Reported by Aussie-Nintendo, the Wii has sold over 49,000 games for the console, and that’s excluding the bundled Wii Sports!
The top selling Wii game – which also topped the charts of all consoles last week – is The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, with Red Steel taking second place on the Wii top-selling list.
Mygen reports that, in accordance to Gfk Australia’s statistics, the Xbox 360 has had its biggest grossing week in console hardware sales since it hit Australia’s shores in March.
According to figures, in the week ending on the 13th of December, the 360 console generated AU$2.6 million in the lead-up to Christmas. With the addition of extra console accessories and Xbox games, that weekly figure rises to AU$5.8 million. David McLean, Regional Director Xbox Australia and New…
Written by Peter Davis
This year saw Brisbane host the inaugural Game Connect: Asia Pacific Conference for games development in Australia and the Asia Pacific Region. Over the weekend of the 30th November - 2nd December, Queensland received its fair share of industry delegates and representatives, in an admirable effort to assemble local developers, publishers, distributors, software enthusiasts and fresh talent.
The event calendar kicked off on Friday, offering Masterclasses on software,…
Sure, Wii have a problem, but Nintendo are now recalling and replacing current Wiimote wrist straps. Nintendo UK and Nintendo America have both announced it, though nothing official from Australian offices as yet (expect an update as soon as we hear word). A comparison photo can be found here, the noticeable differences being a slightly thicker cord and a hard plastic loop. I'll be keeping my original strap as an excuse to upgrade to a projector. It's worth a try...
Hah. Made you think this was gonna be a derogatory post, didn't I? Mission accomplished.
In fact, this news post is all about New Zealand developer, Sidhe Interactive, and their title in development: Jackass: The Game.
Expect everything from the series and movies when thinking about what's in store, with mini-games, a story mode, and a lot of crazy, mostly-naked men with hilarious antics. The game will feature the voices of the actors, though there's no word yet on who may or may not be…
The IGN team have gotten their hands on an early version PSP title called Cube, being developed by New Zealand's Metia Interactive. The game has an interesting 'puzzle' premise, with the objective being to get your cube from the start of the level to the finish before the clock runs out. Sounds simple, right? Well, there's more to it than that, with triggering environment changes, evading hazards, collecting keys and.. let's face it, cubes aren't exactly the most mobile things ever. However,…
Ready for some more insights into the lives of our Aussies in the industry? Well, this time Gamasutra had a chat with Krome Studios’ lead designer for The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning, Cameron Davis. The ‘Media Consumption’ feature looks into Cameron’s interests, motivations and inspirations – as well as his favourite movies, games and authors.
As for what I've been playing lately, Bookworm Adventures is PopCap's latest word scramble game…
It's about that time of the year again where we have our annual Sumea Awards! The Sumea Awards is a long running tradition for this site, reaching it's fifth milestone this year, and it aims to recognize and celebrate the achievements made by our local games industry.
The nominations are open, and suggestions for additions or any other changes to the titles already listed for voting is more than welcomed!!
There are some small changes to the voting options this year. We're dropping the "Best…
VastPark is a new games platform that enables modellers and animators to easily show off their work on a real time 3D platform via the web. It features a 3D site browser that enables users to visit 3D sites built using the platform.
Both the browser and the builder tool is free of charge. Import your content as .x files (Exporter for Max and Maya also available) into the builder tool. Hook up interactivity including opening webpages from within your own virtual world.
Currently in Beta stage…
Infinite Interactive and D3 Publisher have announced a new game in the Warlords series - Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords.
Puzzle Quest is a hybrid Puzzle/Strategy/RPG game for Nintendo DS and Sony PSP. It will ship to stores in March 2007. Some early previews are up at: Gamespot, Gamezone
Set in the Warlords universe, Puzzle Quest challenges gamers to create, develop and customize the ultimate hero to save the land of Etheria from the evil Lord Bane. In order to advance, players will…
