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Shell out and get contactless Wiimote charging from Sanyo

Gagandeep — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:58:14 +0000

Luxury more often than not comes at a price! So if youâ€™ve had enough of lame-ass charging solutions for Wiimote then Sanyo promises a changeâ€¦ at a price (did I say that already?). Its new charger makes possible contactless charging for...

Sony slashes PS3 80 GB price

Jaiyant Cavale — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:18:50 +0000

Sony has followed Microsoft in slashing prices of its game consoles. Sony reduced the price of PS3 ($500 and 80 GB) by $100 and now costs $400. Also, the previous 40GB version, which cost $400, will be taken off shelves. The $400 80GB version...

60-instrument "Wii Music" in the works by Nintendo

Asmita — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:49:28 +0000

With Activision’s “Guitar Hero” turning the music-playing genre into the hottest category for video games, Nintendo have decided to take a giant leap of faith with plans for a game called “Wii Music” that will let...

Guitar Hero: On Tour Decades for DS in September

Taylor Flatt — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:45:49 +0000

Nintendo announced a sequel to Guitar Hero: On Tour for DS this evening. According to PocketGamer, Guitar Hero: On Tour Decades will be released in September.

Wii Music shown in Nintendo press conference

Taylor Flatt — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:07:59 +0000

Wii Music has just been shown for the first time in the Nintendo E3 conference. Miyamoto demoed the game by playing the sax on a Wiimote. Another guy played the drums. A virtual piano, guitar and violin were also...

Wii Sports Resort will launch globally next Spring

Taylor Flatt — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:08:24 +0000

Speaking at Nintendoâ€™s E3 press conference at that Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, big boss Reggie announced that Wii Sports Resort will launch globally next spring.

Nintendo announces Spore Creatures DS

Taylor Flatt — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:10:06 +0000

Speaking live from the Kodak Theatre Hollywood, Nintendo’s Cammie Dunaway has just announced Spore Creatures DS. “With the Nintendo version of the game it is a unique and different design,” says Lucy Bradshaw. “We wanted to take the...

Nintendo expects DS to reach over 100 million sales by March 09

Taylor Flatt — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:11:31 +0000

Reggie Fils-ime just claimed that DS and Wii account for $5 billion of business per year in the US alone. Wii and DS combined have now sold more than 30 million...

Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars for DS

Taylor Flatt — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:08:56 +0000

Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars for DS has just been announced in LA. Nothing was said about the game. The announcement came in Nintendoâ€™s E3 press conference, which is ongoing. Update: Itâ€™s been formally announced. Press release after...

Famiclone crammed into NES controller

Jaiyant Cavale — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:00:29 +0000

If having a handheld NES in an NES cartridge wasn’t enough, a modder ‘G-Force’ has fit a famiclone into an NES controller. You can not only play the 70 built-in pirated games on the famiclone (a Super Joy III) but also access your...