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32 year old Gamer Seriously Obsessed with Microsoft
Matt Writes: Hi there! My name is Matt, gamertag: Velodyne. I am a 32 year old hardcore Xbox collector. I am married and have a very understanding wife who accepts my gaming addiction. I just wanted to share with you guys some pics of my Xbox 360 and Xbox collection. To date I currently own all of the North American Xbox 360 games (247 games) as well as all of the Xbox Live Arcade games (129). I also own 150 original Xbox games. Various accessories are also shown in the pictures. I am hooked on the Xbox platform and all of the achievements that can be had with owning the games for the platform. I try to play on average about 2-3 hours a night after juggling working as a full time home audio salesman, and looking after my 8 year old step daughter. My wife occasionally plays some of the puzzle games on the system and she can't wait for Ninja Gaiden to come out to watch me play. She loves the original! As a long time fan of your site, I thought you would like to see my collection as I am definitely an obsessed gamer.
N4G.com – May 15, 2008 06:49 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Matt Writes: Hi there! My name is Matt, gamertag: Velodyne. I am a 32 year old hardcore Xbox collector. I am married and have a very understanding wife who accepts my gaming addiction. I just wanted to share with you guys some pics of my Xbox 360 and Xbox collection. To date I currently own all of the North American Xbox 360 games (247 games) as well as all of the Xbox Live Arcade games (129). I also own 150 original Xbox games. Various accessories are also shown in the pictures. I am hooked on the Xbox platform and all of the achievements that can be had with owning the games for the platform. I try to play on average about 2-3 hours a night after juggling working as a full time home audio salesman, and looking after my 8 year old step daughter. My wife occasionally plays some of the puzzle games on the system and she can't wait for Ninja Gaiden to come out to watch me play. She loves the original! As a long time fan of your site, I thought you would like to see my collection as I am definitely an obsessed gamer.
N4G.com – May 15, 2008 06:49 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Xbox 360 Wiimote is a Bad Idea
Steve Wysowski from XboxFocus.com writes: "Across the Internet, widespread speculation has risen that the Xbox 360 will indeed be receiving a Wiimote like hardware peripheral that would effectively change the way thing play out for Microsoft generation. So many variables that have been establish thus far can change with an announcement: Xbox 360 sales will definitely see an immediate spike in sales (no doubt the product would be hyped up the wazoo), an emphasis on gameplay innovation and user immersion will clearly have been established for this generation (as there is still a debate regarding whether or not the Wii is nothing but a gimmick), and it will put the 360 in direct competition with Nintendo for the casual market. While it all sounds great on paper, how good would a motion sensing control scheme for the Xbox 360 really be? Microsoft has never been able to truly capture the casual gamer, and I don't believe that would suddenly change with the announcement of Wiimote copy (which most of the "blueprints" have been showing). Microsoft's biggest attempt to "bring the entire family together" on Xbox 360 has been that Scene It? Trivia Game piece of garbage, that was laugh worthy and quickly became a running gag amongst Sony and Nintendo fanboy circles. And that was it. If Microsoft were to go from a moderate position towards casual gameplay to a far greater emphasis, it's hard not see a bumpy road lie ahead for MS."
N4G.com – May 15, 2008 06:39 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Steve Wysowski from XboxFocus.com writes: "Across the Internet, widespread speculation has risen that the Xbox 360 will indeed be receiving a Wiimote like hardware peripheral that would effectively change the way thing play out for Microsoft generation. So many variables that have been establish thus far can change with an announcement: Xbox 360 sales will definitely see an immediate spike in sales (no doubt the product would be hyped up the wazoo), an emphasis on gameplay innovation and user immersion will clearly have been established for this generation (as there is still a debate regarding whether or not the Wii is nothing but a gimmick), and it will put the 360 in direct competition with Nintendo for the casual market. While it all sounds great on paper, how good would a motion sensing control scheme for the Xbox 360 really be? Microsoft has never been able to truly capture the casual gamer, and I don't believe that would suddenly change with the announcement of Wiimote copy (which most of the "blueprints" have been showing). Microsoft's biggest attempt to "bring the entire family together" on Xbox 360 has been that Scene It? Trivia Game piece of garbage, that was laugh worthy and quickly became a running gag amongst Sony and Nintendo fanboy circles. And that was it. If Microsoft were to go from a moderate position towards casual gameplay to a far greater emphasis, it's hard not see a bumpy road lie ahead for MS."
