Sunday, January 17, 2010
QTE Tweets Of The Week
10 DSi: Pokemon Ranger Path Of Light Announced. it takes place in Oblivia. play as Male/Female Pichu, 4 Player co-op + more http://ow.ly/W86r
9 Zune HD: Microsoft has annoucned that Xvid and Smart DJ Support is coming to the Zune HD. http://ow.ly/VIUk
8 QTE Blog: Sega Has Released A New Trailer For Sonic & Sega's All Star Racing Showing Characters, Tracks And More http://ow.ly/16kC5s
7 Sony's Qriocity trademark revealed to be a movie streaming service for Sony's future TV Sets. http://ow.ly/Vcd4
6 QTE Blog: Activision Announce Modern Warfare 2 Retail Sales Have Surpassed $1 Billion Worldwide http://ow.ly/16l9z5
5 Wii: Udon are adding extra endings to Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars. http://ow.ly/V4pz
4 PS4: Sony's Shuhei Yoshida says the PS4 will have a Optical Storage Disc Format. Speculation is that it won't be BluRay http://ow.ly/VF2j
3 Rebellion have reportedly closed down Rebellion Derby, which originally was CORE. they're expanding their Oxford base. http://ow.ly/VF48
2 PS3: Playstation the Official Magazine say that Killzone 3, Resistance 3, and infamous 2 will be revealed at E3. http://ow.ly/V4MV
1 360: its rumoured that Perfect Dark Zero is coming out in the next couple of weeks for 1200 MS Points. http://ow.ly/WcxU
What Have You Played This Week?
Not too much played this week. There generally was a lot of news to deal with meaning I only played a little here and there.
Football Manager 10 – PC – My Family were kind enough to get me the new game in the series. Some major changes to menus and options have made playing this game hard, so to help I changed the look to FM 09. but even then, that look has been changed also. I do like the custom league feature and there are several leagues that people have done that can be added. Got to play lots more of it before I get a deeper feel for the game.
Super Smash Brothers Brawl – Wii – slowly working my way through the story mode. Over half way so far.
Super Paper Mario – Wii – I've never played any of the Paper Mario games and thought this would be a good start. It looks really good, the simple art and bold colours highlight what the Wii can do. The story is a bit of a stretch, but the character inter-actions, history, and twits help it greatly. The game is taking longer than I thought it would. It does feel like it's been padded out a bit, but its not too distracting. The 2d/3d mechanic is fun and the game makes use of the Wii's pointer in a good way. The game uses these to make some interesting puzzles. The controls are perhaps too simple, making you go into menus to do things, but that is either down to the WiiMote or the developers. I am enjoying it, despite its length, and look forward to seeing how things develop.
Star Trek Online - Beta– PC – it has taken along time on my rubbish internet connection to download this so I haven't got much time into it, the file is over 6.6GB in size!. So far, it looks good, ship combat is fun, space is really massive, ground combat is fine, and the mechanics are being explained well. The controls are fairly simple, but I am only a little way in. I look forward to seeing what I can do in the Beta and would really love to play the game when it comes out...just need money, lol.
Fl0w – PS3 – I finally downloaded the Trophy patch for this game and played it alittle. I got some trophies and that's about it. I had completed and played through the game a few times already...and the trophies will make you do it again. There not the easiest trophies to get and a couple will be difficult.
