I don’t know how I missed this, but it is amazing. I saw a mention of it in a video and had to check it out. It was made back in 2007, so I am sure a lot of people have seen it. If you haven’t, hit the link below and enjoy.
I won’t say much about it, because you just have to play it: Passage
It will make sense in the end.
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GameDaily recently contacted a Nintendo rep about the possibility of the Wii with the brand-new black color scheme hitting the States.
The answer, is a no:
“no plans to have other colors of Wii in the U.S.”
There it is, straight from Nintendo. It seems that some people are upset. Of course, this statement means that there are currently “no plans,” that the rep knows of. However, if we take a look at Nintendo’s history with their systems, it’s hard to imagine them not releasing at least one with a different look.
Even if Nintendo does have plans that their rep knows of, we all know that the big N is Notorious for being able to keep secrets from the gaming public. They like to be the ones who announce their new stuff. Aside from that, they don’t want people who learn about the new color to sit and decide to wait while leaving the current model on store shelves.
The sales have slowed down quite a bit since launch, and although they do continue to sell more consoles than the other guys, they don’t like seeing those numbers drop.
Maybe they will announce it at their fall media summit.
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Activision bossman Bobby Kotick’s complaints about the PS3’s price point haven’t gone unnoticed. We heard all about it less than a month ago.
These days, it seems that everyone is asking for a PlayStation 3 price cut. It is bound to happen eventually–and for Sony’s sake, hopefully sooner than later.
It is reported that even Tecmo Koei CEO Kenji Matsubara spoke with CVG, and said that he would like to ask Sony to, “please cut the price.”
Reuters did speak to Sony Corp. CEO Howard Stringer, and he had something to say about those comments,”He likes to make a lot of noise. He’s putting pressure on me and I’m putting pressure on him. That’s the nature of business.”
Don’t ask the guy about the logic of no price cut. Reuters did just that, and ol’ Howie answered pretty bluntly, ”I lose money on every PlayStation I make — how’s that for logic.”
Sony still seems to hope that something like their 10-year-plan will work. All I know is that it better cost less than a PlayStation 4. (That’s not to say that I want a PS4 to retail for $800)
Story at Gamasutra
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This is possible, but even if so, probably wouldn’t happen anytime soon. I am sure that these companies are always working on new hardware. Anything being worked on right now may not ever even make it into a final design for Sony’s next handheld. Given that it is only a rumor, there is really nothing to worry about, because it can mean one of two things.
1) The rumor is false, you can hang on to your 3000s or plan on getting the Go.
2) It’s true, but we won’t see it for several years, so it doesn’t matter much anyway at this point.
The tech is probably constantly being worked on either way.
More info here.
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In a recent interview with the BioWare founders, GameIndustry.biz discussed with them the maturing of the videogame industry. Is there a possibility that as videogames mature, violence will be seen less.
That is not to say that violence will completely be dropped from games, but that games will use violence less and less as a way to attract crowds. Most of us don’t remember the original MK for being a solid fighter. It was about being able to rip your opponent’s head off.
The same goes for the original GTA series (although, I always found myself having more fun with those). The first few games in the franchise were top-down views, and had no story whatsoever. Yet somehow, they got us playing.
Even today, a lot of the people who enjoy Grand Theft Auto enjoy it because it lets them blow things up and shoot people. I guess that’s fine, but it’s never been enough to keep me entertained for more than an hour. Don’t even get me started on the missions.
What do you think?
You can also check out the interview here.
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Wii Sports Resort seems to be doing great in Japan. The game has sold over 350,000 copies during its first four days in retail.
Hopefully, this is an indication of what may become of Wii Motion Plus. Some reports say that the game’s release may have even had an effect on hardware sales, as those are up to 21,790 over last week’s 19,386.
Now, if only Nintendo would begin to create Wii Remotes with built-in Motion Plus tech. We’d be set.
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According to Suda51, it is.
In a recent interview with Edge, the No More Heroes creator compared making the game to, yeah, pooping.
“It’s like taking a sh*t,” says Goichi Suda, Grasshopper Manafacture CEO, as he relaxes on his (office) seat. We blink first. “A lot of things influenced No More Heroes – things I saw, or heard, and something that came from inside. Something that needed to be eliminated from my body, like waste. That’s why I created No More Heroes.
Edge goes on to write about how his colleagues are smirking and his translator becomes hesitant. “…No More Heroes 2? New taking-a-sh*t.”
Well, designing a game must be a very relaxing process for him.
From GoNintendo.
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It seems that at this point, everyone is ready for Sony Computer Entertainment to announce the new slim line PS3. I talked a few posts back about how I think Sony needs to do something to get back in the game. Hopefully this is part of it.
According to the NPD numbers, SCEA has a long way to go before it catches up to its competition. The good news for Sony is that there are still a lot of people out there who don’t have a PS3. At a cool $250 or less. (Both of which I doubt they want to do seeing as how their handheld would then cost as much as their console–or more.)
I have some friends that are already a bit ticked off, saying that they hope it doesn’t cost less than the ones they bought. I hope it costs MUCH less than the one I bought for $400. I want it to cost half that much. I have to look at the big picture. What would it mean? More PS3s in homes and more support! That means my investment may actually be worth something.
I’m just not sure Sony gets it right now.
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