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Entries from February 2008

Paramount to end HD DVD releases next week

February 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Paramount Home Studios this week said that it will end the release of HD DVD format titles on Mar. 4.

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Wii wins over DS, PSP in latest Japan charts

February 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Nintendo Co.’s Wii system continued to hold a lead over popular handhelds in the latest Japan hardware charts.

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

Xbox 360 Japan sales down despite top 50 software

February 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Sales for Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 fell in Japan despite charting software in the top 50 sales.

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PS3 sales in four-week slump in Japan

February 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 experienced a fourth-week slump in Japan as hardware sales decreased in the latest Japan tally.

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Amazon slashes pricing on Warner HD DVD titles

February 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Amazon.com on Thurs. slashed pricing on Warner Bros. HD DVD titles as the format is cleared from retail inventory.

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Blu-ray backed PS3 sales spike on restock

February 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Sales for Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 increased Thurs. at Amazon.com upon restock of the $499 80GB SKU.

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Xbox 360 moves 14K in Japan Feb. sales

February 28th, 2008 · No Comments

Sales for Microsoft Corp.’s moved a little more than 14,000 units in the latest Japan retail data.

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Nintendo Wii outsells PS3 4-to-1 in Japan

February 28th, 2008 · No Comments

Nintendo Co.’s Wii outsold Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 by 4-to-1 in the month of Feb. in the latest Japan retail data.

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Blu-ray player sales up despite premium

February 28th, 2008 · No Comments

Sales for Panasonic Corp.’s stand-alone Blu-ray player increased this week despite a large premium over cheaper products and Toshiba Corp.’s defunct HD DVD.

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HD DVD demand up on $11.95 pricing

February 28th, 2008 · No Comments

HD DVD format title sales increased this week at Amazon.com following a new low price of $11.95 for a large array of titles.

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Namco to toss new ‘Tales’ RPGs to Xbox 360, Wii

February 27th, 2008 · No Comments

Namco Bandai Games America Inc. on Wed. said that it will release new titles in the ‘Tales’ role-playing series to Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 and Nintendo Co.’s Wii video game system later this year.

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

Metal Gear Solid 4 sales up on PS3 bundle news

February 27th, 2008 · No Comments

Sales for Konami Corp.’s Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots increased on Wed. following news that Sony Corp. will release a bundle SKU that includes the latest entry in the series.

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Lost Planet: Extreme Condition drops to PS3

February 27th, 2008 · No Comments

Capcom Co. this week said that the title Lost Planet: Extreme Condition is now available at U.S. retail for Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3.

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Amazon price cuts old Macbook models

February 27th, 2008 · No Comments

Amazon.com this week price cut older MacBook models as Apple Inc. introduced a new wave of upgraded products.

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Xbox 360 HD DVD in stock despite price cut

February 27th, 2008 · No Comments

Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 HD DVD Player held an in-stock status at Best Buy stores and Circuit City stores despite a price cut to $49.99 this week.

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

New Blu-ray players in line with PS3 pricing

February 27th, 2008 · No Comments

Sony Corp. this week announced new Blu-ray players that will align with current pricing of the Playstation 3 video game system.

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Sega to drop new PS3 RPG exclusive this fall

February 26th, 2008 · No Comments

Sega of America Inc. on Tues. said that it will release a new RPG title Valkyria Chronicles exclusively to Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 this fall.

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PS3 MGS4 bundle SKU to sneak to U.S. in Q2

February 26th, 2008 · No Comments

Sony Corp. on Tues. said that it will release a new Playstation 3 bundle SKU that will include Konami Corp.’s Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots in the U.S. in late Q2.

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PS3 DualShock 3 to rumble to U.S. this Apr.

February 26th, 2008 · No Comments

Sony Corp. on Tues. said that the Playstation 3 DualShock 3 controller will be released in the U.S. this Apr.

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Apple drops new wave of MacBook upgrades

February 26th, 2008 · No Comments

Apple Inc. on Tues. released a new wave of MacBook and MacBook Pro computers in the latest SKU revision for the notebook products.

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