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In the wake of some completely unsubstantiated reports about a rumoured E3 reveal for Wii 2 later this year, two US analysts have claimed that Nintendo needs to act as quickly as possible. "I think the right time for the console was in front of Kinect and Move, and think …
Read More »‘Sources’ point to Wii HD at E3
US games site GameInformer claims to have word from "multiple sources" that Nintendo is preparing to unveil a true successor to the Wii at this year’s E3 expo. It says that the machine will run games in HD though it’s not sure whether it will offer comparable power to that …
Read More »NPD: Strong March for DS and Xbox
Nintendo’s DS was the best selling console in the US last month, according to the latest report from stats body NPD. Overall the American physical games market fell four per cent to $1.53bn. Software fell 16 per cent to $735.4m. Overall hardware sales were up 12 per cent compared to …
Read More »3DS sold under 400k in US week one
Though Nintendo still refuses to issue any firm sales numbers for the 3DS, the platform holder has now confirmed that the new portable sold "just shy of 400,000" units in its first week on sale in the US. As Gamasutra reports, this is less than the general estimate of between …
Read More »PS3 hits 50m units worldwide
SCE has today announced that as of March 29th 2011 total worldwide sales of its PS3 console have reached the 50m unit mark. It has also confirmed that total sales of the PlayStation Move controller have reached 8m units as of April 3rd. Move was launched in September 2010. As …
Read More »No UK price cut for PSP
A spokesperson for SCE UK has confirmed to MCV that the recent price cut to the PSP in mainland Europe will not apply in the UK. From today the machine will retail for just €129.99 – that’s almost a 25 per cent discount. "The price drop is for continental Europe …
Read More »The Commodore 64 returns
One of the most iconic games computers ever manufactured has made a return to the global market. With its ’80s heyday behind it, a new version of the Commodore 64 is now available to order online. Superficially it look identical to the famous machine of old, though look at the …
Read More »PSP price cut in Europe
News agency Bloomberg is reporting that Sony has cut the price of the PSP in Europe. The platform holder reduced the price of the machine in the US earlier this year, with many presuming that the shift in strategy was in preparation for the arrival of NGP later this year. …
Read More »Nintendo stock on the fall
The stock market price of Japanese gaming specialist Nintendo has declined for four straight days in a row. The company’s total value has now decreased by over 15 per cent since the end of February. As reported by Andriasang, investment services company Fisco primarily points the finger at the disruption …
Read More »The new £1,500 Cave game
129.99 not expensive enough for you? How about $300? No? How about a brand new version of Cave shooter Akai Katana for 1,500? Yep, thought so. Cult developer Cave has begun selling some of its titles on a PCB board (as they would be supplied to arcades) to home users, …
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