Archive for the ‘Console Security’ Category
To Wii or not to Wii
CNN Money on November 9, 2007:”Nintendo’s innovative game system was a hit with consumers but how long will the stock continue to ride the Wii wave?” read more
Review: Rockstar Games presents Table Tennis For Wii
After the initial casual fun of Wii-Sports, casual gamers have been looking for a genuine follow up. They now finally seem to have a few games that should provide that casual sporting experience they crave. Decca Sports, and Rockstar Presents Table Tennis (the game in hand) both provide more than a nod to Nintendo’s long lasting sports game. read more
Another Plastic Wii Accessory
With what seems to be an endless supply of gimmicky plastic peripherals that are designed for the Wii controller to be slotted in some how coming form 3rd party companies, most of which are quick attempts at grabbing a slice of Nintendo’s delicious profit pie read more
No WiiVeeDee in 2007
Nintendo announced a few days ago that we will not being seeing a DVD player Wii in 2007.Last year Nintendo had mentioned plans in regards to releasing the fabled WiiVeeDee this year, but in the announcement from Nintendo Japan, they are instead deciding to focus on meeting current high demand. read more
Three to four years of life left in the current console generation, reckons Infinity president
Infinity Ward president Grant Collier has opined that the next console generation wave will hit in around three to four years’ time.Describing the developer’s Call of Duty 4 as the first game in the second wave of next-gen titles, Collier told Next Generation, “When the games first started coming out I remember thinking, ‘oh my gosh, they look so realistic, they can’t possibly get more lifelike than this…” read more
2 New Bond games in the works from Activison
Activison CEO Bobby Kotic has confirmed the company is committed to reviving “One of the greatest videogame franchises of all time” by revealing 2 new Bond games are in development. The publisher secured the Bond licence to make games based on the 007 filmes in 2006 after EA ended its deal with MGM after 5 years. read more
Nintendo Mii Out Channel launching on 11 Nov
Set your reminders for the 11th of November because Nintendo has announced that it will launch its new free Wii Channel on this date. The Check Mii Out Channel allows users to upload, share and vote for the best Miis (personal avatars) as well as enter special themed contests challenging owners to replicate famous people, characters and themes. read more
Nintendo: 200 Virtual Console Games By Year’s End
Two hundred games will be available on the Wii’s Virtual Console classic game download service by the end of 2007. That’s a bit of data from the Reggie speech that’s been getting thrown around recently. read more
Iwata: Nintendo ignoring traditional 4-year console cycle
In a recent conference to detail Nintendo’s Q3 financial results, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata mused on the subject of the firm’s hardware development and industry expectations on when, perhaps, the Nintendo DS will step aside for a new portable. Iwata, however, claimed that Nintendo has thrown the traditional four-year cycle for new hardware out of the window in favour of a more inflexible approach. The DS, he inferred, was still offering up innovation, so it’s place in the forefront of Nintendo’s mind is still secured.
Wi-Fi Security System Is ‘Broken’
“More holes have been picked in the security measure designed to protect the privacy and data of wi-fi users.
The latest attack lets criminals defeat firewalls and spy on where someone goes and what they do online.
It comes after a series of other attacks that, experts say, have left the basic protection in wi-fi comprehensively “broken”, writes BBC News..







