January 24, 2009 • 7:53 pm 1
During the predominantly bleak month of January, hardware sales for all three console manufactures plummeted by a whopping 23 percent in Japan.
Although the appeal of the current crop of consoles continues to remains steadfast amongst consumers, Japan itself has seen a significant drop in shoppers looking to purchase luxury electronic items due in no small part to the current economic climate.
Filed under: Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony , 2009, hardware, japan, nintendo wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
November 24, 2008 • 8:43 pm 0
Chris Lewis, Vice-President of the Interactive Entertainment Business for Microsoft recently obliged to an interview with revered gaming publication Edge. In the damming interview Lewis harshly criticised Nintendo’s current online infrastructure, and also reiterated that he believes Microsoft occupies a different space to the Kyoto based company.
Nintendo occupies a different space to us in that regard as well, in that [the Wii] isn’t an online connected platform, it isn’t high definition, it doesn’t offer the scalability we offer in the SKU lineup and the storage ability. … I certainly think we do have an appetite for getting into those broad family genres, and that part of the strategy will continue to be so, but I think we clearly want to appeal to all tastes. Our aspiration is to win overall, and to do that we need to continue to bring content to all the different genres in the market, with Xbox Live at the heart of that.
Filed under: Microsoft, Nintendo, Wii, Xbox 360 , Microsoft, nintendo wii, Xbox 360, xbox live
September 10, 2008 • 11:56 pm 0
When questioned recently about Microsoft’s Mii-like Xbox Avatars, Reggie Fils-Aime claimed the company were literally ‘flattered’.
“Copying is a way of flattering, so we’re very flattered,” said Fils-Aime through a translator, when asked in this month’s issue of Club Nintendo (the Latin America equivalent of Nintendo Power) what he thought of the recently announced Xbox Avatars.
Filed under: Nintendo, Wii , avatars, miis, nintendo wii, Xbox 360
September 7, 2008 • 7:00 pm 0
An unsure Microsoft clings to the hope of coming a belated second after Nintendo in the heated finale of the long running console wars.
“I’m not at a point where I can say we’re going to beat Nintendo. We will sell more consoles this generation than Sony.”
- Microsoft Xbox vice president Don Mattrick
Filed under: Microsoft, Nintendo, Wii, Xbox 360 , console sales, Microsoft, nintendo wii, sales, Xbox 360
June 26, 2008 • 6:21 pm 4
In2Games have premièred the first motion sensing controls for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
The Gametrak Freedom is touted by the manufacturer as the most advanced motion sensing device for home consoles yet and is due to be released sometime later this year.
Filed under: Microsoft, Nintendo, PlayStation 3, Sony, Xbox 360 , gametrack, in2games, motion sensing, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
June 16, 2008 • 7:06 pm 0
With the Xbox 360 being hastily relegated to third place, many analysts are adamant that a further price cut for the system is imminent at this years E3 event.
Microsoft are being dramatically overthrown by Nintendo and to a lesser degree, Sony. If the behemoth is to stay in the never-ending console race, which previously saw then in second place, a price cut is seen as a must. E3 appears to be the perfect place to announce this, so stay tuned.
Filed under: Microsoft, Nintendo, PlayStation 3, Sony, Wii, Xbox 360 , e3, nintendo wii, price cut, sony playstation, Xbox 360
June 5, 2008 • 7:57 pm 0
Consumer research group Nielsen have determined that Nintendo Wii usage is second only to Xbox 360.
The Xbox 360 comes into its own amongst video gamers aged between 10-26, whilst those aged 27 and above also preferred to game on the 360. The Wii however fell respectably into second place for gamers aged between 10-26, and also for those gamers aged 27 or over.
Filed under: Nintendo , gamers, nielsen, Nintendo, Wii, Xbox 360
June 3, 2008 • 6:11 pm 2
Choice Magazine has conducted a series of tests which have highlighted just how much power is consumed by next generation consoles.
Leading the pack was the PlayStation 3, which according to Choice “consumed over 10 times as much power as the Nintendo Wii“. Coming in guilty second was Microsoft’s Xbox 360 console which was tied alongside a standard plasma television set.
Our tests also found that leaving a PlayStation 3 on while not in use would cost almost $250 (£121) a year in electricity bills (charged at 15c (7p) per kWh). This alone is around five times more than it would take to run a refrigerator for the same yearly period.
- Choice Magazine
Filed under: Ds, Microsoft, Nintendo, PlayStation 3, Sony, Wii, Xbox 360 , choice magazine, Microsoft, Nintendo, PlayStation 3, power consumption, Sony, Wii, Xbox 360
April 21, 2008 • 7:09 pm 0
Business Week have surprisingly knighted Microsoft as the fifth most innovative company in its extensive poll of over 3,000 world-wide businesses.
Unsurprisingly, the ever-iconic Apple took the much cavorted top-spot, which saw Nintendo and Sony reside in seventh and ninth place respectively.
Filed under: Ds, Microsoft, Nintendo, PlayStation 3, Sony, Wii, Xbox 360 , awards, business week, design, innovative, Microsoft, nintendo wii, sony playstation, Xbox 360
April 7, 2008 • 10:29 pm 0
Microsoft, audaciously riding on the back of the success of the Wii and its newfangled controller has been working extensively on prototypes for a Wii remote alternative since summer 2007 confirms MTV news.
Filed under: Microsoft, Nintendo, Wii, Xbox 360 , mtv news, nintendo wii, wii remote, Xbox 360, xbox controller, xbox remote
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