Nintendo DSi XL Coming To OZ UPDATED: Nintendo has confirmed that the DSi XL, which increases the size of the DSi screens by 93 per cent, will be launched in Australia on 15 April 2010.
New Handheld Gaming Hero Emerges As DSi Peaks As Nintendo with their high flying DSi handheld, slug it out with the highly unpopular Sony PSPGo a new handheld champion is emerging in the form of the Apple iPhone.
Sony PSP Go A Dud. It Will Fail Miserably Say Retailers The new Sony PSP Go is a “dud” with GFK sales data showing less than 1,000 units have been sold during the first week. This is despite consumers being lured with a free version of Grand Turismo worth $79.
Sony OZ PSP GO, $150 Dearer Than Nintendo DSi The much touted Sony PSP Go, which EB Games is refusing to stock, has finally been launched in Australia with a retail price of $449, this is $167 dearer than the same product in the USA after currency conversion, and $150 dearer than the Nintendo DSi.
Sony Dictates To PSP Game Developers Content Set To Be Limited Sony whose business has struggled in the past because of a manic obsession with proprietary technology is now at it again with a new directive that will limit content being developed for the struggling PSP handheld device which has less than 12% of the Australian handheld market.
Nintendo DSi Gets New Colours Nintendo will be adding two new colours to its DSi in an effort to give users more options.
New Sony PSPGo To Take On The Apple iPhone Despite losing millions and after 2 years of dismall results, Sony still believes it can take on the Apple iPhone with their new PlayStation Portable (PSP) gaming device.
Facebook Now Available For Nintendo DSi Nintendo DSi owners can now upload their photos directly to Facebook, allowing them to share photos stored on the handheld.
Nintendo Sells Over 100,000 DSi Units Independent market research group GfK Retail and Technology Australia has confirmed that the Nintendo DSi has sold through more than 100,000 units in only 14 weeks.
Dell Develop iPod Touch Type Internet Device Dell is set to launch an Internet device that runs on the Google Android OS. The device that is the size of an Apple iPod touch is still under wraps. It is not known whether the device which will have Wi Fi.
Another Gaming Expert Slams Sony Price Gouging Another expert gaming analyst has slammed Sony's pricing policies and their new PSP Go handheld. He has described the new device which is set to be launched in Australia soon as a "rip-off".
New Sony PSP GO Pricey & Lacking Claims Display Expert A leading critic in the USA who has obviously not seen Sony’s price gouging in Australia for gaming products is claiming that Sony’s US pricing for gaming gear such as the Portable Play Station is out of touch. He has also said that Sony’s latest gaming product the PSPgo is lacking even before it has been officially launched.
New Sony PSP Confirmed Sony unveiled a lighter and smaller version of its PlayStation Portable called PSP Go.
Nintendo DS Beats Consoles Nintendo has become the fastest selling console in Australia, beating the Xbox360, PSP, PS3, as well as its Wii as it pushed two million units in 221 weeks.
PSP Version 5.5 On The Way The PlayStation Portable will soon receive another firmware upgrade according to Eric Lempel, Director of PlayStation Network Operations at the Official Playstation Blog.
Nintendo Dsi Selling Like Crazy Nintendo Australia announces that Nintendo DSi - an upgrade to the Nintendo DS Lite hand held console has currently sold through more than 30,000 units in Australia, as at 12 April – according to independent market research group GfK Australia.
New DSi In April Will Take On iPhone Say Nintendo Nintendo is set to crank up the capability of their DSi portable gaming device next month in an effort to compete with new gaming capabilities on the Apple iPhone.
DS-Lite Becomes eBook Earlier this year there were rumours flying around that Nintendo intended to turn the DS Lite into an eBook.
Future Of Gaming With iPod And iPhone Apple believes the future of handheld gaming will be with the iPod Touch and iPhone, not Nintendo DS and PSP 3000, said Apple’s Vice-President of Product Marking Greg Jozwiak during an interview with Stuff.
New Sony PSP Set To Be Expensive In an effort to crank up sales during the peak Xmas period, Sony Computer Entertainment has released a new version of its popular PlayStation Portable (PSP) handheld video game player, the PS-3000. In the US the new model will sell for $199 (A $299) however in Australia the same model is expected to retail for over $400 when released this week.
Sony: No Plan To Fix PSP 3000 Problem Complaints about scan lines on Sony’s PSP-3000 portable console might not be able to be fixed, according to the company.
Nintendo Confirms DS With Camera Nintendo has just unveiled its new DS handheld console. This new version will include two cameras, a larger screen (compared to the current DS), as well as audio functions to boot.
New Nintendo DS With Onboard Camera Nikkei Net out of Japan says that Nintendo will be releasing a new version of the portable player very soon with a few added functions, the most interesting being a camera, and the ability to transfer data from an SD card or from its console cousin the Wii.
