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Entries from October 2006

Nintendo to pimp 30 Virtual Console games for Wii

October 31st, 2006 · No Comments

Nintendo on late Tues. announced that it will pimp 30 Virtual Console games to the new Wii video game system.

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Tags: News · Nintendo · Wii · Systems · Business

Nintendo Wii to rock 32 game offerings by year-end

October 31st, 2006 · No Comments

Nintendo on late Tues. announced that the Wii will boast 32 game offerings by year-end.

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Tags: News · Nintendo · Wii · Systems · Business

UNO Kameo Theme Deck to drop to Xbox Live on Xbox 360

October 31st, 2006 · No Comments

Microsoft on Tues. announced that it will drop the UNO Kameo Theme Deck to Xbox Live Marketplace on Xbox 360 on Wednesday.

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Tags: News · Microsoft · Xbox 360 · Systems

Konami drops Death Jr. 2: Root of Evil to PSP

October 31st, 2006 · No Comments

Konami on Tues. announced that it has dropped Death Jr. 2: Root of Evil for the PSP to U.S. retail.

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Tags: News · PSP · Handhelds

Capcom drops Power Stone Collection to PSP

October 31st, 2006 · No Comments

Capcom on Tues. announced that it has dropped Power Stone Collection for the PSP to U.S. retail.

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Tags: News · PSP · Handhelds

PS3 to blame for $1.7B loss in Sony game business

October 31st, 2006 · No Comments

Sony blamed the Playstation 3 this week for mounting losses in its game business.

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Tags: News · Sony · Playstation 3 · PSP · Systems · Business

Nintendo to drop Wii with DVD to Japan in 2007

October 31st, 2006 · No Comments

Nintendo this week confirmed that it will drop a version of Wii with DVD playback to Japan in 2007.

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Tags: News · Wii · Systems · Business

New video pimps Cooking Mama: Cook Off for Wii

October 31st, 2006 · No Comments

A new video this week dropped to YouTube to pimp Majesco’s Cooking Mama: Cook Off for the Nintendo Wii.

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Tags: News · Wii · Systems · Videos

Amazon pimps Halo 3 pre-orders for Xbox 360

October 31st, 2006 · No Comments

Amazon.com this week began pimping pre-orders for the next installment in the Halo franchise, Halo 3.

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Tags: News · Xbox 360 · Systems · Retail

Sony drops new PS3 Gran Turismo HD images online

October 31st, 2006 · No Comments

Sony on Oct. 27 dropped new images of the Playstation 3 racer Gran Turismo HD to the official Japan website.

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Tags: News · Sony · Playstation 3 · Systems

Amazon blames system error for Wii availability

October 31st, 2006 · No Comments

Amazon.com this week blamed system error for making Nintendo’s new Wii video game system available for pre-order to customers.

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Tags: News · Wii · Systems · Retail

Wii Remote, Nunchuk available at Walmart.com

October 31st, 2006 · No Comments

Walmart.com is now allowing its customers to pre-order the Wii Remote and Nunchuk controller for Nintendo’s Wii video game system.

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Tags: News · Wii · Systems · Peripherals · Retail

Microsoft to drop Perfect Dark Zero maps to Xbox 360

October 31st, 2006 · No Comments

Microsoft on Monday announced that it will drop new additional multiplayer maps to the Perfect Dark Zero Platinum Hits Edition, due out in Nov.

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Tags: News · Microsoft · Xbox 360 · Systems

Majesco to host Cooking Mama: Cook Off on Wii

October 30th, 2006 · No Comments

Majesco Entertainment Company on Monday announced that it will serve Cooking Mama: Cook Off for Wii from Nintendo.

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Tags: News · Wii · Systems

Xbox 360 to rock 1080p in new Xbox Live update

October 30th, 2006 · No Comments

Microsoft on Monday announced that it will drop a new Xbox Live update on Oct. 31 to allow the Xbox 360 to display native 1080p HD resolution for movies and games.

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Tags: News · Microsoft · Xbox 360 · Systems

Sony may cut PS3 Japan allocation to 80,000 units

October 30th, 2006 · No Comments

Japan website Nihon Keizai Shimbun on Monday reported that Sony will ship only 80,000 Playstation 3 units to Japan on Nov. 11 due to a delay in part production.

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Tags: News · Playstation 3 · Systems · Business · Retail

PS3 Sixaxis controller dismantled for research

October 30th, 2006 · No Comments

Chinese website ChinaGBA last week dismantled Sony’s Playstation 3 Sixaxis controller to research the new motion-sensing peripheral.

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Tags: News · Sony · Playstation 3 · Systems · Peripherals

Sony details PS3 Playstation Store in new video

October 30th, 2006 · No Comments

Sony detailed the Playstation 3’s Playstation Store in a new video dropped to YouTube by GameHelper.

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Tags: News · Playstation 3 · Systems · Videos

Nintendo drops new Wii trailer to Electronic Game Show

October 30th, 2006 · No Comments

Nintendo last week dropped a new promotional trailer for Wii at the Electronic Game Show in Mexico.

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Tags: News · Nintendo · Wii · Systems · Videos

Target pimps exclusive Wii accessories

October 30th, 2006 · No Comments

 
Target this week pimped exclusive Wii accessories in its weekly Sunday circular.

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Tags: News · Wii · Systems · Retail