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The authors over at Tweak Town have images of a black Xbox 360 at a Taipei game show. Here is one image from the Tweak Town post:

(via Tweak Town)

No word on whether or not this will market to market or when such a move would hypothetically happen. It would be a logical move for Microsoft to introduce an Xbox variant to drum up some increased sales against the newer Nintendo Wii and Playstation 3. The Playstation 3 is already available in multiple color variants while the Wii is rumored ot have a slew of colors in the near future. Can …read more

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The Nintendo Wii will be releasing variants of the console in red and black in the immediate future although no specifics such as dates or quantities were released. This follows most of nintendo recent consoles (think N64 to present) which were offered with varying colors in an attempt to appeal to a broader audience.
I am sure this is just the start of the color releases for the Wii and I would expect to see some others (perhaps a blue) announced soon as well.
(via CrunchGear) 

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In an interview with Game/Life the Unreal 3 Engine creators talk about their plays for the Wii. Here is an exerpt about it from their interview:
“WN: It’s also tough to ignore the success of the Wii at this point. Do you guys have any plans to be in that space? 

MR: Hey, we’re in that space! Red Steel, Splinter Cell — those use our previous engine technology. There’s a Brothers in Arms game as well. there will be quite a few games on the Wii that we get a little involvement from us. But it’s not in our plans to bring Unreal Engine 3 …read more

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Tony Smith of Reg Hardware is reporting that Sony is planning on cutting up to 25% off the price of the new Playstation 3 within 12 months of its March 23rd European launch. The forecast is for Sony to cut up to or more than 150 Euros off of the 599 Euro starting price for the console.
Although the news is from Europe a similar price cut can probably be expected here. The PS3’s large price tag and stiff competitors have dampened Sony’s sales outlook for the console. Playing a large part in the poor sales of the PS3 has been …read more

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VGCharts has a graph up of next gen console sales and it shows that the Wii has surpassed the 4 million unit sales mark and currently sits a 4.02 million sold worldwide. Breaking the figures down even further 1.53 million have been sold in the Americas, 1.45 million in Japan, and 1.04 to “others”.
Comparing the sales of the Wii to that of the Xboc 360 and PS3 can provide some insight into the overall sales of the console as well. TheXbox 360 has been out for a year more than the Wii and has sold 8.66 million worldwide. The PS3 on the other …read more

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Well let me take this time to make it official that I am the new blogger here at Games Industry Wire. My name is Kris Karkoski and I am a 19-year-old college student in northwest Pennsylvania. I mean who really knows more about video games than a college student who is stuck inside all winter right. Well I am an MIS/MBA major and I look forward to getting started here.
I will getting back to the basics of what this blog is about, the video gaming industry. I will take unique looks at the business aspects of the video game indsutry, …read more

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