In a rather surprising move, Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata said in an interview that the Wii “has stalled”, after selling 40% less units in 2009 compared to 2008. Iwata contributes the slow sales due to the fact that there weren’t many great games released on the Wii this year, “Games of high demand could not be continuously released and the good mood has chilled”, Iwata said in an interview with Japanese newspaper Mainichi.
He further revealed that Nintendo misjudged the market conditions, and concluded by saying that they are now focusing on next year, and is determined to deliver key titles that will boost console sales.
Uwe Boll, the infamous German filmmaker with smash hits, sorry, flops such as Alone in The Dark and Bloodrayne, will be available for photographs and signing in Van Nuys, California for two hours on Nov. 7, at the Spudic Movie Empire, where his film “Postal” will have a few screenings.
Just like Activision won’t release a demo of the upcoming Modern Warfare 2, Ubisoft won’t release a demo of Assassin’s Creed 2 — the two games are the most anticipated launches this holiday season.
Sequels and games carrying established brands usually don’t carry demos, as players know what to expect, and in some instances, a pre-launch demo can lead to more harm than good, if it’s a lackluster title with a lackluster demo. Not that we imply Modern Warfare 2 or Assassin’s Creed 2 are lackluster titles.
Sony’s PSP refresh console, the PSP Go, was officially released in stores i Japan yesterday, and the first day sales numbers are fairly good: the new handheld device sold 28,275 units. While those are decent first day sales numbers, in comparison to the DSi — which sold 170,000 units during its first two days when it was released a year ago — it’s not that much. The PSP Go was released on October 1 in North America and Europe, and sales numbers for those territories haven’t been released yet.
Don Ivan Punchatz, the artist behind one of the most recognizable game covers in history, passed away yesterday at the age of 73.
Punchatz created cover art for numerous publications in his life, from books to games, to magazines like National Geographic and Newsweek, but for gamers, he was known for that iconic cover of that iconic game; Doom.
Sony’s 250 GB PS3 isn’t expected to launch until November 3rd, and the units have already been stocked at retails outfits, the above one belonging to Best Buy in Houston. The console goes on sale November 3 (Tuesday) and will retail for $399.
Capcom has made a bold prediction about its upcoming sequel to Lost Planet, tentatively titled Lost Planet 2. The publisher expects to sell 3.7 million units of the game in second half of the 2010 fiscal year, which begins March 2010. It would be quite a feat, since the original Lost Planet sold just over 2 million units.
ATI’s upcoming dual-gpu based card, the Radeon HD 5970, comprising of two 5870 chips — which themselves are the most powerful graphics chips today — has been spotted in the wild over at PC Perspective. The card, measuring at 13.5″ inches, needs both a 6 pin power connector and an 8 pin connector as well, meaning it’s gonna draw a lot of power when fully throttled. The card is expected to be in stores this December.
In a rather surprising move, Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata said in an interview that the Wii “has stalled”, after selling 40% less units in 2009 compared to 2008. Iwata contributes the slow sales due to the fact that there weren’t many great games released on the Wii this year, “Games of high demand could not be continuously released and the good mood has chilled”, Iwata said in an interview with Japanese newspaper Mainichi. 
