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Sega Nerds

July 26th, 2008

Them Brits just love their Mario… and Sonic

It’s hardly brand new information that Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games is selling pretty darn well.  Many would say that it is selling “surprisingly” well, considering so many people (including some Sega Nerds) berated the idea, when Sega originally announced it.
Sega Europe has now announced that the Wii version of Mario & Sonic […]

By Graham -- 2 comments

July 8th, 2008

Sega racing for the podium in the UK

Yeah ok, that title is a crap way of implying that Sega is currently standing in the UK charts with two sports titles.  Olympic titles to be precise.
Beijing Olympics 2008 see’s itself climb four positions this week, hitting fifth place.  And Mario & Sonic Olympics is still hanging in the charts, at number eight.
It would […]

By Graham -- 4 comments

July 3rd, 2008

Review: Beijing Olympics 2008

In my lifetime I have only ever played one Olympics game which I have really enjoyed, and that was (surprisingly) last year’s Mario & Sonic at the Olympics.
On the whole I can play them, and find some enjoyment - but when it all comes down to it, tapping two buttons constantly to make a guy […]

By Graham -- 7 comments

May 23rd, 2008

Olympics president says no achievement in games

Jacques Rogge, the 66-year-old president of the International Olympic Committee, has blasted gamers worldwide by praising young people involved in sports and bashing the once-esteemed hobby of virtual visual entertainment.
“Kids are attracted to visual, interactive forms of communication,” Rogge said to the Times Online. “It’s not going to be easy for sport to counter that. […]

By Nathan -- 10 comments

May 1st, 2008

Sega snags three spots in UK’s top 10

Sega has been pretty darn successful as of late in the United Kingdom, and it doesn’t appear that its momentum is slowing down by very much as proven by this week’s top 10 software chart. Sega was able to grab the third, sixth and ninth spot in this week’s charts, having the most titles of […]

By Chris -- 10 comments

November 25th, 2007

Review: Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games

Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games, the most recent party game to hit the Nintendo Wii, tries very hard to add something new to the genre and in a lot of ways succeeds. Developed by Sega, in partnership with Nintendo, the game is surprisingly (at least to this reviewer) fun.
Shining with a good amount […]

By James -- 13 comments