Japan Starts Its Holiday Hardware Buying Frenzy [Simple 2000: The Japanese Hardware Chart] Nintendo DSi sales are still HOT in Japan, with the camera-equipped revision moving another 88,000-plus units last week. The PSP also got a major shot in the arm, thanks to the latest Gundam release. Curiously, the Nintendo DS Lite also had a very good week, which may illustrate tha [..]
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Japan Takes A Week Off From Buying Game Hardware [Simple 2000: The Japanese Hardware Chart] The nation of Japan started 2009 off rather slowly in hardware sales terms. Buying slowed to a crawl overseas, as they tend to do, at the turn of a new year. Looking at the drop-off, you'd think it's rather grim, but that's the New Year's holiday hangover in action. No new video gam [..]
UK Retailers Buying Hardware Stock From Supermarkets [Discounts] UK gamers will need to get up early in the morning if they are to take advantage of heavily-discounted consoles at several supermarket chains. So impressive were the price cuts that a number of games retailers have been dispatchi [..]
Japan Celebrates Christmas By Buying Many, Many Wiis, DSis [Console Taisen] After taking a backseat to Final Fantasy XIII and the PlayStation 3, Nintendo had a very merry Christmas week in Japan, another 215,000 Wiis in Japanese gamers' waggle-hungry, Mushroom Kingdom-platforming hands. With a little help from Mario, Luigi and two Toads, the Wii sc [..]
Yahoo! Japan Polls Interest In Buying Metal Gear Solid 4 [Top] For Metal Solid 4, Sony has system seller expectations! Many current PS3 owners are already planning on purchasing MGS4, but Sony is also hoping that the PS3 exclusive will move consoles. No doubt it will, but how many? Obviously, we won't kno [..]