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Entries from January 2007

PS3, Wii to miss Taipei Game Show 2007

January 23rd, 2007 · No Comments

Electronics website DigiTimes on Tues. reported that Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 and Nintendo Co.’s Wii will be absent from the Taipei Game Show 2007.

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Tags: News · Wii · Playstation 3 · Xbox 360 · Systems

Six Flags to feature Nintendo Wii at theme parks

January 23rd, 2007 · No Comments

Six Flags and Nintendo of America on Tues. announced a sponsorship and marketing agreement that will feature Nintendo’s Wii video game system at Six Flag theme parks.

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Tags: News · Nintendo · Wii · Systems

New Lumines Live packs to drop this week to Xbox 360

January 23rd, 2007 · No Comments

Microsoft Corp. this week will offer three new content packs for the the Xbox Live Arcade puzzle game Lumines Live!

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Tags: News · Xbox 360 · Systems

Nintendo drops Hotel Dusk: Room 215 to DS

January 23rd, 2007 · No Comments

Nintendo Co. this week announced that it will release the interactive novel Hotel Dusk: Room 215 to the Nintendo DS on Jan. 24.

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Tags: News · Nintendo · Nintendo DS · Handhelds

Xbox 360 sales drop 50 percent in Japan

January 22nd, 2007 · No Comments

Sales for Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 dropped 50 percent in Japan in an overall downturn in video game hardware sales for the week.

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Tags: News · Xbox 360 · Systems · Retail

Orb allows PS3, Wii owners to nab PC content for TV

January 22nd, 2007 · No Comments

Orb Networks on Mon. announced that it has made available software that will allow owners of Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 to view PC content through the console’s internet browser.

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Tags: News · Wii · Playstation 3 · Systems · PC · Technology

Nintendo drops classic Zelda to Wii

January 22nd, 2007 · No Comments

Nintendo Co. on Mon. announced that it has released The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past to the Wii video game system’s Virtual Console.

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Tags: News · Nintendo · Wii · Systems

PS3 sales drop 63% in Japan

January 20th, 2007 · No Comments

Sales for Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 dropped 63% in Japan in a video game hardware retail slump for the week.

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Tags: News · Playstation 3 · Systems · Retail

Koei PS3, Xbox 360 game titles to drop summer 2007

January 19th, 2007 · No Comments

Koei Corp. on Fri. said that game titles for Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 and Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 will be released in the summer of 2007.

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Tags: News · Playstation 3 · Xbox 360 · Systems

Nintendo Wii sales down; leads in Japan

January 19th, 2007 · No Comments

Nintendo Co.’s Wii video game system topped Japan hardware sales in the latest data research from the region.

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Tags: News · Wii · Systems · Retail

Xbox 360 game Crackdown ready for retail

January 19th, 2007 · No Comments

Microsoft Corp. on Fri. announced that the action offering Crackdown has reached gold status and will ship to retail stores on Feb. 20.

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Tags: News · Xbox 360 · Systems · Retail

Xbox 360 game Gears of War tops 3M in sales

January 19th, 2007 · No Comments

Microsoft Corp. on Fri. announced that the action game Gears of War for the Xbox 360 has sold three million units to date.

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Tags: News · Microsoft · Xbox 360 · Systems · Retail

EB Games: All Stores Have PS3s

January 19th, 2007 · No Comments

EB Games this week advertised to customers that all stores have stock of Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3.

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Tags: News · Playstation 3 · Systems · Retail

Retailer offers $50 off Wii with GameCube

January 19th, 2007 · No Comments

Retailer EB Games and GameStop this week are offering $50 off Nintendo Co.’s Wii with trade in of the Nintendo GameCube.

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Tags: News · Wii · Systems · Retail

Monster Madness to scare PS3, Xbox 360 in Apr.

January 18th, 2007 · No Comments

SouthPeak Interactive on Thurs. announced that the multiplayer action offering Monster Madness: Battle for Suburbia will drop to retail on Apr. 3 for Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 and Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360.

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Tags: News · Playstation 3 · Xbox 360 · Systems

Circuit City restocks PS3 for online customers

January 18th, 2007 · No Comments

Circuit City on Thurs. restocked Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 video game system for online customers.

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Tags: News · Playstation 3 · Systems · Retail

Peugeot calls fans to choose car for Frankfurt, Xbox 360

January 18th, 2007 · No Comments

French auto manufacturer Peugeot this week announced a car design contest that will allow one fan to have their design made into a full-scale concept car at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show and to appear in a future Xbox 360 game.

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Tags: News · Microsoft · Xbox 360 · Systems

The Elder Scrolls IV expansion to rock Xbox 360, PC

January 18th, 2007 · No Comments

Bethesda Softworks on Thurs. announced that The Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles will be released to Xbox 360 and PC in the spring.

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Tags: News · Xbox 360 · Systems · PC

Retailers to restock Wii on Jan. 21

January 18th, 2007 · No Comments

Early images of Sunday circular advertisments reveal that several retailers will restock Nintendo Co.’s Wii video game system on Jan. 21.

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Tags: News · Wii · Systems · Retail

Xbox 360 games Lost Planet, Dead Rising hit 2M

January 17th, 2007 · No Comments

Capcom on Wed. announced that Lost Planet: Extreme Condition and Dead Rising for the Xbox 360 have shipped a combined 2 million units worldwide.

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Tags: News · Xbox 360 · Systems · Retail