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If 2006 was the year of the Xbox 360 and 2007 was the year of the Wii, 2008 is shaping up to be PlayStation 3’s turn in the spotlight, as it stokes demand with some hotly awaited game titles.Sony’s PS3 Poised To Grab Limelight This Year (InformationWeek)

Analyst Opinion - The gaming market is in a real mess right now. We have 4 active game systems the Nintendo Wii, the Xbox 360, the PS3, and, not to forget, the PS2, which outsold all of the others last year. On the PC side, we have Windows XP games, Windows Vista Games, Flash-based games, and some folks are still porting to the Mac.What If Google Did Video Games? (Tom’s Hardware Guide)

Eidos Interactive (Hitman, Deus Ex) has announced Battlestations: Pacific, a sequel to 2007’s BattleStations: Midway, will be available for Xbox 360 and PC. The action-strategy game features both U.S. and Japanese single-player campaigns that cover battles from WWII history. Both campaigns feature over 28 story missions and 21 new units, including kamikaze and other WWII jets and units. It …Eidos Announces Battlestations: Pacific For Xbox 360, PC (Gamasutra)

Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Wii hardware top the charts yet again.NEWS: Japanese Weekly Software and Hardware Charts for Feb. 18-24 (Nintendo World Report)

Region-free kit on sale now. If you would like to comment on this article, then you must be logged in! Get involved with Eurogamer’s community portal, including reader reviews, personal game collections, private discussion groups, Xbox Live gamertag integration and tons more.Wii FreeLoader emerges by Tom Bramwell (EuroGamer)

Some hardcore video gamers laughed when Nintendo introduced the prototype of its next-generation video game console, the Wii, in 2005. Nintendo, long the whipping boy of geeks and other gaming aficionados, has almost always been considered a cartoon in a world of high art.Wii helps older gamers stay active - Video game system a staple at many parties (Missoulian)

Wii’s lead over PlayStation 3 continues to widen in Japan, with 330,000 Wii consoles sold in four weeks, says Enterbrain. Nintendo’s Wii game console outsold Sony’s PlayStation 3 nearly 4-to-1 in Japan in February as Wii software titles dominated the best seller list, a game magazine publisher said….Nintendo Wii outsells PS3 4-to-1 in Japan (ZDNet)

Nintendo Co Ltd’s (7974.OS) Wii game console outsold Sony Corp’s (6758.T) PlayStation 3 nearly 4-to-1 in Japan in February as Wii software titles dominated the best seller list, a game magazine publisher said.Nintendo Wii outsells PS3 4-to-1 in Japan (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

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Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime made an intriguing acknowledgment last week. “I do believe we’ll get some negative feedback,” said Fils-Aime, talking about the way the upcoming Wii Fit game will inform people that they’re considered obese.Wii Fit’s weight problem (San Jose Mercury News)

Nintendo president says Wii sales to surpass those of Xbox 360 soonNintendo: Wii Will Rock Xbox 360 in US by June (Spong)

Bill Thompson on new uses for Nintendo’s in-demand consoles.Playing with the Wii (BBC News)

Nintendo has announced that it will begin charging Wii gamers for some of its online offerings. Called the Wi-Fi Connection Pay and Play, the service will feature red stickers on the titles that users must pay to play online. A pricing plan has not been released but Nintendo said that gamers could pay for titles using Wii points, the consoles virtual currency. read more …Nintendo Wii To Launch Pay Service (WebProNews)

Want a free PSP, DS, PS3, XBOX OR EVEN A FREE NINTENDO WII FOR THE FAMILY OR 2 FREE GAMES FOR YOUR GAMING CONSOLE? Then simply click on this link http://gifts.kudosnetwork.co.uk/?ref=1133 and fill in all the details that you are required to fill in, then when registered log-in and complete an offer of your choice from all the offers listed and then tell your friends to do the same and enjoy a …Quick Links: (Shankly Gates)

NINTENDO SYSTEMS regained their market dominance over the other videogame formats in Japan last week, with the news that the Wii still sits at the top of the hardware sales chart, with the DS replacing the Playstation Portable at number two.Xbox 360 HD-DVD dies along with format (The Inquirer)

What does “Rez HD” creator Tetsuyah Mizuguchi dream about? “Sometimes I’m playing my games in my brain,” he tells GameFile at the DICE gaming summit.Xbox 360’s ‘Rez HD’: What Does Cult Game’s Creator Dream About?, In GameFile (MTV Music Television)

Nintendo’s Wii console, which has been outselling other formats all over the world in the past year or so, should pass the total installed base in the US of the Xbox 360 by June.Wii to pass Xbox 360 by June in US (gamesindustry.biz)

Bill Thompson on how the Wii is controlling more than the games market these days.New Wii craze is opening up (BBC News)

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In a short comment made to financial reporters at Bloomberg, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime has claimed that the Wii will surpass lifetime-to-date sales figure for the Xbox 360 console in the U.S. by June, in part due to the imminent release of Super Smash Bros. Brawl. The mascot themed fighting game, which also includes characters from Sega’s Sonic the Hedgehog franchise and …Fils-Aime: Wii To Pass 360 In U.S. By June (Gamasutra)