N4G.com – May 15, 2008 06:39 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Analysis of Americas Sales for the Week Ending May 10, 2008
VGChartz writes: "After an enormous first week of sales, Grand Theft Auto IV still managed to sell over a million units across PS3 and Xbox 360 in the Americas. Mario Kart Wii has also held up well, somehow managing to outsell GTAIV on PS3. Hardware sales in contrast fell rather sharply from the big boost last week. While DS, PSP, and PS2 were not really impacted by the GTA launch at all, PS3 and Xbox 360 both saw sales drop over 40%. Wii saw an even larger drop, though much of it is likely attributable to Nintendo holding back some supply for the Wii Fit push later in May. In the coming weeks it will be interesting to see whether Xbox 360 or PS3 drops further as GTAIV sales decline. While such hardware declines were unexpected, PS3 sold about as well as it during last November — immediately after a price cut — and Xbox 360 sold about as well as it during last September — during Halo 3 launch and after a price cut. Therefore, it was probably unrealistic as well to expect 'elevated' sales to continue without a recent price cut. Year over year trends are significantly different this week from previous weeks. PS3 in 2008 is still near the top of the GTA peak this year, while last year it was hitting rock bottom: .........5/10/08........5/12/07....YoY Change Wii....129,919.......132,680..........-2% DSL..147,952.......152,960..........-3% PSP...64,594........63,675...........+1% PS2...41,159........63,942...........-36% PS3...80,297........25,078...........+220% 360....66,770........55,870...........+20%
N4G.com – May 15, 2008 04:45 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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VGChartz writes: "After an enormous first week of sales, Grand Theft Auto IV still managed to sell over a million units across PS3 and Xbox 360 in the Americas. Mario Kart Wii has also held up well, somehow managing to outsell GTAIV on PS3. Hardware sales in contrast fell rather sharply from the big boost last week. While DS, PSP, and PS2 were not really impacted by the GTA launch at all, PS3 and Xbox 360 both saw sales drop over 40%. Wii saw an even larger drop, though much of it is likely attributable to Nintendo holding back some supply for the Wii Fit push later in May. In the coming weeks it will be interesting to see whether Xbox 360 or PS3 drops further as GTAIV sales decline. While such hardware declines were unexpected, PS3 sold about as well as it during last November — immediately after a price cut — and Xbox 360 sold about as well as it during last September — during Halo 3 launch and after a price cut. Therefore, it was probably unrealistic as well to expect 'elevated' sales to continue without a recent price cut. Year over year trends are significantly different this week from previous weeks. PS3 in 2008 is still near the top of the GTA peak this year, while last year it was hitting rock bottom: .........5/10/08........5/12/07....YoY Change Wii....129,919.......132,680..........-2% DSL..147,952.......152,960..........-3% PSP...64,594........63,675...........+1% PS2...41,159........63,942...........-36% PS3...80,297........25,078...........+220% 360....66,770........55,870...........+20%
N4G.com – May 15, 2008 04:45 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Microsoft: Oops, We Forgot About The Wii In Worldwide Sales
Microsoft totally won the race to 10 million in the U.S. That's for damn sure. But worldwide? They're not exactly the leader in the "current-generation console" race, at least not if you include the Wii as a "current-generation console." They may have an impressive Xbox Live user base, but 19 million Xbox 360s sold does not a current gen leader make.
