Tag: consoles
Twitch CEO expects phone-style upgrade cycles for home consoles
Nintendo 2DS is an ugly 3DS aimed at kids, without the 3D or clamshell lid
Yes, I thought it was a joke too when I first saw it, but this is in fact the real deal – pictured above is the Nintendo 2DS, a stripped down 3DS console with a baffling design. Though playing all…
Nintendo Wii U sales slump to just 160,000 worldwide for Q1
There's still no silver lining on the cloud that is Nintendo's Wii U console, as the company's Q1 2013/2014 financial results, revealed today, show that the company have managed to shift just 160,000 Wii U machines over the past three…
70 million Xbox 360 consoles sold, but sales slow as many wait for the Xbox 720
Microsoft have revealed that their Xbox 360 console has now overtaken the 70 million sales mark. Revealing the news as part of their first quarter earnings report, Microsoft however admitted that sales have begun to slow as consumers hunker down…
Union Jack Xbox 360 leaked by Amazon
A limited edition Xbox 360 console emblazoned with the Union Jack has been leaked inadvertently by Amazon. The online retailer had the "Xbox 360 Celebration Pack" listed on the site earlier today for £249.99, with a release date of May…
Wii U release date revealed as Nintendo announce profit drops
Nintendo have revealed they are still struggling after the rough launch of their Nintendo 3DS console. Posting shoddy financial results for October to December 2011, the veteran gaming company have now admitted to predicting annual losses 3 times higher than…
Kinect sales pass 10 million, 3 game bundle ready for Christmas
Microsoft's Xbox 360 motion-sensing add-on, the Kinect, celebrates its first birthday this week, and with it the news that sales of the unit have now topped 10 million. Now admittedly this shows a steep slowing of sales of the Kinect;…
Mass Effect 3 exec: RPGs are now "less relevant"
BioWare may have cut their gaming teeth with RPG titles like Baldur's Gate, but even the veritable role-playing maestros are noting a sea-change in the genre industry wide. Gearing up for two massive launches (Mass Effect 3 and Star Wars:…
Kinect accuracy to improve to finger-tracking levels?
A firmware update may be on the way that could see the accuracy of Microsoft's Kinect motion-control sensor improve dramatically, according to EuroGamer. Though the Kinect's sensor was initially only believed to be capable of understanding images at 320 x…
3D gaming headed to the Xbox 360 with LG
Microsoft and LG are preparing to team up to bring 3D gaming to the Xbox 360. Microsoft have been until now very quiet about 3D gaming on the Xbox 360, but this new partnership now confirms that they aim to…
