Tag Archives: hardware

While the internet is buzzing with mutterings about Wii 2 and Xbox 720, David Reeves is hoping the future of the console market will be much simpler. In an interview with MCV, the European COO for Capcom said he’d rather have a single games platform to work with – although …

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 …

The 3DS has achieved the best launch sales for a handheld console in Australia, with 31,000 units sold within its first week on sale. Nintendo’s new console almost beat week-one sales of the Wii, which sold 32,000 units in Australia during its first week. These figures are from Nintendo and …

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 …

Having topped the Japanese hardware charts since its launch in late February, Sony’s PSP this week managed to recapture its former place at the top of the listings. The device, which was the best selling console in Japan in 2010, shifted 57,379 units in the week ending April 3rd, according …

The oft-rumoured but as yet unconfirmed Sony tablet device known as the S1 is now said to be a PlayStation Certified Android 3.0 device ready for shipping in the US by September 2011. According to sources at Engaget, the touchscreen device will cost around $599 (370) for a Wi-Fi only …

2010 was once described as "the year of the PlayStation" and Sony looks like it has come up trumps – in Japan at least. Numbers from Andriasang show that PSP was the best selling games hardware in Japan in 2010, shifting 2,640,499 units between March 29th 2010 and March 27th …

Almost every games platform on the market saw declining hardware sales this week. This is most likely due to the ongoing impact of the recent earthquake. Reports have emerged that the PSP has been suffering from supply problems, but it is unclear how much the disaster has played in this. …

Two of the UK’s leading retailers have confirmed that Nintendo’s 3DS is their facets selling video games console ever. "The 3DS has been huge for us," an ASDA spokesperson told Eurogamer. "In fact, it was our biggest ever format launch, driven by really strong online sales and our a fantastically-priced …

More than half of US Wii owners keep their console in the living room. A recent survey by US research firm Nielsen shows that 59 per cent of Wii consoles are found in the lounge. Rival consoles PS3 and Xbox 360 follow close behind with 45 per cent and 42 …