What’s that you say? Lower the price and you’ll increase sales? Nintendo heard the message loud and clear when it slashed the price of the 3DS last week. Following the announcement, sales of the portable 3D console plummeted from 31,826 units to just 16,416. Over the past seven days in Japan, Nintendo has managed to sell a staggering 215,000 units.
August, 2011
The first Android Honeycomb tablet with a built-in hardware slide-out QWERTY keyboard is inching closer to its release. This morning, Acer launched a landing page for its Eee Pad Slider SL101 with a brief device summary and an accompanying photo gallery. The summary lists Android 3.1 Honeycomb, but seeing as the Transformer just landed 3.2, we’ve got our fingers crossed the Slider will ship with the latest build.
Deals, deals, deals. Sony has just announced plans which it hopes will revive both PlayStation 3 and PSP sales. Starting today, the PS3 160GB model will be discounted to £249 and the 250GB model will be £299 — a savings of £49. Also, a new Wi-Fi-less PSP, dubbed the E-1000, will be sold exclusive in Europe for £99. Now that Nintendo and Sony have issues price cuts, will Microsoft follow suit with its Xbox 360?
Barricade the doors, lock all the windows and make sure you’ve got the cat in – it’s time for our update on the best Android apps of the week!
After the tumultuous events of the last seven days, it’s little wonder that honest, hard-working folk want to avoid the rioting mobs and spend more time in the comfort and safety of their own homes, and what better activity is there to indulge in than downloading the finest apps and games on your Android handset?
Amid the hustle and bustle of Gamescom, Nintendo has quietly a new Nintendo Wii. The redesigned model is a slimmed down take on the current design which sits horizontally. The sad news for fans of retro-gaming is that this version of the Wii will arrive without support for GameCube games and accessories.
Nintendo says it will be releasing a number of new bundles to push the redesigned Wii this Christmas. The first to be announced is the Family Edition which includes the Wii, Wii Sports, Wii Party and, curiously, only one Wii Remote Plus controller and nunchuk. That’s a very small family. Nintendo hasn’t announced pricing or availability for the new Wii yet but did throw Wii fans a tasty tidbit with the news that The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword will arrive on November 18.
With its successor, the Wii U, due to launch next year, Nintendo is clearly trying to squeeze a little bit more life out of the Wii. Do you think there are many people left to rush out and grab the redesigned console? Hit the headline and jump into the comments to tell us what you think of it. For the rest of today’s gaming news, check out of Gamescom roundup.
Out TBC | £TBC | Nintendo
A new PSP, PS3 price cuts, new Xbox LIVE features for WP7, trailers galore, and a 100,000 player multiplayer game – if you’re a gamer, it’s a very good day indeed.
Gamescom is happening right now over in Cologne. But don’t worry, there’s no need to go site hopping to pick the best news morsels from the mound of fanboy gushings; we’ve got all the news fit to print right here. Let’s dive in.
The FA Cup is coming to Facebook this Friday with the first ever match to be broadcast live on the social network. Don’t expect to see Premiership stars though. The game, part of the extra-preliminary FA Cup round, pits Ascot United against Wembley F.C. Still, it’ll feature the very first kick of the 2011 FA Cup.
The match will be streamed live from Ascot United’s Racecourse Ground on the Budweiser Facebook page. Kick off is at 7.45pm on Friday with coverage beginning at 7.30pm. Mike Harrison, Ascot United’s Chairman, says: “To be involved in the first game of the FA Cup this season is an honour in itself but to be part of a world first and have our match broadcast to a massive global audience is fantastic for our club.”
How many of the vast potential audience will actually log on to see the two teams slog it out is up for debate but we’ll be tuning in to support them. Check out our guide to football live streaming to find out how to watch even more matches legally on your mobile.
Out Friday | £free | Facebook
With Windows Phone Mango due to drop next month and Gamescom in full flow over in Frankfurt, Microsoft has revealed how the next Windows Phone update will change the Games Hub and add new Xbox Live features…