Tag archive: game consoles

According to Sandvine’s Fall 2011 Global Internet Phenomena Report, Netflix now makes up 32.7 percent of all Internet traffic in North America and has become the most powerful driver of traffic during the evening. This report analyzes approximately 200 Internet service providers in 80 different countries. Across all countries, real-time entertainment applications make up 60 percent of peak downstream traffic, an increase from 50 percent in… Read More

Nintendo is definitely going to debut its next console at E3 this year, says Game Informer. The gaming mag believes that the new system will support HD resolutions, but stops short of saying whether it will be more powerful or less powerful than the PS3 and Xbox 360, but it will be competitive. Nintendo is already showing off the system to publishers, trying to get them developing new titles for its “late 2012″ launch.… Read More

In these days of portable game systems with Wi-Fi and consoles with motion sensors, Internet connectivity, and integrated Blu-ray drives, it can be hard to remember that the industry had to get its start somewhere. Jerry Lawson, a key figure in the development of home video game systems was one of a handful of people who jump-started the industry. He died this week at age 70 in Santa Clara, California, from complications from diabetes.… Read More

lSony Computer Entertainment America CEO Jack Tretton is making headlines for some discouraging remarks he made about the Nintendo 3DS last week. “Our view of the ‘Game Boy experience’ is that it’s a great babysitting tool, something young kids do on airplanes, but no self-respecting twenty-something is going to be sitting on an airplane with one of those,” Tretton tells Fortune, “He’s too old for that.” Obviously, the comment hasn’t gone over… Read More

While some predicted the downfall of Nintendo after it posted its first loss in seven years, Nintendo of America President Reginald Fils-Aime is more optimistic. Speaking at the Digital Entertainment conference, Fils-Aime said that yes sales are slowing, but no console maker should be upset about that. Though year-over-year video game sales have dropped, he points out that PS3, Wii, and Xbox 360 have sold 45 percent more systems than the… Read More

EA thinks free games are the future. That is, as long as they are chock full of microtransactions–small payments gamers make to obtain upgrades or bonuses. Today, the publisher unveiled Battlefield Play4Free, a fully featured Battlefield title that will be free to download and play on PCs. The game is said to be a more realistic game than Battlefield 1943 with sandbox gameplay, 16 vehicles to destroy one another with, and 32-player maps.… Read More

Video game hardware and software sales in US declined 10 percent in August, according to a report by market researcher NPD Group. Year-to-date numbers aren’t any better, with revenues dropping 8 percent compared to last year. The August numbers tell an interesting story: Sales of game software dove 14 percent, compared to the 5-percent slide for consoles and portables. Falling 12 percent, August was the weakest month for the Nintendo Wii ever… Read More

When you sell 70 million consoles worldwide, there comes a point when there really isn’t anywhere to go but down.  But unfortunately for Nintendo, sales of the Wii have declined at a faster than anticipated rate, according to reports obtained by Bloomberg. The unit is still dominating the market share, and the saturation of the Wiis into homes has been nothing short of extraordinary. The console did its job, propelling Nintendo back into the… Read More

Microsoft has released its fiscal data for the year, and sales of the Xbox 360 are solid, and continue to grow (despite high failure rates). If the sales continue as they have been, the Xbox 360 should reach the 50 million milestone late this year or early 2011. The Examiner.com has broken down the cumulative Xbox 360 sales numbers by year. • FY 2005-2006 – 5.0 million • FY 2006-2007 – 11.6 million • FY 2007-2008 – 20.3… Read More

The European Union urged consumers on Wednesday to be wary of misleading selling tactics by online electronic goods retailers marketing items like digital cameras, game consoles, laptops and mobile phones. EU Consumer Affairs Commissioner Meglena Kuneva said an investigation by national and EU experts had found that 55 percent of 369 Web sites checked "are letting consumers down," using dubious selling techniques that had to be… Read More

According to Edward Hill-Wood, executive director of Morgan Stanley's European media team, it’s "one of the clearest and most thought-provoking insights we have seen – so we published it." He’s speaking about a report by Matthew Robson, a 15-year-old intern at the investment bank on the media habits of his friends. So what makes this so important? That’s an interesting question. Robson’s… Read More

"We're integrating SiS' cutting edge, media I/O technologies into future products to create innovative Xbox products and services that serve the digital entertainment lifestyle," said Todd Holmdahl,general manager of Xbox Hardware at Microsoft. Both companies declined to detail the availability of the chips or the approximate launch of the next-generation Xbox game consoles. Source: DigiTimes.com