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Entries from September 2007

Week recap: PS3 decline; Xbox 360 Halo 3 sales; Wii lead

September 30th, 2007 · No Comments

Sales for Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 decreased in the latest Japan retail data. The PS3 ranked as the No. 5 best-selling hardware in the sales period.

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Tags: Week Recap

Brew: PS3 40GB; Xbox 360 Halo 3; Wii VC titles

September 29th, 2007 · No Comments

In Brew #94, host Marcus Lai discusses PS3 40GB; Xbox 360 Halo 3; Wii VC titles News articles discussed in Brew #94 include:
Xbox 360 title Halo 3 takes $170 million at U.S. retail
Halo 3 logs more than 1M online players to Xbox 360
Halo 3 Limited SKU may hold scratched Xbox 360 discs
FoxConn […]

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Final: NBA 08 a decent dunk for PS3

September 28th, 2007 · No Comments

Sony Corp.’s NBA 08 is a solid basketball title that offers plenty to play in 1080p high-def resolution. While the game includes a few fouls, the new personalized elements, realistic defensive collision detection, and week-to-week online games keep the game competitive for the new season.

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Tags: Playstation 3 · Systems · Finals

Final: NBA 08 a decent dunk for PS3

September 28th, 2007 · No Comments

Sony Corp.’s NBA 08 is a solid basketball title that offers plenty to play in 1080p high-def resolution. While the game includes a few fouls, the new personalized elements, realistic defensive collision detection, and week-to-week online games keep the game competitive for the new season.

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Tags: Playstation 3 · Systems · Finals

PSP destroys DS, Wii, PS3 at Japan retail

September 28th, 2007 · No Comments

Sales for Sony Corp.’s PSP handheld model destroyed the competition on strong game sales in the latest hardware sales data from Japan.

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Tags: News · Wii · Playstation 3 · Nintendo DS · PSP · Systems · Handhelds · Retail

Xbox 360 incurs minor sales gain in Japan

September 28th, 2007 · No Comments

Sales for Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 experienced a minor gain in the latest retail data from Japan.

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Tags: News · Xbox 360 · Systems · Retail

PS3 sales decrease in latest Japan retail data

September 28th, 2007 · No Comments

Sales for Sony Corp.’s Playstation decreased in the latest Japan retail data.

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Tags: News · Playstation 3 · Systems · Retail

Wii regains 2-to-1 sales lead over PS3 in Japan

September 27th, 2007 · No Comments

Nintendo Co’s Wii regained a 2-to-1 sales lead over Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 in the latest retail data from Japan.

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

PS3 title Ratchet and Clank sees minor delay

September 27th, 2007 · No Comments

Sony Corp. on Thurs. said that the Playstation 3 title Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction will be delayed to Oct. 30.

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

Sony offers new demos, downloads to PS3 store

September 27th, 2007 · No Comments

Sony Corp. on Thurs. announced a wave of new offerings available at the Playstation Store.

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

Xbox 360 title Halo 3 sales out of top 20 at Japan retailer

September 27th, 2007 · No Comments

Sales for Microsoft Corp.’s Halo 3 fell out of the top 20 in its debut week at Amazon Japan.

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Tags: News · Xbox 360 · Systems · Retail

Wii restock invades Halo 3, Xbox 360 at retailer

September 27th, 2007 · No Comments

A restock for Nintendo Co.’s Wii invaded Microsoft Corp.’s Halo 3 and Xbox 360 sales territory this week at retailer Amazon.com.

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

Wii, Xbox 360 sales up, PS3 down at Ebay

September 27th, 2007 · No Comments

Sales for Nintendo Co.’s Wii and Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 increased, while sales for Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 decreased in the latest data from Ebay.

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

Xbox 360 title Halo 3 takes $170 million at U.S. retail

September 26th, 2007 · No Comments

Microsoft Corp. on Wed. announced that Halo 3 has generated $170 million in the first 24 hours at U.S. retail, the biggest entertainment launch in history.

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

Halo 3 logs more than 1M online players to Xbox 360

September 26th, 2007 · No Comments

Microsoft Corp.’s Halo 3 has logged more than 1.3 million online players in the first 24 hours of launch.

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Tags: News · Xbox 360 · Systems

PS3 delivers Petaflop of power to Folding@home

September 26th, 2007 · No Comments

Sony Corp. this week said that the aggregate computation power of the Playstation 3 crossed the Petaflop barrier for the Stanford University Folding@home project.

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Tags: News · Playstation 3 · Systems · Technology

Scaleform GFx offers new UI solution to Nintendo Wii

September 26th, 2007 · No Comments

Scaleform Corporation on Wed. announced that Scaleform GFx has been released as a third party tools solution for Nintendo Co.’s Wii home video game system.

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Tags: News · Wii · Systems · Technology

Halo 3 shoots Xbox 360 Elite to top 10 at retailer

September 26th, 2007 · No Comments

Strong sales for Microsoft Corp.’s Halo 3 have increased demand for the Xbox 360 Elite at retailer Amazon.com.

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Tags: News · Xbox 360 · Systems · Retail

Microsoft offers to replace Halo 3 Xbox 360 scratched discs

September 25th, 2007 · No Comments

Microsoft on Tues. began offering free replacement of scratched Halo 3 game discs found in the Limited Edition SKU for the Xbox 360 following reports of loose discs in game cases.

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Tags: News · Microsoft · Xbox 360 · Systems

Konami drops DDR Hottest Party to Wii

September 25th, 2007 · No Comments

Konami Digital Entertainment Inc. on Tues. announced that Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party for Nintendo Co.’s Wii has shipped to U.S. retail.

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Tags: News · Wii · Systems