As I prepare to say goodbye to to the blog, I thought it would be a great time to revisit “Games of our Lives.” The original 3-part series was some of my favorite material to write, and I still go back and re-read them every now and then. I intended to cap off each year [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Wii’
Games of our Lives: Supplemental
Posted in Games of our Lives, Old school, tagged Playstation 3, Super Smash Bros., Uncharted 2, Wii on November 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Know your NPD’s: Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes
Posted in Marketing, Microsoft, Sony, Sports games, The biz, tagged Batman Arkham Asylum, Madden 10, Microsoft, Nintendo, NPD Group, Playstation 3, Sony, Wii, Wii Fit, Xbox 360 on October 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The NPD Group’s US Video Game Report for September just hit my inbox last night, and it may be an early indicator of the exciting fourth quarter predicted by some pretty smart cats. We saw increases across most categories from September ’08′s numbers, but not enough to pull the year-on-year numbers out of their recession [...]
Wii’re going crazy and slashing prices
Posted in Marketing, Nintendo, The biz, tagged Balance board, christmas, holiday 2009, new super mario bros. wii, Nintendo, Wii, Wii Fit on September 23, 2009 | 3 Comments »
After Sony and Microsoft both announced hardware price cuts a few weeks ago, every podcast, analyst, fanboy, and even some Wall Street types focused on what Nintendo still had in its hand (other than some million dollar bills). As of this writing, a Wii price drop is finally, officially confirmed. And really, I think everyone [...]
During the holidays, reruns = classics
Posted in Marketing, Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony, The biz, tagged Gran Turismo 5, Halo, Microsoft, Nintendo, Playstation 3, Rock Band, Sony, The Beatles, Wii, Xbox 360 on September 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
With today’s The Beatles: Rock Band launch, I can’t help but wonder if all the cards are already on the table for what could be a very interesting Christmas’ “console war.” Sony’s slim hardware redesign was a non-starter for me, until they blinked first and threw in a matching slimmer price point. Microsoft followed suit [...]
Mario, Link and Tiger Woods walk into a bar…
Posted in Nintendo, Sports games, tagged EA, Electronic Arts, Nintendo, Nintendo 64, PGA Tour, Star Fox 64, Tiger Woods, Wii, Wii Motion Plus, Wii Sports Resort on June 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Tiger Woods keeps good company. He stands with Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus as the only men to win the Masters more than 3 times. He’s a dominant athlete that’s changed the face of his sport, just like Muhammad Ali and Michael Jordan before him. And just like Lebron James or even non-athletes like Mark [...]
ReviE³w
Posted in Marketing, Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony, The biz, tagged E3, Electronic Entertainment Expo, Microsoft, Nintendo, Playstation 3, Rock Band, Sony, Super Mario Brothers, The Beatles, Wii, Wii Fit, Xbox 360 on June 11, 2009 | 3 Comments »
While I didn’t get out to last week’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E³), I was really glad to see the show return to the more recognizable “under the big top” format. At a time when just about everyone is forced to cut costs wherever possible, it was nice to see some of the industry’s big hitters [...]
24/7/360/PS3
Posted in Culture, Marketing, The biz, tagged 7-11, casual gamers, GameStop, Playstation 3, slurpees, video game retail, Wii, Xbox 360 on November 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
After a few successful trials with Halo 3, Gears of War 2 and WOW: Wrath of the Lich King, 7-11 announced this week that they’ll sell a selection of titles an on ongoing basis at locations across the country. I think this is a great move, and not just because I *love* Slurpees. As the [...]
Game Companies: “What Recession?”
Posted in Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony, The biz, tagged Financial Crisis, NPD, Playstation 3, Reggie Fils-Aime, Wii, Xbox 360 on November 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In spite of the financial shitstorm general malaise on Wall Street, some of this industry’s heaviest hitters feel like this will actually be a Merry Christmas after all. As crazy as it sounds, they may actually be on to something. Looking at the NPD Report for October, the sector hasn’t gotten the same sucker punch [...]
Time for s’more Spore
Posted in Culture, Marketing, serious games, The biz, tagged Carl Zimmer, EA, Evolutionary games, Maxis, PC, Spore, video games in the classroom, Wii, Will Wright on September 2, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Just in case you missed it, be sure and check out the excellent piece on Spore in the NY Times by Yale fellow and renowned scientist Carl Zimmer. The Times is hardly ever wanting for quality games journalism, with Seth Schiesel on staff and even the occasional think piece from Steven Johnson in the Sunday [...]
