It was recently announced that the Nintendo DSi will be releasing this spring for the United States and United Kingdom. The U.S. will get their hands on the new DSi on April 5th and the U.K. on April 3rd. The DSi was released in Japan back in November 2008.
February 27, 2009 at 9:38 am | Hardware, Nintendo | No Comments
In an interview with Playstation Magazine, SCEI head Kazuo Hirai, explained that the Playstation 3 was intentionally designed to be troublesome for developers to design games for.
Hirai stated, “We don’t provide the ‘easy to program for’ console that [developers] want, because ‘easy to program for’ means that anybody will be able to take advantage of pretty much what the hardware can do, so then the question is what do you do for the rest of the nine-and-a-half years?”
January 23, 2009 at 1:14 pm | Hardware, Playstation | No Comments
As many of you gamers know, Sony’s Playstation 3 has trailed in the “Big Three” console war for quite some time now. The Nintendo Wii continues to dominate in sales, while Microsoft’s Xbox 360 continues to outsell the PS3. The most obvious reason as to why the PS3 still continues to be the lowest selling console of the three is its price. The Wii is currently selling at $249.99 USD, the Xbox 360 Pro sells for $299.99 USD, and the PS3 continues to sell at $399.99 USD. It is no wonder that the PS3 trails the pack in sales, it costs more in addition to a smaller selection of games.
The reason the PS3 still sells for such a high price is because it costs so much to manufacture the console. Sony still hasn’t made any money on PS3 sales due to its high manufacturing costs. Recent upgrades to the hardware will ease the manufacturing costs, but the PS3 will still sell at its current price for quite some time. Of course, many people believe the PS3 is a bargain because it has Blu-ray functionality while at the same time being a gaming console. But, with the falling prices of Blu-ray players, the bargain isn’t so great anymore.
January 10, 2009 at 9:59 pm | Hardware, Playstation | 2 Comments
This is one of those stories that make you think, WTF? And, then you spontaneously burst in to laughter. HUELEN10, as user at neogaf.com forums, learned of his neighbors getting a Wii for Christmas. When HUELEN10 noticed they didn’t actually purchase any games, you know so they can play the Wii, he suggested some good games to get for the console.
HUELEN10 suggested that the family purchase some games on the Wii Shop Channel, which requires a credit card. Later on, HUELEN10 received a phone call from the mother of the family explaining how her Wii no longer worked. When asked why, the mother explained that she had shoved three credit cards into the Wii disc slot thinking she had to pay for the Shop Channel games by physically using her credit card.
December 30, 2008 at 11:33 am | Hardware, Wii | No Comments
The Sims 3 is set to release in February 2009, and here are the minimum PC hardware requirements you will need to run the game.
Windows XP:
December 29, 2008 at 11:24 pm | Hardware, Simulation | No Comments
With 40 percent of American households owning a gaming console these days, the energy consumed to run them and the money spent in turn is a big price overall. The Natural Resources Defense Council and Ecos Consulting have conducted the first study on the energy consumption of video game consoles used by Americans.
The results of the study show that 16 billion kilowatt-hours are consumed each year. The biggest contributor to the energy consumption is the Playstation 3, averaging around 150 watts (although newer models will run at lower wattage values). The Xbox 360 takes second, averaging around 119 watts (again the “Jasper” version will consume less wattage). And, third is the eco-friendly Wii console, only averaging 16 watts due to its less intensive graphics processor.
December 29, 2008 at 9:29 pm | Hardware | No Comments
If you expecting a PSP 2 in the version of PSP 3000, don’t get your hopes up. As this CNET video reviews shows, there are only a few upgrades from the PSP 2000.
October 13, 2008 at 11:12 am | Hardware, Playstation | No Comments
A new DS, named DSi, was announced during this year’s Nintendo fall press conference. The new version decreases in thickness, and gains a few enhancements.
Although they reduced the thickness, the screen gained an enlargement, increasing to 3.25in (wow that sounds like a penis enlargement ad). The increase equates to a 17% bump from the DS Lite. The sound output has also been “improved”, there are no details though.
Also included in DSi is a built in camera, capable of producing a 680×480 resolution file size. There is an SD memory card slot to store pictures, and to view your pictures on the DSi itself.
October 2, 2008 at 7:49 am | Hardware, Nintendo | No Comments
According to a Blockbuster memo leaked to Kotaku, the 40GB Playstation 3 will be getting a permanent $40 price drop on September 28, 2008.
It’s not a $100 price drop, but hey, it’s better than nothing right?
September 26, 2008 at 12:35 pm | Hardware, Playstation | No Comments
Nintendo is planning on increasing the shipments of all Nintendo hardware for the 2009 fiscal year.
Compared with original full year forecasts issued on April 24, 2008, the company sees increases in sales by 11.1%, in operating income by 22.6%, and in net income by 26.2%. Financial revisions were the result of continued robust sales for both Wii and Nintendo DS, as well as changes in the expected foreign currency exchange rates based on recent trends in the foreign currency exchange markets.
New forecasts for full year global hardware and software unit shipments for both platforms increased as follows:
August 29, 2008 at 2:44 pm | Business & Law, Hardware | No Comments