Even though the above image is specifically related to the PS3, it technically applies to all types of video game platforms. According to this graph, games with only trailers released earn the most sales, whereas games that release demos see a noticeable drop. On the other hand, providing the public with neither a trailer or demos sees a significant drop in the number of units sold. In general, gamers appear to cram for demos, which makes this data surprising. Personally, I feel that, although trailers can provide consumers with knowledge about the game in general, demos are the better choice as they can help video game buyers to determine if the demo’s gameplay suits their interests.
Sega Master System – Fantasy Zone
Sega Genesis – Mega Turrican
Danger may not be your middle name, but you’ll find plenty of it in this week’s additions to the Wii™ Shop Channel. Two classic side-scrolling action titles invite players to blast and battle their way to a thrilling climax. In a spaceship or an assault suit, it’ll take all the grit and gusto you can muster to survive these perilous, heart-pumping adventures.
Nintendo adds new games to the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time every Monday. Wii™ owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points™ to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. This week’s new games are:
Want to celebrate the belated release of Super Smash Bros. Brawl? These shoes may set you back a few hundred dollars – as, currently, the eBay bidding price is up to $255 – but, it may be worth it. What you’ll be bidding for, is, essentially, more of a promise. The picture shown is a pair of shoes that the seller made for a friend, but a guarantee is given to the winner of the auction that he or she will be able to choose the details, size, and color, of the hand painted “Nintendo All-Stars” Converse Chuck Taylor All-Stars Hightops shoes.
Best Buy
Bully: Scholarship Edition (Wii) – $39.99
No More Heroes (Wii) – $39.99
Circuit City
House of the Dead 2 & 3 Returns (Wii) – $19.99
Battleship, Connect Four, Sorry!, Trouble – 4 game pack! (DS) – $14.99
Namco Museum DS (DS) – $14.99
Left Brain Right Brain (DS) – $14.99
Pet Pals Animal Doctor (DS) – $14.99
Shamu’s Deep Sea Adventures (DS) – $14.99
Cooking Mama (DS) – $14.99
NAKI Travel Kit for DS Lite – $14.99
PELICAN screen protectors for DS Lite – $4.99
Mario Kart Wii was released just a few days ago, yet people managed to use cheating exploits to gain the upper hand in the Wi-Fi community; more specifically, the Time Trials mode. People have been earning ridiculous times that clearly cannot be achieved by racing normally. Nintendo seems to be on the case, however. Reports have began to drop in that Nintendo has rectified the issue. It’s great to see the big N taking expeditious action, but at the same time, it’s a shame people are trying to ruin the online experience.
Wondering which games were available for the press to experience? The list doesn’t have many surprises, so I suppose we’ll have to wait until E3 for some goodies.
Wii
– Wii Fit
– Boom Blox
– Samba de Amigo
– Mario Kart Wii
– de Blob
– Rock Band
– Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
DS
– Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time/Darkness
– My Weight Loss Coach
– Sonic Chronicles
– Crosswords DS
– Space Invaders Extreme
– Zenses Ocean
– Kung Fu Panda
WiiWare
– World of Goo
– Major League Eating
– FFCC: My Life as a King
– Pop
– LostWinds
Game Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 LTD
Metroid Prime 39,829 12,058 6,110 57,997
Metroid Prime 2 17,680 6,254 40,355
Metroid Prime 3 34,151 13,687 59,180
MPH 32,613 9,024 8,496 90,028
Although it’s probable that Metroid Prime 3 will not catch up to Hunters, it’s great to see the game doing somewhat well. Prime 3 was a near perfect conclusion to the trilogy, and it was worthy of the accolades it received.
Once again, this summary was written by the IGN Nintendo team…
Dan Adelman, head of Nintendo’s WiiWare department is talking about the games. He is introducing Telltale Games, known for the Sam & Max episodic series. They are working on Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People for the Wii Ware channel, an episodic adventure featuring the Homestar Runner characters and universe.
Now, the game demo. The Strong Bad trailer is playing, where Strong Bad’s reading an email about doing a 3D videogame.
Telltale started in 2004 by Lucasarts veterans, to make episodic content through regular, scheduled downloads. Sam & Max was a success, and it was time to try a new franchise.
Game demonstration.
The introduction starts. Strong Bad wakes up and walks theough his house, singing about his style, and how you can’t handle his style. The game begins where you control Strong Bad with a point and click interface using the Wii pointer.
01./01. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (Capcom) – 488,000 / 1,369,000
02./00. [PS2] Musou Orochi: The Evil King Returns (Koei) – 228,000 / NEW
03./00. [PSP] Star Ocean 2: Second Evolution (Square-Enix) – 91,000 / NEW
04./00. [PS2] Pro Baseball Spirits 5 (Konami) – 80,000 / NEW
05./00. [PS3] Pro Baseball Spirits 5 (Konami) – 60,000 / NEW
06./02. [NDS] Pokémon Ranger: Batonnage (Pokémon) – 58,000 / 406,000
07./04. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) – 39,000 / 1,834,000
08./00. [NDS] Tottado! Yowiko’s Deserted Island Life (Bandai-Namco) – 39,000 / NEW
09./06. [WII] Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo) – 24,000 / 1,548,000
10./08. [WII] Deca Sporta (Hudson) – 22,000 / 116,000
1 (1) Super Mario Bros 3
2 (2) Super Mario Bros
3 (3) Mario Kart 64
4 (10) Cruis’n USA
5 (5) Super Mario 64
6 (4) Super Mario World
7 (6) Bomberman 93
8 (7) The Legend of Zelda : Ocarina of Time
9 (8) Super Street Fighter 2
10 (9) Super Mario Bros 2
11 (12) Sonic 3
12 (13) Pac-Man
13 (15) The Legend of Zelda : A Link to the Past
14 (16) Sonic
15 (E) International Karate
16 (14) 1080 Snowboarding
17 (11) Kirby 64 : The Crystal Shards
18 (19) Paper Mario
19 (17) Kirby’s Adventure
20 (18) Bubble Bobble
I’m pretty surprised to see Crus’n so high up on the list. There are much better choices on the Virtual Console to choose from! Perhaps people are looking for a nostalgic game.
