Tag archive: video game consoles

At a press event in New York today, Nintendo announced details about its long awaited glasses-free 3D portable gaming system. Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo of America's president and chief operating officer, hosted the event and ran through a presentation on the 3DS. Fils-Aime called the 3DS capable of “a different kind of 3D,” meaning it doesn't require any special glasses to produce its effects — although… Read More

So-called "click-sharing" site Compete decided to look at the just-concluded holiday season's interest in next-generation video game consoles from a slightly different perspective: the number of U.S. consumers observed shopping for the consoles online. The theory is that consumer's online shopping behaviors may be more indicative of their real interest than verified sales numbers of the game systems, particularly since… Read More

Apparently overwhelmed by the spirit of the end-of-year holiday season, Microsoft announced today that it is extending the warranty on its Xbox 360 video game consoles from 90 days to one year from the date of purchase. The change applies to Xbox 360 systems purchased in the U.S. and Canada—customers in the rest of the world were already receiving one year warranties on the systems. “Customer satisfaction is a central focus and… Read More

Sony President Ryoji Chubachi said on Thursday that the company still stands behind its goal to ship one million PlayStation 3 video game consoles by the end of the 2006 calendar year, countering consumer backlash and ill-will generated, in part, by shortages of the new, high-end video game system. Speaking to reporters on Tokyo, Chubachi acknowledged bottlenecks in getting the systems to market, but re-iterated the company's previous… Read More

According to the NPD Group, a long-standing consumer research firm, the most important features consumers are looking for in next-generation video game consoles—like the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Nintendo Wii—is great game content, followed by backward compatibility with favorite games. “Price is definitely a factor, but not as much as is content,” said NPD analyst Anita Frazier in a release. “I've long been a… Read More

SanDisk's entry into the video game market comes as companies that manufacture portable video game consoles develop devices that include slots for standard flash memory cards. The company has adopted unique game packaging and redesigned the "look and feel" of the cards to spur sales among younger consumers. Christina Day, SanDisk product marketing manager, said, "The new generation portable game consoles now incorporate digital… Read More

“Though very little came of the new hardware in the end, Nintendo had grand plans for the 64DD expansion to its Nintendo 64 console, according to a patent application recently found in the United States Patent and Trademark Office database. Patent 6,769,989, granted August 3, 2004 (but first applied for all the way back in 1998) contains the blueprint for a remarkably multitalented game machine.   The system described in the… Read More

PC games took the biggest hit, according to The NPD Group, which tracks the industry's sales. Stung by the delay of key titles such as “Half-Life 2″ and “Doom 3″, 2003 sales came in at $1.2 billion, a 14 percent drop from 2002′s figures. Software for home video game consoles climbed 14 percent. While software sales were slightly higher, consumers shied away from buying Sony's  PlayStation 2 and… Read More