after the iPhone launches and retail for about $29.
The Wii’s Seven Not-So-Deadly Sins
Do you like your Wii? James Rivington appreciates his, but he hasn’t blinded himself to its faults. In fact, in an article for Tech.co.uk, Rivington points out seven areas in which there’s room for improvement. You can decide for yourself if you agree - here’s his list (minus the explanatory paragraphs):
1. […]
Sony CEO Likes The Wii
The Financial Times did an interview yesterday with Howard Stringer of Sony. During the interview he commented on Wii, saying it “”has been a successful enterprise, and a very good business model compared with ours.” He would not say that the Wii is more fun than the PS3 but said they were considering a price […]
Nintendo Sued For Patent Infringement
Nintendo is being sued because of their Wii. The suit is from Lonestar Inventions, which says that the Wii infringes on its patent for “high capacitance structure in a semiconductor device” which the company received in 1993.
PS3, Xbox 360 Called Too Complex
According to the chief executive of Square Enix, handheld game devices are where it’s at. And “it,” in this case, may be a proper amount of accessibility.
Yoichi Wada, the chief exec in question, explained to the Financial Times’s Mariko Sanchanta that consoles like the PS3 and Xbox 360 have “too many specs - and […]
Pokemon To Save Nintendo!!!
Billions of man-hours and dollars have been consumed by the hardware wars, but the deciding factor, according to one man, will be the Pokemon franchise.
Never mind classics like Mario, and don’t worry about whatever stuff is still in development. Nintendo will win the hardware wars because of Pokemon, said Tsunekazu Ishihara, CEO the Pokemon […]
3 Top Execs To Leave Nintendo?
There is rumor floating around that three top executives will be leaving Nintendo of America. GameInformer is reporting the the execs include Senior Director of Public Relations Beth Llewelyn; Vice President, Marking and Corporate Affairs Perrin Kaplan; and Senior Vice President, Marketing and Corporate Communications George Harrison.