More Articles By George T. Chronis
- Xbox to offer digital rentals for Disney movies
JULY 11 | SANTA MONICA, Calif.— Microsoft Game Studios did not announce a price reduction for the Xbox 360 during its July 10 press event at the Electronic Entertainment Expo here. Instead, the division is placing its bets on a strong release slate of titles led by Halo 3 on Sept. 25 and an agreement with Disney-ABC Domestic Television making Walt Disney Studios films available for download via the Xbox Live online service. More - Nintendo launching three new Wii peripherals
JULY 11 | SANTA MONICA, Calif.— With little expectation of tinkering with a winning formula, Nintendo at E3 concentrated on expanding on that formula with new Wii accessories and software. President Reggie Fils-Aime cited NPD FunWorld data to show that Nintendo's DS and Wii have led to 69% of all videogame industry growth. More - PS3 sales suffers from weak software slate
MAY 25 | Despite all the hype surrounding Sony’s PlayStation 3 launch, the game system trails Nintendo’s Wii, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and even Sony’s own PS2 in sales, due in part to a weak software slate. More - Sony offers free PS3 firmware update
MAY 25 | Sony Computer Entertainment of America has made a free firmware update available for the PlayStation 3, which will upgrade the video quality of standard-definition DVDs as well as PlayStation and PlayStation 2 games to 1080p resolution. More - Play N Trade sells more than 200 franchises
Videogame franchisor Play N Trade has sold more than 200 franchises, with 40 stores already open and a goal of 500 outlets by the end of 2008. The company is taking a community-minded approach to a retail market dominated by such corporate players as Best Buy, Wal-Mart and GameStop. More - Wii sales beat PlayStation 3 in January
Consumers snapped up the Wii console in larger numbers than any other videogame system in January, far more than the PlayStation 3. More - PS3 game sales disappoint EA
Despite have the largest market share in PlayStation 3 titles, EA reported today that sales of games for the platform were less than expected during the holidays. More - Videogame biz sets new revenue record
The videogame industry ignored the traditional travails of a major console hardware transition in 2006 by posting a bold 19% gain in revenue to $12.9 billion, compared to $10.5 billion last year. During December, retailers raked in $3.7 billion, an increase of 28%. More - Gears of War shows Xbox 360’s weight
Microsoft Entertainment received an early Christmas present—the Gears of War action game for the Xbox 360. Within six weeks after its Nov. 7 release, the Microsoft title had amassed sales of more than 1 million units domestically and 2 million total units worldwide. More - New consoles drive all game hardware
The media spotlight may have been on the recent introductions of the PlayStation 3 and the Wii, but consumers opened their wallets wide to buy Xbox 360s, PS2s, Nintendo DSs and Sony PlayStation Portables during November. Each of the platforms more than doubled their unit sales in October, with 663,000 PS2s; 511,000 Xbox 360s; and 920,000 DSs sold through during November, according to NPD Funworld data. More - Wii to get DVD playback
The Nintendo Wii will get DVD movie playback after all. The gamemaker plans to update the Wii with the feature in 2007, using a software engine provided by Sonic Solutions. More - Rumors of new videogame expo in ’ 07
As the Entertainment Software Assn. plans to drastically transform its behemoth E3 Expo into a much more exclusive and tidy E3 Media and Business Summit for 2007, International Data Group could be angling to fill the E3 vacuum. More - Stronger year for videogames
Retailers expected to get hit with a videogame slump this year, with consumers delaying their purchases until advanced consoles and software hit store shelves in the fall. But nine months into 2006, hardware and software sales of existing products are relatively strong, and it looks like sales will be up leading into November’s PlayStation 3 and Wii launches. More - Microsoft HD DVD drive under $200
Microsoft Entertainment announced at the Tokyo Game Show that its HD DVD add-on drive for the Xbox 360 will launch first in Japan for 19,800 yen ($170) on Nov. 22. More - Nintendo to whirl out Wii on Nov. 19
Nintendo Co. Ltd. will launch its new Wii console on Nov. 19 in North America at $250. More - Grey market for Xbox 360 games
Many third-party publishers are distributing their Xbox 360 games in Asian territories such as Taiwan and Singapore without region-locking, creating a source of relatively inexpensive inventory for the U.S. market. More - Target shifts UMD space to DVD
Target Corp. is pulling PlayStation Portable movies from store shelves, following the lead of some studios and other large retailers to cut back on the format. More - Sales of revamped DS soar
Despite being in stores less than three weeks, Nintendo’s lighter, slimmer and more attractive DS Lite handheld was snapped up by consumers in amazing numbers. More - Nintendo gives few Wii details
LOS ANGELES-- Nintendo stayed mum on further details about its new Wii console at the Electronic Entertainment Expo here Tuesday, except to say that consumers will be having fun and paying less with the Wii. More - No lower price for Xbox 360
LOS ANGELES— Microsoft did not lower its Xbox 360 price at its Electronic Entertainment Expo event here Tuesday. Instead, the company talked up how good the 360 games look one year after launch. More
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