Archive for August, 2010

Golden Sun: Dark Dawn releasing on November 29

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

New titles are coming from the house of this holiday season. A new chapter in the Golden Sun history is set to be released in .

The developer has announced that the will be launched for the DS family this November.

The new installment of the series is a 30-year leap from the earlier chapter titled . It showcases some new characters in a different atmosphere.

The new series will enable players to set out on an adventurous mission. There will also be spirits dubbed Djinn possessing special and dynamic abilities. In it gamers can also call for the deities to launch attacks.

If gamers collect over 70 Djinn, the players can make use of the power of these spirits to traverse through mystifying dungeons.

The release date of is set for on November 29, 2010.

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Nintendo DSi and DSi XL prices slashed from September

Monday, August 30th, 2010

is dropping and XL prices from September 12 onwards.

The company announced the recently. According to the new price list, the will be sold for $149.99 and the XL will be priced at $169.99.

of ’s executive vice president of Sales and Marketing said, “We know shoppers want to get the maximum value out of every dollar they spend. Our new prices make it easier than ever for consumers to access the tremendous variety of games, applications and social tools on the and XL system.”

However, the earlier model of DS Lite will remain to be sold at $129.

This year the sales of DS was high. Over 3.4 million handhelds were sold in the U.S. through July said .

also announced earlier that they will come up with a 3D version of the device and it will be named as 3DS. This new will feature the technology without the use of glasses.

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Goldeneye 007 and DJ Hero 2 releasing on Wii

Monday, August 16th, 2010

Two new dates was announced recently by Activision for the autumn release of and .

, the new face of for an old tale, sees the British sleuth do some of the good damages to the deadly satellite operation. Gamers will see some blasts through the Saint Petersburg in a tank and also some leaps of a huge dam.

This remake of the 64 classic in is set to ignite the four-player split screen memories after its release on November 2, 2010.

The DJ Hero installment will be available from October 19th 2010 onwards across multiple platforms in the US and in Europe it is being released on 22nd of October.

So, scratch your own tunes and break new beats with DJ Hero installment.

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Games slaes down, hardware sales up says survey report

Friday, August 13th, 2010

Seems to be a tough time for the . A slaes slump is plaguing the industry these days.

According to data, in July the video games sales and consoles were off 1% and this has happened in the fourth month in a row. The sales in United States dropped.

The sales of 3 from and that of 360 of increased, but the sales of ’s games fell reveals market research firm NPD Group Inc.

Analyst with Webush Securities Michael Pachter said, “ is responsible for all of the annual decline… owners are buying fewer games per capita than people who own the other two consoles.”

The group also reports that the hardware sales are up. Ther has been a 12% jump in the sales of console in the month of July where as the sales of game fell 8%.

NPD’s game analyst Anita frazier said, “It’s the first time since September 2007, when launched Halo 3, that the 360 was the top-selling hardware platform.”

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30 million Nintendo Wii sold in US so far

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

The fastest selling games console in the history of US is ’s . Since its launch the company has sold more than 30 million units of the and that too in just 45 months.

In a recent statement, the said that the offers motion gaming and it has surpassed the 30 million units marks in the United States. The company further said that the had sold faster than of .

According to analysts, the is going to become the most popular games console in the world.

claims that as of June 2010 the company has sold 74 million of units globally.

Currently the of is the most sold games console of the world. In last 10 years has sold 145 million units of .

of ’s executive vice president of sales and marketing said, “More than any other system in history, has expanded the world of video games to new audiences. This milestone is another reminder that people want fun games they can play with others — all at a value-minded price.”

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