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Leaked Walmart ad reveals Xbox 360 Arcade with $100 gift card, $300 HP G60 laptop {Engadget}
Nov 4th 2009 8:50AM Looks like a good opportunity to replace my ailing day one 360.
The great Google Wave invite giveaway! {Download Squad}
Oct 31st 2009 1:06PM I LOVE YOU
Ultima Online still going strong, says lead designer {Massively}
Oct 30th 2009 4:04PM You know what would be cool? A sequel.
Oh wait, they tried that. Twice.
Sigh.
Iwata: Wii's 2009 lineup allowed the 'mood' to 'cool' {Joystiq}
Oct 30th 2009 2:17PM It's true, although the GameCube wasn't as bad as the N64 and the Wii.
It comes with Nintendo's obsession with differentiating themselves from the competition on multiple levels. The problem extremely pronounced with the Wii because of how expensive making AAA games has become. It's more profitable for a third-party developer to make a game that PC, 360, and PS3 owners can all play than to focus on the Wii. And because the Wii can't muster the horsepower that the others can, it either misses out on games that the others get or it gets a shitty port.
If Nintendo had made the Wii equal in power to the other two consoles, they wouldn't have this problem, as the Wii controller(s) can be adapted to more traditional situations. But instead, they pulled out the duct tape.
Not that this hasn't been profitable so far, but Nintendo needs to tread carefully. They need to keep their momentum with the casual market because they've virtually thrown away everyone else.
Iwata: Wii's 2009 lineup allowed the 'mood' to 'cool' {Joystiq}
Oct 30th 2009 2:01PM The problem isn't necessarily a lack of first-party titles for the half. It's that the Wii's third-party support is so weak that it falls almost solely on Nintendo to push Wii software sales.
The Daily Grind: Getting Torchlight? {Massively}
Oct 27th 2009 11:41AM It's just rather disappointing to me because I can't imagine it would've been that hard to add in simple cooperative multiplayer. They wouldn't have even needed closed servers.
The Daily Grind: Getting Torchlight? {Massively}
Oct 27th 2009 9:11AM Dungeon crawlers are almost never very fun single player. No multiplayer, no sale.
The Daily Grind: What's your first MMO? {Massively}
Oct 23rd 2009 8:40AM Redmoon Online, followed by Ultima Online.
I got to know the Korean grinder model very well before moving on to a good MMO.
Borderlands shortages reported, Gearbox responds {Joystiq}
Oct 21st 2009 3:09PM It's one of the few games I pre-ordered, so no problems here. That said, my cousin didn't pre-order and was able to pick up a copy from his local GameStop just fine. Both for the 360, by the way.
Japanese hardware sales, Oct. 5 - Oct. 11: Imploded analogy edition {Joystiq}
Oct 19th 2009 12:07AM Thank you, Das Boot. I just laughed myself to sleep.
