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Nintendo has released internal sales figures revealing that the DS family of consoles has sold more than 47 million units in the US since launch in November 2004.

The Nintendo Wii sold over seven million units in the US during 2010, bringing total sales in the region to 34 million units.

"When we look back at 2010, we see consumers time and again turning to the value and enjoyment of our products," commented Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime.

"When we look ahead to 2011, we see new portable technology and more great Wii games that need to be seen to be believed."

The next hardware to be released from Nintendo is the 3DS, due in Japan on February 26, priced ¥25,000 ($298 / £188). A European and US release is set for March, with solid price and date details to be announced on January 19.

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Hacking team Fail0verflow has released information on how to completely circumvent the security measures of the PlayStation 3, citing the removal of the machine's ability to run a Linux operating system out of the box as its motivation.

The process was revealed by the team at the 27th Chaos Communication Conference (27c3) and marks the end of a four year period of impenetrability for Sony's machine – far longer than most consoles manage in the face of concerted efforts from hacking teams. The Xbox 360 was cracked within a year of release, whilst the Wii lasted just one month.

The key factor in the circumvention, described in detail on Eurogamer's Digital Foundry channel, seems to be the use of a single random number in important encryption equations, rather than the generation of separate numbers each time the equation is run.

The result of this is that the team's methodology has laid the internal architecture of the machine completely bare, allowing external agencies to run any code without security verification and even to program custom firmware for the machine.

Because of the nature of the PS3's security, the hack also means that it will be almost impossible for Sony to rectify the situation, as the massive overhaul the system would need to become secure again would render previous software unplayable. Even if this were overcome by Sony creating a 'whitelist' of accepted software which could bypass these measures – itself an inordinately massive job – hackers would be able to edit these lists to include new code.

Fail0verflow has denied that it intends the process to open the floodgates of piracy, however, instead pointing out that the security of the PS3 has stood inviolate for so long only because it allowed users leeway to run Linux, a compromise which suited both parties.

This feature, the OtherOS option, was removed from the PS3 Slim at production and disabled in older PS3s by Sony – prompting uproar by advanced users who made the point that it had been an advertised feature of the machine at purchase.

Some users even went as far as to instigate a class-action lawsuit against Sony in the US over the removal of the feature, whilst Amazon were reported to have issued some partial refunds to PS3 purchasers.

Only last August, a hack was released for the PS3 which used a dongle to circumvent security measures and allow copied discs to be run on the machine. However, the so-called PSJailbreak hack was soon countered by Sony with firmware update 3.50. This update would appear to be powerless in the face of the new methods unveiled by Fail0verflow's presentation.

Sony has been approached for a response but is currently unwilling to offer comment.

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A whopping 63 million console and PC games were bought in the UK last year - that averages at over one game per UK resident.

The UK games market was worth £2.875 billion in 2010, according to official figures from UK trade body UKIE, reported by MCV.

The Xbox 360 was the UK's most lucrative console with hardware revenues of £232 million. The PS3 followed with £229 million. The two platforms combined shifted 2.3 million units.

Xbox 360 game sales amounted to £538 million, PS3 game sales £414 million. 18.2 million Xbox 360 game units and 13.8 million PS3 game units were sold in 2010. In total console software sales hit £1.45 billion.

UKIE did not release sales data for Nintendo products. It did note, however, that only the PS3 and Xbox 360 consoles saw growth.

"Despite 2010 being a tough year for the economy, the video games and interactive entertainment industry continues to perform strongly," UKIE director general Mike Rawlinson stated.

2010's £2.875 billion total is down on 2009's £3.3 billion haul. The figures relate to retail/boxed games only, and do not include digital download sales.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...-in-uk-in-2010 ...

ASUS, a PC hardware company, has decided to make its very own Kinect.

Far from a shameless rip-off, the device - named the WAVI Xtion - has been co-developed by PrimeSense, the company that provided Microsoft with 3D sensing tech for Kinect.

The WAVI Xtion is poised for a Q2 2011 release, with a worldwide roll-out to be carried out in phases thereafter.

What's more, the duo - PrimeSense and ASUS - have put together a suite of tools called Xtion PRO for developers to create applications and software with. This will be available in February, bizarrely, before the WAVI Xtition - perhaps the tools also work with other devices, cough, Kinect.

What's more, there's the opportunity for enthusiasts and developers alike to sell their creations on an Xtion online store, too. And ASUS clearly has one eye on gaming, if quoted buzz-phrases like "revolutionise users' recreational lives" are to be taken at face value.

"ASUS combines its wireless cross-room solution with PrimeSense's simple, intuitive, gesture-based control technology to allow users to enjoy and share PC content on TV with gestures. WAVI Xtion is the unprecedented living room experience that will revolutionise users' recreational lives," buzzed ASUS general manager Kent Chien.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...-of-the-clones ...

Kinect owners may soon be able to interact with each other using their Avatars in a dedicated area.

Website Glimpse Dog (via NeoGAF) published leaked slides it claims will feature in Microsoft's Consumer Electronics Show keynote in Las Vegas on Wednesday night (early Thursday morning UK time).

