Consoles

Nintendo has reported that sales of its Nintendo DS console have hit 70.6 million units worldwide as part of its end-of-year fiscal results. 30.31 million units – over a third – were sold during its FY 2007-2008, which ended on March 31st. The FY result is up 7.1 per cent …

London Studios' PS3 service delayed further as beta period expands

All-conquering Nintendo has launched a brand new dedicated Wii Fit website ahead of the European release of its health-promoting title this Friday. The sleek Flash-heavy portal includes information about the exercises available in the game, and about fitness in general. Wii Fit has already proved a colossal success in Japan, …

'Compete with content, not tech,' says dev behind Ratchet and Resistance with launch PS3 secret-sharing scheme

Internet speculation has been rife that Nintendo are preparing to announce a new version of the DS at E3 this year, following comments made by Enterbrain boss. Nintendo has denied there is a new DS model in the works and the source of the original rumour Hirokazu Hamamura, Enterbrain president, …

The boss of the studio behind the Gran Turismo series has said that the franchise may expand beyond the PlayStation format for the first time in its history – with a PC version in China. Speaking to German site derStandard, Kazunori Yamauchi, head of Sony’s Polyphony Digital team, said: It …

The revamp comes in response to a survey last year which showed that PlayStation Store users wanted a better interface and easier navigation. The new PlayStation Store also promises much greater scope for categorisation and a dynamic new user interface. SCE has also lined up a host of new content, …

Newsweek journalist N’Gai Croal has questioned the thinking behind the way black people are represented in the trailer for Capcom’s Resident Evil 5. In an interview with MTV, Croal attacked the teaser – which shows Caucasian hero Chris Redfield facing swathes of black zombies – for dovetailing with classic racist …

Maher joins from SCEE’s international software development team and will now be responsible for the editorial and production of the various European versions of Inside Xbox, the daily news magazine on Xbox Live. Maher was recently voted by his peers in our 30 under 30 feature, a prestigious list of …

Nintendo has unveiled Mario Super Sluggers, a new Wii sports title due for release later in the year. The firm revealed the game at its San Francisco media summit, and boasts controls similar to those seen in Wii Sports. The game is designed to bridge the gap between casual and …