Nintendo of America’s president Reggie “My Body is Ready” Fils-Aime just finished formally announcing the details regarding the Wii U launch in the US, and as predicted, Americans will get the system before their Japanese counterparts: the system launches on November 18th, just in time for …
Contrary to popular belief, the Wii does have a handful of good games. As the gaming industry gears up for the launch of the similarly risky Wii U, let’s take a look back on the best games made for the original Wii.
Capcom kicked off their annual “Game Jam” in Japan this weekend by showing off the highly anticipated Monster Hunter 4. Capcom announced that the game won’t be ready for nearly a year, but Monster Hunter fanatics can catch their first glimpse of actual gameplay from MH4 …
Sony’s Playstation Vita will hit American shores in less than a month, and expectations are understandably high for the newest handheld powerhouse. While the Vita received a strangely cold reception when it launched in Japan over a month ago, the system still tops many gamers’ most …
The PS Vita continues to struggle while the 3DS breaks sales records. It’s an almost Phoenix Wright style “turnabout” for Nintendo’s suddenly popular handheld, but Sony still has a few tidbits to be happy about.
Despite being the direct sequel to one of the series’ most divisive entries, Final Fantasy XIII-2 was the best selling game this week in Japan, with over half-a-million copies sold, allowing it to surpass sales of last week’s winner, Monster Hunter 3G for the 3DS, which …
Still wish the 3DS had a second circle pad? Do you secretly wish that your 3DS was bulkier and less sleek? Well, for $20 and a trip to Gamestop, your wishes will soon be answered, as Nintendo announced today that the Circle Pad Pro attachment (better …
It’s no secret that the 3DS is underperforming; third parties are cancelling titles, and despite a massive sales boom created by the recent price drop, the system still only managed to be second in sales in the month of August, according to retailer tracking service NPD. …
The 3DS’s significant price drop along with the ambassador program caused the sales to increase by an extreme amount, and that’s just in the US, while it was already extremely popular in the Japan. The fact that the 3DS is finally getting titles that the fans …
Nintendo of Japan has been teasing a “big announcement” for Tokyo Game Show, and thanks to some leaked pics of the newest issue of Japanese gaming mag Famitsu, the secret is out: Capcom’s hit Monster Hunter series is coming to the 3DS, and it’s bringing with …
I played a lot of games at E3 this year. There were so many games there that, despite my initial plans to play everything, I quickly had to prioritize and pick and choose what was worth my time. I felt like a kid going to Disneyland …
Capcom is probably most famous for franchises like Street Fighter and Resident Evil, but in Japan their main cash cow is Monster Hunter: the co-op multiplayer action RPG dominates Japanese sales charts, selling well into the millions of units with every single iterative release, and it …