 | [VIDEO GAMES] ANOTHER ANALYST DISSING THE PS3 |
December 30, 2006 by Dennis Amith · Leave a Comment
The PS3 is not really have a good year in the press. Analysts and business writers have been very critical against the pricing and the Blu-ray strategy of Sony and this time RealMoney Michael Comeau joins the fray.
According to Comeau (on thestreet.com), “After more than a decade at the top of the video game heap, during which it sold more than 200 million consoles, Sony (SNE – commentary – Cramer’s Take – Rating) is set to be knocked off its firm position as King of the Hill because of its flawed PlayStation 3 strategy.”
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| [US] PLAYSTATION 2 TO OUTSELL PS3 AND OTHER NEXT GEN CONSOLES IN 2007? |
December 30, 2006 by Dennis Amith · Leave a Comment
In a recent article on Business Week, Kenji Hall writes that the Sony Playstation 2 will outsell the PS3 in 2007.
“”The PS2 will have legs well into 2008,” says Michael Pachter, an analyst at Wedbush Morgan Securities in Los Angeles. And while Nintendo Co.’s Wii console is getting most of the industry buzz, and the Xbox 360 from Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) has racked up big sales in its year on the market, some say the PS2 might even beat out each of those offerings in 2007. “The PS2 probably has the capacity to sell more than any other gaming” console, says Simon Jeffrey, chief operating officer at game maker Sega of America (see BusinessWeek.com, 12/28/07, “Sega Games the Systems”).
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| [JAPAN] TOP 10 SELLING VIDEO GAMES FOR DECEMBER 18-24 |
December 30, 2006 by Dennis Amith · Leave a Comment
4) New Super Mario Brothers – DS
5) Wii Sports – Wii
6) The World of Mana – Seiken Densetsu 4 – PS2
7) Hoshi no Kirby: Sanjou! Dorocche Dan - DS
Oshare Majo Love and Berry – DS
9) Hajimete no Wii Pack – Wii
10) Jump Ultimate Stars – DS
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| [V. GAME] WII INCREASES KANSAI’S IMPORT FIGURES |
December 28, 2006 by Dennis Amith · Leave a Comment
In today’s article of the Daily Yomiuri, the imports of Nintendo’s popular Wii console has been increasing the import sales figures in the Kansai region.
According to the article, “According to the report, the prefectures’ total toy imports in November, including video game consoles, reached 25.3 billion yen, 2-1/2-times more than the same month last year, becoming the largest single contributor to the increase in total imports. Most of the imported toys were made in China, and Wii consoles accounted for about 40 percent of total imports from the country.”
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| [JAPAN] L’ARC~EN~CIEL PS1 VIDEO GAME AMONG THE 9 AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FOR PS3 |
December 24, 2006 by Dennis Amith · Leave a Comment
1up.com reports that nine Playstation 1 games are available for download for the PS3 for Y525 ($5). Among the list includes the L’Arc~en~Ciel Playstation game “Gekitotsu Toma L’Arc: Tomarunner vs. L’Arc~en~Ciel”
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| [JAPAN] TOP 10 SELLING VIDEO GAMES FOR DECEMBER 11-17 |
December 22, 2006 by Dennis Amith · Leave a Comment
2) Pocket Monsters Pearl – DS
3) Hoshi no Kirby: Sanjou! Dorocche Dan - DS
4) Furai no Dungeon – DS
5) New Super Mario Brothers – DS
6) Oshare Majo Love and Berry – DS
7) Jump Ultimate Stars – DS
Wild Arms – The Vth Vanguard – PS2
9) Wii Sports – Wii
10) Pokemon Battle Revolution – Wii
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| [JAPAN] THE TOP 10 VIDEO GAMES OF THE WEEK |
December 16, 2006 by Dennis Amith · Leave a Comment
(MediaCreate): The top 10 selling video games for December 4-10 are:
1. Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny Federation vs. ZAFT II Plus – PS2
2. Ryu ga Otoku 2 – PS2
3. Pocket Monsters Diamond – DS
4. Blue Dragon – XBOX 360
5. Pocket Monsters Pearl – DS
6. Wii Sports – Wii
7. Hoshi no Kirby: Sanjou! Dorocche Dan - DS
8. Hajimete no Wii Pack – Wii
9. Jump Ultimate Stars – DS
10. Nihon Joshiki Ryoku Kentei Kyokai Kanshu Imasara Hito Ni Wa Kikenai Otanano Joshikiryoku Training – DS
