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654.12m. That amazingly high figure is the number of consoles that Nintendo has sold in the last 30 years. That number breaks down into two parts, GoNintendo reports. Firstly, Nintendo has sold 268.97m home consoles – that includes sales of the NES (Famicom), SNES (Super Famicom), N64, GameCube, Wii and …
Read More »Mad Catz to release Mojo Android console by the end of the year
Another Android console is heading to market later this year. CVG reports that Mad Catz hopes to have its Mojo microconsole on sale in the UK before the end of the year. The SKU also includes a Bluetooth 360-like joypad that, incidentally, is compatible with Android phones. One way in …
Read More »Nvidia to bring Kepler to mobile; promises 3x better performance than iPad 4
Project Logan, Nvidia’s next-generation mobile GPU, will feature Kepler architecture, which the company says can outperform the PS3 and Xbox 360, with 3x better performance than the iPad 4. Through Kepler, mobile devices can now take advantage of graphics technologies such as OpenGL 4.4, OpenGL ES 3.0 and DirectX 11, …
Read More »Self-publishing for Xbox One confirmed; retail units to double up as dev kits
Microsoft has announced that it will allow developers to self-publish their games on Xbox One, and that all retail Xbox One units will also serve as dev units, removing the need for indie devs to purchase separate dev kits. The company’s policy reversal comes after a backlash from indie developers …
Read More »Rumour: Black 3DS XL model lands at US and Canada retail this week
A black model of Nintendo’s 3DS XL line looks to be on its way to shelves in North America, according to an ad promoting the hardware. Go Nintendo reports on a print ad from Real Canadian Superstore (pictured) that shows the yet to be announced black 3DS XL, and lists …
Read More »India tablet sales grew over 400 percent in 2012; PC sales flat
Tablet sales in India grew to 1.9 million units in 2012-13 from 360,000 the previous year, registering a growth of over 400 percent, the Manufacturers’ Association for Information Technology (MAIT) has revealed. Skyrocketing tablet sales have come at the expense of the PC, which saw 11.31 million units sold at …
Read More »Nvidia’s Shield gets new release date
Android and PC streaming gaming handheld Shield has been given a new release date by Nvidia. The $300 device will now launch on July 31st. We want to thank you for your patience and for sticking with us through the shipment delay of your Shield,” a statement read. Our goal …
Read More »Key Release: Hansoft 7.0
Develop considers the arrival of Hansoft's project management tech on Mac
Read More »Mind Pirate set to expand wearable computing
Start-up is betting against touch interfaces
Read More »Xbox One games can be played while downloading
Updates will reportedly install smoothly in the background
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