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Sony continues strong hardware sales in Japan
Sony continues to see strong hardware sales in Japan for their consoles, with the PSP/PSPgo leading the way again for the week November 15th. ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/20491.cfm - 20 November 2009

Wii adds BBC iPlayer channel
The BBC iPlayer is set to have its own Nintendo Wii channel very soon, says Erik Huggers, BBC director of Future Media & Technology. The ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/20384.cfm - 14 November 2009

US videogame industry falls in October
After finally returning to growth in September, the US video game industry declined by 19 percent in October year-on-year, moving down to $1.07 ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/20374.cfm - 13 November 2009

Nintendo denies Wii HD rumors
According to an interview with GTTV, Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aime has vehemently denied the rumors that the company is planning ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/20301.cfm - 10 November 2009

Nintendo adds full demos to WiiWare
Nintendo will add fully playable demos for video games to WiiWare in an effort to increase traffic to the stagnant Wii Shopping Channel. ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/20232.cfm - 5 November 2009

Wii sales are stagnant, says Nintendo pres
Confirming the news that has been bugging Nintendo investors for months, president Satoru Iwata says Wii sales are completely stagnant at this ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/20192.cfm - 2 November 2009

Netflix on Wii deal within 12 months, says Pachter
Video game industry analyst Michael Pachter has called Netflix's recent move to bring their streaming service to the Sony PlayStation 3 as an ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/20117.cfm - 27 October 2009

Need For Speed series surpasses 100 million sales
The ever-popular Need For Speed racing series has surpassed 100 million in sales, says Electronic Arts, pushing it into the elite club with ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/20081.cfm - 26 October 2009

Wii successor will be less of a 'toy'
Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto made a few statements this week in regards to the eventual Wii successor, saying the console will likely be smaller ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/20049.cfm - 22 October 2009

Black Wii headed to Europe as well
In June, Nintendo released the Wii console with a black colorway in Japan and the company has announced today that the same limited edition ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/20008.cfm - 20 October 2009

U.S. gaming industry returns to growth in September
Last week, the NPD Group was forced to push back their monthly US gaming sales numbers due to a "processing issue," but the figures were made ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/20000.cfm - 20 October 2009

Microsoft likely to raise Xbox Live price, says Pachter
Wedbush Morgan videogame industry analyst Michael Pachter has made some more interesting comments this week on GameTrailer's Bonus Round, stating ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/19988.cfm - 19 October 2009

NPD delays US video game figures over 'processing issue'
The NPD Group has announced they have been forced to delay the release of the September US video game sales data due to "processing issues." ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/19950.cfm - 16 October 2009

PSP continues strong sales in Japan
The Sony PSP handheld continues to sell well in Japan, following the recent price cut on the PSP-3000 unit. Overall, sales amounted to 40,100, ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/19949.cfm - 16 October 2009

Nintendo brings black Wii accessories to US
In June, Nintendo introduced the first non-white Wii console in Japan, along with black accessories. Today, Nintendo has launched the accessories ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/19910.cfm - 14 October 2009

'Wii Play' is best selling title of this decade
According to recent NPD Group numbers, the Wii Play video game is the best selling title of the new millennium (in the US), surpassing Grand ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/19909.cfm - 14 October 2009

Popcorn 4 adds AVCHD, Flash support
Roxio has released version 4 of their Popcorn video conversion software, adding support for AVCHD and Adobe Flash, as well as better preview ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/19894.cfm - 13 October 2009

Wal-mart begins selling used videogames
Wal-Mart has begun selling used videogames via their online storefront this week, offering the games for up to 30 percent off MSRP while giving ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/19860.cfm - 12 October 2009

Amazon drops Wii price in the UK
The giant e-tailer Amazon has slashed the price of the Nintendo Wii to £139.99 in the UK, down from £179.99. The Amazon bundle includes one ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/19830.cfm - 9 October 2009

US video game industry returns to growth in September
According to leading video game analysts Michael Pachter and Jesse Divnich, the U.S. video game industry made a strong comeback in September, ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/19810.cfm - 8 October 2009

No more Wii price cuts in the near future, says Nintendo
Nintendo America president Reggie Fils-Aime has said today that the company will not be dropping the price of the Wii console anytime soon, ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/19796.cfm - 7 October 2009

Wii, PSP sales jump in Japan
Thanks to recent price cuts, overall sales of the Wii and the PSP tripled last week in Japan. Nintendo cut the price of the popular Wii console ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/19793.cfm - 7 October 2009

Nintendo Wii firmware 4.2 has been crashing units
Last week we reported that the new Nintendo Wii firmware 4.2 was killing the 'Homebrew Channel' for users who were using modded systems. ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/19759.cfm - 5 October 2009

PS3 sales taper off in Japan after Slim boost
The PlayStation 3 continued to sell well in Japan for the week ended September 28th, however sales tapered off following the large boost from ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/19717.cfm - 2 October 2009

Wii firmware 4.2 kills 'Homebrew Channel'
Nintendo has updated the Wii console firmware to version 4.2 this week, promising the new menu “provides behind-the-scene fixes that will not ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/19658.cfm - 29 September 2009

PS3 sales hold up in Japan
Sales of Sony's PlayStation 3 (PS3) consoles last week in Japan totaled 51,055, toughly an 8 percent drop from 55,344 units the week before. ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/19612.cfm - 26 September 2009

Nintendo offers Wii Sports Resort bundle with two MotionPlus accessories
Nintendo has revealed a new Wii Sports Resort bundle that includes two MotionPlus accessories instead of the previous one. The extra controller ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/19591.cfm - 25 September 2009

Nintendo officially announces $50 Wii price cut from Sept. 27
Nintendo has issued a press release confirming that the price of the Wii console will be cut $50 to $199 in the United States starting on September ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/19570.cfm - 24 September 2009

No Wii price cut for UK gamers
Rumors have been flying for weeks that Nintendo is set to drop the price of the Wii gaming console to $199 USD next week, but it appears UK ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/19536.cfm - 23 September 2009

Netflix CEO Hastings speaks about YouTube, iPhone, Xbox 360
During an interview with Reuters, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings spoke out about the future of the physical DVD, as well as Netflix's plans for the ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/19526.cfm - 23 September 2009

Updated Wii console coming by 2011, predicts Square Enix pres
According to an interview with the Financial Times, Square Enix president Yoichi Wada has noted that he expects Nintendo to release an updated ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/19491.cfm - 21 September 2009

Nintendo finally confirms Wii price cut?
Earlier this week, a leaked Toys R Us catalog showed an upcoming $50 USD Wii price cut, and just yesterday, a leaked newspaper circular showed ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/19479.cfm - 21 September 2009

Nintendo drops price of Wii to $199
VideoBusiness has posted a new leaked newspaper circular that shows that Nintendo will drop the price of the Wii console to $199 USD, a $50 ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/19455.cfm - 19 September 2009

Nintendo to cut $50 from Wii price in September?
A leaked Toys R Us catalog has sparked reports that Nintendo will drop the price of the Wii console in the United States to $199, a cut of $50 ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/19409.cfm - 16 September 2009

Vivid Entertainment wants to distribute porn on PSN
Vivid Entertainment, the largest adult entertainment video production company in the world, is interested in distributing pornographic content ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/19354.cfm - 13 September 2009

Update for Wii kills BBC iPlayer features
An update for the Wii console has caused the BBC iPlayer to stop working on the platform, according to the BBC itself. After the update was ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/19339.cfm - 12 September 2009

August U.S. NPD console numbers released
NPD has released their latest U.S. video game industry numbers, for the month of August, with PS3 hardware sales seeing a bump due to the Slim ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/19334.cfm - 11 September 2009

PS3 sales jump in Japan, increase ten-fold in UK 'ahead of expectations'
Following a disastrous week for the PlayStation 3 (PS3) platform in Japan in the week ending August 30th, which witnessed just 1040 unit sales, ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/19243.cfm - 7 September 2009

Sony to re-release God of War games on one Blu-ray Disc
Sony has announced they will be releasing a two-in-one game for the first time on the PlayStation 3, re-releasing the blockbuster hits God of ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/19221.cfm - 5 September 2009

Walkman gets rare victory over iPod in Japan
Tokyo-based marketing research firm, BCN Inc., has said that Sony Walkman players managed to outsell Apple's iPod line-up in Japan last week ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/19183.cfm - 3 September 2009

Xbox 360 failure rate still highest, says SquareTrade study
According to an independent report by the warranty company SquareTrade, the Nintendo Wii is the most reliable of the current generation consoles, ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/19165.cfm - 3 September 2009

Wii's Internet Channel goes free for all
Nintendo has decided that the Internet Channel - the Wii's Opera Internet browser - should be free to all users. Up until now, Nintendo charged ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/19141.cfm - 2 September 2009

PS3 sales collapse in Japan before launch of Slim model
For the week ended August 24th, console sales lagged in Japan again, with the PlayStation 3 seeing the largest drop, 65 percent week-on-week, ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/19095.cfm - 30 August 2009

Sony to lose money on every Slim PS3 sold
According to Sony America President Kaz Hirai, the company is set to take a loss on every Slim PS3 unit sold. The console was launched last ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/19045.cfm - 25 August 2009

DSi continues to lead sluggish Japanese market
The Nintendo DSi was once again at the top of Japanese hardware sales for the week ended August 16th, propping up an otherwise sluggish week. ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/19009.cfm - 22 August 2009

Xbox 360 has 54.2 percent failure rate
According to a GameInformer article, the Xbox 360 still has a high failure rate, of 54.2 percent, due to the dreaded RROD, e74, and other errors, ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/18965.cfm - 19 August 2009

Wii sold 800,000 units in UK since January
The Nintendo Wii console has sold over 800,000 units in the United Kingdom since early January, according to data obtained by GamesIndustry.biz ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/18925.cfm - 17 August 2009

U.S. gaming sales down 29 percent in July
The U.S. games industry has seen its fifth straight month of double-digital decline news from the NPD Group. Combining all hardware, software ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/18890.cfm - 14 August 2009

Console price cuts will not spark sales, says analyst
According to Cowan and Company analyst Doug Creutz, the upcoming expected price cuts on the Sony PS3, Microsoft Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii may ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/18886.cfm - 13 August 2009

Bandspeed sues Sony, Nintendo and Apple in patent dispute
The creators of the PlayStaion 3 (PS3) and Wii consoles, and the iPhone, have been handed yet another patent dispute complaint, this time from ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/18883.cfm - 13 August 2009

PS2 recaptures game usage lead from Xbox 360
According to new Nielsen data, gamers spent the most time in history this June playing video games, with the Sony PlayStation 2 taking the lead ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/18848.cfm - 12 August 2009

Nintendo sells 600,000 copies of Wii Sports Resort in Europe
According to figures acquired by GamesIndustry.biz, Nintendo's Wii Sports Resort title has been very successful in Europe as well as its strong ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/18794.cfm - 8 August 2009

Netflix streaming headed to Wii, iPhone?
According to unnamed executives familiar with the situation, Netflix is preparing to bring its "Watch Instantly" streaming service to the Nintendo ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/18723.cfm - 5 August 2009