What have you been playing this week? feel free to add your weeks gaming selection in the comments, or comment on my selection for this week
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Audio Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest)
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Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest)
Wii: Netflix on Wii can't stream HD movies. Reggie Fils-Aime doesn't see this as a loss to Wii Owners. http://ow.ly/WOsZ
PS3: Call Of Duty World At War Map Packs 1,2, and 3 were top 3 selling PSN DLC in 2009. http://ow.ly/WOvc
iPhone: Piracy has cost Apple and iPhone devs $450 Million since the App store was launched. http://ow.ly/WOy6
QTE Blog: Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest) http://ow.ly/16lsp3
360: its reported the development community is concerned about Natal, Microsoft need to show it used in killer games http://ow.ly/WOAZ
Cooking Mama will have 2 releases this year. Gardening Mama and Cooking Mama was successful. http://ow.ly/WOE0
Wii: there are over 20 Million Mii's in Japan, 80 Million in America. http://ow.ly/WOGM
DS2: The Japanese Newspaper that supposedly "misinterpreted" Iwata quotes says that it's report was accurate. http://ow.ly/WOJx
DSi: Capcom announce the Mega Man Zero Collection, featuring all the GBA games. Japan release of April 22nd for ¥4,190 http://ow.ly/WQvD
I Am Alive has had a complete Reboot. it now uses the Splinter Cell Engine. the game has had a complete restart. http://ow.ly/WQyW
QTE Blog: Audio Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest) http://ow.ly/16ltBL
DS2: the EEDAR group have predicted a DS Successor will be announced "within 8 months" and launched within 15 months. http://ow.ly/WQCA
PS3: its reported that MAG will not require a Install when the disc version is released. http://ow.ly/WQEx
PS3: A 3D version Of Gran Turismo 5 will be made available. GT5 is compatible with the Denso GPS Track Day Unit http://ow.ly/WQHT
JP Consoles, PSP 145.682, Wii 76.772, PS3 61.591, DSi 50.178, DSi LL 45.221, DS 10.067, 360 5.461, PS2 3.092, PSPgo 2.841 http://ow.ly/WQKh
PC: @eurogamer_net still have some Star Trek Online Beta Keys Available. register now to claim one. http://ow.ly/WTUi
PC: Sony COO Stan Glasgow has said that Bravia Internet Video Link service is coming to the PS3. http://ow.ly/WU60
Wii2: Reggie Fils-Aime says a Wii 2 will not be just a HD upgrade. it will offer new gaming capabilities. http://ow.ly/WUdr
iPlayer: In December, 1 in 8 program requests came from the Wii or PS3, a 74% increase over November. http://ow.ly/WUf0
USA 360 sales rose only 0.74% in 2009 over 2008. PS3 sales rose 22.8%. 360 sold 436.2K more consoles than PS3 in 2009 http://ow.ly/WUhA
PSPgo: Sony EU extend the free game offer when you buy a PSPgo to January 31st 2010. http://ow.ly/WUkO
360: Xbox.com have listed new Platinum hits games. these include, Halo Wars, Left 4 Dead, The Orange Box, Fable II + more http://ow.ly/WVxz
Sonic & Sega's All Star Racing is coming out in the EU on February 26th. Napoleon Total War coming February 23rd http://ow.ly/WWFU
QTE Blog: This Weeks UK WiiWare, DSiWare, And Virtual Console Releases http://ow.ly/16lzwd
QTE Blog: Playfirst Announce Diner Dash 5 Boom! For PC And Mac's http://ow.ly/16lzwe
QTE Blog: EA Release New Screenshots For RISK Factions http://ow.ly/16lyiO
QTE Blog: THQ Have Released New Screenshots For Metro 2033 http://ow.ly/16lyiP
360: its rumoured Mass Effect 2 DLC is coming soon after its release. there'll be, Armor, Weapons, a planet, Zaeed Messani http://ow.ly/WWGL
Sega have revealed that Project Needlemouse will only feature Sonic. Crab artwork also revealed. http://ow.ly/WWI1
Kane And Lynch Dead Men sold 1.7 Million Units. http://ow.ly/WWJw
DSi: The First Screenshots for Pokemon Ranger Path Of Light have been released. http://ow.ly/WWLS
QTE Blog: Sony Announce That The Once Optional PS3 Firmware Update 3.15 Is Now Mandatory http://ow.ly/16lAVi
QTE Blog: Sony Announce Pinball Heroes Is Coming To The EU PSN In February http://ow.ly/16lAVj
PS3: the ESRB has rated Catan for the PS3. the game had only come out in Japan so far. http://ow.ly/WYTn
PSP: BlazBlue Calamity Trigger Portable is coming out in the USA in March. http://ow.ly/WYYV
QTE Blog: Nintendo Reveal The Nintendo DS And Nintendo Wii Break USA Sales Records In 2009 http://ow.ly/16lCf3
QTE Blog: UK Online Retailers Have The Nintendo DSi XL For Pre-Order http://ow.ly/16lCf4
PS3: GT 5 is 90% complete according to Kazunori Yamauchi. the game could use the motion controller for certain things http://ow.ly/WZ0N
Acitivision have confirmed that DJ Hero 2 is in development. http://ow.ly/WZ39
360: Aaron Greenberg thinks that Natal could make the 360 more popular in Japan with devs and consumers http://ow.ly/WZ3H
Friday, January 15, 2010
UK Online Retailers Have The Nintendo DSi XL For Pre-Order
Game - Wine Red + Dark Brown - £149.99
Amazon.co.uk - Wine Red - £149.99
Amazon.co.uk - Dark Brown - £149.99
Play.com - Wine Red - £149.95
Play.com - Dark Brown - £149.95
Gamestation - Wine Red + Dark Brown - £149.99
ShopTo.Net - Wine Red - £144.85
ShopTo.Net - Dark Brown - £144.85
HMV.co.uk - Wine Red - £149.94
HMV.co.uk - Dark Brown - £149.94
Nintendo Reveal The Nintendo DS And Nintendo Wii Break USA Sales Records In 2009
Nintendo Have also announced that the Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi sold over 11.2 Million Units in 2009. this is a new USA Calender Year sales record for any videogame system ever.