According to Winrumors.com, "The slides reference Avatar Kinect, which Microsoft is set to introduce at CES. The software update, delivered over Xbox Live, will allow Kinect owners to interact with each other using their Avatars. The Avatars will have a separate area, much like Nintendo's Mii channel, that will allow for users to control them using Kinect and interact to watch content or play games."

Microsoft will stream its CES keynote live on Facebook.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...t-for-xbox-360 ...

The ever-present FIFA 11 spends the 52nd and last week of 2010 on top of the UK all-formats chart.

Christmas number-one Call of Duty: Black Ops is barged to second, followed by Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, Just Dance 2 and Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood.

No change there, then.

Kinect Sports edges up the table to sixth, and pushes Gran Turismo 5 to seventh and The Sims 3 to eighth.

Fallout: New Vegas manages to clamber back into the top-flight in ninth, and heavy Christmas television advertising sees Dance Central leap from 19th to 10th.

Below that, the chart reflects the Christmas-period tastes of the British public. Kinect appears to have done well, as have big licences like Star Wars and WWE.

This Week Last Week Title Platform(s)
1 2 FIFA 11 DS, PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360
2 1 Call of Duty: Black Ops DS, PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
3 3 Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
4 4 Just Dance 2 Wii
5 4 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood PC, PS3, Xbox 360
6 8 Kinect Sports Xbox 360
6 7 Gran Turismo 5 PS3
8 7 The Sims 3 DS, (PC, PS3, Xbox 360
9 11 Fallout: New Vegas PC, PS3, Xbox 360
10 19 Dance Central Xbox 360
11 12 Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare PS3, Xbox 360
12 10 Medal of Honor PC, PS3, Xbox 360
13 13 Wii Fit Plus Wii
14 27 WWE SmackDown vs. RAW 2011 PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
15 32 Fable III Xbox 360
16 18 Just Dance Wii
17 17 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 DS, PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
18 16 Mario Kart Wii Wii
19 9 Michael Jackson: The Experience DS ,PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360
20 21 New Super Mario Bros. DS
21 36 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II DS, PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
22 37 Halo: Reach Xbox 360
23 34 Football Manager 2011 PC
24 Re-entry Your Shape: Fitness Evolved Xbox 360
25 23 Wii Sports Resort Wii
26 33 GoldenEye 007 Wii
27 30 LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 DS, PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
28 25 New Super Mario Bros. Wii Wii
29 24 Toy Story 3 PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
30 Re-entry Red Dead Redemption PS3, Xbox 360
31 Re-entry Dead Rising 2 PC, PS3, Xbox 360
32 20 Wii Party Wii
33 35 Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360
34 14 Professor Layton and the Lost Future DS
35 Re-entry 007: Blood Stone PC, PS3, Xbox 360
36 Re-entry Kinectimals Xbox 360
37 Re-entry MotionSports Xbox 360
38 22 Sonic Colours DS, Wii
39 Re-entry Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
40 Re-entry Mario Kart DS DS

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...-wraps-up-2010 ...

Newly released/updated for the Caanoo:

NES emulator based on FCE. Updated by Rikku2000: Update: Fixed clock setting, sw scaling, and rotation code. Pickle Fixed clock setting, Caanoo Controls and remove rotation code. Rikku2000 Disclaimer: This Wiz port is only for test purposes! It was done by Pickle and Orkie (Thanks guys!). The original code was done by notaz. Don't blame him for any problem occur with this port! This product don't come with the "Notaz Seal Of Quality (TM)" ;-) Path and filename changed, icon added and edited, shortcuts, Wiz menu fixed, zipped and uploaded by sbock. So blame me... :-) Credits: Original code: notaz (Great work, as always...) Wiz port: Pickle, Orkie Caanoo port: Rikku2000 Libcastor: Orkie Thanks to Dejunai for tips for the exit solution... sbock

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Newly released/updated for the Caanoo:

The island of Malis is in grave danger! The infamous Beast King and his army of monsters try to invade the peaceful homeland of the blobs, in order to reign the whole island. Those small, kind creatures are to be enslaved and most of them are unable to oppose their tormentors. However if YOU take the role of Blob, one will rise to defend their freedom. The games sourcecode licence is gpl, all the content is cc-by-nc-nd see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html and http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ for details

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via Eurogamer


In the PlayStation 3 version of stupendous fighting game Super Street Fighter IV you can't see downloaded alternate costumes worn by your opponent if you haven't downloaded them yourself. In the Xbox 360 version you can. Why?

According to Capcom, it's down to Sony, which doesn't cover the cost of making additional data available to users. Microsoft, on the other hand, does.
Killian added: "The story is a bit more complicated because the costs of adding new data vary by region in some cases, and some additions are free, or free within a certain timeframe, etc., but the bottom line in this particular case is that Sony would [have] charged Capcom significant fees for distributing the new costume data to users that hadn't actually bought the DLC. Microsoft covered those costs, so the costume data is visible to all there.
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