Smash Bros. effect, says Fils-Aime. If you would like to comment on this article, then you must be logged in! i don’t understand. If the Wii has sold 20 million units and the Xbox 360 only 18 million units. Surely the Wii has the larger installed base?Wii to pass 360 by June in the USA by Rob Purchese (EuroGamer)

Nintendo believes its Wii console will pass the total installed base for Xbox 360 in the USA by June. Regional boss Reggie Fils-Aime made the bold if unsurprising claim to Bloomberg , and pointed to mid-2008 releases of Wii Fit and Super Smash Bros. Brawl as the reason why.Wii to pass 360 by June in the USA News by Rob Purchese (EuroGamer)

Whenever a PS3 or Xbox 360 game comes out, Wii owners say it would be great if Nintendo’s console got a port.No Wii Devil May Cry 4, Forget It [Capcom] (Addict 3D)

Nintendo president says Wii sales to surpass those of Xbox 360 soonNintendo: Wii Will Rock Xbox 360 in US by June (Spong)

Microsoft Corp said late on Wednesday it will cut the prices of its Xbox 360 video-game consoles in Canada, in a continuing battle with Nintendo Co Ltd’s Wii and Sony Corp’s PlayStation 3 for dominance of the gaming market.Microsoft cuts Canadian Xbox 360 console prices (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

If you’ve been procrastinating on your New Year’s resolution to exercise more, the Nintendo Wii console might hold the incentive you need to get moving.Move your body to Wii Fit (Toronto Star)

Nintendo’s Wii console, which has been outselling other formats all over the world in the past year or so, should pass the total installed base in the US of the Xbox 360 by June.Wii to pass Xbox 360 by June in US (gamesindustry.biz)

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Installed base of Wii consoles to hit 30m units Nintendo’s Wii will displace Microsoft’s Xbox 360 as the world’s most popular game console this year, according to iSuppli.Nintendo Wii to overtake Xbox 360 this year (PC Advisor)

Market research firm iSuppli is forecasting that total sales for the Nintendo Wii will surpass the Xbox 360 during 2008…and the PS3 will surpass them both in 2011.iSuppli: Wii Sales To Pass Xbox 360 in 2008 (DesignTechnica)

Nintendo ’s Wii console outsold Microsoft ’s Xbox 360 and Sony ’s PlayStation 3 in January, according to new US sales data. The Wii will be the world’s most common video games console by the end of this year, one analyst has predicted.Wii sales beating Xbox 360 and PS3 (Personal Computer World)

Research firm iSuppli concludes that Nintendo’s Wii will surpass Microsoft’s 360 as the number one next-gen console, by the year’s end. It’s expected that the Wii will hit more than 30 million units, compared to Xbox reaching nearly 26 million units.Wii sales to surpass Xbox 360 (Addict 3D)

Job listing reveals Microsoft is readying ‘a completely new way for mainstream audiences to enjoy the Xbox and Live.’‘Totally new’ Xbox Live on horizon? (GameSpot)

On control schemes, items, modes. If you would like to comment on this article, then you must be logged in! Get involved with Eurogamer’s community portal, including reader reviews, personal game collections, private discussion groups, Xbox Live gamertag integration and tons more.New Mario Kart Wii information by Tom Bramwell (EuroGamer)

Powered by its strong appeal to casual gamers, Nintendo’s Wii, in 2008, is expected to displace Microsoft’s Xbox 360 as the new-generation games console with the world’s largest installed base, predicts iSuppli.Wii expected to displace Xbox 360 with largest installed base in 2008, says iSuppli (Digi Times)

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Nintendo’s popular Wii game console will displace Microsoft’s Xbox 360 as the new-generation game machine, iSuppli said Thursday.Wii to displace Xbox 360 by end of 2008: iSuppli (Washington Post)

Powered by its strong appeal to casual gamers, Nintendo’s Wii, in 2008, is expected to displace Microsoft’s Xbox 360 as the new-generation games console with the world’s largest installed base, predicts iSuppli.Wii expected to displace Xbox 360 with largest installed base in 2008, says iSuppli (Digi Times)

Nintendo’s Wii game console will displace Microsoft’s Xbox 360 as the new-generation game machine, according to market research firm iSuppli.Wii to Displace Xbox 360 by End of 2008 (PC World)

Sony’s PlayStation 3 successfully edged out the Xbox 360 in sales for the first time in January, new research data from The NPD Group says. The console sold an estimate 269,000 systems during the first month of the year, significantly outpacing Microsoft’s Xbox 360 at 230,000 and just narrowly missing the Nintendo Wii’s 274,000 mark. Sony credits…PS3 outsells Xbox 360 for first time, Blu-ray cited (MacNN)

Did you hear the following about the Wii lately?

