Carnival Games

How about the big hit for the Nintendo (OTC: NTDOY) Wii, Carnival Games? What about Borderlands? That's all well and good, but if you look at the company's ... and more »

Hits like BioShock and Carnival Games are helping Take-Two Interactive grow beyond perceptions that the company is entirely dependent on Rockstar Games' ... Take-Two Pushes Beyond 'Grand Theft Auto' RelianceWall Street Journal all 4 news articles »

 MI This series' first gem was none other than the runaway casual hit Carnival Games. After a poor reception with the gaming press, Carnival Games went on to sell 1.5 million copies worldwide, making it an acclaimed addition to the Wii casual gamer library ...

 UK Further pursuing this chain of though, Lowe was later questioned on the importance of each the Causal and Hardcore demographics, to which he stated that there's significance in both: “For every Carnival Games there is a bioshock and for every Wii Fit ...

“For every Carnival Games there is a BioShock and for every Wii Fit there is a Resident Evil 5. Regarding Nintendo's own output, Lowe added that Nintendo remains focused on its core title selection – and that many of its supposedly 'core' titles still ... INTERVIEW: Nintendo CasualGaming.biz

For every Carnival Games there is a Bioshock and for every Wii Fit there is a Resident Evil 5. What's certain is that many casual games are now becoming 'ever-green' selling consistently over weeks and months, where many hardcore titles may still ...

Yeah, it’s like Wii-Play, Carnival Games, Wii-Fit, Wii Sports, etc., etc., etc. What, you were expecting? A robust, in-depth experience equivalent to the galaxy trekking, sci-fi RPG, Mass Effect? Ha, yeah right. “We are excited to be partnered with ...

 CA It'd take a real ace of a carny to sell Carnival Games for the Nintendo DS. Fortunately, as a game reviewer, that's not my job. I don't speak the lingo, and I'm not nearly loud enough anyway. What I can tell you is to step away from this short and ...

Imagine if you bred the hit Wii games Wii Fit and Carnival Games and produced an offspring. That child might resemble Go Play Circus Star, a new Wii-exclusive from Majesco scheduled to ship in June. Go Play Circus Star is the second entry in Majesco's ...

The Wii is better known for Carnival Games than it is for Manhunt 2. But things may change after Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars. At least a little. Stephen Totilo over at MTV Multiplayer writes that Take-Two sees Chinatown Wars as something of a testbed for mature games on the Wii and the...

But Take-Two has seen success on the Wii with the family-friendly Carnival Games franchise."The success of the Carnival Games franchise gives us a great ... Take-Two Can't Ignore the Wii Cubed3 Feder: T2 To 'Build On' Nintendo Relationship Gamasutra

By Michael McWhertor The company pointed to two other titles, NBA 2K9 and Carnival Games as leaders for the quarter, laying out its fiscal 2009 game plan. That includes two batches of Grand Theft Auto IV downloadable episodes due by October 31, 2009, one of which has already been announced and dated. The company...

A portion of a GamingWithChildren review… Are there better golf games on Wii? Definitely. Better mini-golf? Possibly. But is this a good stocking stuffer for the mini-duffer in your life? Full review here

Carnival Games Mini Golf Review. author Posted by: ds date Date: November 26th, 2008 categories Filed under: Console, Games, News, Wii. Carnival Games Mini Golf (Wii) The lowest score wins, right? Read More. Rating 3.00 out of 5 ...

 CA - Publisher 2K Play and Cat Daddy Games authentically replicates that experience on Wii just for you with Carnival Games Mini Golf. ...

Poor controls and a ton of pointless gimmicks make for one frustrating round of Astroturf golf.

Carnival Games: Mini Golf - review. A portion of a GameZone review… If the game would have included some more holes, a better motion-sensing control scheme and an overhead camera angle of the holes this would be an easy recommendation ...

Carnival Games: Mini-Golf Review - See our complete Carnival Games: Mini-Golf Review at GameZone.com.

By Alisha Karabinus I agree that things like Carnival Games offer enough unique elements to not be considered Shovelware, but their waggle-centric controls and Wii-Sports type of minigame focus can lead it's critics to assume the worst. ...

Carnival Games: Mini-Golf, Oct 20. Celebrity Sports Showdown, Oct 20. Circus Games, Oct 21. Pet Pals: Animal Doctor, Oct 21. Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon, Oct 21. Spider-Man: Web of Shadows, Oct 21. KoF Collection: The Orochi Saga ...

By Earnest Cavalli The game's one glaring oversight is its lack of online multiplayer functionality. In such a multiplayer-centric title, and with the Wii being online-capable, one would almost expect the game to contain some online modes, but they are sadly absent.

By Justin McElroy Deca Sports, Wii Sports, Carnival Games and all the other minigame collections on Wii had better watch their backs ... or at least join together, forming some kind of bargain bin Voltron to do battle against Big League Sports. Activision is bringing the new minigame collection to the Wii "thi...

 CA - It's games like Top Spin 3 that make it painfully clear of why critically slammed but well-suited Wii titles like Carnival Games are such sleeper hits for ...

 CA - To be honest, I wasn't expecting to get much out of Carnival Games on the Nintendo DS, so my lowered expectations probably helped lift my enjoyment of the ...

By Alisha Karabinus defend it as a fun game for multiplayer get-togethers. The real judge, however, is the fact that it sold tons and tons, more than many other Wii titles! Think the sequel will live up to t hat? Gallery: Carnival Games: Mini-Golf ...