N4G.com – May 15, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Microsoft totally won the race to 10 million in the U.S. That's for damn sure. But worldwide? They're not exactly the leader in the "current-generation console" race, at least not if you include the Wii as a "current-generation console." They may have an impressive Xbox Live user base, but 19 million Xbox 360s sold does not a current gen leader make.
N4G.com – May 15, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Microsoft Denies Rumored X360 Dashboard Update
Microsoft has refuted the list of supposed Xbox 360 software update details that recently began floating around the internet. "We don't comment on rumors or speculation, but what we can tell you is we've never seen this list before," a company representative told Joystiq.
N4G.com – May 15, 2008 03:20 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Microsoft has refuted the list of supposed Xbox 360 software update details that recently began floating around the internet. "We don't comment on rumors or speculation, but what we can tell you is we've never seen this list before," a company representative told Joystiq.
N4G.com – May 15, 2008 03:20 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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MS Still Thinks It Can Win The Console War, Xbox 360 Pushes Past 10 Million In U.S.
With a reported 9.9 million Xbox 360s sold through in the United States as of the end of March, something catastrophic would have had to happen to prevent Microsoft from reaching the 10 million mark first. Fortunately for the gang in Redmond, the company has avoided certain doom, announcing that it has reached the corporately coveted figure, beating NPD estimates by a day.
N4G.com – May 15, 2008 02:57 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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With a reported 9.9 million Xbox 360s sold through in the United States as of the end of March, something catastrophic would have had to happen to prevent Microsoft from reaching the 10 million mark first. Fortunately for the gang in Redmond, the company has avoided certain doom, announcing that it has reached the corporately coveted figure, beating NPD estimates by a day.
N4G.com – May 15, 2008 02:57 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Sony PlayStation 3 Revival Lifts Result
Sony's videogames business is back in the hunt after a year on the defensive. Sales of the company's PlayStation 3 have been outpacing Microsoft's Xbox 360, and have been helped by improved game selection and a 20% price cut.
Wall Street Journal – May 15, 2008 02:45 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Sony's videogames business is back in the hunt after a year on the defensive. Sales of the company's PlayStation 3 have been outpacing Microsoft's Xbox 360, and have been helped by improved game selection and a 20% price cut.
Wall Street Journal – May 15, 2008 02:45 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Xbox 360 to have a "long run" says Microsoft
Steve Wysowski from XboxFocus.com writes: "Speaking at the Microsoft spring media summit in San Francisco, Kim Shane, Microsoft Game Studios' head honco, said it was the plan from the beginning that the 360 would have a "long tail" (we can only assume that means "long lifespan" in English)."
N4G.com – May 15, 2008 12:49 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Steve Wysowski from XboxFocus.com writes: "Speaking at the Microsoft spring media summit in San Francisco, Kim Shane, Microsoft Game Studios' head honco, said it was the plan from the beginning that the 360 would have a "long tail" (we can only assume that means "long lifespan" in English)."
N4G.com – May 15, 2008 12:49 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Xbox 360 Sales Milestone
Millions and millions sold.
IGN.com – May 15, 2008 12:23 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Millions and millions sold.
IGN.com – May 15, 2008 12:23 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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5 Things PSN Needs to Address to Stay Relevant
Michael Prince: "Last week I took a look at the Xbox 360's Live service and went over the five items I felt that Microsoft needed to look at in order to stay relevant in the online service realm. Obviously when you start talking about consoles, people are passionate and there were a number of large comments with some great points. Now I am going to look at the PlayStation Network (PSN) and the five points they need to look at to stay competitive especially since they are new to this online space."
N4G.com – May 14, 2008 11:23 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Michael Prince: "Last week I took a look at the Xbox 360's Live service and went over the five items I felt that Microsoft needed to look at in order to stay relevant in the online service realm. Obviously when you start talking about consoles, people are passionate and there were a number of large comments with some great points. Now I am going to look at the PlayStation Network (PSN) and the five points they need to look at to stay competitive especially since they are new to this online space."
N4G.com – May 14, 2008 11:23 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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