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by Published on January 9th, 2007 18:07
via engadget
Capping literally years of speculation on perhaps the most intensely followed unconfirmed product in Apple's history -- and that's saying a lot -- the iPhone has been announced today in collaboration with Cingular. Yeah, we said it: "iPhone," the name the entire free world had all but unanimously christened it from the time it'd been nothing more than a twinkle in Stevie J's eye (comments, Cisco?). Sweet, glorious specs of the 11.6 millimeter device (that's frickin' thin, by the way) include a 3.5-inch wide touchscreen display with multi-touch support, 2 megapixel cam, 8 GB of storage, and 3G radio -- and amazingly, it somehow runs OS X. A proximity sensor disables the touchscreen when it's close to your face, while the iTunes support rocks CoverFlow. In a twisted way, this is one rumor mill we're almost sad to see grind to a halt; after all, when is the next time we're going to have an opportunity to run this picture? ...by Published on January 9th, 2007 16:38
via kotaku
Site Next Generation has a good list of upcoming 2007 titles. Games we'll be all going gaga over or be sorely disappointed by. Stand-out titles include:
Wario Ware: Smooth Moves
Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors
Sonic and the Secret Rings
Super Mario Galaxy
The Sadness
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
That's actually my shopping list. Yours? ...by Published on January 9th, 2007 16:38
via kotaku
Site Next Generation has a good list of upcoming 2007 titles. Games we'll be all going gaga over or be sorely disappointed by. Stand-out titles include:
Wario Ware: Smooth Moves
Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors
Sonic and the Secret Rings
Super Mario Galaxy
The Sadness
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
That's actually my shopping list. Yours? ...by Published on January 9th, 2007 16:36
via kotaku
In short: Smart, slick, cheap(ish) and fun. GameSetWatch points to Western-Game-Developer-In-Japan-blog Japanmanship, which was a good rundown of how the Wii is fairing in the Japanese market. Insights include:
The Japanese like their slick designs and that may explain why the Gamecube wasn't quite the success Nintendo was hoping for. But the Wii is small, compact, slick and clean. Exactly the kind of thing the Japanese go ape-shit over. Compare that to the curved, bulky designs of both the Xbox and PS3 and it may give a little clue as to the apparent early success of the Wii.
...Price is probably the clincher. If you're earning little money, as a lot of Japanese are, and you have a family to support, 60,000 Yen (US$ 500, EUR 380) for a toy is simply too much of an expense. 25,000 (US$ 210, EUR 160) though reaching the upper limits of impulse-purchase bracket is a much fairer price to ask for a console and will probably push those people on the fence towards the Wii...
Good points, all of them. The post comes with a fitting nod at the competition.
In the long run only a fool would predict the PS3 will fail; Sony has an incredibly strong brand in the Playstation and even their recent hubris and bad decision making can't kill a whole console line outright. No, the PS3 will do admirable sales eventually, I am sure of it. The Wii though has a head-start and has already won the battle for the hearts and minds of the Japanese public..Agreed. For all the baiting and name-calling, Sony is far from out, but just started out on the wrong foot. Several times. ...by Published on January 9th, 2007 16:36
via kotaku
In short: Smart, slick, cheap(ish) and fun. GameSetWatch points to Western-Game-Developer-In-Japan-blog Japanmanship, which was a good rundown of how the Wii is fairing in the Japanese market. Insights include:
The Japanese like their slick designs and that may explain why the Gamecube wasn't quite the success Nintendo was hoping for. But the Wii is small, compact, slick and clean. Exactly the kind of thing the Japanese go ape-shit over. Compare that to the curved, bulky designs of both the Xbox and PS3 and it may give a little clue as to the apparent early success of the Wii.
...Price is probably the clincher. If you're earning little money, as a lot of Japanese are, and you have a family to support, 60,000 Yen (US$ 500, EUR 380) for a toy is simply too much of an expense. 25,000 (US$ 210, EUR 160) though reaching the upper limits of impulse-purchase bracket is a much fairer price to ask for a console and will probably push those people on the fence towards the Wii...
Good points, all of them. The post comes with a fitting nod at the competition.
In the long run only a fool would predict the PS3 will fail; Sony has an incredibly strong brand in the Playstation and even their recent hubris and bad decision making can't kill a whole console line outright. No, the PS3 will do admirable sales eventually, I am sure of it. The Wii though has a head-start and has already won the battle for the hearts and minds of the Japanese public..Agreed. For all the baiting and name-calling, Sony is far from out, but just started out on the wrong foot. Several times. ...by Published on January 9th, 2007 16:34
Despite persistent games industry speculation that the European PS3 launch may be subject to further delay, online retailer Play.com has told GamesRadar that it has full faith in Sony achieving its March date.
