Gamers Evolved

We just can’t help but be excited about the newly released demo for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed and it looks as if most people agree with us. LucasArts bragged today that the demo was able to break all of the previous download records for Xbox Live.

They stated that during the first eight days that it was released the demo received over a million downloads. Those numbers combined with the number of people from the PlayStation Network version it is a total of 2.3 million people. With this large amount of people we can only imagine how the sales will be when the full version of the game is finally released September 16th on the Xbox 360, PS2 and 3, and Nintendo Wii.

Nintendo is undergoing yet another patent fight set against the ever popular Wii videogame console. Hillcrest Labs announced this week that they are suing Nintendo over their wand shaped remote controller.

They stated in the lawsuit that the technology used for this controller is an infringement on the patent for their own “handheld three-dimensional pointing device” and that software that comes with it.

A Nintendo spokesman declined to comment, saying the company had not been contacted by Hillcrest Labs at this time. The news triggered a sell-off of Nintendo’s shares in Japan. By the close of trading in Osaka, investors had knocked 3.6% off Nintendo’s shares, which have fallen by nearly 25% since the start of the year.

Red Steel was one of the first games to be released on the Nintendo Wii and because of this it was able to receive quite a bit in sales. It is true that many gamers were not very pleased with the game. However, it was still able to offer a few good ideas that were not pulled off well thanks to the Wii remote.

But now, with the announcement of the MotionPlus add-on, Ubisoft hopes it can make good on the promises made in the first game. “Red Steel 2 has been in development for many months now, and this new device will help us be even more precise in what we do with the product,” Ubisoft executive director Alain Corre told GamesIndustry.biz.

Nintendo announced their plans to work with Fujifilm Holdings so that they can launch their new photo service to Wii gamers. This new service will allow users to upload and print photos through the internet.

Along with news of this new feature they went on to say that they would be working hard to meet demands of the people this year so that there are no more shortages. Nintendo CEO and global president stated, “We are really intending to increase the shipments to the U.S., especially compared to last year.”

Ever since the release of the famed Nintendo Wii gamers have been finding it difficult to secure one for themselves thanks to the popularity of it and the fact that Nintendo doesn’t seem to make enough to meet demand. The new Wii Fit has actually added to the mayhem and made the search even more difficult.

Gamers have seen the Wii Fit in action and are hoping to get their chance to try out a new way to play games and are looking to lose a few pounds in the process. Along with the new controller there are new titles that we can expect to hit shelves later this year.