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Nintendont Wee DVD Player

Found at a Tokyo retailer, the "Wee" is not everyone's favorite Nintendo console, but a DVD player that can...play DVDs. Yeah, it's a pretty half-assed knockoff that had better at least come with a "Weemote." Japan, we're disappointed in you. Even if you imported the Wee from China. [kotaku]

11:30 AM on Sat Sep 15 2007
By Mark Wilson
5,170 views, 11 comments

Latest by Pinkmeister: @M.O.D.O.K.: O rly? This might be one of those hackable cheapo dvd players that can play everything you can think of. with flashable firmwares for custom chit. Where can i buy one preez? more »

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Xbox 360 Price Drop Brings Sales Way Up On Amazon

People like cheap things. Just like the PlayStation 3 price drop caused its sales to tent, the Xbox 360's slash made the Xbox 360 Premium rocket to #11 in sales in video games. The other two, Elite and Core, also went up as well. Forza 2, the 360's racing game, also benefitted from the price drop, launching all the way to #1 from #94. [Amazon]

4:50 PM on Wed Aug 8 2007
By Jason Chen
13,148 views, 10 comments

Latest by zeiben: As is appears on my browser, the 360 is #1, #2 is Wii and PS3 seems to be on the back end. Though I am sure that the differences of our visions is the amount of time in between them. more »

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PS3 Sales Surge 135% Since Price Drop, Sony Seen Laughing on Way to Bank

Crediting a strategic price cut and a strong E3 showing, Sony is gloating over its latest figures: PS3 sales are up 135% since the July 9th announcement of the $499 price tag. With Xbox 360 sales dropping, new firmware updates enhancing the basic functionality of the system, Blu-ray pushing hard against HD-DVD and a growing lineup of original titles including the exclusive Metal Gear Solid 4, the PS3 seems determined to become a serious console competitor before the year is over. More »

8:43 PM on Mon Jul 23 2007
By kthompson
21,674 views, 63 comments

Latest by EternalSoul9213: Hmm it doesn't seem anyone really pointed out the fact that the 135% increase in sales is for the top five retailers of Sony. What're the increase in sales elsewhere? Less I would imagine. It is a notable increase, but more »

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Egg-Headed Analysts: Sony PS3 to Win Console War

Navel-gazing think tankers at Research and Markets say even though the Sony PS3 has lost the opening battle, it will still win the console war, predicting an installed base of 75 million PS3s around the world by 2010. Researchers at the Yankee Group echo that, predicting the PS 3 up top by 2011 with a 44% market share, Xbox 360 in second at 40% and the Nintendo Wii trailing with 16%. More »

9:35 AM on Wed Jan 3 2007
By Charlie White
2,689 views, 67 comments