Sales for Sony Corp.’s Playstation increased on the release of Capcom Co.’s Devil May Cry 4. The hardware ranked No. 4 in overall sales.
Capcom this week released the Lost Planet: Extreme Condition demo to the Playstation Network. The demo features online multiplayer for up to eight players.
Best Buy this week will offer $39 PS3 titles to in store customers. Discounted titles include Folklore and Assassin’s Creed.
Sony this week said it will release a new silver PS3 hardware SKU in Japan. The product will be sold with a matching DualShock 3 controller.
Sales for the PS3 title Warhawk soared following a price cut at Amazon.com. The online only title supports multiplayer for up to 32.
Sony this week said that the Folding@home program has yielded 1 million PS3 users. The program allows users to contribute their PS3 hardware to calculate the folding and misfolding of proteins.
Sales for Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 ranked No. 6 in Japan despite strong release sales for Devil May Cry 4. The hardware ranked behind all other consoles and handhelds.
Best Buy this week began selling the Xbox 360 HD DVD Player under the new $129.99 MSRP. The device allows users to playback HD DVD titles via an external device.
Sales for the Xbox 360 HD DVD Player spiked 71,900 percent at Amazon.com following a price cut to $79.99. The hardware ranked as the No. 1 product in the Video Games division earlier in the week.
Microsoft this week price cut the Xbox 360 HD DVD Player to $129.99 in the U.S. It previously sold for $179.99 and $199.99.
Microsoft this week released new Xbox Originals titles to Xbox Live. New offerings include Ninja Gaiden Black and Sid Meier’s Pirates!
Microsoft this week released Poker Smash to Xbox Live Arcade. The puzzle title allows players to clear rows of cards by arranging poker hands.
Microsoft this week said it will offer a cheaper Xbox 360 SKU in Japan. The hardware will sell for 27,800 yen on Mar. 6.
Nintendo Co.’s Wii >outsold the Nintendo DS and PSP in the latest Japan charts. The hardware ranked as the No. 1 product in overall video game hardware sales.
Wii title Super Smash Bros. Brawl sold more than 800,000 units in four days of release in Japan. The title ranked as the No. 1 software in the top 50 video game sales.
Namco Bandai Holdings Inc. this week said that Wii is a factor in declines in the arcade business. The toy firm said it will close 50 to 60 arcades in Japan.
Super Smash Bros. Brawl this week ranked as the No. 1 video game in Amazon.com and Amazon Japan. The title will be released in the U.S. on Mar. 9.
Nintendo this week released a new wave of Virtual Console titles to the Wii. New offerings include Operation Wolf and Columns III: Revenge of Columns.
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Amazon.com this week began offering $13.95 Blu-ray disc titles to customers. Titles include Stargate and Total Recall.
Blu-ray title The Chronicles of Narnia is a hit based on advanced sales. The product will be released in the U.S. in May.
Wal-Mart this week sold out of Toshiba Corp.’s HD-A3 HD DVD Player to online customers. The retailer sold the device for under the $149.99 MSRP.
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