Sony’s PlayStation 3 successfully edged out the Xbox 360 in sales for the first time in January, new research data from The NPD Group says. The console sold an estimate 269,000 systems during the first month of the year, significantly outpacing Microsoft’s Xbox 360 at 230,000 and just narrowly missing the Nintendo Wii’s 274,000 mark. Sony credits…PS3 outsells Xbox 360 for first time, Blu-ray cited (MacNN)

Powered by its strong appeal to casual gamers, Nintendo’s Wii, in 2008, is expected to displace Microsoft’s Xbox 360 as the new-generation games console with the world’s largest installed base, predicts iSuppli.Wii expected to displace Xbox 360 with largest installed base in 2008, says iSuppli (Digi Times)

PlayStation 3 beats all but the Wii during January hardware sales…PS3 Outsells Xbox 360, Bested Only by Wii in January Sales (AnandTech)

Nintendo’s popular Wii game console will displace Microsoft’s Xbox 360 as the new-generation game machine, iSuppli said Thursday.Wii to displace Xbox 360 by end of 2008: iSuppli (Washington Post)

For the first time in the competition between the two, the PlayStation 3 has outsold Xbox 360, according to NPD’s January North American hardware and software sales figures, in a month otherwise topped again by the Wii and the Xbox 360 version of Activision’s Call of Duty 4. Overall, the entire video game market — both hardware and software — accounted for $1.18 billion in December, down six …PlayStation 3 Outsells Xbox 360 In January NPD (Gamasutra)

Nintendo’s Wii game console will displace Microsoft’s Xbox 360 as the new-generation game machine, according to market research firm iSuppli.Wii to Displace Xbox 360 by End of 2008 (PC World)

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The numbers are startling: According to videogame tracking site VG Chartz, Nintendo has sold an astonishing 20.9 million Wii game consoles worldwide, while Microsoft has sold 16.9 million Xbox 360s and Sony has managed to move just 9.8 million PlayStation 3s (PS3).The future of video games (Middle East Times)

SouthPeak Games today announced Roogoo for Xbox LIVE?? Arcade and Windows-based PC, slated for release this April. Developed by SpiderMonk Entertainment, Roogoo is an innovative and unusual 3D puzzle game that has players guide and stack different shaped blocks through various platforms to not only save planet Roo, but the entire Roogoo race.SouthPeak Games Announces ‘Roogoo’ on Xbox Live Arcade and Windows-Based PC (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

The personal computer game industry has trailed behind its console brethren in recent years as easy-to-play games on the Nintendo Wii or online games on the Xbox 360 have stolen the excitement.Takahashi: Gaming Alliance stumps for PC (San Jose Mercury News)

Microsoft is anticipating strong sales of the Xbox 360 throughout 2008, according to Alan Bowman, the corporation’s general manager for entertainment and devices in the Asia Pacific and Greater China region.Microsoft expects strong Xbox 360 sales (gamesindustry.biz)

TORONTO - The most popular game rentals (all platforms) according to Rogers Video for the period ending Feb. 10.Xbox 360’s “Turok” tops the Rogers Video game rental list (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)

Viva Wii! Emergent Game Technologies today announced Biodroid Productions will use Gamebryo to bring South America’s incredibly popular and most-beloved brand, Chiquititas, to Wii(TM) fans worldwide. Known in English as Tiny Angels, Chiquititas began as a television series in Argentina and quickly inspired the creation of branded apparel, a magazine, several soundtrack albums, and a …Gamebryo Helps Bring a South American Phenomenon, Chiquititas, to Wii(TM) (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)

After several delays and much anticipation, Spore looks like it will finally be coming out this year. EA has announced a September 7th release date for the game. The only confirmed platforms so far are Windows PCs, Macintoshes, the Nintendo DS and various mobile phones. Wright wants the Wii, 360, and PS3 to have the game, but they’re not firm ‘yes’es yet. Newsweek’s LevelUp blog is celebrating …Will Wright’s Spore To Release Sept. 7th (Slashdot)

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Microsoft has cut the price of the Xbox 360 HD-DVD add-on by $50 in North America, bringing the price of the Wii-sized drive down to $129.99 (??66!) in The States.Xbox 360 (Games Radar)

Wii will stay on top, says Activision…Activision Forecasts Xbox 360 to Outsell PS3 in 2008 (AnandTech)

A study from Research and Markets says that the total number of games for the Nintendo Wii is reaching the total number of games available for the much older Xbox 360 console. According to the study Sega leads the pack with the most releases for current ge…Study Shows Wii Has Nearly as Many games as Xbox 360 (I4U)

The large number of prominent new entries in the software sales charts has prompted significant changes in hardware sales this week, with the Wii becoming the number one selling console, followed by the PSP and Nintendo DS. Although overall software sales figures have risen sharply this week, increases in hardware sales have been less significant - suggesting that many sales have gone to …Wii Pushes DS Into Third Place In Japanese Weekly Hardware Sales (Gamasutra)

Brash’s tie-in action game with the new movie of the same name will let you be in several places at once.Jumper: Griffin’s Story Hands-On [Wii PlayStation 2 Xbox 360] (GameSpot)

A study from Research and Markets says that the total number of games for the Nintendo Wii is reaching the total number of games available for the much older Xbox 360 console.Study Shows Wii Has Nearly as Many games as Xbox 360 (Addict 3D)