PS3 sales hit 24 million globally
According to Sony's recent earnings figures, the company has sold 24 million PlayStation 3 units globally since the console's launch in late 2006. ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/18703.cfm - 3 August 2009

'Rock Band' opens up to indie artists
MTV Games and Harmonix have announced that they plan to start the Rock Band Network next month, which will allow indie musicians to add their ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/18537.cfm - 20 July 2009

Xbox Live download sales jump 73 percent, Nintendo boasts DS success
Microsoft has responded to the sales figures published by the NPD Group by revealing that paid downloads have increased on the Xbox Live service ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/18516.cfm - 17 July 2009

U.S. June gaming sales drop sharply, shock analysts
Sales of videogame hardware and software have been dropping each month (compared to the same months of 2008) largely due to a stellar sales ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/18503.cfm - 16 July 2009

Project Natal tech for more than gaming, says Gates
Microsoft's chairman Bill Gates revealed in an interview with CNET that the project Natal technology coming to the Xbox 360 platform is also ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/18498.cfm - 16 July 2009

Japanese console hardware sales continue to slump
Despite a prolonged slump in hardware sales, Japanese console sales improved marginally week-on-week for the week ended June 21st, with the ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/18311.cfm - 27 June 2009

Japanese Wii users get CinemaNow content
Sonic Solutions, owners of the popular movie streaming service CinemaNow have said the service will now be available for Japanese Wii users. ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/18301.cfm - 26 June 2009

Activision considering dropping PS3 support if price isn't cut
Activision CEO Bobby Kotick has suggested today that the publisher may be forced to drop support of the PlayStation 3 console if Sony does not ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/18249.cfm - 19 June 2009

DSi continues to lead in Japan
The Nintendo DSi was once again the best selling hardware in Japan for the week ended June 14th, although sales in general continue to fall ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/18248.cfm - 19 June 2009

PlayStation 2 is still the most played console
As was the case earlier this year, the Sony PlayStation 2 remains the most played console by gamers, despite the fact that the Nintendo Wii ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/18227.cfm - 17 June 2009

Hey Nintendo, it's time for a Wii price cut
Last week we reported that the Nintendo Wii, among other consoles, took a serious hit to its sales, seeing a 57 percent drop year-on-year for ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/18219.cfm - 16 June 2009

US hardware sales collapse in May
According to the latest figures from NPD, US video game sales for May collapsed year-on-year, with software, hardware and accessories sales ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/18200.cfm - 12 June 2009

Next Nintendo console will be HD-compatible
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has said this week that he believes that although high definition video has no "significant meaning" to users ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/18163.cfm - 9 June 2009

Nintendo launches black Wii, red DSi in Japan
Nintendo has launched a black colored Wii console in Japan today, marking the first time the console has been available officially in a different ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/18142.cfm - 5 June 2009

Redbox expands into video games
Redbox, the automated DVD rental kiosk company, has announced that they have hired their first "senior level videogames executive," and plan ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/18102.cfm - 1 June 2009

Japanese console hardware sales slump further
Console hardware sales in Japan continued their slump this week, seeing new record lows for unit sales. The Nintendo DS Lite and DSi were ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/18084.cfm - 30 May 2009

Wii, PS3 price cuts coming in Q3, says GameStop
According to major US retailer GameStop CEO Daniel DeMatteo, price cuts for the Nintendo Wii and PlayStation 3 will be coming in the Q3. ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/18030.cfm - 23 May 2009

US video game sales down large in April
According to new figures from the NPD Group, video game software sales in the United States fell 23 percent year-on-year for the month of April. ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/17970.cfm - 15 May 2009

Handhelds lead the way in Japanese console sales
For the week ended May 3rd, handhelds lead the way in console sales for Japan, with the DSi and DS Lite at the head of the class with 56,673 ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/17927.cfm - 11 May 2009

PS3 outsells Wii in Japan for second straight month
Last month we reported that the Sony PlayStation 3 had outsold the Nintendo Wii in Japan for the month of March, marking the first time in 16 ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/17872.cfm - 5 May 2009

'Wii-no-Ma' to be released outside of Japan
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has said today that the 'bizarre' Wii-no-Ma video service will eventually hit North America and Europe. The ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/17861.cfm - 2 May 2009

Wii Fit stays on top of UK charts
Wii Fit has managed to stay top of video games charts in the UK for a third consecutive week, adding up to 12 total weeks that it has hit the ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/17781.cfm - 26 April 2009

Final Fantasy boosts PS3 Japan sales
The recent release of the movie Final Fantasy VII Advent Children Complete and the release of a playable Final Fantasy XIII demo, boosted sales ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/17777.cfm - 26 April 2009

Wii's bizarre "VOD" service comes to Japan in May
After Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata let it slip earlier this month that a video-on-demand (VOD) service would be available soon for the Wii console ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/17748.cfm - 24 April 2009

'Lego Rock Band' coming soon
Warner Brothers has confirmed that it is infact working on a new Rock Band game that will feature Lego characters. The deal is already in place ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/17736.cfm - 23 April 2009

Amazon to sell WiiWare titles
The e-tailer Amazon has begun selling WiiWare titles on their website, allowing users to buy the games for the first time outside of the Wii Shop channel. ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/17724.cfm - 22 April 2009

WiiWare 'threshold' is real
According to an anonymous developer, the rumored WiiWare 'threshold' is real, but the press has misinterpreted the facts. The so-called 'threshold' ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/17687.cfm - 21 April 2009

Wii, PS3, Xbox 360 sales drop significantly in US for March
According to the latest figures from the NPD Group, overall U.S. video game sales fell sharply in March, with hardware sales dropping 18 percent ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/17640.cfm - 17 April 2009

Netflix denies PS3, Wii support rumors
Netflix has squashed a recent rumor that it will become available on the PlayStation 3 and Wii consoles. Netflix is already available on the ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/17617.cfm - 16 April 2009

GameStop CEO calls for PS3, Wii price cuts
GameStop CEO Dan DeMatteo has called for price cuts for the Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3) console and the Nintendo Wii console, and also dismissed ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/17616.cfm - 16 April 2009

Wii sales healthy in US - No Wii MotionPlus backwards compatibility planned
Two small pieces of news today for the world of Nintendo Wii. Firstly, ahead of NPD's sales figures for gaming consoles, Lazard Capital Markets ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/17614.cfm - 16 April 2009

Poor selling WiiWare titles receive no revenue?
According to a Gamasutra report, indie developers who create titles to sell via WiiWare have to sell a significant amount of the game to receive ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/17605.cfm - 16 April 2009

Nintendo to offer MotionPlus for Wii in June
Nintendo has announced the release of the new Wii MotionPlus accessory is scheduled for June 8 in the United States. The accessory will push ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/17578.cfm - 14 April 2009

Netflix finally headed to Wii, PS3
Thanks to a recent job listing posted on Netflix's website, rumors have flared across the Internet that the company will finally be bringing ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/17563.cfm - 14 April 2009

Nintendo outlines video services for Wii, DS
In an interview with the WSJ, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has outlined his company's plans to start a video download service for the Wii, ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/17527.cfm - 11 April 2009

All Beatles albums to be digitally re-mastered
Last month, MTV and Harmonix announced that 'The Beatles: Rock Band' was coming on September 9th, marking the first time the iconic band's music ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/17526.cfm - 11 April 2009

Wii is least used gaming console, says Nielsen
According to new data from Nielson, the Nintendo Wii is the least used gaming console in the US, despite having, by far, the most sales of any ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/17523.cfm - 11 April 2009

Nintendo rules out price cuts for Wii, DS
Nintendo President Satoru Iwata admitted that the Wii console is struggling a bit in Japan, but said the company has no plans to drop the price ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/17518.cfm - 10 April 2009

PS3 outsells Wii in Japan for first time in 16 months
According to the latest figures by Enterbrain, the Sony PlayStation 3 has outsold the Nintendo Wii in Japan for the month of March, marking ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/17483.cfm - 7 April 2009

Wii now costs 45 percent less to manufacture
According to a note from analysts over at Credit Suisse, manufacturing costs for the Nintendo Wii have dropped 45 percent since the console ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/17482.cfm - 7 April 2009

Wiis can now play VC games off SD cards, Wii sales hit milestone
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has announced during his GDC keynote address that a new Wii firmware update will allow gamers to run Virtual ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/17366.cfm - 25 March 2009

Netflix service coming to Wii?
According to a new consumer survey sent to current users, Netflix may be expanding their service soon to add Wii support. "Imagine that, ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/17330.cfm - 23 March 2009

Microsoft slams Sony after February console sales figures
Following Friday's release of US February console sales numbers, Microsoft product management director Aaron Greenberg has slammed rival Sony ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/17329.cfm - 23 March 2009

Wii supply finally catches up to demand
According to an interview with Gamasutra, GameStop has said they finally have enough Nintendo Wii supply to keep up with demand. GameStop ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/17322.cfm - 21 March 2009

Nintendo Wii continues success in US
According to NPD figures, the Nintendo Wii has topped its rivals again for the month of February in the US, selling 755,000 units for the period. ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/17317.cfm - 20 March 2009

Nintendo Wii to get 'double' USB hard drive?
Although there has been no confirmation from Nintendo on the speculation, a post over at Qj has cited sources claiming the Wii will be soon ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/17249.cfm - 13 March 2009

Movie streaming service coming to Wii this year?
Curt Marvis, Lionsgate's president of digital media, has said in an interview with Variety that he expects Nintendo to launch a movie streaming ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/17238.cfm - 13 March 2009

Nintendo raises Wii price in the UK
Citing the sustained depreciation of the pound against the euro, Nintendo has raised the price of the ever-popular Wii console in the UK, from ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/17237.cfm - 13 March 2009

'The Beatles: Rock Band' coming September 9th
After confirming reports in October that they will be collaborating on a "brand new videogame featuring the music of the iconic Beatles," The ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/17176.cfm - 6 March 2009

Nintendo bringing new Wii controller to Japan
According to a post on Nintendo's Japanese website, a new Wii controller is headed to Japanese gamers' hands, the Classic Controller Pro. ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/17124.cfm - 27 February 2009

Nintendo wants help in crackdown on piracy
Nintendo has officially sent a request to the U.S. Trade Representative this week, asking the group to help shut down pirates in nations "where ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/17120.cfm - 27 February 2009

Microsoft interested in 'virtual reality' technology company
Microsoft is currently negotiating to acquire the Israeli 3D technology company 3DV Systems for $35 million USD. According to the company's ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/17036.cfm - 19 February 2009

Video game sales jump in January
According to the latest data figures from NPD, United States video game industry sales rose 13 percent year-on-year to $1.33 billion USD. That ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/16978.cfm - 13 February 2009

Sony releases Aussie PS3 sales numbers
Following Nintendo's and Microsoft's disclosure of their Australian hardware sales for 2008, Sony has joined them releasing their numbers today. ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/16912.cfm - 6 February 2009

