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Has Project Natal Found Its Wii Sports? When Will We Finally See Actual Games?

Project Natal might have a release window of during the holidays, but that doesn't answer the litany of questions that remain about Microsoft's entry into motion gaming. Since its E3 reveal, we've seen tech demos and examples of how Project Natal can graft onto existing gaming experiences, but Microsoft and third-parties have remained quiet on...

Posted January 13, 2010| 19 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: September 2009 Software Sales -- Halo 3: ODST Sells 1.52 Million

Microsoft and Bungie Studios didn't give the release of Halo 3: ODST the same blockbuster treatment as Halo 3, but that didn't stop the Halo faithful from coming out in big numbers for the latest fight against the Covenant. September 2009 sales numbers from the NPD Group report Halo 3: ODST sold 1.52 million copies, with its closest competitor,...

Posted October 19, 2009| 52 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
Wii Sports Resort Sells 1 Million Units In The US, 3 Million Worldwide

It has only been a month since Nintendo’s beach-side compilation game Wii Sports Resort was released in the United States, but Nintendo has managed to sell over 1 million copies of the Wii MotionPlus-fest during that time. The game has also surpassed the 1 million mark in Japan and Europe, which, if I've done my math correctly, means over...

Posted August 25, 2009| 10 Comments
Wii Sports Resort Has Already Sold 500,000 Copies

Well, this is a surprise to no one: Wii Sports Resort is selling very, very well. So well, in fact, Nintendo's already issued a press release announcing Wii Sports Resort has sold more than 500,000 copies since its launch on July 26. That's just over a week and Nintendo has already moved half a million copies of the much anticipated...

Posted August 5, 2009| 13 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
Nintendo's Wii MotionPlus Sells Well Despite Minimal Software Support

Despite having just three games that currently support it, Nintendo’s Wii MotionPlus has done some serious business since its release last month. As Ars Technica reports, NPD analyst Anita Frazier found that the Wiimote add-on sold 169,000 units in its first month on store shelves. When combined with those Wii MotionPluses that were...

Posted July 20, 2009| 19 Comments
X-Play Presents the Best of E3 09 Awards

Each year, E3 is a grueling gauntlet of new titles and technologies, all poised to change the way we think about gaming. This year was no exception. Now that we've had time to sit back, piece back together our tattered physical beings and meditate for awhile, we're ready to share the things blew our minds at this year's show. Tonight, X-Play...

Posted June 8, 2009| 21 Comments
TheFeed E3 09 NightCap Day 2 With Billy Berghammer, Thomas Puha, N'Gai Croal And Chris Kohler

Watch Larger Version of this Video In this second edition of TheFeed E3 09 NightCap, Billy Berghammer, Thomas Puha, N'Gai Croal and Chris Kohler discuss the coolest things they saw at E3 including God of War III, Sony's new wand peripheral, New Super Mario Bros., the PSP go, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Wii Sports Resort, MAG, Alan Wake, Heavy...

Posted June 4, 2009| 7 Comments
Wii Sports Resort Preview

Though it certainly got a boost from coming free with every Wii, Wii Sports still holds up as one of that system's better, and more enduring games. Now Nintendo is readying a sequel, Wii Sports Resort, which we got to playtest, albeit ever so briefly, at Nintendo’s E3 booth. Wii Sports Resort Trailer Watch Larger Version | Watch...

Posted June 2, 2009
Wii Sports Resort Wasn't Nintendo's First Choice -- Wii Motor Sports, Anyone?

It's well known that Nintendo designer Shigeru Miyamoto isn't someone who rushes. Miyamoto's famous for cancelling, rebooting and delaying projects until they've become something he's proud of. The follow-up to Wii Sports, the game that launched Wii's unexpected popularity, was not decided overnight, Miyamoto revealed during a post-E3 chat...

Posted June 2, 2009
Wii MotionPlus: 10 Million Users By Year's End?

It seems like only yesterday that I was telling you about Ubisoft’s upcoming Wii FPS Red Steel 2 requiring Nintendo’s MotionPlus controller add-on. Where does the time go? Well, today Edge reports that the guru of videogame market analysts David Pachter predicts the WMP install base could be around 10 million users in the U.S. and...

Posted May 13, 2009| 12 Comments
Ubisoft Confident In MotionPlus Because Of 'Wii Sports Resort'

Publishers are moving behind Nintendo's latest Wii accessory, MotionPlus, in a big way. Ubisoft, a Wii supporter from day one, is throwing weight behind MotionPlus before it's on store shelves. Red Steel 2, the sequel to their sword-focused launch title, is being designed around MotionPlus. Why are they so confident? Easy answer, says Ubisoft...

Posted May 7, 2009| 18 Comments
'Wii Sports Resort,' Wii MotionPlus Dated

Nintendo today announce firm release dates for both Wii Sports Resort and the Wii MotionPlus controller add-on for the Wii. The peripheral will be available on June 8th, and Wii Sports Resort will hit shelves on July 26th. Wii MotionPlus is a small unit that clips to the bottom of your WiiMote and adds accelerometers and pixie dust to provide...

Posted April 14, 2009| 26 Comments