Tag archive: November

NPD has released official sales figures for November and everyone but Sony has reason to celebrate. Video game sales were up 8 percent, reaching $2.99 billion. It was the best November on record, topping 2008 by about $30 million. Despite a number of analysts playing the prediction game a few days ago and forecasting Wii's doom, the Nintendo had one of its best Novembers yet, selling 1.27 million consoles, up 0.8 percent from last year.… Read More

While the rest of the world copes with widespread recession and economic turmoil, thick-skinned Nintendo set a new United States sales record in November, with more than 3.6 million Wii and DS systems sold. According to NPD Group, Nintendo’s November Wii sales of 2 million exceed what the system has ever sold in a non-December month, even outshining last year’s performance in a decidedly cheerier economy, and its November… Read More

Sierra Entertainment and GameTrailers have teamed up to launch a user-generated movie contest called “Show Us Your F.E.A.R.” via the official Web site for the upcoming action/horror game F.E.A.R.—First Encounter Assault Recon, due to ship in November 2006. In the contest, users submit their own unique, short, scary, and creative videos which demonstrate what they feel to be the true meaning of the word fear. (We imagine… Read More

European computer gamers will be able to get their hands on the very latest PlayStation 2 on November the 1st, following the console's recent launch at the Tokyo Game Show. The new look PlayStation 2 has been trimmed down to just 2.8cm thick (the current model is 7.8cm thick), its weight has been halved and internal volume reduced by 75%. It's also network ready, with a built-in network connector for online gaming across Europe.… Read More

These special savings are in effect November 1, 2003 through January 31, 2004.  Rebate information and a coupon are available from PENTAX dealers and also available to download from the PENTAX website at www.pentaxusa.com/rebates.

The biggest news is that Halo 2 has slipped back a further two months, and is now scheduled to arrive in April – as is Ninja Gaiden, another major game for the console which has fallen back a few more months on top of already announced slippage. Rare's Kameo: Elements of Power is now scheduled for a June launch, while Fable – recently confirmed as slipping past Christmas – is slated for an optimistic Q2 2004 launch… Read More