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First, the Eye-Fi added Wi-Fi to any camera with an SD card. Now, the Sagem Orga SIMFi does something similar. It's a SIM card that adds Wi-Fi capabilities to cellphones...Wi-Fi hotspot capabilities, that is.

http://gizmodo.com/5470591/simfi-tra...-wi+fi-hotspot ...

PopCap believes the iPad will need around three years and a hardware update before it will really impact the market.

But when that time does come, PopCap co-founder John Vechey told Eurogamer that Apple's new invention "will change gaming", be "phenomenally successful" and "fulfil a need consumers don't even know they have yet".

"The iPad's important but I think it's going to be more important in three years. Look how long it took the iPod to get the momentum where everyone has one. It's probably going to take the second generation [iPad] to make it really, like, 'Wow!'" Vechey told us.

"This is my opinion and I think it's going to be phenomenally successful. I really do. It's very simple; it's not like it has a magical set of features, just a great package. I know what I'm getting when I have to get my mum a computer now: an iPad. Because she can't screw it up, she can't download a bunch of stuff... That's the perfect mum computer, right? And it's the perfect computer for ten year-olds to play with.

"I think it will change gaming," he added. "Here's this new device that gets to more people with a really great e-commerce model attached to it. It's really easy to buy on the iPhone - that's part of what makes it successful."

Vechey was cagey about the company's plans for the iPad. "I believe so," he answered, when asked if PopCap was porting iPhone games to iPad. "I don't know," he followed, when asked what.

"I don't know if this is a PopCap position or my word, but we're certainly going to support it - I want to play Plants vs Zombies on that," he said. "It feels good to touch, right?

"The iPad would be perfect for real-time strategy. You can't have this really immersive gaming experience but it may actually be more fun than a lot of different game experiences you can get with a PC or console."

Exactly how PopCap will differentiate between iPhone and iPad games is another grey area.

"You know, we're still trying to figure that out," said Vechey. "It is a different thing but it's not that different. On iPhone we made the interface smaller and made touch controls. On iPad we've got the touch part down and now we need to make the UI better.

"I don't think it's going to be it's own thing separately, nor do I think it's just going to be what's on the iPhone. It's going to be, 'Oh, here's some more features for the iPad' - a little bit more cool, a little bit more immersion, but with the same core similarities."

"We're excited," he added. "The iPad's going to be awesome."

PopCap - maker of Bejeweled, Plants vs. Zombies, Zuma, Peggle, Bookworm and more - has big plans for the year ahead. Take a peek at Eurogamer on Monday for our full - and bloody long, actually - interview with John Vechey to find out what.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/po...-change-gaming ...

The eternal Frogger returns on WiiWare today, quite literally, as Frogger Returns.

This version costs 500 Wii Points (£3.50/€5) and translates old the road-crossing game into 3D. There are new levels, enemies (motorbikes?) and power-ups, plus local multiplayer for two. Snatch a look at Frogger Returns on the Nintendo website.

For 800 Wii Points (£5.60/€8)you could buy Overturn Mecha Wars, a tournament-based fighting game with big gun-wielding robots in. There's online and split-screen multiplayer for up to four and balance board support.

Or you could splash out on more content for My Zoo for 100 Wii Points (£0.70/€0.90). I say "my zoo" but it's not really my zoo; my zoo would have talking tigers as guides.

On Virtual Console today, ripped from the days of Mega Drive, is SEGA's Sonic & Knuckles. 800 Wii Points (£5.60/€8).

Over on DSiWare there is Let's Golf, a neat and tidy golf game with four customisable characters, pretty vistas and hot seat multiplayer. And you can blow on balls to add spin. Not my words. 800 DSi Points (£7.20/€8).

Snappily named Sudoku 4Pockets 3600 Puzzles does exactly what it says on the tin for 500 DSi Points (£4.50/€5), and there are two more Electroplankton creatures to play music on: Rec-Rec and Lumiloop. They're 200 DSi Points (£1.80/€2) each, remember.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/fr...-wiiware-today ...

Sony Computer Entertainment America boss Jack Tretton has said PS3 is doing very nicely thank you, adding that the only way is up.

"2009 was a great success for the PlayStation brand in a market that continues to be impacted by a down economy," he wrote on the US PlayStation blog. "I wanted to thank you for making this past year the best yet for the PS3."

Tretton went on to cite NPD figures which state consumers spent 15 per cent more on PS3 software last year - even though software sales across all platforms were down 9 per cent. The PS3 was the only console to enjoy double-digit growth in the US last quarter.

