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Microsoft says Xbox 360 is the first to sell 10 million units
Microsoft Corp. said it's sold 10 million Xbox 360 units in the U.S. -- a volume that it said will crown its product the winner in the gaming console battle with competitors such as Nintendo of America's Wii or Sony's PlayStation 3. (MSFT)
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Microsoft Corp. said it's sold 10 million Xbox 360 units in the U.S. -- a volume that it said will crown its product the winner in the gaming console battle with competitors such as Nintendo of America's Wii or Sony's PlayStation 3. (MSFT)
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Xbox 360 reaches 10 million U.S. sales before Wii or PS3
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday its Xbox 360 game machine beat Nintendo Co Ltd's Wii and Sony Corp's PlayStation 3 to reach 10 million units in U.S. sales.
Reuters – May 14, 2008 8:12 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday its Xbox 360 game machine beat Nintendo Co Ltd's Wii and Sony Corp's PlayStation 3 to reach 10 million units in U.S. sales.
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Get Your Exercise Shopping for Wii Fit
Nintendo wants you up off your sofa and working it with the new Wii Fit ($89). But it could be awhile before your exercise program begins. As with the Wii console, it's looking like the Fit (Click on images for closer looks.) will be a tough purchase. A check of several online retail outlets, including Game Stop, Wal-Mart, and Amazon, led us to messages like "not for sale," "temporarily out of stock," and "preorders sold out." If you started shopping extra early, you may have been lucky enough to have bought a coupon for $5 to $10 that guaranteed you a Fit. Those seem to be sold out now, although double-checking with your local retailer may not be a bad idea. Once the product is launched on May 19, check frequently both online and in stores. If Wii sales are any indication, retailers will get shipments and quickly sell out, so you'll need to hit the right store at the right time. At the very least, sign up with Best Buy, Circuit City, or another store for e-mail notification of availability. You'll double your challenge if you're pumped for the Fit but don't yet own a Wii console. It's still hit or miss when you walk into most retail stores, and sites like Best Buy don't sell it at all online. You'll have better luck if you don't mind shelling out about an extra $100 for a bundle that includes several games. Retail price for the Wii console alone is $250. Think about grabbing one now if you can, before demand for the Fit diminishes supplies even more. Meanwhile, in the U.K., where the Fit has already been on sale since April, it looks like demand remains high. We were able to find a few units of the Fit at Amazon's U.K. site and several online stores, while others were sold out. But don't exercise notions of buying from one of these U.K. outlets. They probably won't ship to the U.S., and besides, we saw them selling for almost double the U.S. price at about 95 pounds, or $170. We'll be testing the Wii Fit for its health benefits in the coming weeks, so keep an eye on Consumer Reports.org and on Consumer Reports Health for our findings. For an early look, check out this Wall Street Journal review. —Donna Tapellini
Consumer Reports – May 14, 2008 8:08 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Nintendo wants you up off your sofa and working it with the new Wii Fit ($89). But it could be awhile before your exercise program begins. As with the Wii console, it's looking like the Fit (Click on images for closer looks.) will be a tough purchase. A check of several online retail outlets, including Game Stop, Wal-Mart, and Amazon, led us to messages like "not for sale," "temporarily out of stock," and "preorders sold out." If you started shopping extra early, you may have been lucky enough to have bought a coupon for $5 to $10 that guaranteed you a Fit. Those seem to be sold out now, although double-checking with your local retailer may not be a bad idea. Once the product is launched on May 19, check frequently both online and in stores. If Wii sales are any indication, retailers will get shipments and quickly sell out, so you'll need to hit the right store at the right time. At the very least, sign up with Best Buy, Circuit City, or another store for e-mail notification of availability. You'll double your challenge if you're pumped for the Fit but don't yet own a Wii console. It's still hit or miss when you walk into most retail stores, and sites like Best Buy don't sell it at all online. You'll have better luck if you don't mind shelling out about an extra $100 for a bundle that includes several games. Retail price for the Wii console alone is $250. Think about grabbing one now if you can, before demand for the Fit diminishes supplies even more. Meanwhile, in the U.K., where the Fit has already been on sale since April, it looks like demand remains high. We were able to find a few units of the Fit at Amazon's U.K. site and several online stores, while others were sold out. But don't exercise notions of buying from one of these U.K. outlets. They probably won't ship to the U.S., and besides, we saw them selling for almost double the U.S. price at about 95 pounds, or $170. We'll be testing the Wii Fit for its health benefits in the coming weeks, so keep an eye on Consumer Reports.org and on Consumer Reports Health for our findings. For an early look, check out this Wall Street Journal review. —Donna Tapellini
Consumer Reports – May 14, 2008 8:08 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Microsoft denies 'motion sensor' Xbox 360 update
A purported list of Xbox 360 Spring Update features surfaced on Tuesday, lending further credibility to rumors that Microsoft will release a Wii-like motion controller for Xbox 360.
