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An Open Letter to Princess Peach

Dear Princess Peach, Hi, how are you? I am fine. First off, I'd like to congratulate you on staying strong with your fashion. Times are a-changing in the 21st century, but you've somehow managed to keep things stylish with your pink ballgown and arm-length gloves. No, I'm totally not being condescending. I'm more of a sandals and muumuu kind of...

Posted June 2, 2010| 46 Comments
NPD Analysis: November 2009 Software Sales -- Modern Warfare 2 Sells 6 Million

We knew it was going to be a big month for Activision's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. How big? The NPD Group numbers are officially in for November: Modern Warfare 2 sold 6,070,000 copies across both Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 last month. PC numbers aren't available. It was a massive month for both hardware and software, though. Even though...

Posted December 10, 2009| 23 Comments
Analysis: August 2009 Software Sales -- Madden Pushes Near 2M, Batman Soars

You'll notice that Wii Sports Resort isn't in the headline. Of course Nintendo's follow-up to Wii Sports did well in August, based on the numbers released by the NPD Group today. It wasn't the number-one selling game, however, as that spot went to Electronic Arts' Madden NFL 2010. All told, Madden NFL 2010 was August's big winner, selling 1.9...

Posted September 10, 2009| 15 Comments
Nintendo Sales Down 40%, Blames Weaker Software Lineup

Though Nintendo has continued to outperform the rest of the industry in the midst of a worldwide economic recession, the company isn't racking up the same blockbusters numbers it used to. Nintendo's first fiscal quarter ended this past June and the company reported a lack of blockbuster software sales resulted in a 60% decrease in company...

Posted July 30, 2009| 17 Comments
'TheFeed's' Weekend Playlist: 'Dragon Quest V,' 'Fallout 3,' 'Street Fighter IV,' And More!

The weekend is finally here! Tons of us at TheFeed have grand plans to travel the world, party like rock stars, go on major shopping sprees, save dolphins, and more. The one thing we all have in common is that a good chunk of our weekends will be spent playing games. Here's the first (of what will be several) lists of what TheFeed crew is...

Posted March 6, 2009| 95 Comments
'Mario Kart Wii': 2008's Worldwide Best-Seller

According to combined sales data from GfK, ChartTrack, Enterbrain and the NPD Group, the worldwide best-selling video game in 2008 was Mario Kart Wii! Nintendo cleaned up in the charts: A full three of the top five games were from the Japanese company, proving that Universal appeal trumps hardcore gamer opinion. Here's the rest of the...

Posted February 2, 2009| 137 Comments
The Top 10 Most Rented Games Of 2008

Variety has posted a list of 2008's ten most rented games, courtesy of Rentrak. There are some interesting tidbits here. Despite the Wii having a much larger installed base, the top five spots belong to Xbox 360 games. In fact, Microsoft's console dominates the list, with only a few Wii titles and no PlayStation 3 titles to be found. Anyway,...

Posted January 15, 2009| 101 Comments
X-Play's Best of 2008 Awards!

X-Play is proud to present its Best of 2008 Awards on Tuesday, December 9th, at 8PM ET. This sixth annual awards program will highlight the best in gaming throughout the year. ' "It seems commonplace to expect and find every year to improve on the one before," says Adam Sessler, Host and Managing Editor, "X-Play." "But...

Posted December 5, 2008| 221 Comments
'Force Unleashed', Wii Take September Sales

LucasArts's action title, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, made an incredible debut, leading software sales in the month of September 2008 according to the NPD Group. Meanwhile, the Nintendo Wii swapped spots with the DS last month as the top selling console. Hardware (units): Nintendo Wii - 687,000 Nintendo DS - 536,800 Xbox 360 -...

Posted October 16, 2008| 25 Comments
DS, Madden Tackles August Sales

August sales charts didn't really change much from July. According to the NPD, the Nintendo DS is once again the top-selling console last month, and football tackled the competition with Madden NFL '09, after July's college football domination. Here are the numbers: Hardware (units): Nintendo DS - 518,300 Nintendo Wii - 453,000 ...

Posted September 11, 2008| 14 Comments
G-Phoria Winners Are Announced!

G-Phoria is over and we've got the winners! The past twelve months have been unprecedented in terms of quality games coming out for home consoles. Halo 3 narrowly topped the competition and won Game of the Year in the closest vote in G-Phoria history. Check under the cut for the full list of winners from G-Phoria 2008. Read More?

Posted August 7, 2008| 631 Comments
Dictators And Mario Kart Wii

On May 16th, we reported that the name Hitler had been banned from Nintendo's Mario Kart Wii online community. In short, if you were playing under a Mii with the word Hitler anywhere in its name, you would not be able to connect to Mario Kart WFC. We're not debating Nintendo's decision to not allow Hitler on their network. It's the their...

Posted May 31, 2008| 74 Comments
Hitler Banned From Nintendo

PSA: You can not play Mario Kart online as Hitler. Source: GoNintendo

Posted May 16, 2008| 50 Comments
Mario Giving Away Cab Rides?

We're not quite sure what to make of this information, but Mario, yes, that Mario, is in New York, hailing cabs and giving away free taxi rides to New Yorkers, to promote Mario Kart Wii. Now, this would be strange in any city, but in New York, Mario is likely to get cut standing out in the middle of the street trying to get a cab for a surly New...

Posted April 23, 2008| 7 Comments
Jason Priestly To Play 'Mario Kart Wii'

One-time TV star and matinée idol Jason Priestly wants to play Mario Kart Wii with you at the launch event for the game at New York City's Nintendo World. I will take a plane to New York, enter the contest and win. Then I will race Jason Priestly. First, I will throw a green turtle shell at him. Then, I'll use the blue shell. I'll...

Posted April 23, 2008| 9 Comments