Blogs Posts in Games Consoles category; 431 blog posts

Game consoles stolen from Bay Harbor Islands home

A thief stole an Xbox 360 console, an iPod touch, a digital camera, a Nintendo Wii console, a Nintendo Wii remote control, Nintendo and Xbox games, a video camera and iPod mini speakers from a home between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. Dec. 29 in the [...]

Posted On : Jan, 19 2012 | Comments : 0

Nintendo’s Upcoming Wii U Game Console Includes a Touchscree...

No, I’m not at CES this season (despite being registered – I’m quite bitter) – but the news keeps flowing in, and it seems Nintendo will launch a new Wii system later this year. The new system, Wii U, includes a to [...]

Posted On : Jan, 12 2012 | Comments : 0

Tablets are the new game consoles, and other game industry p...

Guest Commentary: The video game industry is changing like never before. Here are my best attempts at peering into the crystal ball for 2012: Prediction #1: Tablets are the new game consoles Tablets and smartphones are already [...]

Posted On : Jan, 06 2012 | Comments : 0

Is This the End for Portable Gaming Consoles?

The Sony Vita has met with disappointing sales numbers according to Forbes contributor, Tero Kuittinen. This underscores deeper problems with portable gaming, Kuittinen argues: I very much agree. I’ve argued in the past that Nintend [...]

Posted On : Jan, 03 2012 | Comments : 0

1-2-know: Full game console experience

THE iPhone, iPod touch and iPad have turned into pretty popular portable gaming devices, but some of us are still grappling with the issue of virtual buttons — it can be quite easy to miss them during a frenzied moment of button mas [...]

Posted On : Jan, 02 2012 | Comments : 0

Console games likely to stage comeback in 2012

Japan's game industry in 2011 was characterized by the growth of social network games for mobile phones and smartphones from companies such as Gree Inc. and DeNA Co. But console games are likely to stage a comeback with Nintendo Co.&# [...]

Posted On : Dec, 31 2011 | Comments : 0

Ministry of Defence Improves War Games for Console Generatio...

Andrew Poulter heads up the technical team behind the war-game and said that while back in the 80s and 90s, military simulations were state of the art, today they have fallen far behind commercial alternatives in terms of graphics and plo [...]

Posted On : Dec, 30 2011 | Comments : 0

GAEMS G155 Portable Gaming System Review: Portable For The S...

Back at E3 of this year, I wandered in to what I like to call the "doldrums." The little booths filled with smaller companies, people attempting to get you to sign up for a credit card amid all the hooplah and confusion. Once in [...]

Posted On : Dec, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

Popular Game Console Battery Charger Sparks Fire

HONOLULU -- Six-year-old Gabriel Reed plays with Legos, while his parents piece together much more. On Dec. 16, Andrea Reed and her two children left their rented Kailua home, no more than 15 minutes later flames consumed the single-story [...]

Posted On : Dec, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Gaming on the Go: 2011’s top titles for portable consoles

You don’t need a giant console, a bundle of HDMI cables, and a big-screen TV to enjoy a good video game. Maybe a few years ago, you did, but today’s portable consoles are gaming powerhouses. And — perhaps even better &md [...]

Posted On : Dec, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

Does PS Vita Mark the End of Portable Game Consoles?

PS Vita debuted in Japan to 320K unit sales over the first two days of sales. Despite the impressive 5 inch display and a huge roster of launch games, this fell 50K units short of what Nintendo’s 3DS sold during its debut. Are we en [...]

Posted On : Dec, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Lenovo-backed Game Console for China Hit by Delays

The launch of a Lenovo-backed video game system for China is being delayed again in order to make improvements to the product, according to a spokesman with the company developing the console. Beijing Eedoo Technology, which is funded [...]

Posted On : Dec, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Watching online video via game consoles grows in popularity

Thanks to the greater availability of Netflix, Hulu, and similar services, streaming videos via a game console has grown in popularity over last year, according to a study from Nielsen released yesterday. Surveying more than 3,000 people [...]

Posted On : Dec, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

Use Game Consoles To Connect TV, Internet

The console was the first game system to incorporate a Netflix streaming app. Now it's bringing in live TV from Verizon FiOS and the Epix movie channel to complement current offerings of ESPN and Hulu Plus. And all that content can be [...]