Minna no Theatre Wii has a chance of releasing in North America
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“We can’t quite tell at the moment [if the service will arrive in the United States]. But if the negotiations are a success, maybe within the year. Nintendo has the power to push forward their own, original service.” – Fujisoft representative Atsushi Ide
As you can probably tell, it’ll take some work to bring the service stateside. Remember, Minna no Theatre Wii is different from Nintendo’s own video distribution serivce. Fujisoft will have to negotiate with Nintendo of America in order for there to be a chance of bringing the service to the United States.
Sales of Overlord: Dark Legend will determine similar content for Wii
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“Codemasters, as a company, we have to take Wii seriously and make Wii games in the right way. To be honest, something like Overlord is going to utterly determine how much more of this kind of content Codemasters pretends. This is a risk for us: we’re assuming that come next summer, there’s going to be a big market for this game to make it work for a while. We’re sure that’s going to work out, and I hope that we’re right. If we are proved really, really wrong and all Wii games that you want to play is Wii Fit, then it comes the problem. But, at this moment in time, I don’t work in the racing group of Codemasters or anywhere with action games, but as you said, the likes of McRae, the likes of F1, those will also come to Wii.” – Dean Scott of Codemasters
We hear statements like these all the time, but it does make sense in a way. If games don’t sell, it makes it more difficult for a company to invest in a higher budget, bigger production values, etc. Overlord: Dark Legend is shaping up to be a nice core game for Wii owners though, so hopefully that audience will show Codemasters support.
Mario Kart Wii tournament – Funky Stadium coin collecting
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Course: Funky Stadium
Main objective: Collect coins
Secondary objective: Achieve the best time
Tournament date: 1/15 – 1/25
December 2008 NPD sales data – DS at over 3 million, Wii over 2 million
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Software sales
WII PLAY W/ REMOTE NINTENDO OF AMERICA FEB 2007 EVERYONE (E)
360 CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR ACTIVISION BLIZZARD (CORP) NOV 2008 MATURE (M)
WII FIT W/ BALANCE BOARD NINTENDO OF AMERICA MAY 2008 EVERYONE (E)
WII MARIO KART W/ WHEEL NINTENDO OF AMERICA APR 2008 EVERYONE (E)
WII GUITAR HERO WORLD TOUR ACTIVISION BLIZZARD OCT 2008 TEEN (T)
360 GEARS OF WAR 2 MICROSOFT (CORP) NOV 2008 MATURE (M)
360 LEFT 4 DEAD ELECTRONIC ARTS NOV 2008 MATURE (M)
NDS MARIO KART NINTENDO OF AMERICA NOV 2005 EVERYONE (E)
PS3 CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR ACTIVISION BLIZZARD (CORP) NOV 2008 MATURE (M)
WII ANIMAL CROSSING: CITY FOLK NINTENDO OF AMERICA NOV 2008 EVERYONE (E)
Hardware sales
PlayStation 2 410K
PlayStation 3 726K
PlayStation Portable 1.02 million
Xbox 360 1.44 million
Nintendo Wii 2.15 million
Nintendo DS 3.04 million
YouTube on Your TV
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Have you ever wanted to just sit on your couch and watch YouTube on your TV? Well, now that’s possible via YouTube for Television, initially available through the Sony PS3 and Nintendo Wii game consoles at www.youtube.com/tv. Currently in beta, the TV Website offers a dynamic, lean-back, 10-foot television viewing experience through a streamlined interface that enables you to discover, watch and share YouTube videos on any TV screen with just a few quick clicks of your remote control. With enlarged text and simplified navigation, it makes watching YouTube on your TV as easy and intuitive as possible. Optional auto-play capability enables users to view related videos sequentially, emulating a traditional television experience. The TV Website is available internationally across 22 geographies and in over 12 languages.
As previously blogged, YouTube has partnered directly with major TV and set-top box manufacturers to bring YouTube into the living room. Still, very few such devices today contain a Web browser or provide access to YouTube. Our hope is that this site may help to accelerate an industry evolution towards open television access to Web video. Over time, we plan to add support for additional TV devices that provide Web browsers.
So grab some popcorn, gather your friends and sit back and enjoy the YouTube TV Website.
Europe – Wii install base at 14.2 million, DS install base at 31 million
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15th January 2009. Continued strong demand for Wii and Nintendo DS in 2008 has resulted in record sales for both consoles in Europe.
Sales of Wii continued on their upward trajectory – with over 8.3 million units sold in 2008 alone, a 58% increase on 2007 and the largest annual sales of home consoles in European gaming history. These sales take the total installed base of Wii in Europe to more than 14.2 million.
In its third year on the market, Nintendo DS continues to break all previous sales records. In 2008 over 11.2 million Nintendo DS consoles were sold – which is the largest ever annual sales of a gaming console in European history. This takes the total number of Nintendo DS consoles now sold to European consumers to over 31 million.
“The sales trend on both Wii and Nintendo DS, hardware and software during 2008 shows that more and more people in Europe are enjoying video games as part of their daily lives. This proves that Nintendo’s wish to expand the gaming population has strong potential in Europe,” said Laurent Fischer, Managing Director, Marketing & PR, Nintendo of Europe.
Sonic and the Black Knight Wi-Fi support partially revealed
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It’s been known for awhile now that SEGA’s upcoming Sonic and the Black Knight will feature some sort of Wi-Fi Connection support. Information about the game’s online support has been found thanks to a listing at Rakuten. Basically, you will be able to connect to Wi-Fi for item trading and ranking features. It is unclear, however, what data will be recorded for rankings. Sonic and the Black Knight is only a few months away from release, so chances are more information about that aspect will be discussed in the coming weeks.
Rumor: First details on Spore for Wii, new Spore game for DS
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The PC and DS versions of Spore were released last year, but there hasn’t been a ton of news about the Wii version. It was a few months ago that Spore was confirmed to be Wii-bound, though now there are the first alleged details about the game. According to GamePro’s German website, Spore on Wii will be given the title “Spore Heroes.” The game won’t be a port, but a new entry in the franchise. A few members of the press were allowed to see a sneak-peak of the game in the form of a trailer. Good news for fans – he trailer will apparently become available to the public soon.
Also coming from the GamePro, the site claims that another game for the DS is in development, named Spore Hero Arena. More details on both Spore Heroes and Spore Hero Arena should be on the way in the near future.
