PS3 numbers are out as well. 312,000.

Archangel3371 said:

Wii numbers are 254,000.

Yup. Thanks man.

So, according to the GAF thread, we have:

Xbox 360: 483,989 Units (Up 37% Year Over Year)

DS: 403,000 Units (Down 23% Year Over Year)
New! PS3: 312,000 Units (Down 37% Year Over Year)

Wii: 254,000 Units (Down 45% Year Over Year)

Archangel3371 said:

So if the numbers, at least for the systems, come out the next day then what's the point of with-holding them?

According to hearsay, paid subscriptions for NPD data are expensive. I mean really expensive. I believe IGN pays some 120K a year or some outrageous figure like that. So, If data is leaked or filtered or handed out to media outlets, paid subscriptors might start to bail out. NPDs effort to withhold the numbers is, at least from this point of view, understandable, although shitty for the rest of us peasants who like to follow the industry.

Dvader said:

Wii at last place. How the tides have turned.

Ho-lee-crap

I just read that Gameinformer gave Vanquish a......

Vanquish (PS3/Xbox 360, Sega): 7,75

Does anyone know if Game Room will still continue to pump out garbage in Krome's absense? That damn thing refuses to die. Has Krome even had any involvement with Game Room since its release?

ONM A Shadow's Tale review

Ultimately, if this were a three-hour-long, 1,000 point WiiWare download, we'd have been first in line to shower it with praise. Its minimalist, artsy approach is absolutely perfect for the service, and it's not like there are too many lush cinematic setpieces to gobble up the file size either. We'd wager it would have found a much more enthusiastic audience on WiiWare than it will in the ruthless high street marketplace.


For some strange reason, though, Konami has decided to push this out at full price and bloat its length to the point where our initial goodwill almost entirely evaporated. There are some brilliant, affecting and ambitious moments to be enjoyed here, but you'll be reaching for the Wii's off button long before its makers intended.

  Brilliant concept
  Delightful visual approach
  Clever, nostalgic platforming
  Soon gets repetitive
  Too diluted for a full release

1up review Kirby's Epic Yarn A -

Gametrailers Kirbys Epic Yarn review 8.4 with a staggering 9.5 for presentation

GoNintendo Kirby's Epic Yarn review 9/10

IGN reviews Kirby's Epic Yarn 9.0 "an amazing looking game "

Joystiq review Kirbys Epic Yarn 4.5 stars out of 5

Anyone biting?

I might. I feel kind of bad for abandoning The VG Press for almost a year after my last blog. Of course, more time spent goofing off on the internet is less time spent playing games or doing something useful, but I'll try to drop by sometimes to catch up on the news and leave insightful comments such as "Your mother".

Kirby's looking good! I'm glad to see it's getting great reviews.

And I think it's safe to say to just skip FEAR 3...er, I mean, F3AR! *eyes roll* It's the same guys that did Fracture, so I don't expect anything special.