Watch YouTube videos on Xbox 360
While you can load up YouTube (and other flash-based) videos on a Nintendo Wii or PlayStation 3 (PS3), the Xbox 360 console doesn't make it ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/16881.cfm - 5 February 2009

Nintendo cuts profit forecast
According to their latest earnings report, Nintendo is cutting their profit forecast by 33 percent for fiscal 2009, surprising many analysts ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/16813.cfm - 29 January 2009

Wii to outsell PS2 over lifetime, says firm
According to the analyst firm Venture Beat, the Nintendo Wii is well on its way to passing the Sony PlayStation 2 as the most successful console ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/16718.cfm - 22 January 2009

Nintendo struggles in Russia
According to GFI head of international licensing and acquisition, Inna Bukatina, Nintendo continues to "struggle" in the Russian market despite ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/16693.cfm - 19 January 2009

YouTube coming for Wii, PS3
According to a new post on the official blog, YouTube is making its content available on Sony PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Wii consoles, allowing ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/16664.cfm - 16 January 2009

Trading Standards and ELSPA bust UK game pirate
A joint raid carried out by Trading Standards and the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA) has led to the apprehension ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/16594.cfm - 11 January 2009

Sony: Xbox 360 is too expensive
Sony's marketing team has taken aim at Microsoft's Xbox 360 console in a recent press release, branding the console as too expensive and hyping ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/16578.cfm - 10 January 2009

PlayStation 2 still the most played console
According to year-end figures provided by Nielsen, it appears that the Sony PlayStation 2 remains the most played video game console, by far. ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/16497.cfm - 4 January 2009

Rock Band 2 DLC coming to Wiis in "early 2009"
Harmonix has assured gamers that although it was promised in September and delayed, downloadable content (DLC) for the Wii version of Rock Band ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/16440.cfm - 28 December 2008

Video distribution coming to Wii
Nintendo will be joining up with the ad agency Dentsu to start a video distribution service for the popular Wii gaming console in an effort ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/16420.cfm - 25 December 2008

1.7 million Wii units were sold last week
According to numbers from VG Chartz, the Nintendo Wii sold over one million units in the US in the last week alone, the highest one week sales ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/16399.cfm - 24 December 2008

Wii dominates November hardware sales
The Nintendo Wii dominated the US hardware sales chart for November, selling an astonishing 2.04 million units for the month. For the same month ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/16303.cfm - 13 December 2008

UK factory raid nets £1 million in pirated goods
According to the UK police, a factory raid has netted pirated video games, DVDs and CDs with a street value estimated at £1 million. 30,000 ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/16302.cfm - 13 December 2008

Xbox 360 software attach rate grows
Microsoft has noted that the software attach rate for their Xbox 360 console has grown to 8.1 titles. The software giant also noted that ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/16300.cfm - 13 December 2008

New Wii revision renders current modchips useless
According to a post over at WiiNewz, there is a new Nintendo Wii drive revision on some current Wii models that renders all current modchips ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/16272.cfm - 10 December 2008

Wii sales were 'huge' on Black Friday
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has noted that Wii console sales in the US for the Thanksgiving weekend were 'huge', with the company selling ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/16246.cfm - 8 December 2008

PS3 sales double in Japan
According to data from Media Create, the Sony PlayStation 3 doubled its previous week sales, selling a solid 35,000 units in Japan for the week ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/16210.cfm - 6 December 2008

Next Metal Gear headed to Xbox 360, Wii?
Thanks to a new cryptic splash screen posted on the Konami website, the Internet is abuzz with rumors that the blockbuster smash hit game Metal ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/16207.cfm - 6 December 2008

Nintendo makes $6 profit on each Wii sold
According to Macquarie Securities analyst David Gibson, Nintendo makes $6 USD operating profit on each Wii unit sold, making it the only "next-gen" ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/16164.cfm - 2 December 2008

Retailers expect Wii shortages this Christmas
Despite word this week from Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime that there will be ample Wii supply for the holiday season, giant ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/16073.cfm - 22 November 2008

Wii Fit supply will 'fall short' this holiday season
Nintendo president Reggie Fils-Aime has admitted that there will not be enough supply of the popular Wii Fit peripheral to satisfy demand this ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/16049.cfm - 20 November 2008

Xbox 360 to outsell original Xbox
Microsoft has announced that it expects the Xbox 360 to outsell the total sales of the original Xbox by November, surpassing 25 million units worldwide. ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/16007.cfm - 15 November 2008

DSi still selling well in Japan
The new Nintendo DSi continues to sell well in Japan, far outpacing its rival the Sony PlayStation Portable, says figures compiled by Media Create. ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/16006.cfm - 15 November 2008

Over 800,000 Wii consoles sold in October in US
Nintendo sold 803,210 Wii consoles in the United States for the month of October, marking a large jump from last month. According to figures ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/15995.cfm - 14 November 2008

EA brings fitness game to the Wii
Electronic Arts, seeing the huge popularity of Nintendo's Wii Fit , has announced they will be releasing their own fitness game, EA Sports Active ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/15994.cfm - 14 November 2008

Game sales grow regardless of economic problems
While the sale of video games dropped 21 percent in the third quarter in Japan, sales reported in the UK and the United States continued to ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/15960.cfm - 12 November 2008

Xbox 360 claims best attach rate for now
According to Gamasutra, Microsoft's Xbox 360 currently has a higher attach rate (tie rate, attachment rate etc.) than the Nintendo Wii and Sony ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/15901.cfm - 8 November 2008

Nintendo shows off European console sales figures
According to Nintendo's 2008 financial results briefing, the Wii gaming console was top seller in Europe, by far, for the year, shifting over ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/15897.cfm - 8 November 2008

Console multimedia guides updated for Wii, Xbox 360, PS3
We have updated several guides that deal with the multimedia capabilities of Xbox 360, PS3 and Nintendo Wii consoles. The updates include guides ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/15881.cfm - 6 November 2008

PS3 sales fall again in Japan
According to new weekly data from Media Create, the PlayStation 3 had its worst sales week of 2008 in Japan, being outsold almost 2-to-1 by ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/15827.cfm - 2 November 2008

DSi to hit NA and Europe in August 2009
According to Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, the new DSi handheld will launch in North America and Europe in August 2009 after launching in ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/15825.cfm - 2 November 2008

Wii dominates US for September, Xbox 360 sells well
Thanks to recent price cuts across the board, the Xbox 360 outsold the Sony PlayStation 3 pretty handily in the US for the month of September ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/15704.cfm - 17 October 2008

Microsoft hit with class action lawsuit over RROD
Despite their best efforts to replace Xbox 360 consoles that have failed, including upping the warranty for free, Microsoft is now facing a ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/15695.cfm - 16 October 2008

Japanese videogame sales fall sharply
Enterbrain has released the videogame sales figures for the first six months of the fiscal year in Japan and it appears that sales have slowed ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/15595.cfm - 5 October 2008

Xbox 360 outsells PS3 in Japan for September
According to the latest figures from Enterbrain, the Microsoft Xbox 360 has outsold its rival the Sony PlayStation 3 in Japan for the month ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/15585.cfm - 4 October 2008

New Wii with hard drive, HD coming in 2011?
According to a new report from What They Play, Nintendo is intent on making a "true" next-gen console but is going to ride the commercial success ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/15557.cfm - 2 October 2008

Xbox 360 outsells PS3 in Japan
According to the latest figures from Media Create, the Microsoft Xbox 360 has outsold the rival Sony PlayStation 3 in Japan two weeks running, ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/15509.cfm - 26 September 2008

Activision suing video game pirates?
According to a GamePolitics report, Activision has sued at least six US-based video game pirates since 2007 and has won each case so far. ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/15464.cfm - 22 September 2008

Xbox 360 outsells PS3 during August in the US
According to new data figures from research firm NPD, overall US video game sales rose 9 percent for the month of August year-on-year, the smallest ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/15397.cfm - 12 September 2008

Xbox 360 sales up 100 percent since price cut, says Microsoft
Microsoft has made a statement confiding that sales of their Xbox 360 console have jumped over 100 percent since the announcement of a price ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/15388.cfm - 11 September 2008

Wii wireless router headed to Japan
Nintendo has announced that it will be releasing the Nintendo WiFi Network Adapter, a wireless router for the Wii and DS consoles, in Japan later this month. ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/15368.cfm - 9 September 2008

Microsoft slashes Xbox 360 prices in Japan
Officially confirming a leaked story by Forbes, Xbox Japan general manager Takashi Sensui has announced that the company will be slashing the ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/15313.cfm - 2 September 2008

Wii and DS sales push Nintendo profit higher
Nintendo has now raised it forecasted profit for the fiscal year by 26 percent, citing exceptionally strong sales of the Wii and DS around the world. ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/15296.cfm - 31 August 2008

Wii "is not hurting us" says Sony's Stringer
Sony CEO Howard Stringer was recently asked if the PlayStation 3 was suffering as a result of the Nintendo Wii's very strong sales but he said ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/15284.cfm - 29 August 2008

Xbox 360 sold out in Japan
Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 console has sold in out Japan. The console has performed terribly in the region compared to its competitors; the ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/15176.cfm - 21 August 2008

SCEE bringing 160GB PS3 model to Europe
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) has announced a 160GB PlayStation 3 (PS3) model, which will launch in the PAL markets on 31st October ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/15172.cfm - 21 August 2008

Nintendo sued over Wii-mote patents
Marking the second time this year that Nintendo has been sued over patent disputes relating to their controllers, Hillcrest Labs has announced ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/15171.cfm - 21 August 2008

Sony: No price cuts coming at Leipzig games fair
Sony has confirmed that there will not be a price cut for the PlayStation 3 (PS3) console at the games fair in Leipzig, Germany, next week. ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/15159.cfm - 20 August 2008

Xbox 360 outsells PS3 briefly in Japan
In the most problematic territory for Microsoft's Xbox 360, the console briefly outsold the PlayStation 3 (PS3) console from Sony in weekly ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/15141.cfm - 19 August 2008

Nintendo dominates US July console hardware sales
According to the latest NPD data figures, Nintendo has dominated the US console hardware sales for the month of July, both with its Wii console ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/15112.cfm - 15 August 2008

US Xbox 360 pricecuts coming across the board?
According to a picture first submitted to VGC, the Xbox 360 should be getting a real price cut across the board in the US beginning on September ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/14985.cfm - 3 August 2008

Nintendo agrees Wii storage is now a problem
Nintendo has confirmed that it is "urgently seeking a solution" for the limited storage space available on the Wii console. The company has ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/14908.cfm - 25 July 2008

PSP leads the way in Japanese hardware sales
Sony Japan saw sales of the PlayStation Portable explode for the week ended July 20th, with the surge likely attributed to the release of the ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/14907.cfm - 25 July 2008

Nintendo short on holiday Wii supply for the US
Comments from Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata have suggested that the the company will once again have trouble meeting demand in the US for its Wii ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/14887.cfm - 23 July 2008

Wii and Gamecube controllers facing US ban
Nintendo has lost in their attempt to have a patent-infringement verdict overturned and are now facing a US ban on their Wii Classic Controller, ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/14885.cfm - 23 July 2008

