Monday, October 8, 2007

Just a Wii Bit Too Few for the Holidays

Nintendo will be offering up nothing but disappointment to tens of thousands of kids this holiday season.

The red-hot video-game company, whose stock has more than doubled this year on the runaway strength of the Wii game console, said it cannot keep up with demand and that U.S. consumers should expect shortages this holiday season.

Reggie Fils-Aime, the president of Nintendo of America, didn't give any precise reasons for the snafu, and George Harrison, the company's marketing chief, said Nintendo was making the Wii consoles as fast as it can.


Posted by wii-play at 9:41 AM
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Destineer to Bring Popcorn Arcade Titles Stateside


Publishers Data Design Interactive and Destineer Studios announced an agreement today that will bring ten Popcorn Arcade Wii titles to North America.

The following titles will be published under Destineer's "Bold Games" label:

  • Kawasaki 4X4 Quad Bikes
  • Kawasaki Jet Ski
  • Myth Makers: Orbs of Doom
  • Big Rig Racer 2
  • London Taxi: Rush Hour
  • Monster Trucks: Offroad
  • Classic British Motor Racing
  • Kidz Sports International Football
  • Kidz Sports Basketball
  • Kidz Sports Ice Hockey
The publishers did not provide specific release dates for individual titles, but North American Wii owners can expect the first games to arrive this holiday season.

"We are very pleased to be working with Bold Games, and are happy to have our titles as the starting point for its entry into this exciting market sector," Stewart Green, president of Data Design Interactive, said.

A number of other Popcorn Arcade titles, such as Anubis II and Ninjabread Man, will be published by Conspiracy Entertainment in North America.


Posted by wii-play at 6:52 AM
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