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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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Joystiq is reporting that the craze game known as Guitar Hero will be debuting on the Wii platform most likely in early 2008. The announcement however, left open the possibility that the super popular game way move to the portable Nintendo DS. This move would be logical for both Activision, the company behind Guitar Hero, and Nintendo. Not only would it axpand Guitar Hero to another platform which most often means extra profits but it may influece some avid fans of the console based games to give the DS a try.
Here is an except from the statement:
“…In fiscal 2008, we …read more

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After reading a story on Digg I decided to look into this issus. Gamestop.com as well as GameStop and EB Games stores are selling their own “premium” Nintendo Wii component cables for $49.99. The problem is that they aren’t selling Nintendo’s $29.99 version because they are “Out of Stock” and are on a backorder list.
My view? I think everyone can see pretty clearly that it looks like GameStop is in fact price gouging their customers on Wii cables. Makes me wonder if they’e doing it on anything else. I have NEVER been a fan of Game Stop because every time I go I feel like …read more

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In perhaps the oddest combination of a game and a trademark Girls Gone Wild, the TV porn DVD franchise, has lent its moniker to a new pool based game for the PlayStation Portable handheld gaming platform from Sony. According to reports from GameSpot the game will feature multiple variants of pool including 8 ball, 9 ball, and snooker.
So where does GGW fit into all of this? Players of the game will square off against beautiful babes and upon winning video clips and galleries will be unlocked. The game is set to be released in April but the deal appears to …read more

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Jack Tretton the CEO and President of Sony Computer Entertainment America has gone on a PR sprint of sorts defending the PS3 as the dominant console and saying that they are  essentially being rooted against and being put up against unrealistic standards. So lets break down some key parts of the article.
“Because we’re in that leadership position, there are a lot of expectations thrust upon us and some of them are a little unrealistic.” — EGM
Okay I agree with the concept that they are in a leadership position based on PS2 sales BUT everytime the next gen consoles are released …read more

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Infogrames, the company which owns Atari, is reporting that their sales have fallen 24 percent in the first three quarters of their fiscal year, according to GameSpot. The news is not entirely a surprise. The company is in the midst of a restructuring plan in which some of Atari’s internal studios are being jetisoned and sold.
The U.S. marked accounted for 33% of the sales through their Atari name while Infogrames in Europe accounted for 58%. The U.S. sales dropped 9 percent while European sales are up by 10 percent over last years 48 percent.
The news is surprising given the release of the …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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Although the next gen console has already made its debut in the US as well as Japan and other regions the highly advertised system will be released March 23 overseas. Areas for release include Africa, Australia, the Middle East, and biggest of all Europe. Sony is battling for market share with competitors Nintondo and Microsoft who each have next gen systems on the market as well.
Company officials announced the decision Friday after news had surfaced that the console would cost substantially more in Europe than in the United States. Only the 60 gig model will be released on this date. …read more

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Technology blog is reporting that Sony will debut the PlayStation 3 in Britain with a euro-equivalent price of $835 dollars. The price is more than $200 over what the system costs in the U.S. but it is actually no surprise. Sony could charge nearly any price they wanted to for the system on its debut weekend because there will always be people who will pay more for the system than it is truly worth.
Although I think some of these pricing maneuvers border on price gouging in my opinion I find it hard to believe this price will last for too …read more

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