Best Buy
Free $10 gift card when you purchase Animal Crossing: City Folk and Wii Music
Smarty Pants (Wii) – $14.99
Need For Speed: Carbon (Wii) – $14.99
Medal of Honor: Vanguard (Wii) – $14.99
Sims 2: Castaway (Wii) – $14.99
Hannah Montana (DS) – $9.99
Circuit City
Save an extra 20% on all clearance video games
Free $10 gift card with purchase of Wii Music or Animal Crossing: City Folk
Carnival Games (DS) – $23.99
Littlest Pet Shop (DS) – $23.99
Drawn To Life: Spongebob Squarepants Edition (DS) – $23.99
LEGO Batman: The Videogame (DS) – $23.99
Transformers: The Game (DS) – $23.99
My Baby Girl (DS) – $23.99
2 for $40 Wii/DS games
-Circus Games (Wii)
-Winter Sports: Ultimate Collection (Wii)
-All Star Cheer Squad (Wii)
-Bratz: Girlz Really Rock! (Wii)
-Endless Ocean (Wii)
-MLB Superstars (Wii)
-Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader? (Wii)
-Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree (Wii)
-Kung Fu Panda: Legendary Warriors (DS)
-Pokemon Ranger: Shadows Of Almia (DS)
-Madagascar 2: Escape Africa (DS)
-Spore: Creatures (DS)
-Mario Party DS (DS)
-Kirby: Superstar Ultra (DS)
-Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Jedi Alliance (DS)
-Shaun White Snowboarding (DS)
Target
$44 Wii games
-LEGO Batman: The Videogame
-Shaun White Snowboarding: Road Trip
-Ultimate Band
-Mario Super Sluggers
-My Sims Kingdom
-Tiger Woods PGA Tour ’09: All Play
-LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
Shinji Mikami, best known for his work on the Resident Evil series, was recently asked how the gaming industry has changed since he began working…
“When I joined the industry in 1990, it was an industry where anything was possible based upon the strength of your ideas. Since large amounts of financial capital have become necessary, the balance has tipped toward return on investment via extensive use of marketing and acquiring larger numbers of users. Because of this, I feel that the number of games made as creative challenges has decreased. I wish the market had more of an adventurous spirit. As a creator, my desire to challenge myself by making interesting things hasn’t changed a bit.”
Although I partially agree with Mikami, there are a great deal of games that step outside the box and take risks. Super Mario Galaxy, for instance, is conventional in the sense that it is another Mario game, but the element of gravity is creative.
LOS ANGELES, Nov 29, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Despite Slow Economy Traffic Increases 11 percent compared to Black Friday 2007
PriceGrabber.com(R), a part of Experian, today revealed that economic conditions motivate value-driven consumers which lead to an 11 percent increase in traffic year-over-year on Black Friday. Data from PriceGrabber.com shows that online consumers are taking advantage of promotions on popular electronics including: LCD and Plasma TV’s, Blu-Ray Disc Players, Digital SLR Cameras, Laptops, and Video Game Consoles.
