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E3 2011: Wii U console and controller sold together

Nintendo’s new Wii U tablet-like controller and HD console will be sold as a single unit. Both the controller and the console will be sold as one unit. You won’t be able to buy the controller alone,” a Nintendo spokesperson told CVG at E3. The Wii U’s iPad-like controller has …

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E3 2011: The long wait ends tonight

When Nintendo lifts the lid on the still mysterious Project Cafe at its E3 press conference in two hours it will mark the end of the longest wait for new hardware the industry has seen in nearly two decades. Yet despite the barren period, the market has remained resilient. Here …

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SONY: Move sales hit 8.8m

With Microsoft making lots of noise about Xbox 360 Kinect in its press briefing, Sony has also highlighted its own motion gaming success. To date the Move controller has sold 8.8m units around the world. It will also feature as part of a new Resistance 3 bundle. The SHKU includes …

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NGP downgraded to fight 3DS

Sony has apparently made several cuts to the tech inside its upcoming Next Generation Portable in order to take on 3DS. According to French technology site 01net, translated by IndustryGamers, the base model of NGP could see its RAM memory halved, downgraded from 512MB to 256MB. 01net is the site …

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NGP still on track for 2011

The Next Generation Portable will be launched in 2011. That’s the unwavering message from Sony, which according to Andriasang made the following statement to investors earlier today: "Regarding NGP, we’re progressing with preparations towards a release at the end of the year." The firm also insisted that PSN is still …

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65" glasses-free 3DTV debuting this weekend

Those interested in trying out the latest in high-end glasses-free 3D TV tech will get the chance this weekend thanks to a special screening of the Champions League final between Manchester Untied and Barcelona. The Covent Garden branch of Aussie pub chain Walkabout will show the match on a special …

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Kotick: Hardware price cuts are coming

Echoing analysts predictions yesterday that Sony and Microsoft are preparing hardware price cuts, Activision boss Bobby Kotick has claimed that such a move is pending. We’ve more confidence in consumer spending," he told the Financial Times. "We feel like some of that has stabilised and there are price cuts on …

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Nintendo won’t abandon buttons

With tongues wagging about what Nintendo may have in store for its next machine, president Saturo Iwata has suggested that the Wii successor’s controller is unlikely to follow in iPad’s footsteps. Speaking of the popularity of gaming tablets, he told investors: "I think it is an interesting device if it …

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3DS regains Japan top spot

Having slipped from the top of Media Create’s Japanese hardware charts last week, Nintendo’s 3DS has regained the crown it briefly relinquished. Andriasang reports that the new handheld sold 28,252 units last week. That’s actually down on the 32,910 sold the week before, but with PSP hardware sales falling 13k …

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PSPgo RIP?

It’s been a difficult life for Sony’s UMD-free, digital only PSPgo. But reports are now suggesting that time has finally been called on the model. Andriasang has translated a report that, in its words, "appears to be run by a Sony Shop employee or at the very least a super …

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