Archive for July, 2004
Nokia Admits Sales Not What Expected
Finally. Nokia’s been counters admitted today that the N-Gage didn’t sale as well as they expected. Nokia reported a 6% decrease in unit sales during the second quarter and a 5.7% decrease in company-wide earnings.
But (there’s always a “but”) profits did increase 14% over the quarter for the company and a 31% market-share in the [...]
Urbz DS Screenshots
Nintendo has a few more screenshots available of the recently announced EA game The Urbz: Sims in the City. They also list a few of the “DS Only” features for the game:
The Urbz: Sims in the City will benefit from the unique Nintendo DS capabilities by offering players a wireless multi-player mode, touch-screen input [...]
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EA Announces Urbz as First DS Title, November Release
Official Press Release: EA Announces Its First Game for the Highly-Anticipated Handheld Platform
Chertsey UK, July 15, 2004 - Electronic Arts (Nasdaq:ERTS) today announced that The UrbzTM: Sims in the CityTM, the latest franchise from the celebrated studio behind The SimsTM, is in development for the Nintendo DS.
EA, in conjunction with Griptonite Games, is developing the [...]
PSP: 59 Confirmed Japanese Launch Titles
Below is a complete list of PSP confirmed launch titles for the Japanese relese straight from the horses mouth. Please note, these are for the Japan release only and a lot of the titles may not make it into other markets. Importers get your wallets ready!
Techniccute (working title (WT)) - Akira
TGM-K (WT) - Akira
Mobile [...]
Flybook - Games Worthy Ultraportable Notebook
We’re veering from our norm coverage here, but every once in a while a gadget comes along that deserves an honarble mention. Handtops.com gave us a heads up of their exclusive hands-on review of the Dialogue Flybook. Being slightly larger than a DVD case, the touchscreen enabled Flybook would be perfect for some MAME and [...]
GBA StarWars Trilogy Game to Coincide With DVD Release
Nintendo announced today that Ubisoft will be publishing yet another StarWars game for the LucasArts ever-expanding Star Wars licenses. Star Wars Trilogy: Apprentice of the Force will ship for the GBA at the same time that the Trilogy DVDs appear on true Star Wars geeks doorsteps everywhere. Apprentice of the the Force will “challenge gamers [...]
Touching the Web.
Clever readers have deduced -since the announcement of the Nintendo DS’ WiFi capabilities- that the Nintendo DS can be used to browse the internet. In a recent interview with online magazine Hobonichi: Shigeru Miyamoto backed up the speculation and stated that the DS can be used to surf the internet IF the following things are [...]
IGN Spins Futurist DS Concepts
Like most companies in the months after a successful E3 show, Nintendo has been relatively tight-lipped about their upcoming handheld. That leaves many of us in the gaming community salivating over any tidbit of information we can get on the upcoming Nintendo DS. So much so, it even has some editors, like Nix at IGN, [...]
MoMA’s Trademark Flaw is Irresistable, No More Eve
* Partnership with Chip Manufacturer to build a new Gaming platform: Millions of Dollars
* Research and Development: Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars
* Cost to setup an E3 Booth: Tens of Thousands of Dollars
* Building Brand Awareness: Tens to Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars
* Forgetting to hire a legal team: Priceless
Looks as if the Ministry of [...]
