A study from Playr2.com shows that the majority of gamers are not interested in 3D gaming. 44% of gamers out of the 1,001 surveyed believed that 3D gaming is completely unnecessary, while 28% of them were ‘unimpressed’ while playing the 3DS. A solid 22% stated that 3D simply hindered the gaming experience. Are you impressed with 3D?
Nielsen, the company that provides clients the most complete understanding of what consumers watch and buy, has published their top twenty games to watch for holiday 2011. Amazingly they’ve omitted to include Super Mario 3D Land or Mario Kart 7 which you would expect to be huge sellers this holiday season.
1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
2. Gears of War 3
3. Madden NFL 12
4. Assassin’s Creed: Revelations
5. Batman: Arkham City
6. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
7. Battlefield 3
8. Just Dance 3
9. NBA 2K12
10. Need for Speed: The Run
11. Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
12. Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games
13. LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
14. FIFA Soccer 12
15. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
16. Dead Island
17. Kinect Sports: Season 2
18. Resistance 3
19. Dance Central 2
20. Deus Ex: Human Revolution
US gaming publication Nintendo Power has compiled a list of all the US Wii titles that have broken the one million sales barrier for Wii. There’s a few unexpected titles on the list along with all the ones you would expect. One interesting piece of information is Links Crossbow Training outsold The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess!
Wii Play 13.04
Mario Kart Wii 10.64
Super Mario Bros. Wii 8.36
Wii Fit w/ Balance Board 8.15
Wii Sports Resort 6.05
Wii Fit Plus w/ Balance Board 5.35
Super Smash Bros.: Brawl 5.28
Just Dance 2 5.09
Super Mario Galaxy 4.38
Link’s Crossbow Training 3.47
Mario Party 8 3.47
Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess 2.82
Guitar Hero III 2.76
Just Dance 2.71
LEGO Star Wars: Complete Saga 2.48
Super Mario Galaxy 2 2.4
Donkey Kong Country Returns 2.35
Mario & Sonic at Olympic Games 2.12
Carnival Games 1.88
Michael Jackson: Experience 1.88
Game Party 1.78
Wii Fit Plus (Standalone) 1.71
EA Sports Active 1.56
Disney Epic Mickey 1.52
Zumba Fitness: Join the Party 1.42
Deca Sports 1.35
Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games 1.34
Rayman Raving Rabbids 1.28
Super Paper Mario 1.27
LEGO Batman 1.17
Wii Music 1.16
Mario Super Sluggers 1.13
Cooking Mama: Cook Off 1.08
LEGO Indiana Jones: Original Adventures 1.08
Animal Crossing: City Folk 1.06
Wipeout: The Game 1.06
Star Wars: Force Unleashed 1.06
Resident Evil 4 1.05
Guitar Hero World Tour 1.02
uDraw 1.02
Rock Band Special Edition 1.01
Call of Duty: World at War 1.01
Nintendo of America has posted an official translation of Shigeru Miyamoto’s The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword presentation from this years Tokyo Games Show. Miyamoto claims in the video that he ”can’t imagine controlling a sword with buttons” anymore.
Nintendo has released some brand new trailers for the forthcoming Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. The new videos feature Link learning how to use his sword and Link getting romantic with Zelda. The game is released November 18th in Europe and November 20th in the United States.
Former Guitar Hero developer Vicarious Visions is working on a new unannounced Wii U game according to one of the developers CV. According to Gamespot the company has three games in the works, Project Atlantis is listed for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, Project Phoenix for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii and Project Nova for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii U.
Nintendo America issued a press release earlier that provides us with more information on the forthcoming Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. Some of you may wish to look away as some of the information could be considered spoilers. Enjoy!
Nintendo of America has issued a press release stating that both The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords and Super Mario Land 2 6 Golden Coins are available on the Nintendo 3DS eShop. The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords is absolutely free for Nintendo 3DS and DSi owners whilst Super Mario Land 2 6 Golden Coins is a paid download.
UK gaming publication NGamer is convinced that the forthcoming The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword for Wii is the hardest Zelda yet. Whether it is actually more challenging than previous titles remains to be seen, but we should find out November 18th in Europe and November 20th in the United States.
Nintendo has filed an Australian ratings board listing for Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3. The game will eventually come to the Nintendo 3DS eShop but Nintendo themselves have yet to officially announce a date for the game. Hopefully we will hear something soon!
