As expected, GTA4 has been a massive hit. Even more so on the Xbox 360 if the latest NPD figures are to be believed. A bone-crushing 1,850,000 copies of the game have sold on Microsoft’s console. The PS3 version wasn’t too far behind (considering it has a smaller user base at the moment) with a 1,000,000 copies.
The biggest winner however, were gamers. At least according to the NPD:
“It’s unusual for three games to exceed the 1-million mark in a non-holiday month which just goes to prove that great content can succeed regardless of when it is launched,” noted NPD analyst Anita Frazier.
And while Europe and North America rejoice in Rockstar’s instant classic, India still gets the short-end of the stick with the game slated to be out on Monday. Knowing the irresponsibility and unreliability of Take Two and it’s local partners, most of us are skeptical it’ll happen.
For the rest of you interested in knowing what other games made the Top 10 list:
- Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar, X360) - 1,850,000
- Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo, Wii) - 1,120,000
- Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar, PS3) - 1,000,000
- Wii Play (Nintendo, Wii) - 360,000
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo, Wii) - 326,000
- Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (Polyphony Digital, PS3) - 224,000
- Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness (Chunsoft, NDS) - 202,000
- Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time (Chunsoft, NDS) - 202,000
- Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Vicarious Visions, Wii) - 152,000
- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Infinity Ward, X360) - 141,000
Source: Shacknews
If you’re one of the many Indians who paid more than necessary for a Wii, it seems that Nintendo plans to repay your loyalty in a way that is, quite perverse.
The Nintendo Channel lets you download DS demos and watch trailers for a small price. All your personal information related to your TV settings, daily play habits, net connection speed, WiiConnect24 settings and even how many Miis you have are sent to Nintendo via the Nintendo Channel. This is done in order to give gamers ” game recommendations and improved future services”. And if you opt out, you can say good-bye to free content.
A pretty scary proposition this, almost Big Brother-like if you think about it.
Source: Kotaku.
There is a new virus that is doing rounds, its called the Wii. i know that most of you know the Wii to be a simple, white and blue gaming console but it is so much more. According to Mike Capps, President of Epic Games, the Wii is a virus and it is not all the great, the following is a small part of his interview to IGN.com, click here to read the full thing.
IGN: What do you think of the Wii and Nintendo’s…
Capps: Pffffffffft…
IGN: (laughter) I know! I think the same thing! It’s like, “Come on, why are you buying this system?!”
Capps: I know. I’ve got one.
IGN: Everybody does! Bring it out at parties and everyone’s like, “Oh it’s a Wii!”
Capps: Part of it’s being cheap. I think it’s a, I mean, so two things: first of all, great credit to them. The first time I played a videogame with my parents – aging myself a bit – was on Atari 2600. The next time I played a videogame with my parents, 25 years later or whatever, was Wii Tennis. So it’s about bringing people together, families, Thanksgiving, all that. I think it’s kind of like a weird virus because I have not yet found a reason to play with my Wii since then.
IGN: Exactly. For a real gaming experience…
Capps: Right, Zelda I really didn’t enjoy on it. They back-fitted the control scheme on it, it was better on the GameCube. Mario, I wish there had been a button instead of wiggle and all that kind of ****. So I haven’t played anything that I really wished hadn’t been on another platform sadly enough. It’s a virus where you buy it and you play it with your friends and they’re like, “Oh my God that’s so cool, I’m gonna go buy it.” So you stop playing it after two months, but they buy it and they stop playing it after two months but they’ve showed it to someone else who then go out and buy it and so on. Everyone I know bought one and nobody turns it on. Obviously there’s a class of people who really love it and enjoy it and are getting into the games but I’m still waiting for that one game that makes me play it. Who knows, maybe Wii Fit will be it.
Quite an amusing and accurate interview, this is a guy who knows his gaming and isn’t shy to express himself.
I think Steven Spielberg, I think, Jurassic Park, Saving Private Ryan, Schindler’s List and so on. I don’t think of a Wii title that is called Boom Blox and revolves around building blocks. The esteemed film-maker was signed by EA for a major gaming contract, this is the first offering. Although one should not be judgmental, so what if this game has something to do with building blocks, it still a Spielberg project. EA has confirmed that the next game by him will be an action adventure for the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC.
Not much is known about the game, all we have for you is screenshots, enjoy them as we wait further development and more news regarding Boom Blox.
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