Following the release of US February console sales numbers, Microsoft product management director Aaron Greenberg has slammed rival Sony over the PlayStation 3′s sales numbers, and the company’s refusal to drop the price of the console, even in hard economic times. Read the rest of this entry »
Despite the highly-anticipated horror sequel Resident Evil 5 being leaked to torrent sites and P2P, a full ten days before its official release date, the game saw incredible first day sales on March 13th, breaking sales records from previous Resident Evil titles. Read the rest of this entry »
The NPD Group has issued its report, Online Gaming 2009, revealing that the Xbox 360 is the most widely used console online.
According to the study, Microsoft’s console accounts for 50 per cent of the online home console market and is followed by the Nintendo Wii at 29 per cent, up from 18 per cent the previous year. Read the rest of this entry »
A story posted on the Ubergizmo site today states, “Word on the street has it that Microsoft aims to stop production of the Xbox 360 Elite as per their original plan…”
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First off please take this as a rumour until its actually out but the person who divulged the information is well respected in the Homebrew Community and is word should be taken seriously. Read the rest of this entry »
When Nintendo introduces a new product, it phases out the older model. Presently, though, handheld consumers have two choices: the DS Lite or the DSi. Does that mean eventually we’ll only have one choice? Read the rest of this entry »
Nintendo DS hardware, including the DS Lite and DSi variations, once again topped the weekly hardware sales chart in Japan, according to data from Media Create.
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A sliding screen and no UMD drive for the rumored PSP-4000? If Eurogamer’s “close to Sony” source is to be believed, these are the changes you can expect to see in the next iteration of portable PlayStation. The screen is supposedly the same as the PSP-3000, with the only difference being that it can slide. When in the “closed” position, the unit will be “significantly smaller in width” and most controls will be inaccessible; however, shoulder button-only games like LocoRoco will be playable while in this state. Read the rest of this entry »
According to Kotaku, the oft-rumored dual-analog, UMD-free PSP 2 handheld is coming, and could be on store shelves this fall.
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After just one year of availability, Sony has announced that it will be dropping its European PSP wireless communication package Go!Messenger. Read the rest of this entry »
