News Tagged: consoles

The rumor mill churns out another report regarding a new Xbox console that's codenamed "Durango." According to the latest story, Microsoft's upcoming next-gen console might carry a rather steep price tag of 500 big ones, said US reporter Paul Thurrott who is known for leaking various scoops related to Microsoft...

Staring on February 28, 2013, both the Wi-Fi and 3G models of Sony's PS Vita handheld will carry the retail price of 19,980 yen ($215). The price has been lowered from 24,980 yen ($269), according to a press release sent over by Sony today. "Now one thing clear for us that in terms of profitability...

Microsoft officially confirms they have sold 1.4 million Xbox 360 consoles in North America during December 2012. This is more than double what the second ranking console shifted in the US during the same month. This now marks the 24th consecutive month that the Xbox 360 is the best-selling console in that particular region...

Well, let's face it, everything sells worse than the original Wii console. To this day, it remains one of the most sought-after products in the video games industry and on par with products such as the iPhone or iPad (sales wise). Sales research data company NPD reports that Nintendo sold 460,000 units of its latest consoles, the Wii U in December...

NPD data sales company conducted a research, which brought some interesting results. According to the data they have come up with, 400 million devises are connected to the Internet in homes across the United States. Approximately 184 million are laptops and desktop computers, in addition to smartphones, which are in second place, numbering around 133 million...

Nintendo had this coming and they knew it. Apple has dominated the gadget market, in addition to making an impact on the mobile game market. According to the latest research conducted by Nielsen, American kids would rather get their hands on a shiny new iPad, as opposed to Nintendo's Wii U console, which launched on November 18 in the United States...

According to the latest sales predictions from Wedbush Morgan's Michael Pachter and analyst firm EEDAR, Xbox 360 sales are going to lead ahead of PS3 and Wii sales for the 22nd consecutive month, with prognostications indicating, once again, that Vita sales are going to be...

Nintendo has officially stated that their Wii U console will sell at a loss when it launches. The news was revealed at an investor briefing by Nintendo President and CEO Satoru Iwata. He added that the console's price is "below cost," which, apparently, is the reason for the company's reduced annual net profit outlook...

Publisher and hardware manufacturer Microsoft is spreading the word that, as of September 30, 2012, the company sold 70 million units of their Xbox 360 console (since the console's launch). Meanwhile, PS3 lifetime sales have reached 63.9 million units (as of March 31, 2012) and Wii lifetime sales were marked at 96...

Terraria, the 2D Minecraft look-alike, is on its way to consoles and here's the trailer announcing it: VIDEO: 567005.mp4

Yesterday, Nintendo officially revealed the release date and the price tags (for several regions) for their new piece of gaming hardware. Initial prices are going to be locked at $299 for the Basic set and $349 for the Premium set, whereas, according to analyst Michael Pachter, Nintendo is surely to reduce the price next year...

Nintendo just confirmed that they are going to launch their next-gen console, the Wii U, on December 8, 2012 in Japan. The console is going to be on offer in two sets: the Premium Set for 31,500 yen ($405) and the Basic Set for 26,250 yen ($338)...

CVG has the word about Microsoft's next technology that's supposedly being developed for the next Xbox console. This new gaming tech denotes a breakthrough device, currently referred to as the "environmental display," which was designed to project 360-degree game worlds across all four walls of a room utilizing advanced projection tech...

In the United States, the total revenue from retail games, consoles and accessories contracted by %20 during July - that's according to data gathered by NPD. Word is that sales of game goods at retail generated $548 million; down from the $686 million made during the same period the year before...

Word is spreading that Sony Computer Entertainment has what's being described as the plans for a new PS3 model. Reportedly, the new model has been submitted to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Sony supposedly offered a new model to the FCC for testing, to provide an upgrade from the present 3000 series (via NeoGAF)...