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Wii (series)
''Wii'' is a series of simulation games published by Nintendo for the game console of the same name, as well as its successor, the Wii U. After a seven-year hiatus, the game '' Nintendo Switch Sports'', described officially as "a new iteration of the ''Wii Sports'' series," was announced, the first game to drop the "''Wii''" from its title. These games feature a common design theme, with recurring elements including casual-oriented gameplay, casts consisting mostly or entirely of Miis, and control schemes that simulate real-life activities. The ''Wii'' series was conceived by Nintendo executive Shigeru Miyamoto to package and sell similar Wii Remote prototype games in a single package. Gameplay The Wii uses motion sensors in its Wii Remote to allow gameplay that incorporates physical movements by the player to control action within the game. For example, in the Baseball game included in ''Wii Sports'', the player holds the controller like a baseball bat and swings it in orde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nintendo EAD
commonly abbreviated as Nintendo EAD and formerly known as Nintendo Research & Development No.4 Department (abbreviated as Nintendo R&D4), was the largest software development division within the Japanese video game company Nintendo. It was preceded by the ''Creative Department'', a team of designers with backgrounds in art responsible for many different tasks, to which Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka originally belonged. Both served as managers of the EARD studios and were credited in every game developed by the division, with varying degrees of involvement. Nintendo EAD was best known for its work on games in the ''Donkey Kong'', ''Mario (franchise), Mario'', ''The Legend of Zelda'', ''F-Zero'', ''Star Fox'', ''Animal Crossing'', ''Pikmin'', and ''Wii (video game series), Wii'' series. Following a large company restructuring after the death of company president Satoru Iwata, the division merged with Nintendo's Software Planning & Development division in September 2015, be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gamasutra
''Game Developer'' (known as ''Gamasutra'' until 2021) is a website created in 1997 that focuses on aspects of video game development. It is owned and operated by Informa TechTarget and acted as the online sister publication to the print magazine '' Game Developer'' prior to the latter's closure in 2013. Site sections ''Game Developer'' publishes daily news, features like post-game post-mortems and critical essays from developers, and user-submitted blog posts. The articles can be filtered by topic (All, Console/ PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/ Tablet, Independent, Serious) and category (Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Biz (Business)/Marketing). The site has an online storefront for books on game design, RSS feeds and the website's Twitter account. The site also has a section for users to apply for contracted work and open positions at various development studios. Trade Center Resource While it does post news found on typical video game websites, ''Game Devel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wii MotionPlus
The is an expansion device for the Wii Remote, the primary game controller for the Wii. The device allows more complex motion to be interpreted than the Wii Remote can do alone. Both the Wii and its successor, the Wii U, support the Wii MotionPlus accessory in games. The accessory was first released in June 2009. A later hardware revision of the Wii Remote, the Wii Remote Plus, was later released with the Wii MotionPlus technology built-in. History The Wii MotionPlus was announced by Nintendo in a press release on July 14, 2008, and revealed the next day at a press conference at the E3 Media & Business Summit. It was released in June 2009. On May 3, 2010, Nintendo announced that starting May 9, 2010, the company would include its '' Wii Sports Resort'' game and MotionPlus controller with new consoles with no price increase. Development The Wii MotionPlus was developed by Nintendo in collaboration with game development tool company AiLive. The sensor used is an InvenSense I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wii Sports Resort
''Wii Sports Resort'' is a 2009 sports simulation video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii video game console. It is the sequel to '' Wii Sports'' (2006). It is the first first-party Wii game to support the Wii MotionPlus accessory and the first game overall to require it, which was bundled with the game. ''Wii Sports Resort'' was first announced at E3 2008 and was released in Japan on June 25, 2009, and in nearly all other regions the following month. While ''Wii Sports Resort'' was first released as a stand-alone title, it was later bundled with newer Wii consoles alongside ''Wii Sports''. ''Wii Sports Resort'' features a collection of twelve sports. The game makes full usage of the Wii MotionPlus accessory, an add-on to the Wii Remote controller which gives it full omnidirectional movement detection. This is an improvement over the base controller, which only repeated straight-arm movement. ''Wii Sports Resort'' received positive reviews from critics f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Best-selling Video Games
This is a list of fifty video games that have verifiably sold the highest number of software units worldwide. The best-selling video game to date is ''Minecraft'', a 2011 multi-platform sandbox game released by Mojang. As of October 2023, it became the first video game to sell over 300 million copies. Its closest competitor, ''Grand Theft Auto V'', is the only other video game to have reached both 100 and 200 million copies. The best-selling single-platform game is '' Wii Sports'', with nearly 83 million sales exclusively for the Wii console. Three of the most represented video game franchises on this list feature ''Pokémon'', ''Mario'', and ''Call of Duty''. In certain instances, ''Tetris'' is often considered the best-selling video game as opposed to ''Minecraft''. The inconsistency originates from the differentiation between standalone game releases and the comprehensive ''Tetris'' franchise as a whole. According to The Tetris Company, the sales figures ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pack-in Game
