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News / 2002 / October / 04

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Acclaim does something stupid. Again.
First, they tried advertising on people's graves. Then they made some guy wait in line 50 days for a crappy Turok game. Oh, and then they gave people money to change their name to Turok. Could Acclaim Entertainment possibly pull off something even stupider? The answer is yes. Full Article
04 Oct 2002 by Shar ↑ -9 ↓ 4 commentss permalink
Nintendo slashes sales expectations, blames Germans
Citing slow hardware demand in Japan and Germany and strong Japanese currency or something, Nintendo has reported to investors that mid-year profits will be 77% lower that initially expected. Nintendo will supposedly break even, however, after profits are considered from Nintendo's stake in Rare, which were recently sold. Nintendo profits from the $375 million sale were $183 million. The missing $192 million have been spent financing Satoru Iwata's brand new yacht. Gamespot
04 Oct 2002 by Matt ↑ 40 ↓ discuss permalink
Square tops results of Japanese gaming poll
It took a poll of 300 Japanese college-age students to confirm what most shameless Square fanboys already believe in their own little world. Full Article
04 Oct 2002 by Paul ↑ 30 ↓ 3 commentss permalink

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