"We're confident that Sony will meet the March release date," Play.com's senior games buyer, Gian Luzio, told us. "There are always scare stories about slippage but Sony has been reliable in the past and until we hear differently from Sony directly we believe a level of stock will be ready for launch."
Meanwhile, during a presentation at the Consumer Electronics Show 2007 in Las Vegas, Peter Dille, vice president of marketing for Sony America (SCEA) also reconfirmed that Sony Europe (SCEE) were still on track, "They're [SCEE] set for March release and looking forward to it," he said.
Furthermore, Sony UK has maintained its stance in a recent phone call, with no new comment issued except a reiteration of David Reeves' "still on schedule" statement originally given in December 2006.
So the month's seemingly set in stone (we reserve the right to retract this at a later date) but what about the actual date?
Currently Sony UK is promising an announcement "before the end of January" but we've heard from other unofficial sources to expect a 30 March release. This seems to fit in a business sense as the new financial year begins on 1 April. A Sony UK spokesperson was, predictably, unable to confirm or deny this speculation.
We'll bring you more news on a confirmed date as soon as we get it.
via gamesradar ...by Published on January 9th, 2007 16:25
via gamesindustry
Entertainment retailer HMV has acknowledged the Nintendo Wii was one of its hottest products this Christmas - but the lack of stock available to sell has left the chain frustrated.
The company was chosen as the official UK launch partner for the Wii, and its flagship Oxford Street store hosted a midnight event attended by Nintendo UK boss David Yarnton along with several celebrities.
While game software and hardware helped the retailer perform well in the competitive Christmas period, pre-ordered stock quickly sold out - and HMV could have shifted many more units had there been enough to go around.
"Games products, particularly from the new Wii range, proved to be among our strongest performing titles - which only served to underline our sense of frustration that we did not have more units of the Wii console to sell," a HMV spokesperson told GamesIndustry.biz.
Despite the lack of stock, the entertainment specialist did reveal it enjoyed a successful Christmas in a market that saw heavy discounting of products even before the advent of the January sales.
"In what was a highly competitive market and despite very challenging retail conditions, HMV more than held its own - instore and online," the spokesperson confirmed. ...by Published on January 9th, 2007 16:25
via gamesindustry
Entertainment retailer HMV has acknowledged the Nintendo Wii was one of its hottest products this Christmas - but the lack of stock available to sell has left the chain frustrated.
The company was chosen as the official UK launch partner for the Wii, and its flagship Oxford Street store hosted a midnight event attended by Nintendo UK boss David Yarnton along with several celebrities.
While game software and hardware helped the retailer perform well in the competitive Christmas period, pre-ordered stock quickly sold out - and HMV could have shifted many more units had there been enough to go around.
"Games products, particularly from the new Wii range, proved to be among our strongest performing titles - which only served to underline our sense of frustration that we did not have more units of the Wii console to sell," a HMV spokesperson told GamesIndustry.biz.
Despite the lack of stock, the entertainment specialist did reveal it enjoyed a successful Christmas in a market that saw heavy discounting of products even before the advent of the January sales.
"In what was a highly competitive market and despite very challenging retail conditions, HMV more than held its own - instore and online," the spokesperson confirmed. ...by Published on January 9th, 2007 16:23
via gamesindustry
Imagine Publishing has announced plans to develop its web strategy this year with the launch of a new online shop, magazines and PS3 site.
imagineshop.co.uk will offer visitors the chance to buy back issues of the publisher's magazines, sign up for subscriptions, purchase books and order products such as PhotoShop Creative eMag - an interactive DVD containing 12 issues of the print publication.
Imagine is also launching next3.co.uk, a website designed to offer additional content to readers of the publisher's PlayStation 3 magazine.
"This is just the start of our online drive in 2007 and we will be pushing our online strategy with full force this year," said MD Damian Butt.
He confirmed to GamesIndustry.biz that Imagine will continue to produce print publications such as Play, which Butt describes as the company's "flagship title".
However, PSP mag Go Play will now be published exclusively on the web. According to Butt, the decision to move the title online was taken "to make it easier for readers to access content on their PSPs". ...by Published on January 9th, 2007 16:21
via eurogamer
Kuju has confirmed to GamesIndustry.biz that it has severed its publishing deal with LucasArts for upcoming PSP title Traxion.
The title was revealed at E3 last year, and won praise from the consumer press for its ability to incorporate MP3's stored on the PSP memory stick into gameplay.
"Kuju can confirm that we have agreed to sever the development relationship with LucasArts in respect of the Traxion game shown at E3 last year," said Ed Daly, studio head of Kuju Brighton. ...- Search DCEmu
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