Wii becomes fastest selling console in Australia
According to the latest figures by independent market research company GfK Australia, the Nintendo Wii has become the fastest console to sell ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/14880.cfm - 23 July 2008

UK retailers dropping the price of Xbox 360
Although it was announced last week that Microsoft was cutting the price on the 20GB model Xbox 360 in North America and Australia, there was ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/14876.cfm - 22 July 2008

Wii leads US hardware sales for June
According to data figures from the NPD Group, the Nintendo Wii once again led US hardware sales for the month of June, selling just over 666,000 ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/14842.cfm - 18 July 2008

Sony sets their sights on number 2
The PS3 is gaining ground on the Xbox 360. Through last year Microsoft's console outsold Sony's. With a year's head start in sales, a lower ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/14806.cfm - 15 July 2008

UK videogame sales surge
According to data from both Chart-Track and ELSPA, UK video game sales have risen over 40 percent year-on-year for the first 6 months of 2008 ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/14798.cfm - 14 July 2008

Microsoft confirms new model, price cut, for Xbox 360
Ending all speculation, Microsoft has finally officially confirmed that it is cutting the price on its Xbox 360 Pro model by $50 USD as well ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/14786.cfm - 13 July 2008

PSP tops Japanese sales charts again
According to the latest data figures from Media Create, the popular Sony handheld PlayStation Portable has once again topped hardware sales in Japan. ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/14699.cfm - 5 July 2008

MGS 4 helps PS3 close gap on Wii in Japan
According to figures by Enterbrain, the Nintendo Wii's lead over the Sony PlayStation 3 has been closing since May, from a 6:1 margin to a much ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/14688.cfm - 4 July 2008

Microsoft confirms 360 price cuts, at least for Australia
Officials from Microsoft have now confirmed that their Xbox 360 console line will be seeing a price cut, at least in Australia and New Zealand. ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/14669.cfm - 2 July 2008

BBC iPlayer 2.0 beta now available
Late last year, the BBC launched its iPlayer, giving users over 400 hours of free BBC content to watch and download. Today, the broadcaster ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/14630.cfm - 27 June 2008

Wii headed to Taiwan, officially
Nintendo has announced that its ever-popular Wii console will be headed to Taiwan on July 12th, marking the first time in months that any consoles ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/14616.cfm - 26 June 2008

PlayStation 3 tops Japanese console hardware sales
The Sony PlayStation 3 moved to the top of Japanese console hardware sales for the week ended June 15, using the launch of the blockbuster PS3-exclusive ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/14553.cfm - 20 June 2008

Console sales mean higher revenue but lower profit for Best Buy
For the fiscal quarter ending May 31, Best Buy revenue was up by over a billion dollars compared to last year. Normally that would be good news, ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/14522.cfm - 18 June 2008

Movie industry insiders see a bright future for Blu-ray
At the Home Entertainment Media Summit in Los Angeles there were a lot of bold predictions about the future of Blu-ray among entertainment industry ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/14510.cfm - 17 June 2008

Update: 60GB Xbox 360 Pro coming at E3?
Last week we reported that analyst Jesse Divnich had said he strongly expects either a price cut or a model introduction of the Microsoft Xbox ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/14504.cfm - 16 June 2008

Nintendo sues Nyko over Nunchuk
Nintendo has sued the peripherals maker Nyko for allegedly violating Nintendo patents and trademarks pertaining to the Wireless Nunchuk add-on ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/14485.cfm - 14 June 2008

Sony preparing 'break apart' Wii-like controller?
According to developing partners, it appears that Sony is preparing a new controller for its PlayStation 3 console, one which can "break apart" ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/14483.cfm - 14 June 2008

Xbox 360 price cut expected before E3?
Jesse Divnich, an expert analyst from the firm EEDAR, has said that a Microsoft Xbox 360 price cut, or maybe a model introduction, will happen ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/14482.cfm - 14 June 2008

Nintendo dominates US console hardware sales for May
The research firm NPD has released US console hardware sales data for the month of May, and Nintendo was the clear winner, again, although Sony ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/14471.cfm - 13 June 2008

PSP tops Japanese hardware sales again
According to figures from Media Create, for the week ended June 1st, Japanese console hardware sales saw a nice surge and the PSP remained dominant. ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/14384.cfm - 7 June 2008

At least 100 WiiWare games are currently in development
Nintendo of America's senior director of project development, Tom Prata, has revealed that there are at least 100 WiiWare games currently in development. ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/14326.cfm - 2 June 2008

360 still outselling PS3 in the UK despite GTA IV
According to data from Chart-Track, sales of the Xbox 360 are over 18 percent ahead of the PlayStation 3 in UK sales since the launch of GTA IV. ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/14287.cfm - 29 May 2008

Sony's Stringer talks out about PS3 profitability and Blu-ray
According to comments made by Sony Chairman Howard Stringer during the D6 Technology and Media Conference, the PlayStation 3 was on life support ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/14286.cfm - 29 May 2008

Nintendo Wii sets software sales record
Nintendo of America's VP of sales and marketing Cammie Dunaway has announced that the Wii has already sold over 50 million units of software ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/14201.cfm - 22 May 2008

User created games will help us beat out PSN and WiiWare, says Microsoft
Now that Nintendo's WiiWare program has launched in Japan, the US and Europe and Sony's PSN is increasing in popularity, Microsoft has said ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/14176.cfm - 20 May 2008

Wii Fit is coming to the US
The blockbuster hit game Wii Fit was finally made available in the US this morning, after selling over 2 million units in Japan over only a ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13994.cfm - 19 May 2008

PS3 set to add YouTube functionality
Sony has confirmed that it is planning to "integrate YouTube functionality in upcoming or existing PlayStation 3 games" and that developers ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13993.cfm - 19 May 2008

MGS4 PlayStation 3 bundle details revealed
Now that GTA IV has launched, undoubtedly the most anticipated new game for the PlayStation 3 is Metal Gear Solid 4 . As a way to tie in the ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13978.cfm - 18 May 2008

Wii dominates US in April
According to the NPD Group's latest figures, despite the blockbuster hit Grand Theft Auto IV, the Nintendo Wii still dominated US console sales ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13968.cfm - 16 May 2008

PS3 firmware update ignores Grand Theft Auto IV issues
Since the blockbuster games release on April 29th, Grand Theft Auto IV has broken all types of sales records on its way to over $500 million ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13967.cfm - 16 May 2008

Nintendo loses controller patent infringement case
A federal jury has ruled in favor of a small Texas gaming company Anascape, announcing that Nintendo will have to pay the company $21 million ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13961.cfm - 15 May 2008

Sony shows PS3 production costs are dropping
Sony has reported that the PlayStation 3 is seeing gradually declining production costs and growing popularity of the console has led to a strong ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13951.cfm - 14 May 2008

Xbox 360 hits 10 million sold in the US
Microsoft has announced that it has moved over 10 million Xbox 360 consoles in the United States, being the first next gen console to hit that ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13950.cfm - 14 May 2008

Nintendo launches WiiWare in Europe as well
WiiWare, which was launched in the US yesterday with six games, in Japan last month with nine games, is set to hit Europe on May 20th, with ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13939.cfm - 13 May 2008

Nintendo launches WiiWare, six games available
Nintendo has announced the launch of the highly anticipated WiiWare and with it, the availability of six WiiWare titles. The cheapest title ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13931.cfm - 13 May 2008

Toshiba is planning a PS3-based HDTV
Toshiba has announced that is planning to launch two new commercial products that will be based on PlayStation 3 technology. The Japanese ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13907.cfm - 9 May 2008

65nm Xbox 360s coming in August?
According to Taiwanese industry news source CENS, improved 65nm Xbox 360s should be arriving later this year, even as soon as August. The ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13898.cfm - 8 May 2008

60 percent of GTA IV sales were for Xbox 360?
After Take-Two announced that the blockbuster hit GTA IV had hit $500 million USD in sales for its first week, Microsoft was quick to release ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13897.cfm - 8 May 2008

Total PS3 sales overtake the Xbox 360 in Europe
Sony's PlayStation 3 has hit a milestone in Europe by finally passing the Xbox 360 in total console sales despite the lowest priced PS3 costing ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13876.cfm - 7 May 2008

PSP outsells all other consoles in Japan for April
According to game magazine publisher Enterbrain the Sony PSP outsold all game consoles in Japan handily for the month of April including 2-to-1 ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13837.cfm - 4 May 2008

Westin Hotels to have Wiis in their rooms
If you are planning on vacationing anytime soon, you may want to book yourself into a Westin Hotel, which has announced that it will be supplying ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13833.cfm - 3 May 2008

Blu-ray Xbox 360 coming for Christmas?
Despite repeated denials over the past couple of months, more and more reports are surfacing that a Blu-ray integrated Xbox 360 is coming, before ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13829.cfm - 2 May 2008

Sony set to adjust PlayStation Store prices for Canadians
Over the past years, the Canadian dollar has seen a steady rise in value to the point where it sits today, at almost equal to the United States ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13822.cfm - 1 May 2008

Xbox 360 to see price cut in Asia
Microsoft has announced that it will be cutting the price of its Xbox 360 console in four Asian markets in an effort to boost sales in the struggling ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13799.cfm - 29 April 2008

Blockbuster expands its video game offerings
Seeing the fact that retail game sales are at all time highs and showing no signs of slowing down, Blockbuster has announced that it will be ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13787.cfm - 28 April 2008

Microsoft Xbox division finally sees profit
Citing "robust demand" for Xbox 360 consoles, Microsoft’s Entertainment and Devices division (Xbox division) has finally reported a profit, ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13770.cfm - 25 April 2008

No price cuts on DS or Wii in foreseeable future, says Nintendo
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has revealed that the company is not likely to cut the price of its ever popular Wii and DS gaming systems in ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13769.cfm - 25 April 2008

PlayStation 3 will be profitable by August, says analyst
Nikko Citigroup analysts have upgraded their rating for Sony Corporation citing their anticipation that the company will break even or even ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13741.cfm - 22 April 2008

PlayStation Home gets delayed once again
Sony Computer Entertainment said this morning that the oft-delayed PlayStation Home community online service was to be delayed again, marking ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13740.cfm - 22 April 2008

PS3 PlayTV goes up for pre-order
Thanks to an apparent leak by Amazon there is now some information available on the availability of Sony's PlayTV add-on for the PlayStation 3. ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13731.cfm - 21 April 2008

Chinavasion introduces portable 7-inch Wii screen
Chinavasion has introduced a portable LCD screen for the Nintendo Wii that will allow you to play your Wii games wherever you are. The new ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13717.cfm - 18 April 2008

'Rock Band' will see full album download this week
Harmonix and MTV Games have announced that Judas Priest’s 1982 classic album, "Screaming For Vengeance" will be the first complete album to ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13715.cfm - 18 April 2008

March: Wii leads as Xbox 360 and PS3 were very close in huge month
The NPD figures are out and nobody is surprised that the Nintendo Wii console is far up the ladder from its two competitors again. Microsoft ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13710.cfm - 18 April 2008

