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Microsoft’s comfortable lead over the competition means it’s not ready to cut Xbox prices yet. The firm went all out on current-gen demos at E3 last week – so no next-gen talk, and no price drop for 360. The success we enjoy year-on-year encourages us to think we’re competitively priced …
Read More »UPDATED: Amazon prices Wii U at £199.99, quotes July release
The Wii U will cost 199.99 and be launched on July 14th in the UK – according to Amazon.co.uk. In truth the release date, at least, seems highly unlikely. Were the console so close to launch then E3 would have included far more detail than it did, and third parties …
Read More »Wii U "must cost under $300" to succeed
US analyst Michael Pachter believes that Nintendo must price the Wii U below $300 – that translates to 190 – if it is to succeed at retail. Ideally, he told CVG, he’d like to see it priced at $250 or less. That would mean a highly unlikely 161 in the …
Read More »Dead Island: Riptide gets discounted RRP due to "end of console cycle"
Deep Silver’s zombie sequel Dead Island: Riptide will have a discounted RRP due to it being the end of a console cycle”. The standard console new release RRP for console software in North America is $59.99. Riptide, however, will retail for $49.99. That most likely equates to a 39.99 RRP …
Read More »ShopTo estimates £279.99 RRP for Wii U
Retailer ShopTo has become the first to guess the retail price of the Wii U. It is currently accepting pre-orders for the device at 279.85, with an estimated RRP of 279.99. Both the black and white SKUs are available. It carries the following disclaimer: All information on this product page, …
Read More »And the average Vita launch game RRP is…
The average RRP of a boxed PlayStation Vita game in the UK on launch day will be 33, MCV can reveal. The news comes as Vita gets its second 44.99 RRP title in the shape of FIFA Football. It joins Sony’s own Uncharted: Golden Abyss in the full-price tier. Vita …
Read More »Capcom Digital Collection out March
Capcom will release its eight-game Digital Collection bundle – complete with two Street Fighter titles – on March 30th in the UK. The Xbox 360 exclusive – announced last month – will arrive a few days earlier in the US on March 27th, and comes with an MSRP of $39.99. …
Read More »Uncharted Vita RRP listed at £44.99
Several online retailers have priced PlayStation Vita’s launch titles, while listing Uncharted: Golden Abyss with a 44.99 RRP. ShopTo, The Hut and Play.com are among those which have placed the launch line-up available to pre-order online.RRPs range from 24.99 to 44.99 on ShopTo, although Uncharted is the only Vita title …
Read More »Vita games to cost the same as PS3 titles
Sony has indicated that future PS Vita software will be at a premium rate similar to current console games. Uncharted Golden Abyss, a launch game for the upcoming high-end handheld, will retail for 5,980 (49.85). Hot Shots Golf 6, a more casual and lower-profile game, will cost 4,980 (41.50). The …
Read More »World of Tanks hits retail November 11th
Wargaming.net’s online multiplayer war shooter World of Tanks is heading to UK retail next month, courtesy of publisher Deep Silver. MCV can reveal that the PC title’s UK release date is November 11th. The Russian version of World of Tanks arrived first in 2010 and the European and North American …
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