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by Published on November 14th, 2008 21:04
It's the weekly reading for the latest figures for console sales in Japan again as follows:
Nintendo DSi: 104,897
Playstation Portable: 43,726
Nintendo Wii: 24,726
Playstation 3: 18,354
Xbox 360: 12,759
Nintendo DS Lite: 8,381
Playstation 2: 5,743
DSi maintains top rank, down roughly 66,000. PSP comes next, down 7,000. Wii is 3rd, up 1,600. PS3 goes down by 23,000. Xbox 360 goes up by 6,000. DS Lite slides further down the ranks and takes sales cut by half (8,000). Last in line is the old PS2, down 400. Figures from M-Create. ...by Published on November 14th, 2008 20:48
via Computer and Video Games
The open beta for Sony's virtual world PlayStation Home is scheduled to launch in "the coming weeks", assuming everything goes to plan.
That's according to the project's community manager - or TedTheDog as he's known on the official PS forum - who has given PS3 owners a "rough overview" of the coming weeks.
SCEE will be inviting a large number of extra testers - who have already been chosen - into the closed beta before making it public, but there really, really shouldn't be too long to wait now unless there's some kind of major cock up.
"Finally," TedTheDog said, "Home open beta is the start of a long journey, not the end of one. I know I've said this a lot recently but I see many of you are thinking of Home open beta like a game release in that you're expecting the final version to be launched with just some patches and maybe some DLC to come afterwards....
"Home beta is a service that will grow from the foundation of v1.0 over the coming months and years so thinking of it as a start rather than a finish will help you understand where its going and what its all about. We all appreciate you've been waiting a long time to be a part of this journey and we hope you enjoy it once your onboard with us."
According to Sony's PlayStation Network director, even though it will be in beta, the Home trial will "be a fair representation of what the service can be and its potential".by Published on November 14th, 2008 20:28
via Eurogamer
Rockstar has pushed the release of Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars back to some time between February and April 2009. We had expected the DS instalment before the end of January.
The publisher also shed more light on the release date for the Grand Theft Auto IV downloadable content on Xbox 360, hinting that this may slip into the same timeframe as Chinatown Wars - although it was still "aiming" for the November to January quarter.
The news was aired by Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick during an investors' conference, as reported by GameSpot.
And while the DLC may not appear this year, Rockstar was eager to communicate that work on the content was "close to completed".
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, which was announced during E3, takes a top-down, retro approach to the series. It boasts cartoon-style graphics and quirky drug-dealing mini-games as well as gang-banging and cap-popping (we're not sure if that's a real phrase) gameplay. ...by Published on November 14th, 2008 19:59
via Eurogamer
Nintendo has stuffed two more games into the Wii Virtual Console shop.
Leading the charge is Phantasy Star IV from the days of the Mega Drive, which costs 800 Wii Points (approx GBP 6 / EUR 8) to relive.
Here, spiky-haired heroes save the world turn by turn, complimented by pre-programmed assault routines, combo attacks between players and comic-book-style cut-scenes.
Or there's Mega Man 3, which you might have played on the NES all those years ago. Some people maintain that this is the best in the series: the instalment that introduced the slide move and Rush, the robo-dog helper. Yours for 500 Wii Points (approx GBP 3.50 / EUR 5).
You can expect our thoughts on the pair soon. ...by Published on November 14th, 2008 19:57
via Eurogamer
Speaking to Reuters at an investment conference, Nintendo front-man Reggie Fils-Aime downplayed the idea that Nintendo would release a new console soon.
"We believe the role of a new console, a new system, is to bring great new entertainment ideas to life. We launched [the Wii and DS] when we had great ideas that would benefit either from a touch screen or from a Wii remote," he said.
"We will consider the launch of new consoles when we have got great new entertaining ideas that can only be done with a new console.
"As we sit here today the Wii console has a long run ahead of it... So as we look at the near term for us its all about maximizing the opportunity with the [Wii and DS]."
Fils-Aime also rubbished the idea that boxed games were on the way out, to be replaced with online gaming and digital distribution.
"I don't buy some of the core propositions. We have seen with our own systems that the consumer wants an experience that today is better delivered via packaged content," he said.
"There can be add-ons and additional content but the sheer amount of entertainment enjoyment — 50, 60 hours - is pretty difficult to provide through an internet connection."
He agreed with other industry leaders that the outlook for Christmas sales was "cautiously optimistic" - but said that Nintendo's own outlook was "very optimistic". With Wii once again topping the American hardware sales charts by a huge margin in October, it's not hard to see why. ...by Published on November 14th, 2008 19:54
via Computer and Video Games
Capcom's unleashed a new Street Fighter IV gameplay video, this one focusing on Gouken, the guy who taught Ryu and Ken to fight.
Gouken, who's also the older brother of evil boss Akuma, gives his former students a bit of fighting lesson in this wicked video.
The console version of the game's said to be out in February. Can't wait.
