Back when I was a youngster, whenever my family would make a lengthy trip on a train or plane or some other form of transport where I was going to be sitting on my backside for long periods of time, my parents would buy me one of those puzzle books…
Read MoreThis piece comes to us courtesy of Renai LeMay at Delimiter The Australian division of Japanese video gaming giant Nintendo has taken another staggering hit to its finances for the second year in a row, losing a further 36 percent of its overall revenue over the past year as its…
Read MoreFans and critics alike are all too aware of the challenges that Nintendo has faced with getting the Wii U into households. Everyone seems to have a different idea of why this is the case, but one of the popular thoughts is that there’s a lack of ‘must-have’ exclusives and…
Read MoreThe bidding war for Atlus has begun. 20 companies have thrown their chips into the ring and it seems that the acquisition is going to be a big deal. While there’s only one known bidder so far, SEGA, the bid is ¥20 billion (approximately $200 million USD). Prior to the…
Read MoreWe hope Nintendo does a better jobof change than Nokia A report over at GamesIndustry.biz paints a sorry statistic for Nintendo’s Wii U console; globally it has shifted only 160,000 units over the past three months. Japan was the strongest market in relative terms for the console, selling 90,000 units…
Read MoreThink about all the things that make a great racing game; an intense sensation of speed, well-balanced racing lines and track design, and for party racers, a nice set of characters and unlockable weapons. That’s my list of requirements; you probably have your own. I think, however, we can all…
Read MoreOnce again Nintendo has felt the need to dismiss the suggestion that it should develop a smartphone business. As we can see in this news report, Nintendo’s now claiming that putting games on iOS would somehow dilute its brand value. I question the validity of the report, as the quote…
Read MoreI had never had the opportunity to play Earthbound before. That’s not from lack of desire to experience it, but being Australian means that I miss out on all kinds of classic RPGs (and a bunch of modern ones as well) that people rave about. However, Earthbound was an especially…
Read MoreShantae has a legend almost as powerful as the 1001 Arabian Nights that it draws inspiration from. The Game Boy Color game went through all kinds of development and then publisher hell and in the end the publisher, Capcom, was only able to shift copies to retailers by forcing them…
Read MoreMy time with Attack of the Friday Monsters is one which I’d compare to reading a novella or watching a short film. From the mind of Kazu Ayabe comes a game set in a sleepy 70’s village in Japan, where the residents have light conversation about food, laundry and television.…
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