By RawmeatCowboy Carnival Games didn’t receive any promotion, and was a non-existent franchise when it came out. It too received poor review scores, much worse than Spore Creatures. There was absolutely no buzz leading into the game’s release. ...

By RawmeatCowboy A portion of a review from TheStar… The game as a whole is fun, in fact. Still just not much to it, still lacking in precision and polish, but you can’t really expect more from a casual collection of short-lived, low pressure miniature ...

You'd have more fun at a real carnival hosted by Pennywise.

By David Hinkle We like to bash the shovelware as much as anyone, but Take Two's Carnival Games must have been a real gem, because it has sold well consistently and "exceeded expectations" since its release. That's why Take Two has been taking their ...

By RawmeatCowboy 2K Play marketing director Christina Recchio. The good news is, Carnival Games DS has a color slider for skin tons, Carnival Games: Mini-Golf will have a skin color selection, and the true sequel to Carnival Games will have one as well. ...

By RawmeatCowboy Castlevania Judgment details, delayed to first quarter 2009 Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop footage Carnival Games: Mini Golf screens Sonic Unleashed screens Castlevania Judgment hands-on Samba de Amigo screens MadWorld screens Kororinpa 2: too early for prime time Star Wars The Cl...

By RawmeatCowboy At thirty bucks, Carnival Games for the DS can add “overpriced” to the laundry list of negative adjectives used to describe it. It’s short and uninteresting with any slight joy of a playing a good mini-game far outweighed by the ...

By DrWorm FYI, Carnival Games came out around the same time Guitar Hero did. They both probably had to do with the jump. DrWorm.

By RawmeatCowboy Carnival Games feels less like a full game and more like a downloadable Animal Crossing expansion. A bright, friendly aesthetic and the lure of collecting unlockable items holds some appeal, but with no way to share your accomplishments ...

By Leigh Alexander Take-Two CEO Ben Feder is not a gamer, unless you're talking Carnival Games. He and Board chairman Strauss Zelnick were brought in as turnaround experts during some very low times at Take-Two. The ">SEC was investigating, the company wasn't profitable, and many people were wondering...

 AZ - The first confirmed game is Carnival Games: Mini-Golf, sequel to the surprise hit Carnival Games on the Wii. The engine will also be used for a number of ...

 CA - Carnival Games Mini Golf is coming in September fro 2K Games, and G4 writer Mike D'Alonzo is excited. His adoration of the original Carnival Games is ... 2K Games Signs Havok For Wii Titles Gamasutra all 2 news articles

By lisa@el33tonline.com (Lisa) Carnival Games: Mini Golf (2K Play) August 2008; Manhunt 2 (Rockstar Games) August 2008; Space Chimps (Brash Entertainment) August-October 2008; Chess Crusade (ZOO) 5th September 2008; TNA impact (Midway Games) 5th September 2008 ...

By RawmeatCowboy Link Boom Blox: 8 hours and 25 minutes of play per person, 3.8 sessions Wii Fit: 9 hours 14 minutes of play per person, 5.7 sessions Wii Sports: 24,740,000 hours and 21,100,000 sessions. 33 hours of play per person, 28.3 sessions Carnival Games: 7 hours and 44 minutes of play per person, 5.6 sessi...

By Phil Larsen Well, probably - Carnival Games is one popular piece of software, free T-shirt or not. If you buy (and wear) this, hundreds of Wii owners are sure to point and nod approvingly. Best of all, there's even more opportunities on the horizon ...

By Michael McWhertor A $50 price tag for a game that doesn't come packed with an accessory like Wii Play and Mario Kart Wii likely didn't help matters, especially when better sellers like Game Party and Carnival Games undercut what looks like a similar ...

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By Christopher Grant While the myth of third-party Wii software languishing on store shelves has been handily disproven by repeat NPD all-stars like Guitar Hero III (#8 this month), Mario and Sonic: Olympic Games, and even Carnival Games, the ugly truth is that those are the only third-party Wii games to bre...

By David Hinkle Wii Zapper; Super Mario Galaxy; Wii Play; Carnival Games; Mario Party 8; Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Considering that you were going to pick up Super Mario Galaxy and Smash Bros. Brawl anyway (if you weren't planning on it, ...

By Weetabix As a proud owner of a Wii, I was pretty excited to find out about the Wii Fit. Wii's are fun, way fun. I'll be winding up to strike the mallet in Wii Carnival Games and after a lot of game play, I start to get tired and then realize, ...

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By Satan Original Wii Version of Carnival Games Ships More Than One Million Copies 2K Play, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), today announced two new titles as a part of its brand extension strategy for its highly popular Carnival Games series. The new titl...

By Ross Miller Line Rider coming to PC, Wii, DS this summer Wii Fit makes Australia sweat May 8 Error Code 85010: Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection 'Smashed' Carnival Games expands to DS, back to Wii with Carnival Games: Mini-Golf Take-Two posts $38M loss in first fiscal quarter

By Brian Crecente Out this fall, Carnival Games: Mini Golf will make use of the Wii Remote's motion controls to let up to four people play mini-golf. The themed park will include dinosaurs, the Wild West and, wait for it, pirates!!! Step Right Up! 2K Play Expands Its Carnival Games Franchise With Carnival Ga...

Among the games available for play during the Nintendo Media Summit today were Alley Ball (a renamed Skee-Ball, presumably for trademark reasons, that plays nearly identical to Wii Bowling), Nerves of Steel (a shocking, Irritating Stick-like game of concentration and steady Wiimot...