Gaming support faltering as boycotts surface.
Electronic Arts, Nintendo and Sony Electronics have taken their names off the list of supporters for the US Stop Online Piracy Act or SOPA. GamesRadar is reporting that although they initially included themselves back in September 2011 when the bill was introduced, the three gaming giants' names have been removed from the list.
Okay, so you already know that this is going to be a great episode because the title pays homage to the strongest rapper in the game … Will Smith.
Jesse and I found ourselves alone here on PixlTalk, but that didn’t stop us from having a lively, albeit lengthy conversation. Seeing how this was our last episode of 2011 we decided to take a look back at this momentous year for gaming. We cover all of the ups and downs that made 2011 what it was, while adding some of our own personal perspectives. If you’re looking for a great way to close out your year of gaming then look no further than this episode of PixlTalk. Hope you all enjoy and make sure to contact us at pixltalk@pixlbit.com with questions, comments, or suggestions you have for future episodes.
The Big N will stream their Press Conference tonight.
Another Nintendo Direct press conference is being held tonight and Nintendo will be streaming it for all to see.
Holiday tidings with GameStop exclusives, news on releases and Kim Jong Il
Nintendo will show the same tech demos on display at last year's E3.
In a statement made to Joystiq, Nintendo has confirmed that the Nintendo Wii U will indeed be made available to demo at the 2012 CES conference.
This completes the goodies promised to early adopters of the 3DS.
As suspected, North American 3DS Ambassadors can now download the same GBA games that were announced for other regions. Once this batch of GBA games are downloaded, there will be no further freebies given out to those who purchased a 3DS and connected to the eShop prior to August 12, 2011.
Gaming News For The Week of Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Nintendo outlines their 2012 Q1 release schedule.
Nintendo didn’t have the most even release schedule in 2011. A year that could be characterized as lacking in terms of software releases was capped off by a small barrage of marquee releases in the form of Super Mario 3D Land, Mario Kart 7 and The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword.
However, Wired magazine is saying otherwise.
LATEST UPDATE: Wired magazine is defending its reporting of Miyamoto stating he's stepping down, in a statement to G4. Some, including Nintendo, are claiming that this was due to a misunderstanding, perhaps due to a translation error, since Miyamoto spoke in his native Japanese. However, Wired editor Chris Kohler says that the translator was Nintendo's own. “It was Mr. [Yasuhiro] Minagawa; who has been Miyamoto’s translator for a very, very, very long time,” Kohler said. “I did an interview with Miyamoto in 2002, and Mr. Minagawa was Miyamoto’s translator then. It is Nintendo’s translator, not ours.”
Was there any real doubt that Xenoblade was coming stateside?
Last Friday, Nintendo of America announced that the Nintendo faithful and loyal supports of Operation Rainfall would be granted one of their longstanding wishes with the stateside release of heralded RPG Xenoblade Chronicles this upcoming April. The news came at a precarious time for Nintendo. With Skyward Sword having been released this past month, Nintendo’s upcoming release schedule was looking just a little more than barren.
