• Xbox 360 Has Biggest Sales Week in History with Around 1 Million Units Sold

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    Xbox 360 Has Biggest Sales Week in History

    Xbox 360 has sold 960,000 units in the U.S. during Black Friday week, Microsoft announced today. That makes it the biggest sales week in the history of Xbox.

    800,000 of those units were sold within a period of 24 hours. Besides, over 750,000 Kinect sensors were sold during the Black Friday week, combination of standalone and bundled.

    “We have seen tremendous excitement from customers for our hot holiday gaming offers,” commented Chris Homeister, senior vice president and general manager of Home Entertainment at Best Buy. “Xbox 360 was among the best-sellers at Best Buy this Black Friday, and is a testament to the continued popularity of the gaming category this holiday.”

    Microsoft added, “Xbox 360 should deliver its eleventh straight month as the number one console in the US.  With a robust holiday portfolio and the new Xbox LIVE dashboard going live on Dec. 6, we expect holiday momentum to continue, driving Xbox 360 to finish the year as the number one console in the U.S.”

    As for the competition, Sony noted strong demand but did not provide a sales figure for PS3, while Nintendo had its best Black Friday for the Wii yet by selling 500,000 units.

    [via industrygamers]

  • Nintendo Wii U Console Announced

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    At E3 Conference, LA, Nintendo has unveiled their upcoming game platform, previously known as Project Cafe, and now officially known as “Wii U“. It is the next iteration to the current Wii which teased back in April. The device comes with a 6.2-inch integrated touchscreen display (with a stylus) acting as an augmented display, it has an integrated mic, gyroscope, camera, and it outputs full HD which is a huge step from the current device. The device will release in 2012.

    Here are the full specs:

    • 1.8 inches tall, 6.8 inches wide, 10.5 inches long
    • Single-touch display
    • The new controller incorporates a 6.2-inch, 16:9 touch screen and traditional button controls, including two analog Circle Pads. This combination removes the traditional barriers between games, players and the TV by creating a second window into the video game world. The rechargeable controller includes a Power button, Home button, +Control Pad, A/B/X/Y buttons, L/R buttons and ZL/ZR buttons. It includes a built-in accelerometer and gyroscope, rumble feature, camera, a microphone, stereo speakers, a sensor strip and a stylus
    • Up to four Wii Remote (or Wii Remote Plus) controllers can be connected at once. The new console supports all Wii controllers and input devices, including the Nunchuk controller, Classic Controller, Classic Controller Pro and Wii Balance Board
    • A single self-loading media bay will play 12-centimeter proprietary high-density optical discs for the new console, as well as 12-centimeter Wii optical discs
    • Supports 1080p, 1080i, 720p, 480p and 480i. Compatible cables include HDMI, component, S-video and composite
    • Uses AV Multi Out connector. Six-channel PCM linear output through HDMI
    • The console will have internal flash memory, as well as the option to expand its memory using either an SD memory card or an external USB hard disk drive
    • IBM Power®-based multi-core microprocessor
    • Four USB 2.0 connector slots are included. The new console is backward compatible with Wii games and Wii accessories