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Lifetime DS sales hit 144 million, Wii nears 85 million

Lifetime DS sales hit 144 million, Wii nears 85 million

In their new earnings report of the last quarter of 2010, Nintendo announced the lifetime sales of their current gen systems, the Wii and the DS. As of December 31st, the DS family has sold a who... Read More

Japan figures for week ending Jan 23rd

Japan figures for week ending Jan 23rd

The figures for the week Jan 17- Jan 23 in Japan have been released. The DS was leading, and as usual, the X360 and the PS2 came in running last. Here are the figures: Japanese hardware, January 1... Read More

Dead or Alive Dimensions- Metroid: Other M themed stage; new teaser website launched

Dead or Alive Dimensions- Metroid: Other M themed stage; new teaser website launched

Tecmo Koei America and Team Ninja have announced a new Metroid: Other M themed stage in Dead or Alive Dimensions for the 3DS "in which the villain Ridley takes Danger Zones to a whole new level." A... Read More

Shift 2: Unleashed details revealed

Shift 2: Unleashed details revealed

EA's released a whole list of the key gameplay features of Shift 2: Unleashed. Check it out below. Next Level of Immersion - Experience visceral first-person racing like never before. The all-... Read More

BioWare details upcoming Mass Effect 2 PS3 patch

BioWare details upcoming Mass Effect 2 PS3 patch

BioWare has detailed the upcoming patch for their PS3 port of Mass Effect 2, to fix save and freezing problems some PS3 owners have been facing. The patch has had some games corrupting their save fi... Read More

PSP2’s price is “not going to be $599,” says Sony

PSP2’s price is “not going to be $599,” says Sony

Sony recently said they'll try and keep the price of the PSP2 (NGP) affordable, and some execs said it'll be $599.99. Shu Yoshida, worldwide boss of SCE confirmed that that's not true. "From the ve... Read More

NGP battery life between 4-6 hours- Sony

NGP battery life between 4-6 hours- Sony

With all the new crazy stuff that Sony has announced for the PSP2 (NGP), the price point is not the only thing we're worried about. We're extremely worried about the battery life as well. Well, we'... Read More

Xbox Live generated a revenue of $122 million in 2010

Xbox Live generated a revenue of $122 million in 2010

According to a report by Forecasting and Analyzing Digital Entertainment, Xbox Live generated a revenue of $122 million in 2010. That's higher than ever before. It was a 16% year-to-year growth. T... Read More

“We will shoot for an affordable price” for PSP2- Sony

“We will shoot for an affordable price” for PSP2- Sony

[caption id="attachment_19873" align="aligncenter" width="505" caption="That's the rear of the system, just in case you were wondering."][/caption] With all the crazy new specs having been reveal... Read More

Kojima- PSP2 IS as powerful as PS3, will announce new game for the handheld at E3

Kojima- PSP2 IS as powerful as PS3, will announce new game for the handheld at E3

When the PSP2- or NGP- was announced earlier today, Sony claimed that the system is equally as powerful as their super-powerful home console- PS3. For the cynics out there who didn't believe them, K... Read More

Sony announces third party support for PSP2, 82 companies backing up the system

Sony announces third party support for PSP2, 82 companies backing up the system

Sony has released a list of all the third party developers from Japan, North America and Europe who will be supporting their PSP2, and I have to say, it's a staggeringly impressive list.... I mean, ... Read More

Michael Pachter believes PSP2 could sell for $250/£200

Michael Pachter believes PSP2 could sell for $250/£200

Industry analyst Michael Pachter believes Sony will probably sell their next gen handheld system, PSP2/NGP for a price of $250/£200 when it launches later this year. Lazard Capital Markets' Colin S... Read More

PS3 firmware update to patch security issues

PS3 firmware update to patch security issues

The incoming v3.56 update for the PS3's firmware will introduce a new security patch to Sony's home console. The company described the patch as minor but, if it can fix all the PS3's recent security... Read More

Catherine to contain a multiplayer mode

Catherine to contain a multiplayer mode

Japanese developer Atlus have confirmed that multiplayer shenanigans will grace their upcoming game Catherine. The latest issue of Famitsu held the details that the main menu will greet players wi... Read More

Nintendo justify 3DS battery life

Nintendo justify 3DS battery life

The 3DS will supposedly only last between 3-5 hours on a full charge with the 3D effect turned on. 3DS system designer Ryuji Umeza when discussing his testing of the 3DS battery noted “when I meas... Read More

Sony reveals NGP will have multiple SKUs, 3G not standard, Wi-fi IS standard

Sony reveals NGP will have multiple SKUs, 3G not standard, Wi-fi IS standard

Sony has revealed that their next gen handheld system, PSP2, currently codenamed NGP, will have multiple models with different functionalities, and will be differently priced. They have also reveale... Read More

Nintendo’s profit goes down 74% year-to-date

Nintendo’s profit goes down 74% year-to-date

For the nine month period ending December 2010 Nintendo's net profit fell 74 percent from a year earlier to 49.6 billion yen ($599 million). Revenue also declined 32 percent to 808 billion yen ($9.8... Read More

Nintendo explains the need for 3DS friend codes

Nintendo explains the need for 3DS friend codes

The 3DS is set to simplify Nintendo's previous online community structure by having just one friend code for the 3DS console itself, as opposed to a different friend code for each separate game. Des... Read More

Sony attempting to corner casual gaming market

Sony attempting to corner casual gaming market

While Sony's new PSP2/NGP seems fit to tame the hearts and minds of the core gaming scene, it seems Sony are also interested in tapping into the casual market by releasing Sony titles on Android ena... Read More

Let’s Have A Look at the PSP2 (OR NGP)

Let’s Have A Look at the PSP2 (OR NGP)

More PSP2 goodness for you guys: Here's the first look at what the PSP2 looks like, fellas (thanks Kotaku!) Click on the above images to see them full size!Read More