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Mac User #001 · Nov 11, 2009, 01:08 PM

Shocking to hear it's got that close of a release date. I never really got in to the Medal of Honor series until the release of the 10th Anniversary Edition pack, with all of the MoH games. I was impressed with MoH Allied Assault, but especially with Pacific Assault. Very cinematic feel to that game. The rest were decent enough. The musical scores were of course amazing for all of them.

The Final Dakar · Nov 12, 2009, 12:04 PM

Extreme Bible-reading app coming to Xbox 360
Something for us to do after playing that first MW2 mission.

Everyone rush! Multiplayer returns to PS3 Modern Warfare 2
It was the servers. Let us rejoice for Live's resilience.

Survey reveals potential new colors for PSP Go
Going to Nintendo's bag of tricks less than a few months after release? Troublesome.

Modern Warfare 2 Sells Nearly Five Million Copies In A Day - Modern warfare 2 - Kotaku

That $310 million was earned off the back of an estimated 4.7 million units sold, another frightening number when you consider it's again excluding sales from all the other PAL territories.

Plus 1.2 mil from UK and we're already nearing 6 mil.

sek929 · Nov 12, 2009, 01:17 PM

Add one more to the tally in a couple of hours!

The Final Dakar · Nov 12, 2009, 01:57 PM

Assuming the 360 got roughly 50% of the sales, and using wikipedia as a guide, after one day of sales MW2 is between the 3rd and 5th best selling 360 game of all time.

The Final Dakar · Nov 12, 2009, 03:05 PM

Time picks Natal as one of 2009's best inventions

Ummm, it's not even out yet (or close to it).

Chuckit · Nov 12, 2009, 03:20 PM

Do you think we can get the flying car and hoverboard in as runners-up?

The Final Dakar · Nov 12, 2009, 03:24 PM

I heard Transwarp Beaming came in second.

The Final Dakar · Nov 13, 2009, 11:23 AM

Friday News: We're gonna kill each other tonight Edition

NPD Time!
October NPD: Uncharted 2 takes top spot while hardware sales slow down

-Wii: 507K44K (+10%)
-DS: 458K66K (-13%)
-PS3: 321K171K (-35%)
-360: 250K103K (-29%)
-PSP: 175K15K (-8%)
-PS2: 118K28K (-19%)

Check out the software sales chart after the break.

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves - PS3 - Sony - 537K
Wii Fit Plus - Wii - Nintendo - 441K
Borderlands - 360 - Take 2 - 418K
Wii Sports Resort - Wii - Nintendo - 314K
NBA 2K10 - 360 - Take 2 - 311K
Halo 3: ODST - 360 - Microsoft - 271K
NBA 2K10 - PS3 - Take 2 - 213K
Forza Motorsport 3 - 360 - Microsoft - 175K
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days - DS - Square Enix - 169K
FIFA Soccer 10 - 360 - EA - 156K

I'm still surprised to see Borderlands up so high. Wii sales went up on the strength of Sports Resort and Wii Fit Plus?

October Sales: DJ Hero Tanks, Brutal Legend, Well... - dj hero - Kotaku

Brutal Legend (360) - 150,000 units
Brutal Legend (PS3) - 66,000 units
DJ Hero (360) - 62,000 units
DJ Hero (PS3) - 39,000 units
DJ Hero (Wii) - 19,000 units
DJ Hero (PS2) - 3,300 units

Thank god.

Was Modern Warfare 2 Really The "Biggest Launch In History"? - Modern warfare 2 - Kotaku
The answer is yes.

Xbox 360 passes 10 million consoles in Europe

Microsoft also cites an internal study, which found that 60 percent of Xbox 360 consoles are now housed in a "family living room." Furthermore, the study found that women now account for 35 percent of Xbox owners, and that 64 percent of Xbox owners are over the age of 25.

If that's true, we're guessing that the majority of Xbox Live headset owners make up the remaining 36 percent.

Zing!

...and in a related story.
Conundrum: Xbox Live tops 2 million simultaneous users
Without a hiccup from my view. Excellent.

mattyb · Nov 13, 2009, 11:43 AM

Originally Posted by The Final Dakar

...and in a related story.
Conundrum: Xbox Live tops 2 million simultaneous users
Without a hiccup from my view. Excellent.

And over 1 million were in MW2. I'll have my camera next to me tonight to get some proof.

No hiccup from me either. Not a fan of M$ but my experience of the Xbox 360 and XBL has only been good.

Now that I've said that, the Xbox will RROD tonight just before I get a 30 kill streak.

The Final Dakar · Nov 13, 2009, 11:45 AM

BTW, according to the leaderboard ranks, there's at least 3 mil copies of MW2 on the 360.

Mac User #001 · Nov 13, 2009, 01:54 PM

Couldn't that just be 3 million gamertags that signed in to a copy of MW2?

