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Michael Pachter, game industry analyst for Wedbush Morgan Securities, sees this shortage as a move by Nintendo to maximize the European dollar, currently higher than its US counterpart.
“The shortage demonstrates one consequence of the weak dollar. We’re seeing companies ignore their largest market simply because [...]

One internet video game show that I’ve recently made it a habit to check out weekly is Players Only with Scott Steinberg. The show, which has covered everything from casual gaming to MMOs up to this point, usually talks to a ton of people in the industry (press included) and is remarkably thorough for the [...]

Three separate studies profiled at today’s 55th Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine showed that active video games appeared to be helpful in encouraging young people to exercise.
The first of the studies, done by Gregory Brown, Ph. D., FACSM and his study team, examined energy expenditure for active games compared to sedentary [...]

Don King Presents: Prizefighter is sure to have enough fantabulous spectaculosity in it considering the game’s namesake, but today things got a bit funkier as Bootsy Collins revealed that he produced an original theme song for the upcoming boxing title.
“Doing the game track was very exciting,” Collins tells billboard.com. “It’s for Don King, a hero [...]

Ubisoft’s 2008 Ubidays press event has come and gone, with a number of key announcements being made. Of all the games that were shown during the conference, the confirmation (and following teaser, shown above) of Beyond Good & Evil 2 was among the many things that fans can look forward to from the company.
A quick [...]

Yet another mini-game mish-mash for the Wii, Hudson’s Deca Sports fails where most of the other slapped together compilations do. It’s simply not fun, featureless, and few of the games actually work. The 10 sports included here don’t even make sense to be on the same disc as they’re all unrelated.
There’s little question Hudson is [...]

Giving the general gaming public access to their press events isn’t something new, but is still quite rare nowadays. For the last few years, the only companies that have done so are first-party publishers(Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony), and even then it’s usually only during E3.
Today a third-party is joining the group, however, as Ubisoft announced [...]

If you’ve been paying attention to any trailers released for Atari’s upcoming Alone in the Dark, you’ll know that alongside seeing the many uses for sticky tape, one of the standout items of the game thus far are its soundtrack.
Atari apparently realizes that as well, as they announced this morning that they will release an [...]

The first in a collaboration between EA and Steven Spielberg, Boom Blox is an inventive feature packed puzzle game loaded with ingenious fun. While not all of its mechanics click, the central concept of physics based block breaking is strong enough to widen the appeal and make this an addictive romp through all of its [...]

The game that’s got mainstream media everywhere talking is getting ready to make its North American debut, as Nintendo launches Wii Fit later this week. Picking up steam ever since it was initially announced at last year’s E3, Wii Fit has already sold out of pre-orders at a few key retailers with more expected to [...]

Nintendo is continuing to sell its Wii console at a record pace, according to the latest sales numbers released tonight by the NPD Group.
Despite the very public launching of Grand Theft Auto IV on April 29, the house that Mario built had an extremely good month selling 714,000 Wiis in addition to 414,800 DSs. The [...]

The Guitar Hero and Rock Band series of games got another competitor today, as Konami announced Rock Revolution for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, and Nintendo DS at their 2008 Gamers Day event.
Specifically looking to provide a definitive drum experience, the game will also give players the opportunity to play lead an bass guitars [...]

After what seems like months of rumors and speculation, Sega finally confirmed this morning via press release that they have indeed formed a partnership with PlatinumGames.The studio, whose developers created or worked on a number of franchise games over the years such as Resident Evil, Devil May Cry, and Okami, are developing three new games [...]

Pitfall Harry’s getting ready for a comeback this Fall, as Activision announced “Pitfall: The Big Adventure” for the Wii this afternoon. Being developed by Edge of Reality, the game will feature over 60 levels for exploration all while taking advantage of the Wii remote.
“Pitfall is one of the most legendary franchises in the history of [...]

WiiWare, Nintendo’s new online service for downloadable games, is officially up and running as of this morning. Set up in a similar way to the PlayStation Store or the Xbox Live Marketplace, WiiWare will now allow users to download and play smaller titles from indie developers and large publishers alike.
“WiiWare is to the video [...]

Electronic Arts has secured a loan commitment of up to $1 billion to aid in their efforts to acquire Take-Two, according to a recent SEC filing made by the company.
The funds, which come from a number of banks (Morgan Stanley, BNP Paribas, KeyBank), will be at EA’s disposal in the form of a senior unsecured [...]

2K Sports and Konami made a joint reveal today, announcing that MLB Power Pros 2008 will arrive on the PlayStation 2 and Wii this July. After making its North American debut last season to both positive critical and public reception, the innovative sports title will feature more of the new modes and innovations that made [...]

Former Nintendo chairman Hiroshi Yamauchi is Japan’s richest man, according to a report in the the latest edition of Forbes Magazine.
Thanks in large part to the tremendous sales of the Wii and DS over the years, Yamauchi has a net worth of $7.8 billion, which increased by $3 million in the past year moving him [...]

Wii owners can expect to wake up to a small surprise this morning with the launch of the new Nintendo Channel. Available for download immediately from the WiiShop Channel, the service is aimed as an outlet for new information from the house that Mario built. Here’s more info from Nintendo:
Nintendo Channel is an interactive guide [...]

It’s been no secret that Electronic Arts has been one of the biggest supporters of the Nintendo Wii since the system’s launch in 2006. Aiming to take that a step further, the company announced two new initiatives today for the console that they hope will grow the sports genre’s presence on the system even more.
The [...]