Blogs Posts in Games Consoles category; 431 blog posts

Patients use Nintendo Wii game console for rehab

It’s being called “Wii-hab” and “Wii-habilitation” in the medical community, and several local hospitals have established a use for video games in rehabilitation treatments. The Nintendo Wii is now a staple [...]

Posted On : Jan, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Gaming groups pin hopes on new consoles

Three new consoles and price cuts for existing hardware are expected to give the video game industry a boost in 2011 after two years of declining sales. Nintendo will announce US launch details for a hand-held console with a 3D screen on [...]

Posted On : Jan, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Microsoft Slips to No. 2 Behind Nintendo in U.S. Video-Game ...

Nintendo Co.’s Wii edged out Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 as the best-selling video-game console in the U.S. after Microsoft was unable to meet demand for its Kinect motion-sensing peripheral, the companies said. Nintendo [...]

Posted On : Jan, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

3G-Powered Zeebo Game Console Reconfigures For Education In ...

The 3G-powered mobile game console Zeebo is now adopting an educational angle, as the system's owner, Zeebo, teamed up with Educomp to bring educational content to kids in India. Zeebo originally launched as primarily a gaming consol [...]

Posted On : Jan, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

3D- Game Consoles to Cross 11 Million Units in 2014

Stephanie Ethier, senior analyst of In-Stat (News - Alert), said the upgrade of 3D technology in handheld game consoles will happen faster than any other segment such as mobile phones in the coming year. This is because of the two leadin [...]

Posted On : Jan, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Console games 'hack' reseller gets community service order

A Leicestershire-based computer reseller who modified video games consoles to run pirated games has been sentenced to a lengthy spell of community service. Thomas Norwood, 40, a director of Modchip Fitters, pleaded guilty to importation [...]

Posted On : Jan, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

The History Of Online Console Gaming

Online functionality is an integral part of the modern gaming industry. Digital storefronts such as Xbox Live Marketplace and the Wii Shop Channel have revolutionised the way console software is distributed, while networking services lik [...]

Posted On : Jan, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

Runic Looking To Bring 'Torchlight 2' To Consoles, Confirms ...

Update: Shortly after this post went up, a representative from Runic Games reached out to me with the following statement: "The price point is not confirmed at this time. It will be set by Microsoft, not Runic Games, and we cannot c [...]

Posted On : Jan, 08 2011 | Comments : 0

Games key to victory in consoles war

The Xbox 360 has been the leader among serious gamers among the current generation of consoles. Microsoft’s powerful system took a lead over the PlayStation 3 by debuting a year earlier. Considering the lack of games and particular [...]

Posted On : Jan, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

THQ to Bring Barbie, Hot Wheels and Other Toys to Gaming Con...

Video-game publisher THQ (THQI) on Wednesday announced a licensing agreement with toy giant Mattel (MAT) that could help it boost revenues from its kids, family and casual games division. With the new deal, the maker of fighting game UFC [...]

Posted On : Jan, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

A digital dollhouse game on your consoles

Ever since it made its debut on the PC about a decade ago, the Sims game has always been about controlling the lives of avatars. The Sims 3 was launched on the PC in 2009 and is now available on Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's Pl [...]

Posted On : Jan, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

Nintendo warns ’3D game console could harm eyesight of kids ...

Japanese firm Nintendo has issued a warning that children under the age of six should not play its new console in 3D as it may harm their eyesight. The firm also warns players of all ages to take a break at least every 30 minutes to avoi [...]

Posted On : Jan, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

Man steals game console from the casket of dead teenager

There's opportunism, and then there's just plain douchebaggery. Pennsylvanian man Jody Lynn Bennett appears to have gone with the latter category, stealing a games console and accessories from inside the casket of a seventeen-yea [...]

Posted On : Jan, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

Manhunt launched after man stole video game consoles from co...

A manhunt has been launched after a hand-held video game console and other items were stolen from the coffin of a teenager killed in a car crash on Christmas Day. Jody Lynn Bennett, 38, of Mentcle, Pennsylvania, grabbed the items from th [...]