The Final Dakar · Nov 13, 2009, 01:56 PM

That's actually a more accurate qualifier. Three million gamertags have multiplayer ranks. But for context, many people do SIngle Player first, and Silver Members can't play online (they exist).

sek929 · Nov 13, 2009, 03:14 PM

Originally Posted by mattyb

Not a fan of M$ but my experience of the Xbox 360 and XBL has only been good.

I have nothing but praise for XBL, it's been perfect since the original xbox days.

Now the 360, on the other hand...

Stogieman · Nov 13, 2009, 05:18 PM

Perfect? You really do have a pothead's memory. That last update back in June cause Live to be down for almost 3 days. And what about that whole month of January 08? The service was so bad, MS decided to give away a free arcade game nobody wanted.

The Final Dakar · Nov 13, 2009, 05:21 PM

We should check older pages to see if we were bitching about it back then.

Edit: pothead's memory was a nice touch.

sek929 · Nov 13, 2009, 06:15 PM

All I'm saying is that in the 4 years of my XBL subscription I've had little to anything to complain about. I expect any service to have outages once and a while, and really after 4 years nothing sticks out as a terrible experience.

The Final Dakar · Nov 17, 2009, 11:44 AM

Reggie: Wii 2 Theories Miss Key Point - Wii 2 - Kotaku

In jest, I replied: "So, no new Wii in 2010?"

Fils-Aime: "Not to announce with you here today."

So... there is no Wii HD, but we can't actually deny a new console is coming. A new console that will likely feature HD. Nice.

Mac User #001 · Nov 17, 2009, 12:23 PM

I don't think there's any chance the next Wii WONT have HD. They'll be forced to do it. But when that gets released is anybody's guess. Dakar's, actually.

The Final Dakar · Nov 17, 2009, 12:26 PM

Well, the gist I get from the article is that there is a new console in development (duh), they will of course, not market HD as its core feature (double duh) or call it the Wii HD (triple duh), and judging from Reggie's final answer, the release date is uncertain, but 2010 is not out of the question by a longshot.

sek929 · Nov 17, 2009, 01:01 PM

Quick side-note on the Wii Motion+

My friend and I split the Metroid Prime Trilogy and the Wii Motion+ for my buddy's birthday. I must say I'm very surprised at the immediate difference the WM+ makes. Even before playing my friend was amazed at how much easier navigating the menus is. Massive difference in Conduit (his game of choice) and he picked up Metroid Prime (the first GC game) and started flying through it with ease.

Not that I'd go so far as to congratulate Nintendo for finally de-shitifying their controls, but at least it was 19.95 well spent. On the note of money we were definitely getting the MP Trilogy, but I had no idea how much the WM+ was. I said to my friend, "if it's 19.99 or less, I'm sold." Well done Nintendo, now if MS could only take a cue for their ridiculously overpriced wireless adapters.

The Final Dakar · Nov 17, 2009, 01:09 PM

You guys didn't spring for the Wii Sports resort bundle? hahahaa, awesome.

Mac User #001 · Nov 17, 2009, 01:28 PM

The Motion+ makes a difference in unsupported games?

sek929 · Nov 17, 2009, 01:33 PM

Originally Posted by The Final Dakar

You guys didn't spring for the Wii Sports resort bundle? hahahaa, awesome.

I'll be in the cold ground before I buy a ****ing assortment of crappy minigames. Having played Metroid Prime on the GC I knew the series to be fantastic.

sek929 · Nov 17, 2009, 01:34 PM

Originally Posted by Mac User #001

The Motion+ makes a difference in unsupported games?

Well, Conduit is supported, but the GC games in the Metroid Prime Trilogy probably aren't. Either way MP controlled very well, even when I played Deathmatch with a non-WM+ controller I was actually slightly impressed at the controls for once.

Mac User #001 · Nov 17, 2009, 01:41 PM

Huh. I heard they dropped support for that from The Conduit. Whatever. I still felt the controls worked really nicely.

sek929 · Nov 17, 2009, 04:53 PM

The Conduit controlled alright, but it always felt incredibly laggy, like every motion was delayed a half second. The Wii Motion+ really makes a huge difference.

KCrosbie · Nov 19, 2009, 05:27 AM

Alright, since we haven't had a MacNN completionists update in awhile...

Interesting indeed...

Stogieman · Nov 19, 2009, 02:01 PM

Wrong thread bro.

FYI, Dakar's completion percentage is at 61.04%.

The Final Dakar · Nov 19, 2009, 02:06 PM

Leave my name out of your mouth. I don't compete with boosters, I get my cheevos legit.

Stogieman · Nov 19, 2009, 02:23 PM

Define "legit."

The Final Dakar · Nov 19, 2009, 02:31 PM

Within the process of the game, or as the developers intended come to mind.

Stogieman · Nov 19, 2009, 02:41 PM

Cool. That means 97% of my cheevos are legit.