Iomega launches gaming console HDD
Iomega has announced its all-new Media Xporter drive, a game console-oriented 2.5-inch portable hard drive that will provide storage for both ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13709.cfm - 17 April 2008

Xbox 360 sales 'have more than doubled' since price cut
According to Microsoft, sales of the Xbox 360 gaming console in Europe have "more than doubled" since last month's across the board price cut. ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13707.cfm - 17 April 2008

Update: Nintendo denies DS update rumor
Just days after the rumor hit the Internet, Nintendo has denied that there are any plans for a launch of a new redesigned DS Lite at this year's ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13706.cfm - 17 April 2008

The Sims game series sold 100 million copies
Electronic Arts (EA) announced a significant milestone on Wednesday for itself and the entire games industry, revealing that 100 millions copies ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13696.cfm - 17 April 2008

Sony confirms updates to PS3 including new video service
Confirmed by the official Sony blog, the company will be bringing several prominent new updates to the PlayStation 3 console including a new ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13690.cfm - 16 April 2008

Wii Fit gets U.S. price tag, pre-orders sell out in UK
A prediction from Wedbush Morgan's Michael Pachter could turn out to be true if the UK demand for Wii Fit is anything to go by. Pachter said ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13687.cfm - 16 April 2008

iPlayer coming to the PS3, eventually
The BBC's head of digital media technology Anthony Rose has reported that the PlayStation 3 is on the iPlayer's "roadmap" and that official ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13673.cfm - 15 April 2008

US video game sales up 50 percent, says analyst
Wedbush Morgan Securities analyst Michael Pachter has forecasted that US video game sales will have jumped 47 percent year on year from March ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13653.cfm - 14 April 2008

Video game 'Bully' banned in Brazil
Rockstar Games' popular title "Bully" has been banned in Brazil, the largest nation in Latin America, over fears the title is too violent for ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13640.cfm - 13 April 2008

UK PS3 owners play with iPlayer
Following the announcement of iPlayer support in Nintendo's Wii video games home console, and the subsequent revelation that the lack of support ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13636.cfm - 13 April 2008

New Nintendo DS coming at E3?
Famitsu publisher Hirokazu Hamamura has today said that Nintendo is "likely to introduce a new version of its DS handheld" at the upcoming E3 event. ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13633.cfm - 12 April 2008

Sony and Microsoft wanted too much control over iPlayer on their consoles
The recent decision to add iPlayer support to the Nintendo Wii console left many wondering why Sony's PlayStation 3 (PS3) or Microsoft's Xbox ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13625.cfm - 12 April 2008

PS3 hits new milestone in Japan
The PlayStation 3 has surpassed another milestone in Japan, passing the 2 million units sold mark after a strong sales week. Sony's popular ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13621.cfm - 11 April 2008

Limited edition Gunmetal PlayStation 3 coming to the US
Sony Computer Entertainment America has revealed that a new PlayStation 3 SKU will be hitting retail shelves to accompany the release of Konami's ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13620.cfm - 11 April 2008

GTA IV PlayStation 3 bundle coming
The large UK retailer Shopto has confirmed that a new PlayStation 3 bundle including the upcoming blockbuster game Grand Theft Auto IV will ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13602.cfm - 11 April 2008

iPlayer comes to the Wii
The BBC has announced that its popular iPlayer will be coming to the Nintendo Wii console soon marking the second time in recent weeks that ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13585.cfm - 9 April 2008

Wiimote-like controller coming for Xbox 360?
According to "sources" cited by MTV News, Microsoft has been developing a Wiimote-like controller for the Xbox 360 for 9 months and plans to ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13573.cfm - 8 April 2008

Japan: Wii outsells PS3, PSP outsells DS in March
According to figures released by Enterbrain, during March, Nintendo's Wii games console outsold Sony's PlayStation 3 (PS3), while the PlayStation ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13532.cfm - 4 April 2008

Update: Microsoft again denies Blu-ray rumors
Despite widespread rumors to the contrary, Microsoft has once again denied that they are bringing a new generation of Xbox 360s with Blu-ray internal drives. ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13485.cfm - 2 April 2008

Xbox 360 close to 2 million units sold in UK
According to the latest figures from Chart-Track, the Microsoft Xbox 360 is very close to hitting 2 million units sold in the UK. The figure, ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13466.cfm - 1 April 2008

Blu-ray drive coming to Xbox 360 later this year?
Although unconfirmed, industry sources are quoted as saying that Lite-On IT is currently developing Blu-ray Disc-(BD) ROM drives for the Microsoft ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13465.cfm - 1 April 2008

Nintendo DS back on top of Japanese hardware sales
Thanks to the launch of Pokemon Ranger: Battonage, the Nintendo DS has once again moved to the top of hardware sales in Japan. The popular ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13422.cfm - 28 March 2008

WiiWare finally launched in Japan
Nintendo's WiiWare service has finally launched in Japan and the company says there will be nine titles available on launch day. Following ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13390.cfm - 26 March 2008

Guitar Hero coming to the DS
Activision has announced that it will be releasing the blockbuster hit game "Guitar Hero" on the world's most popular handheld, the Nintendo DS. ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13322.cfm - 21 March 2008

Xbox 360 sees huge sales spike in UK
According to Chart-Track, the Microsoft Xbox 360 saw a 40 percent sales jump in the UK following the Europe-wide price cut last week. Says ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13278.cfm - 18 March 2008

Xbox 360 shortages causing lagging sales?
After the latest figures from the NPD Group showed that the Xbox 360 was once again lagging substantially behind its competitors in US sales, ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13255.cfm - 16 March 2008

US Xbox 360 price cuts should be coming, says analyst
Just days after it was announced that Microsoft was slashing Xbox 360 prices across the board in Europe, leading simExchange analyst Jesse Divnich ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13248.cfm - 15 March 2008

Wii back on top in Japan
According to data figures released by Media Create yesterday, the ever popular Nintendo Wii was back on top of Japanese hardware sales, regaining ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13242.cfm - 15 March 2008

Xbox 360 prices to drop in Europe at week's end
Starting on Friday, March 14, Microsoft will reportedly be cutting the price of the 20GB Xbox 360 in Europe to 270 euros. This represents a ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13182.cfm - 10 March 2008

New, larger HDD model of Xbox 360 coming?
Microsoft may be planning to upgrade the Xbox 360 Pro to a 60GB HDD model, if new rumors are to be believed. The mid-tier model of the popular ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13168.cfm - 9 March 2008

Sony and Microsoft in talks for Xbox 360 Blu-ray drive
According to the Financial Times, Sony is currently in talks with Microsoft about a having the company offer an internal Blu-ray drive model ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13163.cfm - 7 March 2008

European Xbox 360s to see price cut?
Although it is not officially confirmed yet, industry sources have indicated that there are upcoming price cuts coming for all Microsoft Xbox ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13128.cfm - 5 March 2008

Another PS3 price cut is coming, says iSuppli
The large research company iSuppli has said that it believes the Sony PlayStation 3 console will see another price cut during the course of ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13109.cfm - 3 March 2008

Wii dominates consoles in Japan again
According to new data figures from Enterbrain, the ever popular Nintendo Wii has dominated the Japanese console market again, outselling the ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13084.cfm - 28 February 2008

Microsoft talks about Xbox 360 sales and Blu-ray drive
Microsoft's GDC keynote speaker, John Schappert has announced that the Xbox 360 has reached another milestone, over 18 million units sold worldwide. ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13012.cfm - 22 February 2008

Xbox 360 sees price drop in Canada
Microsoft Canada has announced price drops across the line for all of its Xbox 360 models and it seems Canadian buyers will finally see prices ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/12996.cfm - 21 February 2008

iSuppli: Wii to pass 30 million in 2008
According to market research commission by iSuppli, Nintendo's Wii console will reach 18 million sales globally by the end of 2008, jumping ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/12938.cfm - 16 February 2008

PS3 beats out Xbox 360 in US January sales, says NPD
According to the NPD Group, year-over-years sales for the US videogame market fell 6 percent to $1.18 billion USD for January 2008. Software ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/12934.cfm - 15 February 2008

Nintendo wants the US to solve international video game piracy problems
It seems that Nintendo of America has asked the U.S. Trade Representative to "encourage" international governments to take a harsher stance ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/12919.cfm - 14 February 2008

New, cheaper Xbox 360 model coming to Japan
Microsoft has announced that beginning on March 6th it will begin selling a cheaper Xbox 360 model in Japan. The new model will have identical ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/12803.cfm - 4 February 2008

Slim PlayStation 3 coming?
According to T3 magazine, Sony is planning to release a new slimmer, redesigned PlayStation 3 console. In the report, a source has said ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/12785.cfm - 2 February 2008

Sony gaming division finally sees a profit
Although the PlayStation 3 had a slow start, after multiple price cuts and aggressive ad campaigns, sales have picked up and Sony has breathed ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/12784.cfm - 2 February 2008

Nintendo DS sales hit one million in Australia
Following the announcement of impressive sales in Japan for its very popular DS handheld, Nintendo Australia has announced that the DS has sold ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/12758.cfm - 30 January 2008

GTA IV was delayed because of PlayStation 3
According to Rockstar Games VP of product development Jeronimo Barrera, development for the Sony PlayStation 3 was a contributing factor to ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/12709.cfm - 25 January 2008

Nintendo Wii sales hit 6 million in Europe
Following Nintendo Japan's announcement that 5 million Wii units had been sold in the country, Nintendo Europe has revealed that sales of the ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/12688.cfm - 24 January 2008

Nintendo Wii sales hit 5 million in Japan
According to Enterbrain's latest data figures the ever popular Nintendo Wii console has hit a new milestone in Japan, hitting 5 million units sold. ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/12666.cfm - 23 January 2008

Gates: Xbox 360 will be most reliable console
It is no secret that a large portion of the first shipped Xbox 360 consoles were defective. Microsoft Corp. has admitted to this problem and ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/12531.cfm - 14 January 2008

Xbox 360 hits 17.7 million sold
According to new sales figures released by Microsoft, their Xbox 360 console has sold 17.7 million units since its launch in late 2005. Software ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/12527.cfm - 13 January 2008

CES 2008: Reactrix develops Wii-like game system
The software developer Reactrix Systems announced at CES that they have developed a gaming system intended for LCD TVs that will mimic the Nintendo Wii. ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/12525.cfm - 13 January 2008

Nintendo and Sony sued over device ID transmission
A patent infringement lawsuit against Nintendo and Sony has been filed by the Copper Innovations Group alleging that both companies infringed ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/12502.cfm - 11 January 2008

Wii Fit sells a million in Japan
Nintendo's effort to make the Wii console an exercise and fitness accessory is paying off in the company's home market of Japan. The Wii Fittitle, ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/12493.cfm - 11 January 2008

Nintendo DS continues to dominate Japan
The Nintendo DS finished off its impressive 2007 year with a holiday season flourish in Japan, selling just under 500,000 units in the last ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/12466.cfm - 10 January 2008

