The tactic is not an original one — The delayed release of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess in 2006 for both GameCube and Wii allowed the game to serve as a swansong for the less
popular older console as well as a blockbuster launch title for the Wii.
Not exact matches
Synopsis: When four high - school kids discover an
old video game
console with a game they've never heard of — Jumanji — they are immediately drawn into the game's jungle setting, literally becoming the avatars they chose: gamer Spencer becomes a brawny adventurer (Dwayne Johnson); football jock Fridge loses (in his words) «the top two feet of his body» and becomes an Einstein (Kevin Hart);
popular girl Bethany becomes a middle - aged male professor (Jack Black); and wallflower Martha becomes a badass warrior (Karen Gillan).
It follows four high - school stereotypes sentenced to detention — jock,
popular girl, nerd, brainiac — who find an
old video
console that sucks them into its jungle hell.
While the arcade style permadeath won't be for everyone, it will no doubt be immensely
popular for those players that pushed through similar challenges back in the
old school
console days and the incredibly punishing, yet rewarding games found at the local town arcade.
The average age of gamers in the US is 37 years -
old according to a recent survey but
consoles are, obviously, hugely
popular with children, teens and young adults.
This game was
popular many years ago on
old Nintendo
consoles and now we can find many remakes and modifications of this game on PC and other modern platforms (like new
console Nintendo Wii).
Animal Crossing is a very
popular series for Nintendo that helps shift a lot of hardware, and while the company appears to have no trouble shifting
consoles at the moment, an Animal Crossing title in the future is a a good guarantee of enticing players new and
old.
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag proved to be one of the series» most
popular (and commercially successful) instalments, but its availability on
old - gen
consoles took much of its PS4 sheen away.
The collection will include 50 retro games from the 30 - year -
old console, which remains
popular to this day.