The Final Dakar · Nov 19, 2009, 02:43 PM

Oh? I didn't notice that number on the TrueAchievements site.

Stogieman · Nov 19, 2009, 02:47 PM

You're completion percentage needs to be 65% or higher before that stat shows up on the site.

The Final Dakar · Nov 19, 2009, 02:48 PM

I guess I'll go tie a rubberband to my controller to take care of that. BRB.

mattyb · Nov 27, 2009, 05:03 AM

Now who would have guessed?

Nintendo: 80 percent of female console gamers prefer Wii

downinflames68 · Nov 27, 2009, 06:04 AM

Originally Posted by sek929

All I'm saying is that in the 4 years of my XBL subscription I've had little to anything to complain about. I expect any service to have outages once and a while, and really after 4 years nothing sticks out as a terrible experience.

Uh, here's something to complain about: It costs money.

downinflames68 · Nov 27, 2009, 06:05 AM

Originally Posted by mattyb

Now who would have guessed?

Nintendo: 80 percent of female console gamers prefer Wii

That's because 100 percent of females suck at videogames.

Seriously. Only one girl ever kicked my ass at a game, and taht was Mario Kart 64, something I always sucked at anyway.

Chuckit · Nov 27, 2009, 06:06 AM

Originally Posted by downinflames68

Uh, here's something to complain about: It costs money.

Unless you're some sort of freegan living off the land, I don't see how that's something to complain about. As long as you're getting a good value for your money, you shouldn't be complaining.

sek929 · Nov 27, 2009, 05:09 PM

Originally Posted by downinflames68

Uh, here's something to complain about: It costs money.

God dammit, why is this a point of contention?

It's 50 dollars a ****ing year, for christ-sakes, I could afford it when I was unemployed. I spend more on medium coffees and peanut butter crackers a year then XBL.

Stogieman · 06:43 PM

I just wanted to add to sek's comment: You don't have to spend $50 a year. I've never paid more than $35 to renew my xbox live subscription. You just need to know where to look online. It's the same with MobileMe. People bitch and moan about the $99 price tag without knowing they can get it on Amazon for $63.

KCrosbie · Nov 28, 2009, 04:40 PM

Originally Posted by mattyb

Now who would have guessed?

Nintendo: 80 percent of female console gamers prefer Wii

My wife's one of them. When she saw that New Super Mario Bros Wii was coming out, she actually wanted to buy the game herself! This may be the first actual game that I may play with her.

The idea of actually playing a video game with my wife kinda turns me on.

Eug · Nov 29, 2009, 01:58 PM

Maybe I'm a girly-man, but for the first time in years, a game has made me want to buy a console... and that game is the new Super Mario.

But then again, two of my favourite games of all time are Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros.

jokell82 · Nov 29, 2009, 03:01 PM

Looks like more of the same to me. And I hear the multiplayer can get annoying at times.

sek929 · Nov 29, 2009, 05:03 PM

I'm excited to play the new Mario and all, looks like it's going to be an instant classic, but it's exactly the reason why I think the Wii is waste of money.

Do you really need a 200 dollar system to play a 2D side-scroller? Seems to me this game could run on an SNES.

The Final Dakar · Nov 29, 2009, 05:05 PM

Not exactly true. The Wii is so weak they couldn't add online gameplay.

Eug · Nov 29, 2009, 06:49 PM

Originally Posted by sek929

I'm excited to play the new Mario and all, looks like it's going to be an instant classic, but it's exactly the reason why I think the Wii is waste of money.

Well, given the choice, for gaming, as it stands now I'd rather buy a (CAD$210) Wii than a (CAD$300) PS3.

I already have an Xbox 360, but the game I play the most is Robotron: 2084 from Xbox Arcade.

Do you really need a 200 dollar system to play a 2D side-scroller? Seems to me this game could run on an SNES.

I know what you mean, but not quite. Maybe something similar for single-player mode though.

Brien · Nov 30, 2009, 01:21 AM

I just wish it had an option to use 8/16-bit graphics, and be totally retro.

As for the PS3, prices etc - I do think that the price drop has helped. Finally picking one up means I don't have to worry about what console a game is on.

mattyb · Nov 30, 2009, 08:50 AM

PS3 using Modern Warfare 2 players : is it true that levelling up on the PS3 version is quick? Last night some guy said that he was level 40-odd after onyl 4 hours of playing it.

The Final Dakar · Nov 30, 2009, 10:37 AM

Monday News, Pardon the Interruption Edition

Kit-bashed Sega MegaDrive iPod dock.

Robin Williams plays Call of Duty, named his daughter Zelda (guess why!)
Nerd.

BBC iPlayer for 360 indefinitely postponed due to disagreement with Microsoft

According to a recent Telegraph article, sources close to the BBC's Future Media and Technology department claim that Microsoft's desire to make the iPlayer a Gold Subscriber-exclusive feature is "incompatible with the BBC's public service remit."

Completely believable, and pretty sad.