GamePro.com – May 14, 2008 8:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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A purported list of Xbox 360 Spring Update features surfaced on Tuesday, lending further credibility to rumors that Microsoft will release a Wii-like motion controller for Xbox 360.
GamePro.com – May 14, 2008 8:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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More confirmation of storage solution on Wii and no Wii, WiiWare demos
It was not so long ago that Satoru Iwata explained that Nintendo needs to investigate a “possible storage solution” for the “small number of customers who feel that the flash memory is too small.” An additional representative has recently reinforced Iwata's words, claiming that Nintendo is looking for ways to rectify the issue. Meanwhile, the same representative noted that no Wii demos - including WiiWare demos - are on the way, in spite of many people's wishes. Considering the lack of a hard drive, any attempts to download such data would most likely use up nearly the entire flash memory on the system.
N4G.com – May 14, 2008 7:54 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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It was not so long ago that Satoru Iwata explained that Nintendo needs to investigate a “possible storage solution” for the “small number of customers who feel that the flash memory is too small.” An additional representative has recently reinforced Iwata's words, claiming that Nintendo is looking for ways to rectify the issue. Meanwhile, the same representative noted that no Wii demos - including WiiWare demos - are on the way, in spite of many people's wishes. Considering the lack of a hard drive, any attempts to download such data would most likely use up nearly the entire flash memory on the system.
N4G.com – May 14, 2008 7:54 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King Review
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King (Wii)Find out how the other half lives.
IGN.com – May 14, 2008 5:33 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King (Wii)Find out how the other half lives.
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Activision's Cabela's Legendary Adventures to Bring Hunting's Greatest Tales to Life
Cabela's Legendary Adventures (Wii)The next title in the best-selling Cabela's franchise is coming to Wii, PS2 and PSP.
IGN.com – May 14, 2008 5:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Cabela's Legendary Adventures (Wii)The next title in the best-selling Cabela's franchise is coming to Wii, PS2 and PSP.
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The Wii: Great For Nintendo, Not For Game Publishers
The Wii is the bestselling video game machine of the last year, so the companies that sell video game titles must love the Wii, right? Not so much. Electronic Arts (ERTS), which released its earnings yesterday, breaks down how much of its Q4 revenue came from games for each of the major consoles: Playstation 3 (SNE): 15% Xbox 360 (MSFT): 14% Wii: 7% PlayStation 2: 5% Those numbers aren't aberrations, either: With one exception, the Wii has been the least lucrative next-gen console for EA since its debut. It's also not a surprise. Part of it is by design: Nintendo publishes almost all of the best-selling Wii games (Wii Play, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Wii Fit, Super Mario Galaxy, MarioKart Wii) itself -- its one of the things that distinguishes it from rivals Microsoft and Sony. Part of it is that third-party publishers like EA were caught off guard by the Wii's success a couple of years ago, and are still scrambling to create titles for the platform. And part of it is that many blockbuster games, like Halo 3 or GTA IV, don't have Wii versions, for varying reasons. But EA isn't giving up on the WII: Earlier this month it released BoomBlox, which was designed with the help of Steven Spielberg. But we have a feeling it won't be Spielberg's most popular release this summer.
N4G.com – May 14, 2008 4:55 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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The Wii is the bestselling video game machine of the last year, so the companies that sell video game titles must love the Wii, right? Not so much. Electronic Arts (ERTS), which released its earnings yesterday, breaks down how much of its Q4 revenue came from games for each of the major consoles: Playstation 3 (SNE): 15% Xbox 360 (MSFT): 14% Wii: 7% PlayStation 2: 5% Those numbers aren't aberrations, either: With one exception, the Wii has been the least lucrative next-gen console for EA since its debut. It's also not a surprise. Part of it is by design: Nintendo publishes almost all of the best-selling Wii games (Wii Play, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Wii Fit, Super Mario Galaxy, MarioKart Wii) itself -- its one of the things that distinguishes it from rivals Microsoft and Sony. Part of it is that third-party publishers like EA were caught off guard by the Wii's success a couple of years ago, and are still scrambling to create titles for the platform. And part of it is that many blockbuster games, like Halo 3 or GTA IV, don't have Wii versions, for varying reasons. But EA isn't giving up on the WII: Earlier this month it released BoomBlox, which was designed with the help of Steven Spielberg. But we have a feeling it won't be Spielberg's most popular release this summer.