“Prior to the Black Friday weekend, 71 percent of shoppers intended to spend less money this holiday season compared to last year and 66 percent planned to give practical gifts,” said Ron LaPierre, president of PriceGrabber.com. “Thanksgiving and Black Friday traffic shows that value drives consumer spending. Consumers are responding to aggressive promotions and price drops on popular electronics.”Top 10 Categories and Percent Growth over Black Friday 2007
1. Women’s Boots – 203%
2. Watches – 202%
3. Blu-ray/HD-DVD Players – 147%
4. Women’s Sleep & Lounge Wear – 415%
5. Games & Puzzles – 151%
6. Women’s Jackets – 110%
7. Music – 96%
8. Headphones – 103%
9. Women’s Dresses – 107%
10. Women’s Casual Shoes – 143%Most popular products on Black Friday
1. Nintendo Wii Console
2. Ugg Australia ‘Classic Short’ Boot
3. Sony BDP-S350 1080p Blu-Ray Disc Player
4. Samsung LN52A650 52? LCD TV
5. Nintendo Wii Fit
6. Panasonic TH-42PX80U 42? Plasma TV
7. Sennheiser HD 555 Headphones
8. Canon EOS Rebel XSi Black SLR Digital Camera Kit
9. Acer Aspire One AOA110-1295 Notebook
10. Canon PowerShot A590 IS Black Digital Camera
Nintendo Wii
North America:
1. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
2. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Activision)
3. Rock Band Special Edition (MTV Games)
4. Wii Music (Nintendo)
5. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
Japan:
1. Animal Crossing: City Folk – WiiSpeak Bundle (Nintendo)
2. Animal Crossing: City Folk (Nintendo)
3. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
4. Wii Music (Nintendo)
5. Rune Factory Frontier – Special Edition (Marvelous)
Europe:
1. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
2. Wii Play (Nintendo)
3. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
4. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega)
5. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 ‘All-Play’ (Electronic Arts)
Nintendo DS
North America:
1. Guitar Hero: On Tour (Activision)
2. Personal Trainer: Cooking (Nintendo)
3. Disney Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force (Disney)
4. Build-A-Bear Workshop (American Game Factory)
5. Pokemon Ranger: Shadows of Almia (Nintendo)
Japan:
1. Professor Layton and The Last Time Travel (Nintendo)
2. Kirby Super Star Ultra (Nintendo)
3. Wagamama Fashion: Girls Mode (Nintendo)
4. Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo)
5. Professor Layton and The Last Time Travel – Plus Main Theme Music CD (Nintendo)
Europe:
1. More Brain Training (Nintendo)
2. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? (Nintendo)
3. Imagine Teacher (Ubisoft)
4. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
5. Professor Layton and the Curious Village (Nintendo)
Numerous statements from Nintendo of America spokesman have echoed the same sentiment about the fate of Disaster: Day of Crisis in North America: Wait and see how the game performs in Europe. At this point, it’s no secret that the game has sold rather poorly, which would lead one to believe that the game has a small chance of coming stateside. Strangely though, an email from a Nintendo customer representative may indicate otherwise.
The actual response written by the Nintendo customer service representative was the following: “I’m pleased to report that Disaster: Day of Crisis has been announced for North America, but no release date yet.”
Strangely, there never has been a formal release announcement for Disaster in North America. The representative simply might have been misinformed about the game, but it is encouraging to know that Mr. Camden even knows that the game exists!
[NDS] Professor Layton and The Last Time Travel (Level 5) – 180k
[NDS] Tamagotchi Kira Kira Omisecchi (Bandai Namco) – 7k
[NDS] Higurashi no Nakukoru ni Kizuna: Dai-Ni-Kan – Sou (Alchemist) – 17k (Standard + Limited Edition)
An excited Santa Claus tries out the latest games for the popular Wii system from Nintendo on Black Friday at the Stoneridge Mall in Pleasanton, Calif., November 28, 2008. This holiday, Nintendo is bringing the Wii experience to the masses at more than 25 malls across the country, giving shoppers of all ages the chance to play the season’s most popular games.
Holiday shoppers line up at the Stoneridge Mall in Pleasanton, Calif. on Black Friday, November 28, 2008, to take a break and try out the latest games for the popular Wii system from Nintendo. This holiday, Nintendo is bringing the Wii experience to the masses at more than 25 malls across the country to play popular games like Wii Fit, Wii Sports and Wii Music.
Animal Crossing: Let’s Go to the City (Wii) – 80%
Guitar Hero World Tour (Wii) – 83%
Tomb Raider: Underworld (Wii) – 85%
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows (Wii) – 51%
Call Of Duty: World At War (Wii) – 85%
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Lightsaber Duels (Wii) – 58%
Need for Speed: Undercover (Wii) – 50%
James Bond 007: Quantum of Solace (Wii) – 50%
Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility (Wii) – 72%
SNK Arcade Classics: Volume 1 (Wii) – 70%
Golden Balls (Wii) – 8%
Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces (Wii import) – 88%
Tom Clancy’s EndWar (DS) – 74%
Ninjatown (DS) – 80%
Prince of Persia: The Fallen King (DS) – 50%
Guitar Rock Tour (DS) – 58%
Tomb Raider: Underworld (DS) – 68%
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (DS) – 75%
Thanks to Joclo for the news tip!
