11.30.2009 8:38 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
If Nintendo’s sales numbers are correct, this past week was one worth all the holiday thanks the company can muster.
The game and gaming hardware retailer announced it sold more than 1.5 million game systems during Thanksgiving week in the United States.…
11.09.2009 10:00 am
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The Nintendo Game Boy, circa 1980s. Photo courtesy of Nintendo.
In a move sure to make a lot of Generation Xers feel old, not to mention their boomer predecessors, Nintendo’s Game Boy has been inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame.
The…
11.03.2009 12:15 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The bloom is off the rose over at Nintendo.
After several years of high interest and robust sales, the company’s Wii console is looking a little less appealing to consumers. Sales of the system over the first half of the business…
10.30.2009 12:05 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The larger DSi XL (pink) compared to the DSi. Photo courtesy of Nintendo.
If it’s possible to have too much of a good thing in video gaming, we’ll find out early next year.
That’s when gaming giant Nintendo is expected bring to…
10.27.2009 12:15 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
"Puzzler World" cover art courtesy of Atari
More brain teasers are coming soon for Nintendo’s handheld console. Apparitions will show up not long afterward.
Atari announced today it will release “Puzzler World” for DS systems in early December. The sequel to “Puzzler Collection”…
10.26.2009 1:00 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
No doubt, a video game is on your teen’s or tween’s Christmas wish list, and that game probably is “Guitar Hero 5″ or “Wii Sports Resort.”
So says a survey of 1,005 consumers ages 8 to 17 directed by retailer Game Crazy and…
10.12.2009 9:19 am
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
“Wii Fit Plus”
Genre: Exercise, fitness
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Wii
ESRB rating: “E” for Everyone
Price: $19.99 ($100 with Balance Board)
Grade: A
There’s one good reason to pick up “Wii Fit Plus.”
It’s in the name.
As implied, “Plus” picks up everything already in “Fit” and has a few enhancements, making the original “Fit”…
10.08.2009 6:26 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Next year, the Wii Balance Board turns into a catwalk.
Atari and The Weinstein Co. have announced they’re combining forces to bring “Project Runway” to the Nintendo console by spring. The popular fashion oriented reality program on Lifetime pits budding designers against each other…
09.28.2009 9:30 am
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
“Dead Space: Extraction”
Genre: Survivor-horror rail shooter
Developer: Visceral Games
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: Nintendo Wii
ESRB rating: “M” for mature
Release date: Tuesday, Sept. 29
Price: $49.99
Grade: C
There are games you buy and games you borrow.
Toss “Dead Space: Extraction” on the latter pile.
This latest installment in the ongoing war against virus-infected, semi-dead things brings Wii…
09.25.2009 9:30 am
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Next month, Nintendo’s new “Wii Sports Resort” ought to become twice as fun.
The company announced it plans to include two MotionPlus expansion devices for the Wii wand controller in the game bundle, instead of just one. The double-device limited-edition packs go on…