Morrisons has slashed the price of Wii Fit to under £50 in the latest round of supermarket price-cutting.
Gamasutra writes:
Koku Gamer writes: 'The Wii and the DS are outright winners in Australia this week as they cover the whole of the Australian All Format Full Priced Games for the week ending 26th July.'
Koku Gamer writes: 'It was another one-two-three for the Wii in Australia this week as Wii Fit, Wii Play and Mario Kart Wii topped the all-format chart, with Wii Sports Resort yet to come...'
El33tonline writes:
El33tonline writes:
Mario Kart is being used to teach American children about the dangers of distracted driving.
The 25th Mario Kart Wii Tournament started on May 1 and runs until May 10. Here are the details for the contest: "The sun is setting over Luigi Circuit, and for some reason, Bob-omb Cars are driving laps around the course! Don't get blown up in this VS Race!"
Canadian retail gaming sales grew nearly 33% between 2007 and 2008, and continue to rise despite the current economic climate. The gaming industry generated $2.1 billion in sales, representing a $500 M increase over 2007's $1.6 billion.
The latest online tournament for Mario Kart Wii is underway. This time the competition takes place on the GBA Bowser Castle course, with a number of gates for you to drive through in the fastest possible time.
Danny Cowan from Gamasutra writes:
The gaming community started something fantastically original. He took the original Penguin Classic literature theme, and applied it to hit games. After the Something Awful.com community got ahold of this, they went bonkers. The result? A myriad of classic gaming covers for you to go wild over.
VG247: A joint report from NPD, GfK Chart-Track and Enterbrain has just claimed that Mario Kart Wii was 2008's biggest selling game across the US, Europe and Japan.