Date: Wed, 4. August 2010 14:57:33

AP - Twelve years is an eternity is the video-game business. In 1998, the Microsoft Xbox didn't even exist, and games for the top consoles mdash; Sony's PlayStation and the Nintendo 64 mdash; were still regarded as kids' stuff in comparison with the more demanding fare you could play on a PC.

Date: Mon, 9. May 2011 06:41:30

This spring 2011 the global gaming industry – >$70 billion in total revenues -- is in upheaval.  For years, the three game console manufacturers  -- Nintendo (console and hand-held – in 2010 Mario, the iconic moustached game character, celebrated 25 years of gaming history), Sony Playstation, Microsoft Xbox -- can be likened to three race cars in an early Nintendo game hurtling around a track, each taking turns as the front-runner.

Date: Sat, 16. March 2013 00:00:27

Does Microsoft (MSFT) even need to launch a new Xbox? Despite Nintendo?s (NTDOY) recent release of its next-generation home video game console, the Xbox 360 racked up its twenty-sixth consecutive month as the top-selling console in February. U.S. sales totalled 302,000 units according to The NPD Group?s February data, placing the Xbox ahead of Sony?s (SNE) PlayStation 3 and both the Wii and Wii U. The Xbox 360 holds an estimated 41% share of the current-generation console market in the U.S.

Date: Tue, 3. April 2012 21:02:01

The PlayStation 4 may block the usage of used games and the Xbox 720 may make the jump to using Blu-ray discs. We don?t know. All the rumors and speculation about Orbis and Durango are just that: rumors and speculation. What we can be sure of is that both machines will feature significant graphical upgrades over the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Nintendo?s next machine though, the Wii U, may not be able to make the same claim. According to some developers, Nintendo?s first HD console can?t output graphics that are even on par with Microsoft and Sony?s current machines.

Date: Sat, 31. March 2012 01:43:34

Daily MailRumor: Sony's Next PlayStation Coming in 2013, Will Limit Used GamesPC MagazineBy Damon Poeter The successor to Sony's PlayStation 3 is code named Orbis and it's coming in time for the holidays next year, according to a report from gaming site Kotaku. The next-generation game console won't be play PS3 games, Kotaku reported ...The x86 PlayStation 4 could signal a sea-change in the console industryArs TechnicaDevs want Xbox 720, PS4 to be 'more open development platforms'Computerandvideogames.comPlayStation Home plans for the future, and unveils its three biggest games to dateDigitaltrends.comRipTen -abc40 -msnbc.comall 78 news articles »

Date: Thu, 19. August 2010 16:24:35

Competition from smartphone games could hurt traditional handheld game machines, analysts say. But Nintendo, Sony execs say they aren't worried. Nintendo - Sony - Video game - Games - Console Platforms

Date: Tue, 5. June 2012 18:25:21

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Nintendo Co Ltd will launch a console with a dedicated "Super Mario" game title for the first time in 16 years, as the struggling Japanese company hopes the new Wii U will score the rave reviews that helped make its predecessor the world's biggest gaming hit. Nintendo, which was knocked off its perch at the pinnacle of gaming industry hardware by Microsoft Corp's Xbox in recent years, formally unveiled a white console on Tuesday, saying it will support two "GamePad" controllers designed to look and function like tablets. ...

Date: Mon, 10. December 2012 18:06:28

Nintendo?s (NTDOY) Wii prided itself for being a super energy-efficient console that ran nearly silent and sipped very little electricity. And although Microsoft?s (MSFT) Xbox 360 was originally a loud monster with a penchant for Red-Ring-of-Death-ing itself, the amount of power it consumed was never as much as Sony?s (SNE) launch PlayStation 3, which used more power than a refrigerator. Eurogamer took it upon itself to pit the Wii U against the Xbox 360 S and new super slim PS3 and concluded that Nintendo?s new console ?draws so little power in comparison to its rivals that its tiny casing still feels cool to the touch during intense gaming.? Most impressive is that the Wii U maintains its low-wattage while fitting in a chassis that?s smaller than both

Date: Fri, 22. February 2013 16:05:07

The debut of Sony?s (SNE) PlayStation 4 is now behind us, so Microsoft (MSFT) is next in line to take a crack at grabbing gamers? attention with its next-generation console. The Redmond, Washington-based company has worked its way to the top with its current-generation Xbox 360, which just recorded its twenty-fifth consecutive month as the best-selling console in the U.S. Now, according to a new report from Computer and Video Games, unnamed ?developers and other industry professionals? including multiple Sony employees say Microsoft?s next Xbox will be unveiled at a press conference in April. No other details were provided, but the next Xbox is expected to feature an eight-core 1.6GHz CPU, 8GB of RAM and a 50GB 6x Blu-ray Disc drive.

Date: Mon, 4. June 2012 03:11:40

TOKYO/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Japan's Nintendo said it will launch a social and content network dubbed Miiverse for its new Wii U games console, as it plays catch-up with rivals such as Sony and hopes an online strategy will bolster hardware sales in an industry under fire from smartphones and tablets. The online strategy, unveiled on Monday in a webcast by Nintendo President Satoru Iwata, is similar to that of Sony and Apple Inc, though analysts raised concerns that Nintendo, the world's leading game console maker, is late to online gaming, and will have to work hard to gain ground. ...