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by Published on December 9th, 2006 12:29
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Product Features of Playstation 3 PS3 USB Cable
Charge your PS3 controller
Connect your PSP with PS3
More Description of Playstation 3 PS3 USB Cable
PS3 USB cable was designed to charge your PS3 controller. You can charge the PS3 controller from PS3 console by this cable. You can also use it to transfer data from PSP with with cable. ...by Published on December 9th, 2006 12:27
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Product Features of Playstation 3 PS3 2in1 Disc Case Stand
PS3 Console Vertical Stand
PS3 Disc Vertical Stand
Slots to hold 4 games
More Description of Playstation 3 PS3 2in1 Disc Case Stand
It is specially designed for PS3 console. It allows your PS3 standing vertically with 4 game disc slots on its sides. ...by Published on December 9th, 2006 12:19
New US version Wii Game released, heres the details:
Rapala Tournament Fishing lets players embark on all new angling adventures in 16 of the world's most desirable fishing locales utilizing authentic gear from Rapala, the world's largest manufacturer of fishing lures and #1 fishing brand in the world.
Buy Here --> http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-...j-70-1po9.html ...by Published on December 9th, 2006 12:15
New for PS2:
description
Rockstar Games is proud to present Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy. All three games in the epic saga are here together: Grand Theft Auto 3, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
Grand Theft Auto 3:
You've been betrayed and left for dead. Now you're taking revenge, unless the city gets you first. Mob bosses need a favor, crooked cops need help and street gangs want you dead. You'll have to rob, steal and kill just to stay out of serious trouble. Anything can happen out here.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City:
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City surpasses the unprecedented gameplay, cinematic graphics and immersive audio experience that gamers associate with Grand Theft Auto 3. It’s an entirely new game set in the ‘80s, the location is Vice City, and the vibe is glamour, power and corruption...
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas:
Five years ago Carl Johnson escaped from the pressures of life in Los Santos, San Andreas... a city tearing itself apart with gang trouble, drugs and corruption. Where filmstars and millionaires do their best to avoid the dealers and gangbangers. Now, it's the early 90s. Carl's got to go home. His mother has been murdered, his family has fallen apart and his childhood friends are all heading towards disaster.
Buy Here --> http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-...j-70-1q02.html ...by Published on December 9th, 2006 12:14
New US Version PSP Game released, heres the details:
description
Online Chess Kingdoms is the definitive chess strategy title for the PSP® (PlayStation® portable) system and will be available in Fall 2006. Taking full advantage of the PSP® system's wireless connectivity, Online Chess Kingdoms will feature extensive multiplayer modes including gameplay over the Internet. In addition, the game will offer comprehensive single player modes that will challenge the skills of even the most experienced players. Combining powerful 3D graphics, animated battle sequences and storytelling as well as an intense Battle Mode, Online Chess Kingdoms promises to deliver the ultimate interactive chess experience.
Buy Here --> http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-...j-70-1q06.html ...by Published on December 9th, 2006 12:11
A new AAA game released for the PSP, heres the release details:
features
Extensive single-player storyline, unveiling a lost chapter in the Metal Gear Solid saga
New MGS gameplay elements such as the "Surround Radar" system
Online multiplayer mayhem —Team Death Match, Death Match, and Capture Mission
Acquire new squad members for use in single and multiplayer modes by connecting to Wi-Fi access points
Animated cinematic scenes illustrated by world-renown artist Ashley Wood
Full voiceovers for cinematics, performed by returning cast from MGS3: Snake Eater
description
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops is an all-new action game in Hideo Kojima's legendary Metal Gear Solid series. With an original storyline that follows the events of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater and innovative online gameplay modes that encourage players to fight alongside newly recruited comrades, Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops offers a stealth action experience like none other.
Buy Here --> http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-...j-70-1plh.html ...by Published on December 9th, 2006 12:04
Chances are if you're a gamer or eBayer vying to make a quick buck, you already know about PS3 launch shortages due to production problems. That constraint obviously curbs early sales of the console. But what if you aren't one of those two types? Wouldn't you assume as an average consumer that a company would have enough supply to meet the demand of a major electronics launch, especially during the holidays? Probably.
Case in point: Just read this mainstream headline from Yahoo! News that makes no mention of PS3 shortages: "Wii trounces PlayStation 3 in US sales in November." I've also noticed the absence of a shortage understanding in speaking with non-gamer friends of mine. One colleague, just today, asked while offering his comprehension of the situation: "Tell me about this Nintendo Wii? All I know is that Sony's machine is not doing well and Nintendo's is doing great." He had no idea of the PS3 shortage, only that it wasn't selling well. Granted, this is just one isolated instance, but telling perchance.
But this post isn't about a lack of shortage mentions in the unfavorable PS3 grapevine; it's about public perception. The mojo that either makes or breaks a product's potential for success. So perhaps early PS3 shortages are hurting more than just initial sales.
via joystiq ...by Published on December 9th, 2006 11:56
Good Q&A Article from Gamespot:
Midnight on December 8 saw the first gamers in the UK being able to get their hands on a Nintendo Wii console. GameSpot spoke with Rob Lowe, Nintendo UK's product manager for home consoles, about the launch....
Rob Lowe
GameSpot: Do you think the Wii launch has been a success?
Rob Lowe: I think it's probably the biggest launch we've ever done, in my history at Nintendo. The DS launch was amazing, but I think this one here at HMV and the one down at Game is just incredible. The buzz is amazing.
GS: Do you think your approach of marketing consoles that appeal to everyone is paying off?