CES 2008: Sony Japan to drop 20GB and 60GB PS3 models
Today at the CES 2008 event, Sony Japan has announced that they will be dropping the 20GB and 60GB PlayStation 3 models after a final shipment next week. ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/12465.cfm - 10 January 2008

Sony sells 1.2 million PS3s during holiday season in North America
Following a price cut, improved game line-up and availability of a lower priced model, Sony managed to move 1.2 million PS3 units in North America ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/12457.cfm - 10 January 2008

CES 2008: Microsoft could consider Blu-ray accessory for Xbox 360
At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Albert Penello, group marketing manager for Xbox hardware indicated that Microsoft could consider ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/12434.cfm - 8 January 2008

Microsoft sells 4.3 million Xbox 360 units in last quarter of 2007
Microsoft Corp. is touting impressive sales performance for the Xbox 360 console over the last three months of 2007. The Redmond-based software ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/12368.cfm - 4 January 2008

Apple and Microsoft music stores popular Christmas day destinations
Christmas day showed signs of being big for both Microsoft and Apple judging from the number of visitors to the websites for each company's ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/12311.cfm - 30 December 2007

Analyst predicts beginning of the end for DVD
Michael Nathanson, analyst for Bernstein Research, is predicting the demise of the DVD as the dominant vehicle for consumer video. His prediction ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/12282.cfm - 27 December 2007

PSP sales double in Japan
For the week ended December 16th, sales of the Sony PSP handheld have more than doubled in Japan, with the system selling 184,610 units for ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/12266.cfm - 24 December 2007

Next generation Wii will not need controllers says Intel
Justin Rattner, Intel's the company's chief technology officer, has suggested in an interview that the next generation of the Nintendo Wii will ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/12234.cfm - 20 December 2007

Nintendo refuses to "bundle" Wii console
Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime has stated that his company is not happy with retailers that have decided to "bundle" the Wii ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/12212.cfm - 18 December 2007

Analysts predict format war to end next year
Analysts at U.K. based Screen Digest are now predicting that either HD DVD or Blu-ray will win the hi-def format war next year, although they're ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/12206.cfm - 18 December 2007

Nintendo and Sony see high sales in Japan
Console sales in Japan continue to surge as we get into the holiday season, with the DS, Wii and PSP all seeing week on week double digit growth. ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/12192.cfm - 17 December 2007

Nintendo says Wii voice chat is a possibility
According to Nintendo America president Reggie Fils-Aime, the Wii may eventually get some type of voice chat. Speaking during a conference ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/12188.cfm - 16 December 2007

Retailers predict Xbox 360 console war victory
In a recent survey conducted by trade paper MCV which questioned 100 independent videogames shops, the Xbox 360 consoles emerged as the favorite ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/12180.cfm - 16 December 2007

Sony: Global PS3 sales to reach 11 million
A senior executive of Sony Corp. has claimed that the company's flagship PlayStation 3 (PS3) games console/home entertainment hub will pass ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/12179.cfm - 16 December 2007

Nintendo America boss offers "Wii rain check"
For those who are interested, large retailers Best Buy, Circuit City, Kmart, Sears, Target, Toys “R” Us and Wal-Mart each say they will have ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/12171.cfm - 14 December 2007

PlayStation 3 sales rose almost 300 percent since October
According to NPD Group sales data, sales of the Sony PlayStation 3 rose 285 percent from October to November, the largest sales increase of ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/12160.cfm - 14 December 2007

Nintendo pulls Wii ads to control demand
Nintendo has pulled its holiday advertising in the UK for its popular Wii console in hopes consumer attention will move to the DS and demand ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/12126.cfm - 10 December 2007

Wii's Virtual Console is generating good sales
According to Shinji Hatano, licensing director for Nintendo, the Wii's Virtual Console download service has become a lucrative business model ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/12024.cfm - 29 November 2007

PlayStation 3 sales skyrocket
Since the introduction of the stripped down, $399 40 GB model on November 2nd, sales of the Sony PlayStation 3 have tripled. The numbers however, ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/11988.cfm - 27 November 2007

Nintendo Wii sets new Australian sales record
Nintendo has announced that its ever-popular Wii console has sold 200,000 units in Australia in just under 50 weeks of release, making it the ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/11941.cfm - 23 November 2007

Sony lowers development kit prices
Sony seems to has made a habit out of slashing its prices. Earlier this season, Sony brought out the 40Gb PS3 which brought a much needed surge ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/11883.cfm - 19 November 2007

US videogame sales rise significantly in October
According to NPD sales data, US videogame hardware and software sales rose 73 percent for the month of October as compared to the same month last year. ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/11858.cfm - 16 November 2007

Sony reports rise in weekly PS3 sales following price cut
Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) is delighted with the boost in unit sales of the PlayStation 3 (PS3) console since the company cut ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/11849.cfm - 16 November 2007

Nintendo warns shoppers of Wii shortage in UK
In the console wars this generation, its not anything new that Nintendo has become a regular juggernaut in terms of sales. Even a year after ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/11818.cfm - 14 November 2007

Xbox 360 manages to briefly outsell PS3 in Japan
Even though the amount of time involved is not very significant especially in the Japanese territory, gaming sites are reporting that Microsoft's ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/11789.cfm - 12 November 2007

No DVD-playing Wii for holidays
Nintendo has confirmed that DVD support will be added to Wii units, but unfortunately not in time for the holiday season. The delay has been ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/11788.cfm - 12 November 2007

Microsoft defends HD DVD support
Last week, at the Blu-ray Disc Festival in Los Angeles, 20th Century Fox president Mike Dunn took shots at a company he characterized as an ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/11711.cfm - 6 November 2007

Nintendo finally ends support for original NES
Nintendo has finally decided to stop support for the original Nintendo Entertainment System, 24 years after the system's launch. A spokesperson ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/11681.cfm - 3 November 2007

Microsoft to continue marketing HD DVD drive as a niche product
Although more than 200,000 Xbox 360 HD DVD drives had been sold through the end of September, Microsoft doesn't have any plans to integrate ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/11683.cfm - 3 November 2007

PS3 closing the gap on the Wii in Japan
According to Enterbrain data figures, the Nintendo Wii outsold the Sony PlayStation 3 2-to-1 in Japan for the month of October as compared to ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/11672.cfm - 3 November 2007

Nintendo says there is no Wii hard drive in the making
Nintendo America has shot down any rumor that the Nintendo Wii will be getting a hard drive to facilitate upcoming WiiWare titles. "The ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/11670.cfm - 2 November 2007

Nintendo to sell Wii in China and Korea
Nintendo has said it hopes to launch its very popular Wii console in China and South Korea starting next year in an effort to cement its lead ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/11609.cfm - 28 October 2007

Global piracy outfit taken out by Nintendo
Nintendo, in conjunction with the Hong Kong High Court, have announced that they have taken out a global piracy outfit by seizing over 10,000 ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/11560.cfm - 23 October 2007

Price cut for Xbox 360s in Japan
Beginning on November 1st, Microsoft will be cutting the price of its Xbox 360 Premium consoles in Japan from 39,795 yen ($348 USD) to 34,800 ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/11547.cfm - 23 October 2007

Xbox 360 was tops in console hardware sales for September
Thanks to the impact of the blockbuster Halo 3, the Xbox 360 was the top seller for September, barely beating out the Nintendo Wii. NPD said ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/11515.cfm - 19 October 2007

Nintendo won't drop Wii price for holidays
Despite the fact that both Microsoft and Sony have lowered the price of their next-gen consoles in preparation for the holidays, Nintendo has ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/11446.cfm - 12 October 2007

Sony plans European PS3 price cuts for holidays
According to the newspaper Les Echos, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) will announce lower prices for the PlayStation 3 (PS3) home ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/11357.cfm - 4 October 2007

Halo 3 makes over $300 million USD in first week
Microsoft announced on Thursday that its blockbuster game Halo 3 had reached $300 million USD in sales in its first week of release. Those numbers ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/11355.cfm - 4 October 2007

Wii outsold the PS3 4 to 1 in Japan over last six months
Citing Enterbrain data figures, Reuters is reporting that the Nintendo Wii outsold the PlayStation 3 in Japan by over 4 to 1 in the six month ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/11329.cfm - 2 October 2007

Nintendo can't meet holiday Wii demand
Reggie Fils-Aime, the president of Nintendo America has made comments indicating that the company will not be able to meet the demand for its ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/11304.cfm - 1 October 2007

Microsoft wants to make Europe top priority for Xbox 360
After data figures showed that worldwide sales of the Nintendo Wii have overtaken the Xbox 360, Microsoft has decided to firmly set their sights on Europe. ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/11204.cfm - 22 September 2007

Nintendo promises large Wii supply for holiday season in North America
Nintendo will offer an "unprecedented" supply of Wii units to North America this holiday season, according to President and Chief Operating ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/11144.cfm - 16 September 2007

NPD: Nintendo remains dominant in August
According to figures from the NPD group, Nintendo's home console, Wii, and handheld console, DS, have maintained their strong sales in the U.S. ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/11129.cfm - 15 September 2007

Japanese console sales slump badly
After last month's almost record sales, it seems Japanese console sales have taken a nosedive and are now only selling about half the amount ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/11110.cfm - 14 September 2007

Wii confirmed as market leader
Nintendo's Wii console has been confirmed as the market leader, according to figures reported by the Financial Times. We reported last month ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/11102.cfm - 13 September 2007

Microsoft wont give up on Japan
Microsoft Corp. has had very little success in Japan with its Xbox 360 games console. Even in the PlayStation 3's (PS3) worst days in its makers ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/11088.cfm - 12 September 2007

Sony restocks 60GB PS3 online
Late last week, Sony responded to demand by restocking the 60GB version of the PlayStation 3 (PS3) console on the Internet. After completely ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/10964.cfm - 3 September 2007

Wii stays far ahead with narrowing monthly lead in Japan
Nintendo Co Ltd's home console, Wii, stayed well ahead in Japan in August, but its lead narrowed for the second consecutive month. The company ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/10961.cfm - 3 September 2007

Wii becomes UK's fastest selling console
According to Chart Track, the Nintendo Wii has become the fastest selling console in UK history, hitting 1 million units sold in just under 38 weeks. ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/10907.cfm - 30 August 2007

Game consoles see unexpected growth in July
Nintendo's Wii continues to lead the pack of current-generation video game consoles, according to NPD Group. However, the real eye-opener, from ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/10836.cfm - 24 August 2007

VG Chartz: Wii passes Xbox 360 worldwide sales figure
According to VG Chartz, Nintendo's Wii console is now the most sold home console of its generation worldwide after passing out the Xbox 360. ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/10810.cfm - 22 August 2007

Wii sales catching up to Xbox 360?
Nintendo's Wii console has enjoyed surging demand ever since it was launched in 2006. Often thought of as the "alternative console" of the generation, ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/10775.cfm - 17 August 2007

Australians finally see price drop on Xbox 360
Over a week after the US and Canada saw price drops on the Xbox 360, Australia is finally getting the same treatment. Starting today, the ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/10737.cfm - 15 August 2007

