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Pretty amazing numbers coming out of Nintendo this week. Apparently they’ve sold just over 20 million Wii consoles in 14 months since the launch. According to Kotaku (and they should know) Nintendo’s Game Cube console sold 21 million units during its six-year lifespan.
Presently Nintendo is shipping about 1.8 million Wii boxes a month, so at [...]
We all like getting video games for Christmas, so is it any surprise that a video game could become a symbol for the season?
In Madrid they’ve set up a unique Christmas tree: A pyramid of lights that move around like a Pac-Man video game. Quite ingenious, really.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9j22cnSfE4U
[via The Feed at G4 TV]
When I heard EA was working on a game with Steven Spielberg I was naturally pretty excited to see what they would come up with. I did not expect the result to be an electronic version of Janga. Hmm, can’t say I’m too excited about this one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqfElTC6eUM
The gang is all here: Mario, Pikachu, Link, Kirby, and more. Looks like it will be a lot of fun.
Wow, looks like a smoking hot new Star Wars title from Lucas Arts this time. The opening with the Star Destroyer smashing into the ground is just pretty darn cool.
The Nintendo Wii really took the world by storm last year and has sold almost 3 million units since its launch, so naturally there is a lot of interest to see what Nintendo will do with its new system this year. One of the games getting a lot of attention is Wii Fit, which doesn’t [...]
Electronic Arts introduced their latest edition of the Madden NFL franchise at E3 this week with the help of none other than Reggie Bush of the New Orleans Saints. It debuts on August 14 so start saving those pennies now. I cannot wait!
There’s big doings in California as E3, the big video game trade show, grinds on. One of the most hotly anticipated games this season is the latest edition of the Guitar Hero franchise, expected to debut for the Xbox360, PS3, and the Wii this Fall. If the official trailer for Guitar Hero III: Legends of [...]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uC0lvAjvvgA
Okay, it’s not as funny as “Dick in a Box,” and the singing, well, I don’t think we’ll see these girls on American Idol anytime soon. But still, it’s a pretty cute fan tribute to the Wii with an impressive number of Wii boxes. Hope they didn’t have to buy all of them.
Don’t get me wrong, I love my Wii and I think it’s the best gaming platform to come along in a long time. But these are pretty hilarious. Favorites Female Pleasure (Whipped!), WiiWhaling (Blubber!) and Seal Hunt. But the one that takes the cake has to be WiiPii. Urine!
