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.
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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?
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.