Nintendo patents motion sensing tech for handheld
Nintendo has filed a patent which indicates it is working on motion sensing technology for use on an upcoming handheld system, all this according ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/10652.cfm - 7 August 2007

Man sentenced to prison for selling copied video games
Timothy Hall was sentenced to two years in prison and a $1200 USD fine yesterday, for pleading guilty to selling unauthorized video games on his website. ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/10625.cfm - 4 August 2007

Panasonic to give away $20,000 package to 100 families
Today Panasonic started a marketing campaign to give away thousands of dollars of home video products. Using the website www.livinginhd.com ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/10579.cfm - 1 August 2007

US Government goes after console mod chip makers
This morning, the US Government announced it has executed 32 search warrants in 16 different states in an effort to crackdown on console mod ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/10577.cfm - 1 August 2007

PlayStation 2 still the most played console, by far
Although the PlayStation 3, Wii and Xbox 360 dominate most current headlines, the Sony PlayStation 2 continues to be the most played system ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/10496.cfm - 26 July 2007

Update: PS3 hits 1 million sold milestone in Japan
A month after it hit one million sold in Europe and Australia, the PlayStation 3 has finally reached the same milestone in Japan. According ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/10421.cfm - 18 July 2007

New EA CEO says video games are "boring"
According to EA chief executive John Riccitiello, in a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal, "We're boring people to death and making ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/10330.cfm - 9 July 2007

Sony drops PS3 price by $100 in United States, Europe next?
Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) has made a smart move on Monday by dropping the retail price of its PlayStation 3 (PS3) console by ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/10326.cfm - 9 July 2007

Chubachi denies plans for PS3 price cut
Sony Corp. has no plans to cut the price of its PlayStation 3 (PS3) at present to pep up demand and counter surging sales of Nintendo's rival ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/10288.cfm - 6 July 2007

Microsoft reveals date for Xbox 360 Elite in Japan
Microsoft Corp. has revealed when it will release the upgraded version of its Xbox 360 games console, Xbox 360 Elite, in Japan. The new version ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/10272.cfm - 5 July 2007

Wiis now outselling PS3 6-to-1 in Japan
According to the latest figures by Enterbrain, the Nintendo Wii is now outselling the PlayStation 3 at a ratio of 6-to-1 in Japan. During ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/10237.cfm - 2 July 2007

PlayStation 3 continues to outsell rivals in Australia
Michael Ephraim, the managing director of Sony Computer Entertainment Australia has said that the PlayStation 3 continues to outsell both the ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/10210.cfm - 29 June 2007

WiiWare will allow anyone to create their own Wii games
A new Nintendo initiative, called WiiWare in the US and Wii Software in Europe will allow any developer in the world to produce new downloadable ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/10194.cfm - 27 June 2007

30 percent of Xbox 360s fail?
According to a new Smarthouse survey of electronics retailers, about 30 percent of Xbox 360 systems die prematurely and leave the users with ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/10158.cfm - 22 June 2007

Third-party modification adds motion sensing to Xbox 360
Thanks to new third-party modification, Xbox 360 controllers will be able to sense tilting motions and then translate those movements in-game ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/10145.cfm - 20 June 2007

Wii outselling PS3 and Xbox 360 combined in North America
According to the latest NPD sales figures, the Nintendo Wii continues to dominate the North American market, with Nintendo selling more consoles ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/10108.cfm - 16 June 2007

Sony President suggests PS3 price drops
Yesterday, Sony President Ryoji Chubachi suggested to a Japanese newspaper that the company was not "ruling out" a price cut for its $600 USD PlayStation 3. ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/10033.cfm - 8 June 2007

Mod-resistant Wiis hit American retail stores
Late last month we reported that mod-resistant Nintendo Wii consoles had hit Japanese retail outlets in an effort to curb piracy. Now it seems ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/10018.cfm - 6 June 2007

Bill Gates speaks about new videogame control system
Bill Gates took time recently to speak about his vision for the future of gaming, and his vision includes a control system where the players ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/10004.cfm - 5 June 2007

Enterbrain: Wii outsold PS3 five to one in Japan during May
According to Enterbrain, a Japanese publisher that tracks video game console sales, Nintendo's Wii games console outsold Sony's PlayStation ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/9995.cfm - 5 June 2007

PSP gets 3.50 update
Sony has released another firmware update for the PlayStation Portable (PSP) console. The 3.50 update adds support for Remote Play, which allows ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/9931.cfm - 1 June 2007

New York targets violent video games
The debate over the affects of violent video games on minors is back on now that New York State Senate recently passed a bill criminalizing ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/9929.cfm - 1 June 2007

TVersity v0.9.10.3 released
An update has been released for TVersity, the software which allows you to share (and transcode on-the-fly if necessary) multimedia content ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/9903.cfm - 30 May 2007

Nintendo America boss speaks about Microsoft and Sony
Nintendo America boss George Harrison took some time to talk about his competitors and how he feels they dont understand the gaming market. ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/9882.cfm - 29 May 2007

Wiis used to rehab stroke patients
Thanks to Dr. Janet Coyle, a hospitalist at Riley Hospital's Tom C. Maynor Rehabilitation Center, the Nintendo Wii has been incorporated into ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/9872.cfm - 27 May 2007

Mod-proof Wiis to be released in Japan?
According to Japanese retailers, Nintendo is planning on releasing Wii consoles in Japan that are mod-proof. The new hardware revisions would ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/9867.cfm - 26 May 2007

Sony sets date for 80GB PS3 in South Korea
Sony has revealed that a version of its PlayStation 3 (PS3) console with an 80GB hard disk drive will go on sale in South Korea on June 16th. ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/9842.cfm - 24 May 2007

Nintendo claims 35 million Wiis will be sold in US by 2012
Nintendo made an announcement today that by 2012 they expected to sell as many as 35 million Wii consoles in the US alone. That figure would ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/9816.cfm - 23 May 2007

Nintendo dominates April
New NPD figures show that Nintendo has once again performed exceptionally well in both hardware and software sales during the month of April. ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/9756.cfm - 19 May 2007

Sony commits to PS3 for next decade
Playing down concerns of underachieving sales figures, Sony America president Jack Tretton has confirmed that the company has long term plans ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/9699.cfm - 14 May 2007

Microsoft says Xbox division will make profit in 2008
According to an interview with eWeek, Robbie Bach, the president of Microsoft's entertainment and devices division, has said that the company's ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/9608.cfm - 4 May 2007

Nintendo aims to sell 300 million Wii and DS software units
Nintendo Co. Ltd. has set a goal to double its combined annual Wii and DS software sales to about 300 million units. The Japanese video game ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/9575.cfm - 29 April 2007

Wii and DS boost Nintendo profits
Nintendo has gotten a boost in profits thanks to demand for the Wii console and DS handheld. The company's net profits grew 77.2% to 174.3bn ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/9560.cfm - 29 April 2007

Wii production to get bumped up to meet demand
Anyone who has recently wanted to purchase a Nintendo Wii has almost certainly had problems finding one. The company is hoping to change that. ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/9533.cfm - 26 April 2007

U.S. PlayStation 3 sales stabilize
According to Sony America, the European launch of the PlayStation 3 has constrained supplies to North American retailers. Although the company ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/9481.cfm - 20 April 2007

Jet Black will focus solely on Nintendo consoles
Former Electronic Arts veterans who worked on such hit titles as Need for Speed, FIFA and the 007 series have announced that they have formed ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/9442.cfm - 17 April 2007

Nintendo is tops in hardware sales in Japan
According to the data tracker Media Create, Nintendo consoles continue to hold the top spots in Japanese sales charts. For the week ending ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/9421.cfm - 16 April 2007

Virgin Radio to be launched on the Wii and PS3
Virgin Radio has announced that it will take its digital networks onboard with the Nintendo Wii and Playstation 3. They are claiming to be the ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/9336.cfm - 10 April 2007

John Romero: Console design needs radical rethink
John Romero, ex-designer at id Software and Ion Storm, has warned that manufacturers of gaming consoles need to radically rethink the design ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/9335.cfm - 10 April 2007

EA's sales drop 25%
According to Bloomberg News and Joystiq, Electronic Arts, one of the world's largest video game publishers, had their sales drop 25% in February ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/9327.cfm - 9 April 2007

Personal trainer promotes Wii
Zander Urquhart, 32, from Glasgow is one of the first fitness experts to promote the use of Nintendo's Wii console as an exercise machine. The ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/9326.cfm - 9 April 2007

Future of low-end PS3 appears in doubt
In spite of the fact that maker Sony denies that it has been discontinued, the 20GB version its PlayStation 3 console is apparently becoming ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/9314.cfm - 9 April 2007

Apple TV is hacked
Just two weeks after the Apple TV began shipping, hackers have installed the Mac OSX onto the media box, turning it into the cheapest Mac ever sold. ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/9304.cfm - 8 April 2007

Nintendo to try to block Wii modchips
Due to the increasing availability of mod chips for their Wii console, Nintendo recently began shipping a revised version of the Wii that included ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/9262.cfm - 5 April 2007

Gaming handheld technology in the works says HP
Although in its early stages, Hewlett-Packard has begun working on a gaming handheld that could let players use their surroundings as a backdrop ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/9258.cfm - 5 April 2007

Sony and Microsoft bosses defend their consoles
In the latest edition of the "Eurogamer TV Show", Sony's Ray Maguire and Microsoft's Neil Thompson have been interviewed and speak out about ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/9245.cfm - 4 April 2007

Wii outselling PlayStation 3 two-to-one in Japan
In the latest figures released by the company Enterbrain it is revealed that in Japan the Nintendo Wii is outselling Sony's PlayStation 3 two to one. ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/9244.cfm - 4 April 2007

Sony sells 600,000 PS3s in Europe
Sony has confirmed that over 600,000 PlayStation 3 (PS3) consoles have been sold in Europe since the console was launched last week. This means ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/9176.cfm - 29 March 2007

GameStop accuses Nintendo of limiting Wii stock
GameStop CEO Dan DeMatteo has recently accused Nintendo of withholding Wii consoles from retail outlets around the US. DeMatteo has stated ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/9163.cfm - 29 March 2007

Nintendo fights Wii modchips
Nintendo has altered the hardware components of new Wii units in an attempt to block the use of currently available modchips that enable users ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/9141.cfm - 27 March 2007

Nintendo DS is top seller in UK
According to new statistics from Chart-Track, it appears that there are now over 3 million Nintendo DS or DS Lite owners in the UK. Nintendo ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/9137.cfm - 27 March 2007

Black Xbox 360 update
In a small update to a recent article, many news outlets are reporting that Microsoft does indeed plan to release the black Xbox 360 Elite console ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/9132.cfm - 26 March 2007

UK gamers buy 165,000 PS3s in two days
The PlayStation 3 (PS3) console has had an extremely successful launch in the UK, with gamers buying up 165,000 units in two days following ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/9128.cfm - 26 March 2007