The Lifetime sales of the Nintendo Wii in the USA are over 27.2 Million Units Sold. for the Nintendo DS Franchise, 38.8 Million units have been sold in its lifetime in the USA, More than the Game Boy Advance Franchise.
Since 2000-2009, over 100 Million Nintendo systems have been sold in the USA.
Press Release
A holiday shopping frenzy helped both of Nintendo's video game systems make history: Nintendo's Wii™ home system sold more than 3.8 million units in December, a new all-time single-month U.S. sales record. The Nintendo DS™ Lite and Nintendo DSi™ hand-held systems combined to sell more than 3.3 million, the second biggest month in U.S. history.
Those strong December numbers helped propel the Nintendo DS franchise to more than 11.2 million sold in 2009, a new U.S. calendar-year sales record for any video game system – ever. The Wii console finished 2009 with 9.6 million sold. Of all the Wii consoles ever sold in the United States since its November 2006 launch, nearly one-fifth (18.7 percent) were sold during November and December 2009.
"Wii, Nintendo DS Lite and Nintendo DSi combined to sell more than 7 million units in the month of December alone," said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America's executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. "Clearly there is overwhelming consumer demand for fun games, motion controls and value. This remarkable hardware sales surge presents a tremendous software opportunity for Nintendo and its third-party partners as we head into 2010."
Lifetime U.S. sales for Wii have now surpassed 27.2 million units. No other home console has ever sold so many so quickly. Lifetime U.S. sales for the Nintendo DS franchise have topped 38.8 million units, surpassing lifetime sales of the Game Boy™ Advance franchise.
As always, great software drives hardware sales. In December alone, consumers placed six Nintendo games in the top 10 best-sellers of the month. These include New Super Mario Bros.™ Wii at No. 1 with more than 2.8 million sold, Wii Sports Resort™ at No. 2 with more than 1.7 million sold, Wii Fit™ Plus with the Wii Balance Board™ accessory at No. 3 with more than 1.7 million sold, Wii Play™ at No. 6 with more than 1.0 million sold, Mario Kart™ Wii at No. 7 with more than 936,000 sold and Mario & Luigi™: Bowser's Inside Story for Nintendo DS Lite and Nintendo DSi at No. 10 with more than 656,000 sold.
For all of 2009, Nintendo finished with seven of the top 10 best-selling games of the year. These include New Super Mario Bros. Wii at No. 2 with more than 4.2 million sold, Wii Sports Resort at No. 3 with more than 4.2 million sold, Wii Fit™ at No. 4 with more than 3.5 million sold, Mario Kart Wii at No. 5 with nearly 3.1 million sold, Wii Play at No. 6 with more than 3.1 million sold, Wii Fit Plus™ at No. 8 with more than 2.4 million sold and Pokémon™ Platinum Version at No. 10 with more than 2.0 million sold.
All numbers contained in this document are according to the NPD Group, which tracks U.S. video game sales.
Sony Announce Pinball Heroes Is Coming To The EU PSN In February
The 4 Themed tables are Pain!, Uncharted, Everybody's Golf, And High Velocity Bowling. there are In-game Awards, Online leaderboards, and the ability to play each table either Horizontally or Vertically. The tables also have a "generous with the “tilt” functionality".
Pinball Heroes
From EU Playstation Blog