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(UPDATE: Nintendo has denied the reports to both CVG and Videogamer, with a rep telling the latter:"I can confirm Nintendo is not revealing any hardware at this year’s E3".) Two sources online have claimed that Nintendo will announce some sort of new hardware at E3 – the same thing that …
Read More »Sword Art and Theatrhythm send handheld sales soaring in Japan
Both 3DS and Vita saw decent upturns in unit sales last week thanks to two big new Top Ten releases, the latest Japanese sales data from Famitsu reveals. Bandai Namco’s new Vita title Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment debuted at No.1 in the Top Ten for the week ending April …
Read More »Microsoft drops Xbox 360 250 GB price in India
Microsoft India has announced a price drop for the 250 GB model of the Xbox 360. The 250 GB model will now retail for Rs 21,990 (previously Rs 24,990), while the 250 GB Kinect bundle will now carry an MRP of Rs Rs 31,990 (previously 34,890). Prices of the 4 …
Read More »Xbox hardware supplies have overtaken demand, Microsoft says
Microsoft CFO Amy Hood has told investors that there will be a "channel inventory drawdown for Xbox consoles". An inventory drawdown is the process of reducing the amount of available inventory of a product which, as Gamasutra points out, implies that Microsoft has produced more Xbox consoles than it is …
Read More »Nintendo reveals exclusive Team Mario and Team Luigi Mario Kart 8 Wii U bundles
Two additional Mario Kart 8 Wii U bundles have been announced. Nintendo earlier today revealed the Mario Kart 8 Premium Pack: Special Edition. Now it has also detailed the Mario Kart 8 Red Mario Bundle and Mario Kart 8 Green Luigi Bundle. Both SKUs include a 32GB Wii U console …
Read More »An Xbox Live Gold subscription can win you prizes worth $5,000
Microsoft has just kicked off a massive Xbox Live promotion in India, where any Xbox Live Gold subscriber can stand to win a Gold Rush suitcase with goodies worth $5,000. What does the suitcase include? A 100 g gold bar, a Titanfall Collector’s Edition for Xbox 360, an Xbox 360 …
Read More »Vita back on top as Titanfall makes Famitsu’s Japanese Top Ten
Sony’s PlayStation Vita was the best selling console in Japan last week according to the latest sales data from Famitsu. The machine relegated last week’s chart-topper 3DS LL into second place with PS4 in third, although all hardware suffered week-on-week declines. The Wii U slipped one place to sixth, having …
Read More »Steam Machines could launch in time for Christmas 2014
Steam controller to arrive October or November, according to hardware source
Read More »No PS4 restock in India till May
The PlayStation 4 has been out of stock in India since shortly after its launch in January, and any hopes of it becoming available this month are now gone. Retailer Game4u has announced that new PS4 stock will arrive in India in May, IGN reported, and sources have confirmed the …
Read More »Borderlands 2 Vita bundle launches in May
Sony has dated the Borderlands 2 Limited Edition PlayStation Vita Bundle for next month, with the standalone release of the game coming one week after. The bundle will feature the slimmer Vita model, according to the PlayStation US blog. $199.99 gets you the game and the Wi-Fi enabled hardware – …
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