Trailer at CVG ...by Published on November 14th, 2008 19:42
via IGN
The Killers will be pushing out a three-song downloadable track pack in Guitar Hero World Tour to coincide with the release of the band's new album, Day & Age. The album and track pack will be available November 25. World Tour will see the singles "Human" and "Losing Touch" as well as the song "Mr. Brightside" from the band's debut album.
The track pack will set you back 440 Microsoft Points or $5.49 on the PlayStation Network. Each song will also be made available as singles for 160 Microsoft Points or $1.99. The Wii will also receive these downloads at a price of 200 Wii Points each. ...by Published on November 14th, 2008 19:41
via Eurogamer
Fable II has proven to be the most popular videogame in America throughout October.
The Xbox 360-exclusive role-playing title sold 790,000 copies during the month, according to new NPD data on GamesIndustry.biz.
Familiar charter Wii Fit took second with 487,000 sales, followed by another RPG hopeful Fallout 3 with 375,000 copies sold.
Mario Kart Wii and Wii Play were fourth and fifth respectively, with the 360 edition of Saints Row 2 in sixth.
SOCOM: Confrontation and LittleBigPlanet took seventh and eighth, while NBA 2K9 and Dead Space rounded out the top 10.
The top 10 US games for October are:
- Fable II (360): 790,000
- Wii Fit (Wii): 487,000
- Fallout 3 (360): 375,000
- Mario Kart Wii (Wii): 290,000
- Wii Play (Wii): 282,000
- Saints Row 2 (360): 270,000
- SOCOM: Confrontation (PS3): 231,000
- LittleBigPlanet (PS3): 215,000
- NBA 2K9 (360): 202,000
- Dead Space (360): 193,000
by Published on November 14th, 2008 19:41
via Eurogamer
Fable II has proven to be the most popular videogame in America throughout October.
The Xbox 360-exclusive role-playing title sold 790,000 copies during the month, according to new NPD data on GamesIndustry.biz.
Familiar charter Wii Fit took second with 487,000 sales, followed by another RPG hopeful Fallout 3 with 375,000 copies sold.
Mario Kart Wii and Wii Play were fourth and fifth respectively, with the 360 edition of Saints Row 2 in sixth.
SOCOM: Confrontation and LittleBigPlanet took seventh and eighth, while NBA 2K9 and Dead Space rounded out the top 10.
The top 10 US games for October are:
- Fable II (360): 790,000
- Wii Fit (Wii): 487,000
- Fallout 3 (360): 375,000
- Mario Kart Wii (Wii): 290,000
- Wii Play (Wii): 282,000
- Saints Row 2 (360): 270,000
- SOCOM: Confrontation (PS3): 231,000
- LittleBigPlanet (PS3): 215,000
- NBA 2K9 (360): 202,000
- Dead Space (360): 193,000
by Published on November 14th, 2008 19:40
via Games Industry
Following the release of October's US sales data by NPD, Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony have all responded by releasing statements on their respective performance.
As usual Nintendo had the most to shout about on the hardware side of things, dominating with the Wii and DS, although Microsoft underlined the performance of the Xbox 360 compared with the PlayStation 3 following its price cut.
Microsoft also had reason to cheer on the software front with the best-selling title being a platform exclusive, while Sony focused on the steady year-on-year growth of the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Network.
The key points from each company is as follows:
Nintendo
- Wii and DS sales bring lifetime US numbers for the platforms to 13.35 million and 23.02 million respectively.
- Hardware sales were up almost 26 per cent over October, and accounted for over 59 per cent of total hardware sales in the month.
- Lifetime sales of Wii Fit - second in the software chart - has now hit 2.83 million.
- "Nintendo provides consumers with the best value not only among video games, but also among most entertainment options," said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America's executive VP of sales and marketing. "Nintendo also provides an incomparable range of experiences that everyone can enjoy, whether you've been playing for years or are just getting into videogames."
Microsoft
- The Xbox 360 outsold the PS3 by nearly 2-to-1 in October, as the price cut boosts sales by around 33 per cent per week over September.
- Fable II sold more than 1.5 million units worldwide since launch, while Gears of War 2 sold over 2 million in its first weekend. 1.5 million people played Gears 2 on the first weekend, logging 15 million hours of gameplay.
- The Xbox 360's attach rate is now 8.1, with USD 244 million spent on Xbox 360 titles in October.
- Third party sales share is now 57 per cent on the Xbox 360, with USD 171 million in October and a generation to-date figure of USD 4.5 billion.
Sony
- The PlayStation brand generate USD 369 million in October in total.
- PS3 hardware was up 90 per cent year-on-year, while PS3 software jumped almost 200 per cent in the same time frame.
- PlayStation Network registration has grown by 166 per cent since January, with over 14 million accounts now registered worldwide and 270 million pieces of data downloaded.
- Total PlayStation hardware revenue was USD 131 million - up 19 per cent - while software revenue was USD 209 million, up 23 per cent since last year.
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