RL: I hope so. Time will tell. Obviously you've got the really hardcore Nintendo fans here from day one. They all seem really chuffed. I've noticed they all seem to be getting Zelda with it as well. But we hope in the long run, in the years to come, that we'll appeal to a much broader audience, get older people and female gamers in as well. I've been chatting to the Game guys down there, and they've said that one in 10 of the people there were girl gamers. That's good, you don't often see that at a launch day, so we're really chuffed about that.
GS: Do you think the future of consoles is the kind of "Swiss army knife" approach of the PS3 or just a dedicated game console?
RL: Obviously, being the Wii product manager, the latter. I think the key is trying to very much get as many people into gaming as possible, because if you've got the same people playing over and over you're only going to reach the same people over and over again. And even though they're great and they're our core audience, if we can appeal to a much broader audience, then that can only be good for the games industry, and the breadth of games that wouldn't normally be produced, like Brain Training [known as Brain Age in the US], Wii Sports. So yes, definitely, we think that's the future.
GS: Is Nintendo trying to lose the image that its products are just for kids?
RL: Definitely. We know that we appeal to children with our games, but we've always tried to be a company for everybody and especially with the Wii and the DS we've really tried to accentuate that. I think when you see something like Brain Training that appeals to 30-, 40-, 50-year-old people, obviously that's not kids playing that. So we very much want Nintendo to be as broad as possible.
GS: Why does Europe always have to wait until last with these launches?
RL: Oh come on, that's not fair! A week later than Japan and three weeks later than the US, that's not bad! I think you're asking the wrong games company [that question].
GS: Why was the decision made to region lock the Wii?
RL: Well, there were a number of reasons for that. Obviously in the UK you've got Wii Play coming out and in America they haven't got Wii Play--we try and cater for different audiences. We have to localise all of it in loads of different languages: America is just English and Japan is just Japanese, which is why it takes a little longer here. Also we always have specific software for specific regions, so we try to keep it that way. Obviously, it helps against game piracy as well. There are a number of reasons why. But I don't think it will be a problem, because a very, very small minority of people import games anyway.by Published on December 9th, 2006 11:53
Wii owners in the UK will soon be able to put any "Stars" they have collected on Nintendo's official website toward the cost of Wii Points - the currency used to buy Virtual Console games.
When you first log on to the Wii Shop with your new console, you'll be asked to "link your account" to the one you have with Nintendo-Europe.com.
"By linking your Wii Shop Channel account to your online Nintendo membership, you will be able to enjoy additional benefits in the near future," the website explains.
"Not only will you then be able to purchase Wii points in the Stars Catalogue, you will also get Stars for your Virtual Console purchases upon completing a small survey."
Stars are points redeemed by using codes included with Nintendo software sold in the UK. You get some with the Wii itself, too.
In the past Nintendo's made things like games available to people with lots of Stars, but typically there's no physical merch available on the website, just MP3s and wallpaper - leading to a lot of people slagging off the system. Nice to see it finally getting some proper use, eh?
We'll let you know when this all comes into play. Wii points retail at about GBP 14.99 for 2000 points, with Virtual Console games split into price brackets based on their system (e.g. 500 for NES, 800 for SNES, 1000 for N64).
via eurogamer ...by Published on December 9th, 2006 11:51
Shortages of Nintendo Wii consoles around Europe have left some gamers who pre-ordered the new machine frustrated.
Nintendo, which has already launched the machine in the US and Japan, said it expected to sell out of Wiis on the first day of sales.
More than four million Wiis will be shipped globally this year, and 50,000 were sold in the UK in 12 hours.
BBC News has been e-mailed by gamers disappointed that pre-orders for the machine have not been fulfilled.
More than 1,200 Wiis have gone on sale on online auction site eBay in the UK within hours of the launch. The highest price for a console so far has been £500.
Simon Ball from Wales e-mailed the BBC News website to say he had failed to receive his ordered Wii.
He said: "I pre-ordered the Nintendo Wii from Play.com on 15 September along with some software.
"I have been informed today that it is unlikely my order will be fulfilled before Christmas. Incredibly they have dispatched the game we ordered to accompany the console."
'Not shipped enough'
Claire Inglesby from Liverpool wrote: "I pre-ordered the console in November from Woolworths website for my son's Christmas present.
"I received an e-mail today informing me that as Nintendo had not shipped enough I might not receive my order.
Many shops opened at midnight for the launch
"So the fact that I had the foresight to pre-order and not disappoint my son means very little as they obviously expect me to camp outside Woolworths for days on end."
David Yarnton, general manager, Nintendo UK, said: "We are doing everything we can do to meet demand throughout Christmas and the New Year period."
A spokesman for Woolworths said there were problems getting stock from Nintendo.
The UK chain has said it expects to fulfil all pre-orders for the machine by next Tuesday or Wednesday.
He said: "Demand has far outstripped supply and we are delighted to have been able to secure a significant amount of consoles for our customers before Christmas."
Woolworths were not able to confirm if they would receive any more stock once pre-orders had been met.
Currys, PC World and Dixons have said they will deal with outstanding pre-orders in "strict chronological order".
Nintendo has warned people to be careful with the Wiimote
In a statement from the retail group, it said: "When we reached the point in the pre-ordering process when demand exceeded anticipated supply, we made it clear to any customers choosing to join the list after that date there were no guarantees that we would be able to fulfil their orders prior to Christmas."
Rob Lowe, UK product manager for Wii, said: "There is a good chance it will sell out on Friday.
"Judging by the feedback we have had from the retailers I would say you would be lucky to get one on Saturday," he said.
Response to the Nintendo Wii's release has been very positive among consumers and journalists.
The console costs £179 and includes a motion-sensitive controller shaped like a remote control.
The so-called Wiimote can be jabbed, swung, waved and turned to imitate a range of real-life motions that are represented on screen.
Nintendo hopes that simplifying the control system will make games consoles less intimidating to non-gamers and more accessible and immersive for hardened players.
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