PS3 sold 20,000 units in Australia
Sony's PlayStation 3 (PS3) console has sold 20,000 units in Australia since it was launched on Friday, Sony Australia has announced. According ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/9126.cfm - 26 March 2007

PlayStation 3 launches in Europe and Australia
Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 (PS3) console has launched in Europe and Australia today, March 23rd 2007. The latest installment of the PlayStation ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/9086.cfm - 22 March 2007

Analyst predicts 4 million Euro PS3 sales this year
According to Screen Digest, Sony is set to sell 4 million PlayStation 3 (PS3) units in Europe in 2007. Analyst Nick Parker, told the Times Online ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/9038.cfm - 19 March 2007

Sony boss says Wii is a 'wonderful device'
In a yet to be aired interview with the American PBS program CEO Exchange, Sony boss, Sir Howard Stringer is noted to have called Nintendo's ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/9036.cfm - 19 March 2007

Nintendo denies Wii HDD claim, confirms DS headset release
Nintendo has denied rumors circulating that the company is currently developing an external hard disk drive for the Wii console. The rumors ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/9034.cfm - 19 March 2007

Console makers respond to NPD figures
Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft have all had their personal response to the NPD figures for February hardware and software sales, which showed ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/9024.cfm - 18 March 2007

Nintendo outselling competition
As February came to a close, one thing was very clear. Nintendo was blowing away the competition in console sales. The company sold 485,000 ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/9009.cfm - 17 March 2007

Sony re-affirms 6 million PS3 aim by end of March
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) head of corporate communications, Nick Sharples, said that the company is still on track to reach ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/9001.cfm - 16 March 2007

Wii stays on top in U.S. in February
Nintendo's Wii console was the best selling console in the United States in February according to figures from market research firm NPD. In ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/8988.cfm - 15 March 2007

More U.S. adults turn to game consoles
According to figures published on Tuesday by Nielsen/NetRatings, more than one in every three adults who go online, or about 37%, own a video ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/8964.cfm - 13 March 2007

Chris Hecker apologized for Wii comments
As we reported, at the recent Game Developers Conference, Chris Hecker, the founder of "Definition 6", unleashed an attack on the Wii and Nintendo, ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/8932.cfm - 11 March 2007

Nintendo criticized at GDC
At the recent Game Developers Conference, Chris Hecker, the founder of "Defintion 6", unleashed an attack on the Wii and Nintendo claiming they ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/8897.cfm - 8 March 2007

EA expects Sony's gaming dominance to slip
Electronic Arts chief executive Larry Probst revealed that the world's biggest publisher of video game software expects Sony's dominance over ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/8871.cfm - 5 March 2007

Firm claims Wii will outsell competition until 2008
According to the market research firm IDC, Nintendo's new Wii console will continue to outship and outsell the competition, Microsoft's Xbox ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/8843.cfm - 3 March 2007

Code shown to exploit Xbox 360 security
An anonymous hacker has discovered a way to hack Microsoft's Xbox 360 console in a way that could have allowed an alternative operating system ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/8825.cfm - 1 March 2007

Sony Australia boss talks about PS3 price
SCE Australia boss Michael Ephraim responded to criticism in the region over the price of the PlayStation 3 (PS3) console. He explained the ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/8799.cfm - 27 February 2007

Nintendo still supports GameCube globally
Nintendo has contradicted reports that it is no longer producing hardware or software for the GameCube platform, saying that the company still ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/8768.cfm - 25 February 2007

Analysts: Wii in 30% of U.S. homes by 2011
According to analysts at Merril Lynch, almost a third of all U.S. homes will have a Nintendo Wii console by the year 2011. The prediction comes ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/8755.cfm - 23 February 2007

Wii tops U.S. console sales in January
According to data released by market research firm NPD, Nintendo's Wii was the biggest selling gaming console for January 2007 in the United ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/8734.cfm - 21 February 2007

Wii NTSC games on PAL Virtual Console?
A Nintendo spokesperson has confirmed that the Wii Virtual Console could be host to games not previously released in Europe. "There is always ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/8713.cfm - 19 February 2007

Wii has 480p output problems?
Several members of Nintendo of America's forums are reporting some video problems with the Wii console while displaying 480p content. Reports ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/8706.cfm - 18 February 2007

Nintendo boss explains Wii and DS shortages
Nintendo of America President, Reggie Fils-Aime, spoke in an interview at last week, explaining and apologizing for the shortages of Wii and ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/8705.cfm - 18 February 2007

Mario creator says Nintendo is too conscious of competition
Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of the infamous Mario, has warned that Nintendo is paying far too much attention to what the company's rivals are ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/8701.cfm - 17 February 2007

PS3 sees 'overwhelming demand' in Europe
Getting ready for the launch of the PlayStation 3 (PS3) console in Europe, retailers are reporting overwhelming demand and huge numbers of pre-orders ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/8677.cfm - 15 February 2007

Wii continues to outsell PS3 in Japan
Nintendo's Wii console is benefiting from the large price gap between it and the PlayStation 3 (PS3) console, outselling the PS3 at a ratio ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/8611.cfm - 6 February 2007

Nintendo denies failing to deliver Wii units
Nintendo has denied claims made by Virgin Megastores representatives that the company failed to deliver the promised number of Wii units for ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/8602.cfm - 5 February 2007

Rockstar's San Andreas successful in Japan
Rockstar has proven that Western developed games can be successful in the Japanese market. The infamous Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas has just ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/8583.cfm - 3 February 2007

EA targets Nintendo consoles for growth
Electronics Arts (EA) is the biggest publisher for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 (PS3), PlayStation 2 (PS2), Xbox, PC and PSP in North America and ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/8578.cfm - 2 February 2007

Sony claims Wii is just an 'impulse buy'
It seems that Sony Corp. and Nintendo are really bringing the console war to life with words being exchanged about each others consoles and ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/8569.cfm - 1 February 2007

Gamer uses Wii to lose weight
Philadelphia resident Mickey DeLorenzo decided to see if there is anything to the belief that Nintendo's Wii console can help you to lose weight ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/8554.cfm - 31 January 2007

Analyst predicts PS3 price cut within 12 months
Wedbush Morgan Securities analyst Michael Pachter has made some predictions about Sony's PlayStation 3 (PS3) success in Europe. He firmly believes ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/8537.cfm - 30 January 2007

Moore doubts PS3 advantage over Xbox 360
Microsoft's Peter Moore has said that he believes there is nothing about Sony's PlayStation 3 (PS3) console that could give it an edge over ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/8530.cfm - 29 January 2007

Second Wii Modchip arrives?
MAXCONSOLE is reporting that a second modchip for the Nintendo Wii console has arrived, already out-dating the Wiinja chip we reported about ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/8529.cfm - 29 January 2007

Nintendo Wii compromised? modchip coming?
It is reported that the Nintendo Wii console has already fallen victim to hackers, with the release of a Modchip that will play game backups ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/8517.cfm - 28 January 2007

Nintendo profits get boost from DS
Nintendo has posted a 40% rise in quarterly profits, driven heavily by strong global sales of the company's handheld DS console. The Japanese ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/8498.cfm - 25 January 2007

Sony confirms European PS3 launch date
Sony has confirmed that the PlayStation 3 (PS3) console will finally launch in Europe on the previously speculated March 23rd date. Only the ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/8486.cfm - 24 January 2007

Report warns PS3 stocks may indicate softening demand
A report shown on Tuesday showed that more than half a group of surveyed stores in the United States had Sony's PlayStation 3 (PS3) console ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/8439.cfm - 16 January 2007

Nintendo celebrates Christmas success in UK
Nintendo was very fortunate over the holiday period in the UK, managing to sell over 200,000 Wii consoles and over half a million DS handheld ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/8438.cfm - 16 January 2007

2006 was best year for UK games industry
According to Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA), 2006 was a record setting year for the UK games industry. There ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/8416.cfm - 12 January 2007

Nintendo raises sales forecasts
Following a very successful launch of the Wii console, Nintendo has raised forecasts for its full-year profits by 20% to ¥120 billion (€774.9 ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/8401.cfm - 10 January 2007

Wii approaches 1 million sales in Japan
According to Japanese magazine publisher Enterbrain, Nintendo's Wii console is close to 1 million units sold (or has reached it by now) in the ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/8391.cfm - 9 January 2007

Study finds activity games fight childhood obesity
While you don't have to be an expert to know that the more activity you are performing, the more calories you burn, a study has confirmed that ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/8357.cfm - 6 January 2007

Wii beat 1.2 million estimate in U.S.?
Nintendo's new Wii console is reported to have beaten analyst predictions in the United States. Analyst Lazard Capital, had predicted the console ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/8339.cfm - 5 January 2007

Year 2006 roundup
It is traditionally the time to quickly wrap up the most important events that happened in the digital entertainment industry during the year ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/8298.cfm - 1 January 2007

Nintendo's Wii console launches in Europe
The official European launch of Nintendo's Wii console took place at the HMV store in Oxford Street, London. In the UK, within 12 hours of the ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/8213.cfm - 8 December 2006

Suspected PS3 thief shot dead by police
The launch of the PlayStation 3 (PS3) console in the U.S. had a well-publicized dark side with the media reporting armed robbery and gun shot ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/8196.cfm - 5 December 2006

Disney forms a Nintendo-exclusive video game studio
Disney has displayed its faith in Nintendo's new Wii console by forming a development studio that will produce content exclusively for the console ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/8103.cfm - 7 November 2006

Sony unveils PS3 online service, launch titles
Sony Computer Entertainment has unveiled details of the PlayStation 3s online service and also the list of 21 games to be available at launch. ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/8051.cfm - 21 October 2006

Wii pre-orders to begin Friday
After selling out its first batch of PS3 pre-orders within moments of accepting them, video gaming retailer GameStop is reported to have confirmed ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/8011.cfm - 11 October 2006

First PS3 pre-orders sell out in minutes
GameStop and EB Games began accepting a limited number of pre-orders for Sony Corp's forthcoming PlayStation 3 console in stores accross the ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/8008.cfm - 10 October 2006

One million Wii units at launch in North America
According to Ron Bertram, vice president and general manager of Nintendo Canada, there will be 1 million Wii consoles available at its November ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/7962.cfm - 25 September 2006

Ubisoft shows Wii support by promising 7 launch titles
French games publisher Ubisoft has thrown its support behind Nintendo's Wii gaming console by promising to make 7 games available for the Wii ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/7792.cfm - 4 August 2006

Nintendo Wii could launch in US by October
Gaming Industry insiders and observers are saying they expect Nintendo's next generation Wii console to hit shelves in the U.S. by October, ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/7722.cfm - 6 July 2006

Japanese consumers prefer Wii
According to a survey by Famitsu magazine, Japanese consumers are anticipating Nintendo's Wii console much more than Sony's PlayStation 3 (PS3). ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/7597.cfm - 30 May 2006

PlayStation 3 with 60GB storage for $599
Sony has revealed that the highly anticipated PlayStation 3 (PS3) console will cost up to $599 when it launches in the U.S. in November. A version ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/7534.cfm - 9 May 2006