When I first heard about Microsoft’s newest Surface tablets, I remember thinking “Good idea, but just a little too late.” The Surface RT, which Microsoft released last October, is a straight competitor with the iPad and the plethora of Android tablets on the market. The hardware on the RT is fantastic, but its major shortcoming is that it isn’t...
This year’s E3 places Sony and Microsoft—the two “hardcore” gaming behemoths—in an awkward position. Both companies have acknowledged that they will not be announcing any next-generation game consoles at their respective press conferences on June 4. Gamers are then left wondering how either company is going to combat Nintendo’s inevitable Wii U hardware and software blowout. Sony is going...
It has been about two weeks now since this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) grand finale. Gamers’ expectations were high for the popular video game trade show; however, it is obvious from the online chatter that, for many gaming fans, E3 2012 did not meet those expectations. Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft failed to deliver any of the big or...
It has been six years since the Nintendo Wii was released to the public. Since the debut of what was arguably Nintendo’s most ambitious video game system yet, the game industry has changed in some pretty significant ways. Mobile phones and tablets have proven themselves to be capable gaming platforms with both large and small gaming studios enthusiastically supporting...
This year’s E3 presentation from Nintendo, which is scheduled for June 5, will be the company’s most important yet. For the first time in 30 years Nintendo has posted a net loss. In their fiscal year statement ending March 31, 2012, Nintendo announced over $530 million in losses. The company blames declining Wii hardware and software sales, along with...