Nintendo’s Wii console topped the sales charts for video game consoles in February where hardware sales increased by 11% to $532.7 million and software was up by 9% to $733.5 million. 753,000 Wii consoles were sold as the supply now seems to be fitting the demand. XBox 360 and Plastation 3 and 2 followed in second and third place respectively. The top selling game was not a Wii title however; Street Fighter IV sold the most copies on XBox 360 and PS3 combined. Wii Fit came in at number two.
Based on the open-source Uzebox project, the Fuzebox is a DIY 8-bit console kit where you not only build the hardware but write the software too. Titles can be written for the Fuzebox in C, plus there’s an emulator available to test them out.
Nintendo Japan’s DSi announcement this morning was all well and good, but the single picture they included to illustrate the three new DSi colors didn’t really do the news justice. Now we have new pictures of the three color versions, and they’re certainly strong shades.
More DSi images after the cut
Microsoft have confirmed a limited-edition red version of their Xbox 360 console to tie in with Resident Evil 5. The Exclusive Red Xbox 360 Resident Evil Limited Edition Console will, aside from its new paintjob, come with a copy of the game itself, a red wireless controller and a number of other peripherals, though they won’t be color-matched.
Last November Nintendo starts selling DSi in Japan, and promised US launch sometimes in 2009. That sometimes has finally gotten a date, April 5th. The DSi is a small step up from current Nintendo DS Lite, with slimmer body, addition of two cameras, SD slot, and larger 3.25-inch screen.
With the announcement of DSi, Nintendo also roll out DSi Shop, a commerce system that allows gamers to buy and download games or demos using DSi points. I’ve been playing with DSi for quite sometimes now and these features upgrades are worth paying for.The DSi will be priced at $170 when it hits the shelf.
Today Nintendo of America Inc. and Nyko Technologies Inc. have announced that they have reached a resolution in the lawsuit brought on by Nintendo regarding Nintendo’s intellectual property rights relating to its popular Nunchuk controller.
According to a company briefing, or at least what appears to be a company briefing, Sony will be making significant price cuts to the PlayStation 3 sometime early next year–most likely in March.
Supposedly, the European president of Sony, David Reeves informed his staff that they wanted to become more competitive in pricing in March of next year. This seems to coincide with the launch of Killzone 2. So in an effort to push sales of the game, a price drop on the console makes perfect sense.
We don’t know just how much of a price cut we’re talking, and it’s still unclear as to whether or not the cut would apply to just the UK or to the US and Japan as well. At the moment, a Sony spokesperson neither confirmed or denied the rumor and merely noted that information in meetings isn’t set in stone.
A lot of us are going to be chipping away at the old Christmas list in just a few weeks. Some items are going to a little harder to find than others. One item that is still in very high demand is Nintendo’s Wii gaming console. The questions is will there be enough for this years holiday season?
Tectoy has come up with a new gaming console that requires a 3G network connection. Odd, I know. But it’s trying to do something a little bit different with the whole console idea. Set to launch in Brazil in July of next year, this console won’t exactly take the world by storm, but it’s nice to see Tectoy trying something new here.
It’s not that often that we hear about a new video gaming console, especially in a world with the Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii. But a new console is on the way from Envizions Computer Entertainment.
They’re a fairly new company and have just placed their first console, the Evo “Smart Console” up for pre-order. What’s interesting here is that the console itself pretty much amounts to a Linux-based computer. It’s not all that special, and uses parts you could probably go out and buy yourself.
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