2005 into 2006

Happy New Years!



As we leave 2005 I wish the best to all of you for 2006. Look for a wrap up of 2005 sometime this week. Enjoy!

Xbox 360 outsold by Gamecube in Japan?

According to this report from Nintendojo the Xbox 360 can pretty much be wrapped up as a complete failure in Japan. It is failing to outsell the Gamecube and this is not because of lacking supplies. Japan has a massive excess of Xbox 360's. Me thinks that Microsoft's marketing campaign to drive hype by shortchanging supply only works in the American market... go figure.

Here is a cut and paste of the top selling consoles and games from Japan from the linked article.

Hardware

1. DS - 597,628


2. PSP - 161,332


3. PS2 - 97,475


4. GCN - 36,646


5. GBASP - 35,764


6. GBM - 19,261


7. Xbox360 - 5,674


8. GBA - 906


9. Xbox - 141

Software

1. PS2 - Kingdom Hearts II, Square Enix - 727,591


2. DS - Animal Crossing: Wild World, Nintendo - 416,132


3. DS - Mario Kart DS, Nintendo - 302,742


4. PS2 - Naruto: Narultimate Hero 3, Bandai - 216,966


5. DS - Pokemon Mysterious Dungeon: Blue Rescue Force, Pokemon - 157,786


6. GBA - Pokemon Mysterious Dungeon: Red Rescue Force, Pokemon - 156,430


7. DS - Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop!, Bandai - 156,181


8. PS2 - Metal Gear Solid 3 Subsistence, Konami - 103,894


9. GCN - Mario Party 7, Nintendo - 100,130


10. DS - DS Training For Adults: Work Your Brain , Nintendo - 93,240

Goldeneye Source HL2 Mod

One of my all time favorite multi-player games was Goldeneye 007 on the Nintendo 64. Many of my high school days were lost to the pure joy that was Goldeneye 007 multi-player! It seems the game has left a mark on quite a few other people as well. So much of mark that they have made a Half Life 2 Mod to recreate the Goldeneye experience.

Goldeneye Source is a multi-player (with limited single player) mod for Half Life 2. It features many faithful recreations from the original Nintendo 64 version. There is plenty of servers out there running the mod and the action in game is intense.

So step back in time with me a bit and indulge into a bit of gaming nostalgia. Enjoy!

New Template Is Here

I hope everyone enjoys the new template. I am still working out the bugs and would appreciate feedback from anyone having problems.

Known Bug List:
-[Fixed]To read comments you must click on Post Comment. Working to make # Comments clickable.
-[Fixed]While using IE, the columns of text overwrite each other.
-[Fixed]If your resolution is set below 1024x768, the background picture interferes with reading the text. --> Even though the problem is fixed, it is strongly recommended to view this site at 1024x768 resolution.

Update: 8 Jul, 2007 - Edited post and applied label.

New World of Warcraft race speculation... Draenei

Gaming Steve seems to have "the" scoop on the new Alliance race for World of Warcraft. Unfortunately it is also the most plausible and dare I say most boring race possible... the Draenei.

Gaming Steve quotes a leaked Computer Gaming Magazine scan;

"*Alliance players will enjoy playing as Draenei, and the new Blood Elf race gives the Horde faction its first exercise in what humans perceive as sex appeal (even though those Troll females are pretty cute)."

Update: 29 Nov, 2009 - Removed broken links and pictures. Applied label.