Wait a second. That crazy insane rumour that the struggling Nintendo 3DS would be getting a second analogue slider might actually be true? If you believe early reports from the latest issue of Japanese video game mag Famitsu, well, yeah.
After more than three years of tracking Nintendo stats, I’m done. Monster Hunter wins. Smash Bros comes in second. Mario squeaks in at the last minute.
Every month we dig into the numbers to find out which 20 Wii games are played the most by the average person who has them. For November, one game finally breaks the 80-hour barrier.
There’s an old translator’s joke that goes something like this: If you literally translated what is said when a Japanese businessman calls another businessman, you’d get two people constantly apologising. Not exactly fall over funny, but it’s true.
Super Smash Bros Brawl, the all-star fighting game, is no longer the most-loved Wii game. Three years since we started measuring these Wii playing-time stats, Smash has been dethroned… by a game whose average user plays for 80 hours.
Next month will be historic. This month is merely nearly historic. Smash Bros clings to the top spot as America’s most-loved Wii game in our latest update to our Nintendo stat-tracking. Plus, there is a new contender.
Monster Hunter is on course to beat Smash Bros, while lower Rock Band 2 continues to tangle with… Run Factory Frontier? These are the 20 most-loved Wii games as of August 1, 2010.
Do you see movement? I see movement. LOTS of shifting as games move up and down in our ranking of most avidly-played titles on the Nintendo Wii. Modern Warfare and Monster Hunter can’t be stopped.
Aussie online gamers know that any online game is best enjoyed with, well… other Aussies. To ensure your weekend online gaming is as lag-free as possible, every Friday we’ll be hosting the Kotaku Matchmaker, where you can meet new friends online!
Any game can sell. But any game that sells can collect dust a week after it is bought. These are the 20 games that collect the least dust, that get played the most per user.