Since the origin of video games in the early 1970s, the video game industry, the players, and surrounding culture have spawned a wide range of technical and slang terms. 0–9 A B C D E F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exergaming
Fitness game, exergame, and gamercise (portmanteaus of "exercise" and "game") are terms used for video games that are also a form of exercise. Fitness games rely on technology that tracks body movement or reaction. The genre has been used to challenge the stereotype of gaming as a sedentary activity, and promoting an active lifestyle among gamers. Fitness games are seen as evolving from technology aimed at making exercise more fun. History The genre's roots can be found in game peripherals released in the eighties, including the Joyboard, an Atari 2600 peripheral developed by Amiga and released in 1982, the Power Pad (or Family Trainer) a peripheral for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), originally released by BandaiBogost, Ian (2005)The Rhetoric of Exergaming Georgia Institute of Technology. Retrieved on 2009-08-08. in 1986, and the Foot Craz released for the Atari 2600 in 1987, although all three had limited success. Konami's ''Dance Dance Revolution'' (1998) was cited ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edge (magazine)
''Edge'' is a multi-format video game magazine published by Future plc. It is a UK-based magazine and publishes 13 issues annually. The magazine was launched by Steve Jarratt in 1993. It has also released foreign editions in Australia, Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain. History The magazine was launched in October 1993 by Steve Jarratt, a long-time video games journalist who has launched several other magazines for Future. The artwork for the cover of the magazine's 100th issue was specially provided by Shigeru Miyamoto. The 200th issue was released in March 2009 with 200 different covers, each commemorating a single game; 199 variants were in general circulation, and one was exclusive to subscribers. Only 200 magazines were printed with each cover, sufficient to more than satisfy ''Edge''s circulation of 28,898. In October 2003, the then-editor of ''Edge'', João Diniz-Sanches, left the magazine along with deputy editor David McCarthy and other staff writers. Afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Best-selling Video Games
This is a list of fifty video games that have verifiably sold the highest number of software units worldwide. The best-selling video game to date is ''Minecraft'', a 2011 multi-platform sandbox game released by Mojang. As of October 2023, it became the first video game to sell over 300 million copies. Its closest competitor, ''Grand Theft Auto V'', is the only other video game to have reached both 100 and 200 million copies. The best-selling single-platform game is '' Wii Sports'', with nearly 83 million sales exclusively for the Wii console. Three of the most represented video game franchises on this list feature ''Pokémon'', ''Mario'', and ''Call of Duty''. In certain instances, ''Tetris'' is often considered the best-selling video game as opposed to ''Minecraft''. The inconsistency originates from the differentiation between standalone game releases and the comprehensive ''Tetris'' franchise as a whole. According to The Tetris Company, the sales figures ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Best-selling Video Game Franchises
The list of best-selling video game franchises shows sales or shipments of at least twenty million copies each. Unless otherwise stated, numbers indicate worldwide unit sales, ordered alphabetically. The exception are those specifying shipments, which have lower precedence than sales. Franchise sales include expansion packs even though they are not full video games. Free-to-play game downloads including free mobile games and microtransactions do not figure into sales or shipment figures. Video game franchises that have generated the highest overall media revenue from games and other media and merchandise are at the list of highest-grossing media franchises. Best-selling individual video games are at the list of best-selling video games. Arcade video game sales are at the list of highest-grossing arcade games. ''Mario'', which includes ''Donkey Kong is a video game series and media franchise created by the Japanese game designer Shigeru Miyamoto for Nintendo. It fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
D-pad
The D-pad (short for directional pad) is a compact input method developed for video games, designed to translate thumb movement into directional control through a flat, cross-shaped surface that rests on four internal switches. Each switch corresponds to a cardinal direction (up, down, left, and right), while diagonal inputs engage two switches simultaneously, enabling eight-directional control at 45-degree intervals. Beneath the center, a pivot mechanism tilts the pad, preventing all four switches from being pressed at once and enhancing tactile feedback. When introduced, the D-pad offered a space-saving, precise input method at a time when bulky joysticks dominated the market. Although analog sticks have largely superseded D-pads as the primary directional input in modern gamepads, the D-pad’s compact, intuitive, and versatile design has led to its adoption in a wide range of devices, including remote controls, calculators, personal digital assistant, PDAs, mobile phones, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
