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Sales for Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 outpaced Nintendo Co.’s Wii in the latest tally of Japan retail sales for the month of Nov.

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Microsoft Corp. on Fri. said that the Xbox 360 Fall Dashboard Update will be ready to launch on Dec. 4.

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Sales for Nintendo Co.’s Nintendo DS handheld soared past Sony Corp.’s PSP in Japan after a struggle between the two devices in the latest Japan retail tally.

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Sales for Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 fell far below rival offerings in the latest Japan retail tally.

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Sales for Konami Corp.’s Pro Evolution Soccer Winning Eleven 2008 for Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 ranked in the top three software sales in the latest tally from Japan.

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Sales for Nintendo Co.’s Wii struck back at Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 as the console nudged its way ahead of the latest Playstation in Japan retail sales.

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Microsoft on Thurs. said that it sold 310,000 Xbox 360 units Thanksgiving week to close in on Nintendo Co.’s sales for Wii the same period.

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A Sony Corp. spokesperson for the company’s U.S. game division on Thurs. debunked Microsoft Corp.’s Thanksgiving sales estimates that gave a 2-to-1 edge for the Xbox 360 over the Playstation 3.

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Nintendo Co.’s Super Mario Galaxy soared back to the No. 1 sales rank at Amazon on Thurs. as holiday demand for the title stays strong for the latest Mario adventure.

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MTV Games music title Rock Band is a hit at U.S. retail in first week sales, an executive said this week at the Reuters Media Summit in New York.

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Pre-orders for Sony Corp.’s Gran Turismo 5 Prologue for Playstation 3 ranked ahead of Nintendo Co.’s Wii Fit at Amazon Japan this week as consumers made advance purchases for Dec. release titles in the region.

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GameStop Corp. has began offering after Christmas bundles for Nintendo Co.’s Wii home video game system as supply of the product remains limited at U.S. retailers.

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Sony Corp.’s U.S. game division on Thurs. announced the release of the downloadable title Pain on the Playstation Store for Playstation 3.

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Nintendo Co. on Wed. announced that the Wii sold 350,000 units to U.S. customers for Thanksgiving week, a one-week record outside of its launch week one year prior.

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Hudson Entertainment this week announced new content for the Xbox Live Arcade title Bomberman Live on Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360.

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F.E.A.R. Files for Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 is a solid port of two expansion titles originally released for the PC. While dated, the freaky first-person gameplay and atmosphere, including fast multiplayer action transfer well to the next-generation console.

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American Express in Dec. will offer a discounted $300 bundle for Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 Elite as part of the My WishList promotion running from Nov. 27 to Dec. 13.

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Wal-Mart this week began offering a new bundle for Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 that includes extra items at no additional cost to online customers.

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Wal-Mart on Tues. sold out of a $677 bundle for Nintendo Co.’s Wii as customers nabbed the hot holiday item from the company’s online division.

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Amazon Japan this week price cut Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 by five percent in a retail promotion to spur hardware sales.

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