Gamification is the application of game mechanics like progression, prestige, competition and social feedback in non-gaming environments to change user behavior. In the pre-digital world, gamification took the form of marketing programs like frequent-flier miles, for example, but the Internet has taken gamification into more interactive and innovative areas.
While the lineup of next-gen consoles including Sony's PlayStation 4 Orbis, Microsoft's Xbox 720 and Nintendo's Wii U are still not near their launch time frame. However, their predecessor flagship model's favorite games are surely in line up with their sequel releases for this year.
Nintendo is going to sell New Super Mario Bros. 2 and other classic franchise games for the 3DS and Wii U as direct downloads and as a physical game. Company President Satoru Iwata made the announcement in a financial briefing on Friday. The games will be sold beginning in August.
Asian stock markets ended lower Friday as renewed concerns about the debt-laden Eurozone offset better-than-expected US pending home sales data and corporate earnings.
Asian stock markets declined Friday as sentiment was subdued after Standard & Poor's downgraded Spain's rating.
Nintendo revolutionized the gaming industry with its Wii console, which was the first commercial gaming device to incorporate motion-censored controls heavily into gaming. However, strong price cuts made to the Wii and the 3DS hand held video game device have lead the company to post its first annual loss in more than three decades, according to the Wall Street Journal.
MIT's Green Building was the canvas for a playable Tetris game in this amazing video that has become a YouTube sensation, amassing more than 500,000 views in less than a week.
There?s been a lot of buzz about next-generation gaming consoles, with Sony?s upcoming PlayStation 4 known internally as ?Orbis,? Microsoft?s Xbox 720 code named ?Durango? and Nintendo?s double-screen experienced Wii U. Despite the generated hype, market analysts say that this next breed of gaming devices will not reach the same audience its predecessors did.
For those fans of classic platform adventure games, Nintendo just announced that the upcoming sequel to Super Mario Bros. for the 3DS device will be launching in August. The follow up will be tailored to on-the-go gaming, according to Nintendo’s official press release. This reveal lines up nicely with the long-time gaming company’s recent announcement that a Kirby anniversary title will also launch later this year.
The Nintendo Wii U will become available on Nov. 18, according to a leaked memo from Media Land, a popular Japanese video game retailer. The revolutionary new dual-screen home-gaming system will be available on that date in North America and a week later in Japan, per the rumor.
General Electric Co topped Wall Street's profit and revenue forecasts for the first quarter, helped by strong demand for energy equipment and railroad locomotives.
Miyamoto confirms Mario and Pikmin 3 will be revealed at E3 in June.
Nintendo game designer Shigeru Miyamoto has confirmed that the long-awaited Pikmin 3 will be among the games Nintendo brings to the E3 videogame expo in early June to build excitement for their new console, the Wii U
Do you like gorgeous supermodels? Intense stare-downs? Then Nintendo's latest ad for the 3DS, starring Joel McHale, is exactly the cure that ails you. More importantly, this is the mushroom boost Nintendo needs to get people talking about its products again.
Nintendo’s upcoming console, the Wii U, is set to be released in the 2012 holiday season. Sources close to Nintendo have said that the new gaming system’s manufacturing costs amount to $180, but the video game company may tack on a much higher price tag, according to Forget The Box.
If rumors are to be believed, Nintendo’s tablet controller, the Wii U, will become the best MMO console ever made once it hits the market.
Fans are eagerly awaiting Microsoft’s upcoming console, which is said to be called the Xbox 720. Rumors and speculations about the gaming system have been circulating the Internet, and a new batch of expected features could have gamers gearing up for the release.
If the new reports are to be believed, the main protagonist of the Assassin’s Creed series, Desmond Miles, could end up stealing the show in Ubisoft’s upcoming game “Assassin’s Creed 3”.
Sony has announced it will be adding Amazon streaming video to the PlayStation Network. The move indicates a strong shift toward video game console-makers creating all-encompassing media devices.
Wii U, the next addition to the long-running line of Nintendo consoles, will be available on Nov. 18th according to Wii U Daily. A Japanese retailer emailed the website revealing the launch date, which almost directly matches up to its predecessor’s Nov. 19th release in 2006.
Sometimes, on April Fools' Day, it's difficult to decipher the pranks from the truth online. One such example came from online consumer electronics retailer Tiger Direct with an elaborate advertisement for the mini nuke Kube X15, the World's First Home Mini-Nuclear Generator, which could possibly be the best, or worst, April Fools' Day prank ever.
Ubisoft’s upcoming and one of the most anticipated games of the year, “Assassin’s Creed 3” will be arriving in October this year and will also be available on Nintendo’s Wii U, apart from Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Windows.
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