December was a good month for Sony, with a million consoles and 7.3 million games sold. January hardware sales were up 36 per cent year-on-year.

According to Tretton, sales of Uncharted 2 have surpassed Sony's "lofty expectations" and the game outsold the first instalment in the series, with 3 million copies sold worldwide. MAG is also doing alright, with more than have a million copies shifted and 270,000 matches played.

"We've also successfully established that we're not just a disc-based powerhouse, but we're also a digital powerhouse," said Tretton. PlayStation Network revenue was up 155 per cent year-on-year in December. Apparently, "More than 40 million of you all over the world are coming to PlayStation Network to access multimedia content and to enhance your social gaming experiences."

The Sony boss cited Heavy Rain, God of War III and Final Fantasy XIII as reasons to be cheerful, adding, "Not to mention the many other games we're keeping up our sleeves." Then there's the motion controller, of course.

"Thank you again for making PS3 your entertainment device of choice. We look forward to your continued excitement for the brand," Tretton concluded.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/la...t-for-ps3-sony ...

I present to everyone the latest console sales data from Japan, listed below.


Playstation Portable: 43,163
Nintendo Wii: 36,149
Nintendo DSi LL: 28,080
Playstation 3: 25,450
Nintendo DSi: 19,116
Nintendo DS Lite: 5,410
Xbox 360: 3,651
Playstation 2: 2,047
Playstation Portable Go: 1,738


Sales seem to have slowed down some more from last time but still the PSP continues to top and tail the list, with all the others systems in between. In short, no change in ranks from the last reading. Figures from Media Create. ...

via Computer and Video Games


These new screenshots for Mega Man 10 show off the Man's new weapons and the updated Challenge mode.

Seeing as Mega Man 9 was too hard for some gamers, Capcom has included an Easy mode and updated the Challenges.

The Mega Man Challenges enable players to practice stages, giving novices a chance to master the basic controls before attempting the main story mode.

As for the Easy mode, it features fewer enemies, the power ups will have more benefits, there are more checkpoints and you'll start with more lives. The stage structure and attack patterns from enemies will be also be different from Normal mode.

We also have details on the new weapons. Commando Bomb can break through certain walls to help you find hidden items, Wheel Cutter attaches to your arm and is good for attacking enemies at a distance while Triple Blade lets you fire tri-directional blades at multiple enemies at once.

Then there's Thunder Wool which launches a thunder cloud that slowly rises before a lighting bolt shoots downwards. Solar Blaze
splits in two and launches firebombs after a set period of time, Chill Spike fires freezing liquid which paralyses enemies and Rebound Striker is a rubber super ball that build up power on each bounce.

Finally there's Water Shield, a rotating shield of water that surrounds Mega Man.

Mega Man 10 will be released for WiiWare on 5 March, PS3 on 11 March and Xbox 360 on 31 March.


Screenshots right here ...

via Gizmodo


The WSJ has confirmed that Mic will introduce their newest mobile phone OS on Monday at the Mobile World Conference in Barcelona. WinMo 6.5 is dead; long live Windows Phone 7.

The announcement will almost certainly come during Steve Ballmer's Windows Phone press conference, scheduled for 3pm local time. According to the WSJ, Windows Phone 7 will have an entirely new user interface that closely resembles that of Zune. This backs up what we'd heard from a tipster last month.

Apparently, Windows Phone 7 will look to fix the mistakes of WinMos past by working more closely with OEMs:
One of those devices to run off of Windows Phone 7 is expected to be Microsoft's Project Pink/Zune phone, although that handset's considered unlikely to be part of next week's announcement.

It's still going to be some time before we see any Windows Phone 7 devices on the market, but it's good to see Microsoft getting in gear to replace the inexcusable WinMo 6.5. ...

via Eurogamer


Microsoft and Bungie have solved whatever problem was preventing people downloading Halo 2 DLC ahead of the loss of Xbox 1 support on Live in April.

In order to access the various map packs in time for the FPS game's grand send-off in two months' time, just fire up Halo 2, make sure you're on Xbox Live, and find the Content Download option through the menus.

This news item clearly isn't long enough, so here's a gratuitous link to our Halo 2 gamepage, where you can read the original review and find lots of other relics of Xbox Live's first huge success story. ...

via Computer and Video Games


It's not long now until you'll have Square's latest RPG epic in your hands (March 9), and you never need an excuse to glare at more awesome Final Fantasy XIII screenshots.

We've got 25 below for you, and we'll have a lot more on the game soon, including a chat with the producer, Yoshinori Kitase.


Screenshots here ...