N4G.com – May 14, 2008 4:55 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Nintendo Launches WiiWare
Nintendo has launched a new channel for games distributionWiiWare. Games are downloaded over the internet by redeeming WiiPoints, which can be purchased at the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets.
CBS News – May 14, 2008 12:43 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Nintendo has launched a new channel for games distributionWiiWare. Games are downloaded over the internet by redeeming WiiPoints, which can be purchased at the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets.
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American Hardware and Software Chart for Week Ending May 10th, 2008
VGChartz reports that their estimate for American hardware and software chart for week Ending May 10th, 2008 is as follows: Total Hardware: [Last Week #] DSL: 147,952 (+2%) [145,047] Wii: 129,919 (-67%) [398,710] PS3: 80,297 (-47%) [150,934] 360: 66,770 (-43%) [117,394] PSP: 64,594 (-15%) [75,643] PS2: 41,159 (-4%) [42,718] Top 10 Software: 1 Grand Theft Auto IV (360) 799,753 3,117,527 2 Mario Kart Wii (Wii) 415,320 1,646,584 3 Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3) 359,133 1,745,165 4 Wii Sports (Wii) 129,919 11,268,352 5 Pokemon Mysterious Dungeon 2: Time /Darkness (DS) 112,176 604,355 6 Super Smash Bros Brawl (Wii) 110,571 3,653,725 7 Wii Play (Wii) 87,354 5,852,686 8 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (360) 54,482 4,201,768 9 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii) 47,861 1,594,173 10 Army of Two (360) 42,743 857,861 Software Totals: [Last Week Total] 360: 1,710,853 (-53%) [3,605,430] Tie Ratio: 8.61 Wii: 1,393,900 (-52%) [2,882,554] Tie Ratio: 6.07 DSL: 1,055,904 (0%) [1,050,710] Tie Ratio: 4.16 PS3: 903,192 (-57%) [2,110,621] Tie Ratio: 5.96 PS2: 318,772 (-6%) [339,917] Tie Ratio: N/A PSP: 258,994 (-12%) [294,801] Tie Ratio: 3.94
N4G.com – May 14, 2008 12:34 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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VGChartz reports that their estimate for American hardware and software chart for week Ending May 10th, 2008 is as follows: Total Hardware: [Last Week #] DSL: 147,952 (+2%) [145,047] Wii: 129,919 (-67%) [398,710] PS3: 80,297 (-47%) [150,934] 360: 66,770 (-43%) [117,394] PSP: 64,594 (-15%) [75,643] PS2: 41,159 (-4%) [42,718] Top 10 Software: 1 Grand Theft Auto IV (360) 799,753 3,117,527 2 Mario Kart Wii (Wii) 415,320 1,646,584 3 Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3) 359,133 1,745,165 4 Wii Sports (Wii) 129,919 11,268,352 5 Pokemon Mysterious Dungeon 2: Time /Darkness (DS) 112,176 604,355 6 Super Smash Bros Brawl (Wii) 110,571 3,653,725 7 Wii Play (Wii) 87,354 5,852,686 8 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (360) 54,482 4,201,768 9 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii) 47,861 1,594,173 10 Army of Two (360) 42,743 857,861 Software Totals: [Last Week Total] 360: 1,710,853 (-53%) [3,605,430] Tie Ratio: 8.61 Wii: 1,393,900 (-52%) [2,882,554] Tie Ratio: 6.07 DSL: 1,055,904 (0%) [1,050,710] Tie Ratio: 4.16 PS3: 903,192 (-57%) [2,110,621] Tie Ratio: 5.96 PS2: 318,772 (-6%) [339,917] Tie Ratio: N/A PSP: 258,994 (-12%) [294,801] Tie Ratio: 3.94
N4G.com – May 14, 2008 12:34 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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