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Ghostfire Games Announces Release Date

By Andrew Clark / Tuesday, 09 March 2010
Ghostfire Games Announces Release Date

It was recently announced by Ghostfire Games that Rage of the Gladiator will hit WiiWare's virtual shelves this coming Monday, March 15th. It will cost 1000 Wii Points.

 

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And what good would a game be without a contest to coincide with its release? Ghostfire Games announced a competition which challenges players to beat the game as fast as possible. This encompasses both the regular game, and the challenge mode (more difficult versions of the bosses), which unlocks after beating the regular mode.

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Wii Loses Another Exclusive, de Blob 2 Going Multiplatform

By Ian Mikutel / Saturday, 20 February 2010
Wii Loses Another Exclusive, de Blob 2 Going Multiplatform

THQ CEO Brian Farrell has confirmed the publisher will be launching de Blob 2 for multiple platforms in fiscal 2011.

 

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"de Blob started its life on Wii. We've not announced anything yet, but obviously with a great brand like that -- people love that character -- taking it to other platforms, the game mechanic can be done. Actually, I prefer it on a normal controller.

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Sony: Publishers Leaving Wii For PS3, Wii Has Few "Innovative New IP"

By Ian Mikutel / Thursday, 18 February 2010
Sony: Publishers Leaving Wii For PS3, Wii Has Few "Innovative New IP"

In a recent interview with IndustryGamers, Sony Senior Vice President of Publisher Relations, Rob Dyer, said publishers are leaving Wii for PS3 and that the Wii platform has little innovative new IP.

 

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"What publishers have said is they're not going to spend the resources on Wii... In my job, we compete against Microsoft and Nintendo, and we're competing for resources.

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Analyst: Nintendo Must "Immediately" Cut Wii Price To $150

By Ian Mikutel / Thursday, 18 February 2010
Analyst: Nintendo Must "Immediately" Cut Wii Price To $150

In an equity research newsletter, Janco Partners analyst Mike Hickey says Nintendo must "immediately" cut the Wii's price to $150 in anticipation of Microsoft's Natal and Sony's Arc, both new motion controllers due to launch this fall.

 

Nintendo Wii $150 Price Cut

 

"We believe Nintendo needs to cut the price of their console from $200 to $150 immediately, as they should establish as meaningful of an installed base as possible before the Natal and Arc are introduced," Hickey wrote.

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Nintendo Announces Media Summit

By Ian Mikutel / Thursday, 11 February 2010
Nintendo Announces Media Summit

Today Nintendo has announced it will be holding a Q1 Media Summit event on February 24 in San Francisco.

 

Nintendo Media Summit

 

"Please join us for a full day of presentations, demos and hands-on gameplay," Nintendo said in an invite to select members of the press.

 

With Nintendo set to release all three of its major franchises this year, the company has much to talk about at this event. Super Mario Galaxy 2, Metroid: Other M, and the new Legend of Zelda: Wii title are currently all well into development.

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