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(Reuters) - Nintendo Co Ltd posted a sharp drop in quarterly profit and forecast a bigger-than-expected full-year loss, its first at an operating level, as it battles a strong yen and its games devices lose ground to gadgets such as Apple's iPhone. The creator of the Super Mario franchise dominated the video games industry for years with its DS handheld players and Wii home consoles, but is now ...posted by Content Keyword RSS on Jan 26
(Reuters) - Nintendo Co Ltd posted a sharp drop in quarterly profit and forecast a bigger-than-expected full-year loss, its first at an operating level, as it battles a strong yen and its games devices lose ground to gadgets such as Apple's iPhone. The creator of the Super Mario franchise dominated the video games industry for years with its DS handheld players and Wii home consoles, but is now ...posted by Content Keyword RSS on Jan 24
Here's a video demo of Electronic Arts' upcoming "Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13," showing the hit franchise's first version with full Xbox 360 Kinect controls. The game can be played on the Xbox 360 entirely without a controller, using a mix of Kinect gestures and voice controls. For instance, you crouch to view the ball's position or hold your hand up to your forehead -- as if shielding the sun -- to ...posted by Content Keyword RSS on Jan 24
VANCOUVER, Wash., Jan. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Papa Murphy's International today announced it has joined the 2012 American Cancer Society Relay For Life ® National Team Program. Employees and franchise ...posted by Content Keyword RSS on Dec 8
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--2K Sports announced today plans to release NBA Christmas Day game simulations and promotional holiday discounts for NBA® 2K12, the latest iteration of the top-selling and top-rated NBA video game simulation franchise*. NBA 2K12 will provide full-game simulations of the Christmas Day match-ups between the Knicks-Celtics, Mavericks-Heat, Lakers-Bulls, Thunder-Magic and ...posted by Content Keyword RSS on Nov 14
Following the original blueprint left by Bungie, Halo: CE Anniversary proves that the franchise is in good hands with the crew at 343 Industries.posted by Content Keyword RSS on Nov 4
The "Call of Duty" franchise is a perennial blockbuster, with more than 65 million units sold so far in the United States and hordes of fans lining up each fall to buy the latest installment of the war-simulation video game.posted by Content Keyword RSS on Nov 4
The "Call of Duty" franchise is a perennial blockbuster, with more than 65 million units sold so far in the United States and hordes of fans lining up each fall to buy the latest installment of the war-simulation video game.posted by Content Keyword RSS on Jan 4
Now that the year has wrapped up, Nintendo is claiming to have broken two industry-wide records in 2010 to make its portable DS franchise and the Wii two of the best-selling game systems of all time.posted by Content Keyword RSS on Mar 29
Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) announced today that Little League® World Series Baseball 2009, the sequel to 2008’s acclaimed hit baseball game, will be released this June for Wii™ and Nintendo DS™. The title is a natural progression for the franchise, offering Little Leaguers and their families more features and refined, accessible gameplay.“We are very proud of the warm reception our first Little League baseball video game received last year,” said David Oxford, Activision Publishiposted by Content Keyword RSS on Mar 8
“It (Resident Evil 5) was made for the Xbox 360 and PS3. That being said, Nintendo Wii fans will be very happy very soon.” - Capcom’s Associate Product Marketing Manager, Matt DahlgrenSmart money is on a Resident Evil 2 Wii-make, there has been a lot of talk of RE2 getting remade for quite some time now. Hopefully this is not the case, I would much rather get something new even though RE3 is one of the best in the franchise. If they do go with RE2 I hope they don’t go back to the static cameraposted by Content Keyword RSS on Mar 8
As we’ve crested the 7th birthday of the Xbox, and the 3rd birthday of the Xbox 360, it’s time for a retrospective on how Microsoft has changed the face of gaming and what will be some of the fallout for the Next Next Generation. Readily burned into our minds are the obvious things like the Red Ring Of Death, and Xbox Live, but that’s only scratching the surface. Let’s pull back the outer layer and take a look at all of the little things that has helped advance the pastime of video gaming. Preposted by Content Keyword RSS on Feb 26
It would seem that Taito had more in store for iPhone and iPod Touch users than their classic franchise Space Invaders, as they have released Cooking Mama ($6.99, App Store), a game that has previously been featured on Nintendo's DS and Wii systems.posted by Content Keyword RSS on Feb 11
Electronic Arts confirmed this morning the development of a new title set in the action-packed G.I. Joe franchise. Inspired by the upcoming live-action G.I. Joe film from Paramount Pictures, this title will feature 12 popular G.I. Joe characters, each with their own assortment of unique abilities and weapons. Also promised is an intense single-screen co-op mode in which up to two players can work together in bringing down the nefarious COBRA organization. Due out in summer 2009 to coincide wposted by Content Keyword RSS on Feb 5
One-time arcade habitués should be well acquainted with the twisted delights of House of the Dead – the acme of gore-splattered zombie dismemberment. Now that the arcades only play host to tumbleweed, Sega has revived the franchise on the Wii (you can buy a plastic gun to accommodate the Wiimote) and rethought it to an extent. Each level is prefaced by a hilariously cheesy and astonishingly ...posted by Content Keyword RSS on Oct 7
Were told that this weeks chart-topper, which only released at the end of the week, is the biggest launch of such a franchise ever, outselling last years iteration by 37.5%, releasing on all formats. What game is this? Fifa 09, of course! The hulking giant of the sports game genre has inevitably reached the No. 1 spot in the UK Charts, finally shifting Star Wars: The Force Unleashed down to the No. 2 spot.Whats interesting about the Fifa 09 launch is that 40% of sales were recorded on the Xbox 3