New PSP Soon As Nintendo Makes Life Tough For Sony Sony will launch a new version of its PlayStation Portable in Japan on October 16 in a bid to catch up with rival Nintendo's top-selling DS consoles.
New Sony Promo Slashes PSP Price To $35 Starting today until Father's Day (September 7, 2008), you can purchase a PSP for only $35 when you purchase other selected Sony products from participating Sony Centres.
PSP 3000 Takes Aim At Mobile Phone Market Sony’s new PSP 3000 will come with a built-in microphone, and supports software such as Skype and Go Messenger, which means it has the communication functionality of a mobile phone.
More Colours For Nintendo DS Nintendo will be adding two colours to its Nintendo DS line-up. These new coloured handhelds will be available starting June 19, 2008 and will be available for a limited time.
Overheating PSP Battery Burns Boy The case of dodgy Sony batteries is heating up with a report out of the US that a 12-year-old boy was burnt by an overheating PlayStation Portable (PSP) battery.
Nokia To Go After Sony & Nintendo Gaming Mobile phone company Nokia is set to take on both Sony and Nintendo in the portable handheld games market despite having stuffed up its first attempt at being a player in the fast growing market.
Nintendo Wii, DS Clean Up GfK Australia has confirmed that Nintendo was the console winner in 2007, selling more than one million Nintendo DS units and over 300,000 Nintendo Wii units since launch, making the two consoles the fastest-selling to reach these goals in history.
Sony To Provide Skype For PSP Slim and Lite Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. has announced that it would introduce Skype features to its PSP Slim and Lite handheld (PSP-2000 series) later this month.
New Nintendo DS Games Coming Soon Aussies will soon have access to ‘Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker’ and ‘Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates’ to play on their Nintendo DS following their release on an undisclosed date early next year.
Sun Crossword For Nintendo DS The UK’s most popular newspaper crossword, the Sun Crossword Challenge, is coming to the handheld Nintendo DS in November, however no plans have been aired to release the game in Australia which probably wouldn’t ‘get it’ anyway.
Sales Of New Sony PSP Booming Sales of the new Sony PSP which got a 5 Star review with SmartHouse are booming. The unit is lighter, faster and has been redesigned.
What Wardrobe Should I Wear Today Sony? As one of the leaders in the game-console industry, Sony has a reputation for putting hard-core gamers first. But in the coming months, the company will release new software created by Reina Araki, a former designer of packaging for Sony products who admits to being "terrible" at games.
New PSP Smaller, Lighter And Faster Three years after the PlayStation Portable (PSP) was launched and garnered the attention of holiday-makers and travellers Australia-wide, the popular PSP is being re-launched in time for Christmas, 33 per cent smaller and lighter than its predecessor and with upgraded software that allows faster response times for more dynamic gaming.
PlayStation Portable Upgrade Announced Sony Computer Entertainment is set to launch an upgraded version of the PlayStation Portable (PSP) which has a more streamlined form factor and a video-out port.
Nicole Kidman To Play Nintendo Oscar winning actress Nicole Kidman is set to be the face of the new Nintendo More Brain Training ad campaign in Europe. No word yet on whether she will be playing Brain Training in the Aussie ad campaign though.
Blue Nintendo DS Unveiled The old-school Nintendo DS Lite is kicking on with Nintendo launching the handheld console in ice blue.
New Video Camera, Games And Price For PSP Hot on the heels of its PS3 firmware update, Sony has announced a price drop for the Playstation Portable (PSP) as well as a new video camera and Platinum game titles for the device.
Nokia To Take On Sony In Games Market Nokia is set to move headlong into the games market with a product that has already been a big flop. The Nokia N-Game is set to be re engineered in an effort to take on the likes of Sony with their PSP and Microsoft with their mobile operating system.
New Media Manager For PSP Sony has launched the Media Manager for PlayStation Portable (PSP) which it says will allow you to transfer videos, photos and other non-game content between your PSP and computer.
Sony PSP’s Elegant Makeover The fashion- and style-conscious need worry no longer about their Sony PSP clashing with their shoes, handbag or trousers, as Sony today announced that it will release a ‘Ceramic White’ PSP this Thursday.
Sony UMD Sales Plummetting Six months after it was launched in Australia, the Sony PlayStation Portable's days as a hand-held movie-viewing device might be numbered.
Foxtel Goes Mobile Foxtel is planning to launch a slate of new technology, including its own portable media player, named the iQ2go.
PS3 To Make 'Placeshifting' A Reality? Imagine streaming TV from a PlayStation 3 over the Internet to a PSP. Sony’s LocationFree technology will make it happen…
Xbox 360 A Smash Hit The folks at www.smashmyxbox.com took donations to buy an Xbox 360, just to smash it to bits with a sledgehammer.
Fake PSP Hack Officially A Virus The destructive PSP 'downgrade' that has been circulating on the net has now been labelled a trojan by security company Symantec.
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