Nintendo announced that its internal sales figures show that the Wii video game system has sold 30 million units in the United States. According to the statement, this milestone was reached in 45 months and establishes Wii as the fastest-selling console in the history of the industry, reaching this milestone 15 months faster than the …
Nintendo announced its new Nintendo 3Ds portable game system at the E3 Expo in Los Angeles, Calif. According to the statement, the Nintendo 3DS offers glasses-free 3D gaming and comes with a 800×240 pixel 3.53-inch top screen (400 pixels for each eye) and a 3.02-inch bottom touch screen. It has three 640×480 pixel cameras (one …
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) announced that, according to its latest study, interest in 3D gaming is strongest among early adopters and gaming enthusiasts but that interest extends to the casual video game player as well. According to the statement, “The 3D Gaming: Entertainment’s Next Dimension” study of online U.S. adults (conducted from May 24-June …
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Target announced it is retooling its consumer electronics and video game department across its stores nationwide. The full chain roll-out began in April 2010 and the majority of Target stores will have the new electronics layout completed by June 2010. According to the statement, as part of the transformation, the video game section is being …
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The Yankee Group announced that one in eight consumers this year will cut off their pay TV services and use their PCs, gaming consoles and other connected devices to access video programming.
The Diffusion Group (TDG) announced that that one-third of U.S. broadband households now use a game console that is connected to the Internet. According to the statement, Sony’s PS3 tops the list with 78% of consoles being connected to the Internet, followed by Microsoft’s Xbox 360 at 73%, and Nintendo’s Wii at 54%.
Nintendo of America Inc. and Netflix, Inc. announced that Netflix members who own Nintendo’s Wii home console can now view thousands of movies and TV episodes streamed from Netflix via Wii. The two companies announced partnership plans in January and are making Netflix on the Wii console fully available as of today. According to the …
Parks Associates announced that consumer interest in Web-on-TV applications is so strong that households are making their own connections via PCs and game consoles.
3D Eye Solutions, Inc. announced that it has begun beta testing for its glasses-free 3D application for video game platforms such as Nintendo Wii, Apple iPhone, Macintosh, and PC.
Strategy Analytics announced that Sony’s PlayStation 3 (PS3) will sell more units than its rivals over the lifetime of the current generation. According to the statement, although global sales to date of the Nintendo Wii have exceeded those of the PS3 and the Microsoft Xbox 360, Strategy Analytics’ latest report, “Taming the Waves: Games Console …
The NPD Group announced that, according to its Online Gaming 2010 research report, the average number of hours spent each week on online gaming has increased 10% since 2009, while an average of 20% of all games purchased by online gamers were digitally downloaded – up from 19% in the 2009 study and 18% in …