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Wii to Dominate Holiday Sales, says Analyst

Despite an expected $399 PS3 and new Xbox 360 bundles, simExchange analyst Jesse Divnich anticipates the Wii to outsell the competition this holiday. Divnich says that consumers have likely already made up their minds. Also, in the battle of the bands, Divnich expects Guitar Hero III to fare better than Rock Band.

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bym051d6189d ago

Thanks for the article from the trade publication, "Duh." :)

eagle216189d ago

what sony and ms should cry about the wii? They will laugh straight to the bank. This is 2007, $30 billion industry. Not some 80's game money.

Karebear6188d ago

In other news, Twinkies, the brightly yellow, cute little cake with fluffy fluffy filling is set to dominate the food market in December! While some more "hard core" dieticians doubt the effectiveness of actually eating a Twinkie, fans of the snack have always maintained its not what the snack can do for you, its how much fun it is to actually eat the product.

Sadly after purchasing and eating a Twinkie, while it is fun at first, quickly looses its repeat appeal and many extra Twinkies gather dust as jealous friends look upon its multicolored, brightly packaged goodness.

Fans of the higher priced multi-grain granola bar point to its high nutritional value, while many question its actual taste. "Where did the fun go?" many ask.

There was no comment from the Soylant Green Energy bar manufacturers whose slogan, "It doesn't matter what the cost is as long as its HARD COOOORRRRRRE!" continues to appeal mainly to those in the United States.

More news at 11.

otherZinc6188d ago

The Wii cant sell 3rd party software, period.

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Nintendo Accused of 'Bullying' in Weak Patent Dispute Over Palworld

The article discusses a claim by an intellectual property (IP) expert that Nintendo likely does not hold patents strong enough to prevent the game developer Pocketpair from creating Palworld, a game that some believe resembles Pokémon. The expert suggests that Nintendo's legal challenges against Palworld could amount to nothing more than corporate bullying, as the patents Nintendo might be relying on are not robust enough to stand up to legal scrutiny. The situation could be seen as an example of a large corporation trying to exert undue influence over a smaller competitor.

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-Foxtrot2d ago

Crazy how far they are willing to go over nothing rather than tell Game Freak to get their shit together and sort the quality of the mainline games out.

Personally I'd drop the two game bullshit, make a full on complete game, and take their time making the best game they can without relying on a silly battle gimmick they'll ditch after one game. Gimmicks out of battle is what they should be focusing on, beauty contests, berry making, secret bases, the underground, Seasons, events during day / night and post game content like travelling to a new location or something.

porkChop1d 18h ago

That's the thing, this is why we're now seeing more serious competitors in the genre. Game Freak has just been coasting by, doing the bare minimum in innovation for the last 20+ years. They need to get with the times. Hire more devs, give more dev time to foster creativity, etc. But now that they can't get away with that bare minimum they're trying to sue their competitors out of existence. It's disgusting.

Cacabunga2h ago

Nintendo risks big with this one.. it’s means competition to pokemon and that they dont want

gold_drake1d 13h ago

been saying this since sun and moon.

gamefreak just isnt used to, still isnt used to, the console market. they did well on the handheld space but as a complete 3d developer z they fail miserable

the last two pkmn gens look like gamecube games. not to mention the bugs at launch.

but uve seen the ridiculous anount of copies sold at launch too.

Profchaos21h ago(Edited 21h ago)

Realistically though palworld Pokemon with guns featured so many themes and concepts that Nintendont
There's no way they would make a game where you could use realistic weapons or have pals slaving away.

They're not the same genre at all they just feature similar characters

Markdn6h ago

Can't hide plagerism I guess, Palworld had it easy, even flaunting it, they deserve ever thing Nintendo decides to throw at them.

FinalFantasyFanatic18h ago

I pretty much agree, two editions of the same game shouldn't even been a thing at this point. The foundations are solid, but the lack of content and having a lived in world really let the latest games down.

Profchaos11h ago(Edited 11h ago)

Two editions worked way back in the day as a gimmick hey your mate has different Pokemon in blue than you have in red so trade them but nowadays it's pointless we don't have any of those limitations system links not really a thing anymore and two editions feels exploitive nowadays like they are targeting kids to double dip

badz14917h ago

why would they do that when the fanbase is still willing to buy whatever low-effort and low-cost crap they are churning out? they are out to make as much money as possible with as little investment as possible and say what you want but GF is excellent at that front mainly because the fanbase allows them to. Nintendo is saying nothing because they are making money.

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Valkyrye1d 22h ago

posting articles from msn.com now seriously?

MaximusPrime_1d 15h ago

The article is actually Gamesradar's. MSN just used their page like a URL shortened link.

MeteorPanda22h ago

It's straight up bullying with mooney and using the government laws as a tool to do so. They should be fined.

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Anniversary: Nintendo Is 135 Years Old Today

Where does the time go?

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Xbox: Gaming Evolved Interview

Xbox discusses the brand licensing strategies connecting iconic video game franchises with the world’s most diverse fan base.

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MrDead2d ago

We asked MS, why are you so amazing and how do you come up with the ideas for creating such titles as Call of Duty and Elder Scrolls?