Thursday, July 30, 2009

News

Nintendo Reveals Lifetime Wii, DSi Sales Figures

11:00PM Luke Plunkett | We left you on a bit of a cliffhanger earlier. Gave you lifetime DS sales, but held out on Wii and DSi lifetime sales. It’s only fair we complete the lineup. More »
News

Twitter, Facebook Should Be On 360 Before Christmas

10:40PM Luke Plunkett | Popular social media services Facebook and Twitter are coming to the Xbox 360. But don’t expect them to come as part of the next dashboard update. Instead, they’ll launch as separate applications. More »
News

Watchmen Artist Working On New Beneath A Steel Sky

10:20PM Luke Plunkett | My. What a pleasant surprise. Dave Gibbons, the artist responsible for Watchmen (the graphic novel, not the movie), is working with Revolution Software on Beneath A Steel Sky: Remastered. More »
News

The Complete Guitar Hero 5 Tracklist

10:00PM Luke Plunkett | It’s been a long, drawn-out affair, but Activision have finally gotten around to releasing the full tracklist for the upcoming Guitar Hero 5. All 85 songs of it. More »
News

Facebook Now On DSi In Japan

9:44PM Brian Ashcraft | The Facebook photo application for the DSi was first detailed back at E3. While slated for “Fall” in the States, the app has gone live in Japan with a recent firmware update. More »
Culture

Speak Now, Or Forever Hold Your Na Nahh Na Na Na Na Nahh Na Nahhs

9:30PM Luke Plunkett | Aidra and Ernest loved each other very, very much. So much that they got married. But it wasn’t just any old wedding! It was one the King of the Cosmos would see fit to berate from on high. More »
Media

The Monster Hunter Countdown… Clip?

9:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Forget countdown clocks. Countdown clocks are lame. Capcom has a countdown clip. More »
News

PAL PlayStation Store Update: Premature Encapsulation

8:30PM Luke Plunkett | Sony Computer Entertainment are trying something new this week, announcing the latest PlayStation Store update a day before it’s out. Risky business! Let’s check back on Saturday, see how they went. More »
News

How Did Nintendo Software Do? (Total Sales Are Down)

8:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Like hardware, Nintendo’s total software sales were down. There were some flickers of life, but generally, sales are down, down, down. More »
News

How Did Nintendo Hardware Do? (Total Sales Are Down)

7:30PM Brian Ashcraft | Nintendo’s DS sales took a slight dip during the last quarter, down from 6.94 million total units sold year-on-year to 5.97 units this past quarter. Sales were up slightly in Japan, but down elsewhere. More »