Tag archive: September

In March 2009, Nintendo sold its 100 millionth DS system on a worldwide basis, but today the handheld game system set an impressive record in the United States: it crossed the 50 million marker, making it the best-selling video game system in U.S. history. This means that it has outsold systems like the PlayStation, PlayStation 2, and Nintendo's own Game Boy line. “The Nintendo DS forever changed the gaming landscape, and the fact… Read More

Facebook's been working hard at making the social network site a one-stop-shop; games already run amok, Miramax recently began offering streaming movies and soon we may see that Facebook music platform we've been hearing rumors about. Mashable reports that Facebook's music and media platform will be announced September 22 in San Francisco, coinciding with the f8 developer conference. The three launch partners on-board with the… Read More

For months, we've been hearing that Apple plans to release the next iPhone model sometime in September. The closest we've gotten to an actual date is “late September,” which came via the Wall Street Journal. Until now. CNet UK uncovered an Apple job posting for a seasonal “iPhone sales specialist,” which appeared multiple times on UK employment site Reed, each posting targeting a different area. “Our… Read More

It is no secret that Amazon is working on tablets. Spurred by the growing popularity of Android-powered touchscreen devices including the Nook Color, Amazon is hard at work on its own set of tablets. Previous rumors have pointed toward a launch later this year and DigiTimes agrees. The site has clarified these earlier rumors, suggesting that the new tablets may come as soon as August or September. Amazon hopes to sell 4 million of these by… Read More

Last week, a Dell executive had cold words to say about the iPad, especially where it relates to business. Many of these claims (like a $1500 price point) were false. The nasty talk may have been a bit premature, however. Forbes is reporting that Dell's planned 10-inch Windows 7 tablet may not hit shelves until September, at the earliest. This delay is odd since Dell has been talking about the device since Oct. 2010, and confirmed its… Read More

Market research firm NPD has released new video game sales figures for September 2008, and while the Nintendo Wii is still far and away the top-selling video game system, Microsoft's Xbox 360 shows surprising strength, trouncing the PS3 in the United States during September. According to NPD, Microsoft sold 347,000 Xbox 360 consoles during the month, following price cuts early in the month that put the least expensive Xbox… Read More

“The new game reworks the original by adding fully 3D graphics, and moving the gameplay away from simply fulfilling the basic needs of its characters and towards a more aspiration-based, goal driven system. The title will go on sale in the USA on September 14th, with a European launch date of September 17th. While EA has – naturally enough – not released its internal projections for sales of the title, we can only… Read More