Wii Sports Surpasses 50M Units, New Super Mario Bros. Nears 20M
Wii Sports has sold over 50 million units worldwide and New Super Mario Bros. for Nintendo DS is approaching 20 million — 19.94 million, to be exact — according to new software sales data released by the publisher. Other Wii and DS titles that have sold in excess of ten million are Wii Play (24.43 million), Wii Fit (22.5 million), Mario Kart Wii (18.36 million), and Mario Kart DS (18.09 million). The figures include bundles …
Media: BioShock 2 - Multiplayer, Combat, and Character & Story Interviews, plus Gameplay Montage
The folks at 2K Games, developers of BioShock 2, sure do love to give interviews. At least, it certainly seems that way, as they have given not one, not two, but three video interviews for the upcoming return to Rapture.
The first one focuses on the game’s new multiplayer aspect, something some debate over whether it belongs or not (what is a game if you can’t shoot your friend in the head, right?). Now is our chance to see what they are doing with it:
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Personally, given the nature of the main game, I was expecting multiplayer to focus on Big Daddy vs. Big Daddy-type action. But it’s neat to see that they have instead taken another route with it… though admittedly, Big Daddy brawls would be awesome.
Family of "Hold Your Wee for a Wii" Victim Awarded $16m
Remember back to January of 2007, when the Wii had just come out, and was the hottest thing on the market; no one could get one.
Unfortunately for one Jennifer Strange, a couple of Sacramento radio hosts for the program “Morning Wave” had gained possession of one of the coveted consoles, and decided to hold a contest for listeners to claim the prize. The contest, dubbed “Hold Your Wee for a Wii,” had contestants see how much water they could drink before using the toilet.
Strange attempted to win the effort for her three children, but lost her life due to water intoxication in the process. And though no charges were filed against the radio station, the case still went to court and was settled this week.
Resident Evil Archives: Resident Evil 0 Dated For Dec 1 Launch
Resident Evil diehards, Capcom has announced that the Wii remake of the original RE prequel, Resident Evil Archives: Resident Evil Zero, will be arriving December 1st for nostalgia’s sake. Here’s their new trailer featuring lots of dramatic Rebecca Chambers scenes.
Billy Coen! Get to the choppa you killed 23 people!?
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Warren Spector Already Has Epic Mickey Sequels Sketched In His Mind
Trilogies remain a hot concept in video games, albeit one that’s cooled in the wake of some first entries in proposed trilogies (read: Too Human) underperforming. Disney Epic Mickey wasn’t announced as a three-game anthology, but designer Warren Spector told 1UP he’s thinking about the second and third games already. But, he admits, that’s how he always designs games.
"I don’t do anything that isn’t extensible," he said. "And I will certainly feel like that I have not done my job if we can’t make other games in this world with these characters. In my head, I’ve got two more planned. In the business world of reality, those games have not approved, and who knows if we’ll ever see them. I had three games planned for Deus Ex, and you see where that got me."
Spector was involved in the second, less favorably received Deus Ex 2: Invisible War, while Eidos Montreal is currently moving forward with Deus Ex 3, said to be a prequel.
Epic Mickey is a Wii exclusive, but Spector’s said Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions were in development.
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