Wedbush’s Michael Pachter predicts 10% software slump to $665 million for last month, March’s “phenomenal” lineup will break industry’s down streak. The good news is that analysts believe the US gaming industry is getting close to emerging from its prolonged slump at retail Original post: Xbox 360 | Industry to rebound after February decline – Analyst Bookmark... 

CrunchGear: I’m almost overwhelmed with what I have to say about this. Let me put this in bullet points to better organize my thoughts. • The people who initiated the denial of service attacks are morons. No one looks to them as heroes for attacking Ubisoft. Seriously, the only civilized way to complain/protest the DRM measure is to simply not buy the game AND not pirate it. Read this article: Ubisoft... 

Wedbush’s Michael Pachter predicts 10% software slump to $665 million for last month, March’s “phenomenal” lineup will break industry’s down streak. The good news is that analysts believe the US gaming industry is getting close to emerging from its prolonged slump at retail. The bad news is that it doesn’t look like the gaming industry entered the light of day during... 

Today’s quarterly financials call from publisher Take-Two revealed much of their release schedule for the coming year, including their plans for Red Dead Redemption . The Rockstar developed Western, which was originally scheduled for a late April launch, has been pushed back to May 18 Continued here: Red Dead Redemption Delayed to May 18 Bookmark It Hide Sites  Read More →

Famitsu publisher Enterbrain says Nintendo’s console has sold 289,736 units in two months in the island nation. The month of January ended with Nintendo announcing it had shipped 67.45 million Wiis worldwide as of December 31, 2009. Of those, 9.72 million units were sold in Japan, 32.02 million units in North and South America, and 25.71 million units in Europe and elsewhere. The black Wii has... 

Super Mario Galaxy 2 arrives June 11, Metroid: Other M gets a Q3 release window, Sin and Punishment coming a month ahead of the US. This week, Nintendo held the third and final leg of its global media summit in London, presenting mixed news for Europe’s gamers. Read more: Wii | Nintendo narrows Euro launches for Mario and Metroid Bookmark It Hide Sites  Read More →

Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii) We walk you through the new features that are shown off in the trailer released this week. Read the original: Super Mario Galaxy 2 Rewind Theater Bookmark It Hide Sites  Read More →

Gamervision says, “This week, Nintendo held their 2010 Media Summit and made a bunch of announcements, most of which concerned release dates for upcoming games. To the surprise of many gamers, Super Mario Galaxy 2, Sin and Punishment 2, and Metroid: Other M will all be out by the end of June, and the DSi XL hits stores next month. With E3 2010 scheduled for the middle of June, I can’t help... 

VG247: Nintendo’s released Super Mario Galaxy 2 box-art. Don’t look if you’re having a tough day. Excerpt from: Super Mario Galaxy 2 box-art is depressingly happy Bookmark It Hide Sites  Read More →

Greg Howsen of guardian.co.uk writes: Like most gamers over 30 I’ve got a nostalgic bond with Mario and Metroid. Actually, given the high quality of the 2002’s Metroid Prime and 2007’s Super Mario Galaxy, admiration for the pair is not just limited to the old timers. But with most traditional gamers better catered for on the 360 and PS3 will the release of new Mario and Metroid titles... 

Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii) Metroid: Other M also dated. Sort of. Link: Mario Galaxy 2 Gets European Release Date Bookmark It Hide Sites  Read More →

The Wii has 76 titles that have sold a million units or more worldwide, says Nintendo — and more than half of them are third-party games. Original post: Nintendo Reveals 76 Million-Unit Sellers On Wii Bookmark It Hide Sites  Read More →

We finally get some hands-on time with the new drill and take Yoshi for a spin in Super Mario Galaxy 2. After the morning presentation at Nintendo’s media summit in San Francisco, we were let loose to roam the floors and get some hands-on time with a variety of games, but most importantly, this was our first chance to play Super Mario Galaxy 2 See the original post here: Wii | Super Mario Galaxy... 

VG247: Nintendo’s just announced it has dated Super Mario Galaxy 2 for June 11 in Europe. View post: Super Mario Galaxy 2 dated for June 11 in Europe Bookmark It Hide Sites  Read More →

Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii) It’s here in San Francisco and fully playable. And play we did at Nintendo’s Media Summit. Visit link: Super Mario Galaxy 2 Hands-on Bookmark It Hide Sites  Read More →

Nintendo shows off a couple of new levels in its upcoming sequel to Super Mario Galaxy. Nintendo’s Media Summit in San Francisco today began with a short opening speech by vice president of sales and marketing, Cammie Dunaway. She led the presentation into the first game demo of the day: Super Mario Galaxy 2. The rest is here: Wii | Super Mario Galaxy 2 Impressions Bookmark It Hide...