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The Best Selling Video Games of This Generation

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While the Halo series might be one of the biggest names in the gaming universe, the Master Chief falls a bit short when it comes to his peers. Microsoft’s biggest franchise is nowhere to be found in the ranking of the industry’s best selling games, as ranked by life-to-date sales.

The list, calculated by the NPD Group, uses data that reaches back to 1995 is not inflation adjusted. (It looks at gross sales.) But it still shines some light on the biggest individual titles the industry. CNBC.com looks at the 10 biggest.

Read more at CNBC.com

Call of Duty, Guitar Hero Top All-Time Best Selling List

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Activision-Blizzard has come a long way in the past few years.

It wasn’t that long ago that the company was an also-ran in video game industry, making some strong franchises, but never really dominating the sales charts. These days, though, the company is responsible for five of the 10 highest grossing games of all time.

Read more at CNBC.com

Game companies line up to aid Japan

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As recovery efforts continue in Japan after a devastating 8.9 magnitude earthquake and accompanying tsunami, the video game industry is rallying to aid in the relief.

Some publishers are reaching into their own pockets to donate, while others — along with select members of the development community — are leveraging their customer base to raise money.

Read more at Yahoo! Games

Vidgames face great divide

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Forget Xbox vs. PlayStation. In the videogame industry, the biggest brewing battle these days is the one between traditional developers and the new breed — those who specialize in Facebook and iPhone titles.

While social networking games and mobile gaming apps are still dwarfed financially by franchises like “Halo” and “Call of Duty,” they’re stealing eyeballs — and talent — from the console world. And, according to some high-ranking execs, they’re putting the future of the industry at risk.

Read more at Daily Variety

Interview: Reggie Fils-Aime On Garage Devs And The Value Of Software

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When Nintendo’s global president Satoru Iwata rocked this year’s Game Developers Conference with his controversial comments about developers of social and mobile games, there were a lot of questions. Was the company showing fear? Was it being too rigid in its thinking? Was Iwata actually right on the money?

A few people, though, were asking a more practical question: If the company felt this new breed of garage developers (like Rovio in its early days or Tiny Wings developer Andreas Illiger) were undervaluing their games, why not establish an opportunity for them to sell to the Nintendo audience at higher prices?

Read more at Gamasutra

Video Game Investors Brace for Another Bad Month

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With a weak slate of titles, February is shaping up to be another negative month for the video game industry.

Analysts expect game sales, which will be announced by the NPD Group after the market closes Thursday, to be significantly lower than the 2010 figures, as publishers once again had a lack of new blockbusters in the pipeline.

Read more at CNBC.com

Are Apps Killing the Video Game Industry?

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Over the past year or so, Nintendo has taken a fairly predictable approach in its reaction to the rise of app-based gaming. The bite-sized titles, company officials would say nonchalantly whenever asked, could be a fun diversion, but didn’t compare to the deeper experience of the more feature-rich games on its mobile devices.

These days, the company sounds a lot more concerned.

Read more at CNBC.com

Nintendo president blasts cheap apps

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Nintendo’s global president Satoru Iwata is not happy with the app revolution – and it’s not just because of the competition it’s giving his company.

In his GDC keynote address discussing the state of the video game industry, Iwata was particular outspoken on his fear that the explosion in cheap and free apps has devalued game development and could eventually put the industry at risk.

Read more at Variety’s Technotainment blog

Nintendo pacts with Netflix for streaming

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Nintendo has unveiled a slew of deals, including a streaming vid partnership with Netflix, that show a growing partnership between the company and Hollywood.

During the company’s keynote address at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, execs announced Wednesday that U.S. owners of the forthcoming handheld gaming system will be able to stream Netflix films to the device starting this summer.

Read more at Daily Variety

Nintendo adds Netflix, Super Mario to 3DS

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Nintendo is expanding the multimedia functions of the 3DS — and bringing a familiar face to the platform.

The company announced that it is working on a new Super Mario game for its latest handheld system, with the development team behind the successful Super Mario Galaxy titles leading the charge. Also, U.S. owners will be able to stream Netflix films to the device starting this summer.

Read more at Yahoo! Games