Six months after being named the most unreliable video game console, with a failure rate eight times that of the Nintendo Wii and more than twice that of the Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft’s Xbox is topping sales charts.
Microsoft’s Xbox 360 was the top selling video-game console in February, topping the Nintendo Wii and Sony PlayStation 3 [...]
It’s been a year since Panasonic debuted the first digital camera that combined the compactness of a point-and-shoot with the flexibility of interchangeable lenses. The Lumix G1 kick-started a new segment in the camera market, which this week saw a new model from Panasonic and the second showing of a prototype camera from Sony.
Microsoft’s Xbox 360 led console sales in the US last month for the first time in more than two years as Nintendo continued to suffer supply problems for the Wii.
Down again overall, with upticks in Xbox 360 and PS3 sales and BioShock 2 ruling the software roost, that’s February’s US video game narrative in a nutshell courtesy NPD Group’s retail industry figures. Overall video game industry sales slumped 15 percent, falling from $1.48 billion to $1.26 billion, raising year-to-date sales to just $2.42 billion, [...]
Video game giant aims squarely at Nintendo Wii; controller to hit market this fall
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Sony Corp. lifted the wraps on its new motion-control video game system Wednesday called PlayStation Move, which is expected to hit the market later this year.
If you’re the early-adopter type who doesn’t mind paying top dollar for the latest tech gear, 3D TV may tickle your buying bone.
Competitor Panasonic, meanwhile, said it’s planning to introduce 3D TVs at Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) this week for only $2,500, about half the price they’re available for in Japan.
March 9 (Bloomberg) — Sony Corp. plans to raise its television sales target by at least 67 percent to 25 million sets for the year starting April, as demand for consumer electronics recovers.
Threatened by Apple Inc.’s growing stable of portable devices, Sony Corp. is developing a new lineup of handheld products, including a smart phone capable of downloading and playing videogames, according to people familiar with the matter.
Wall Street Journal says Japanese giant plans to launch mobile devices that play gaming handheld’s wares, multifunctional tablet in 2010.
