Sorry, about the lack of posts as of late as I am still recovering from that computer issue the other day. I am still installing, updating, and such. Outside of that very nasty excuse, I think the other part is posting burnout syndrome. Where one posts for several days and months and years eventually they will get tired of doing it as it is very repetitive and as you can tell the lack of writing with the posts shows how much energy I have for this site currently. However, the little voice in the back of mind says never give up, never stop, do what it takes. I would like to specially thank Outlaw for posting something the other day. I think it helped.

Anyhow, now that the drivel above was released please go out and buy the Zapper and the couple of games that support it and shoot the bajezus out of everything. Alternatively, if you do not have it yet get Super Mario Galaxy - The King of Games. Yeah, I do not have it yet.

Now if you will excuse me I will be eating pizza and shooting targets, terrorists, and zombies!

Well, I just wanted to say that I have received my order of the Zapper, RE:UC, and Ghost Squad. I played it quite extensively last night to the Wii hours of the Morning - Get it? He He - below are images of the controller and the games which will either be not important to most readers or piss others off that can’t get a Zapper. Maybe I will get up enough nerve to write up some impressions or even a few reviews of the items I just got. Might even be Zapper Reviews and Normal control mapping reviews and which may or may not be better.

We did Mario now its Sonic’s turn.

The game is out in the states but that doesn’t stop us from posting videos or trailers of the game.

The videos are from the Xbox versions.

Trailer for the New Bandai Namco RPG game called Fragile.

The title is an understatement and many people still can’t find one. Intelligent tip find a far away store in small towns to get a Wii. The following blips are from an article from the Seattle Post - Intelligencer.

Nintendo Co. sold more Wii game consoles last week than in any week since the popular gadget launched in late 2006, but executives warned Tuesday that Wiis would be scarce through the end of the year.

Nintendo sold 350,000 last week, when many stores were closed for the Thanksgiving holiday, compared to 300,000 the previous week. The only time with higher sales was an eight-day period in late November 2006, when the Wii debuted and more than 600,000 units sold.

The company is on track to sell 17.5 million Wiis in the fiscal year ending March 31. Last fall, Nintendo executives predicted they would sell 14.5 million Wiis.

They were producing roughly 1.2 million units per month at the time.

It seems Reggie was doing some investigating at several nearby stores and Reggie had this to say.

“I couldn’t find a single Wii system on the shelves - literally as I was walking into a Wal-Mart at 11 a.m., someone was walking out with the last one,” Fils-Aime said in an interview at the company’s new office here. “Consumers are buying every game we can put into the system.”

If you want to read the full article smack this link.

Caution Mature and Language

THQ Announces Resignation of Chief Financial Officer; Appoints Interim Chief Financial Officer

THQ Inc. (NASDAQ:THQI) announced that Edward Zinser, THQ’s executive vice president and chief financial officer, has resigned by mutual agreement between Mr. Zinser and the company, effective immediately. The company has appointed Rasmus van der Colff, vice president and controller, as interim chief financial officer and has initiated a search for a permanent replacement for Mr. Zinser.

Mr. Zinser’s resignation is in no way related to the financial condition, results of operations or future prospects of THQ. As a result, the company intends to make no further comment on the circumstances resulting in the resignation.

“THQ has a deep and experienced management team,” said Brian Farrell, THQ’s chairman, president and CEO. “We are confident in our position and remain focused on continued execution on our strategy for long-term growth.”

Mr. van der Colff has more than 20 years of accounting and financial experience and has served as vice president and corporate controller of the company since May 2007. Prior to joining the company, Mr. van der Colff served in senior accounting and finance positions for major public companies, including Sun Microsystems and Activision, Inc. Mr. van der Colff also previously worked at KPMG Peat Marwick.

Nikitova Games announces two of its own new IP titles in production

Tatiana Makarova, “Nikitova Games” VP of Sales announces two of it’s own new IP titles are currently in production and planned for release in 2008.

“We are happy to share the details of our own new IP titles with the gaming society. In accordance with our strategic plan for 2008, these two games will be designed for both the Nintendo Wii and DS consoles.

The first game, CCTV, is a game where the player assumes the role of a surveillance officer using Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) and police cars to catch petty criminals and most-wanted criminals alike. The player’s aim is to clean up the streets of his city by finding his suspects and nailing them in this fast-paced, humorous game of observation, identification & interrogation. The game is designed to be played as either a single player, as two players co-operatively or as 2 players competing against one another.

The second game, Mind Games, is a selection of 21 mini-games based on the Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB) of “computeribrainized” tests developed in Cambridge University by a celebrity female neuropsychology professor and her team and used in science and medicine in 500 institutes and hospitals in 50 countries worldwide, to analyze the performance and activity of various areas of the brain. Mind Games is being developed for both the Nintendo Wii and DS consoles, allowing one or two players of any age to have fun while they are learning, said Tatiana Makarova.

“CCTV and Mind Games, as well as other Nikitova Games’ title details, can now be found at a brand new web site, www.NikitovaGames.com”; Alex Godun, Nikitova Games’ Head of Marketing added.

About Nikitova Games
Nikitova Games is the full game development arm of Nikitova and specializes in game development for Nintendo Wii and DS consoles and, to a lesser extent, Sony Play Station 2 and PC. Nikitova Games is also an authorized developer for Xbox and the Unreal 3 Engine. From previous project experience, Nikitova Games’ Art and Development team is well known by EA, SOE, Midway, Disney, Kuju, Cryptic Studios and Realtime Worlds and many other publishers.

The Games Company obtains certification from Nintendo.

Development and Publishing for Wiiâ„¢ and Nintendo DSâ„¢ planned

In 2008 the strategic orientation of the Berlin based publisher points towards next-gen consoles. In addition to its successful PC products TGC will be extending its portfolio with titles for Nintendo’s Wii console and for Nintendo DS. Proprietary as well as licensed products and commissioned productions for these consoles will then be published by TGC on its own initiative. As a certified Nintendo partner TGC will develop and publish Wii and Nintendo DS games for European, Australian and New Zeeland markets.

With this strategic decision TGC is entering a strongly growing market and setting the course for the expansion of business activities in the upcoming fiscal year. The company will announce the first console titles very soon with its line-up for 2008.

Markus Malti, CEO of TGC, comments on the accreditation by Nintendo: “The partnership with Nintendo emphasizes TGC’s ambitions as a multi-platform publisher. I am looking forward to the first projects we are going to realize for the two platforms.”

About TGC – The Games Company
TGC – The Games Company is an internationally focussed publisher of computer and video games, situated in Berlin, Germany. TGC have their own in-house development studios realizing any kind of interactive entertainment software from high-quality full-price games to commissioned productions. Since its foundation in 2006 TGC – The Games Company has been publishing licensed products as well as commissioned and proprietary productions, mainly in the full-price segment. An ambitious team with long-time experience in the games industry and a strong network of partners are TGC’s great advantages. In 2007/2008 TGC will continue to publish further high-quality products for PC and nextgen consoles. For more information please see www.the-games-company.com.