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Nintendo Earnings: Currency Woes Balanced by Strong Gaming Demand
Seth Gilbert submits: Since the beginning of August, the Japanese Yen has risen almost 35% against the Euro and about ten percent against the dollar. For Japanese businesses that rely heavily on overseas sales, companies like Sony SNE and Canon CAJ, these fluctuations are wreaking havoc on net income...
Sony Earnings Slide on Currency Issues, Decreased Consumer Spending
Seth Gilbert submits: Sony SNE warned of financial trouble last week. Now it’s official. Hit with the triple whammy of a unexpected currency fluctuation, weakening consumer spending and mounting losses at the music division, the company reported a 72% drop (y/y) in net income for the fiscal second quarter ended...
Microsoft's XBox 360 Successful in Japan
Bruce Everiss submits: /strong People said that Microsoft MSFT would never succeed in Japan with the Xbox 360 because the Japanese only bought their own consumer electronics. These people, obviously have no explanation for the phenomenal success of the iPod and iPhone in Japan. When the Xbox 360 outsold the PS3 for one...
Is Sirius XM Headed the Way of Old Radio?
Nico submits: Remember when shares of Sirius and XM radio were the talk of Wall Street only a few years ago? The next generation of radio that will take over every car, home and local business? Fast forward to today, and only a couple of months after the July merger...
What's in Store in the Next Generation Consoles?
Bruce Everiss submits: /strong Obviously all three platform holders are working on their next generation consoles, we even know that Microsoft MSFT has given theirs the codename “Phoenix”. It is also pretty obvious that all three will be scaled versions of the current generation consoles with up to four to five...
Interest in HDTV at Electronics Web Sites
Compete submits: Not long ago, I bought a brand new 46” LCD HDTV just in time for football season so I could see every individual blade of grass swoosh by as my beloved Patriots went for touchdown after touchdown. And then… well, you all know what I’m talking about,...
Why Microsoft's XBox 360 Will Outsell Nintendo's Wii
Bruce Everiss submits: /strong According to the best guesses there are about 30 million Nintendo (NTDOY.PK) Wiis in the world, 20 million Microsoft MSFT Xbox 360s and 15 million Sony SNE Playstation PS3s. So the Wii has currently sold 50% more than the 360. And 10 million is a lot...
Microsoft Slashes Xbox Prices to Capture Market Share from Sony
Seth Gilbert submits: For the die-hard fanatic with tunnel vision for a new consumer product, price may have little meaning. The hardcore gamer with a passion for Halo is going to find a way to pay whatever price it takes. For the average consumer, the mainstream, soccer moms in suburbia,...
When To 'Believe the Hype' of a New Product
Larry Bellehumeur submits: When it comes to "Hyping" a product, it is clear to most people that Apple AAPL has no peers. Long before people knew the total functionality of an iPod, they knew that they had to have one. In my opinion, this was the most successful product...
Gaming the Recession
Guy Bennett submits: When the economy falls, the demand for escapist entertainment rises. History has proven this over and over again. During “The Great Depression” (1929 – 1939) 25% of American families had no income and 40% of factory workers were unemployed. In 1930 there were 200,000 evictions in...
Sony Announces New Hardware for PSP and PS3
Seth Gilbert submits: Wednesday was a busy day for Sony SNE. The company’s gaming division used the Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany to reveal a number of new hardware offerings. Topping the list was a new SKU for the Playstation 3 platform. With Sony’s focus evolving more and...
Eight Gaming News Stories
Bruce Everiss submits: /strong Japan is sold out of Xbox 360s and Microsoft MSFT has apologised: “We truly thank you for all your patronage in the past. Currently, the Xbox 360 is sold out, and retailers are unable to restock their supply. This is a result of our own sales...
Can Sony Dig the PS3 Out of a Rut?
Bruce Everiss submits: /strong The problems with the Sony SNE Playstation PS3 are well documented:It was far too expensive at launch and still is, but less so,Its graphics processor is weak - holding back game qualityIt is difficult for development - so games, including key platform exclusives, were slow to be released It...
Inside NPD's July '08 Gaming Report
Seth Gilbert submits: Summer is a time for BBQs and beaches. The weather is good and people tend to enjoy it. Not surprisingly, as a result, it’s a slower period for indoor entertainment products like video games. Still, “slower” is a relative term. According to newly released NPD sales data...
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Lips (Xbox 360) 49.99 Guys, what the hell took you so long? Four years after the launch of the first SingStar title, Sony's take on console karaoke, Microsoft has finally pulled its finger out and released its music- and-microphones rival 'Lips'. With its wireless...
LucasArts and Sony Online Entertainment Expand the Star Wars Galaxies™ Online Trading Card Game
The Second Release to the Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game, "Squadrons Over Corellia" Arrives This Year SAN FRANCISCO -- LucasArts and Sony Online Entertainment announced today the development of the second release to the successful Star Wars Galaxies([TM]) Trading Card Game, Squadrons Over Corellia, scheduled for release...
Sony's Robert Blanchard and Microsoft's David McLauchlan Honored at CEA's First Annual Technology Achievement Awards
ARLINGTON, Va. -- The Consumer Electronics Association CEA[R] announced that its inaugural Technology Achievement Awards go to Robert Blanchard, regulatory and standards analyst, Sony Electronics and David McLauchlan, senior business development manager, Microsoft Corporation. The awards were handed out at the first annual Technology Achievement Awards, held in conjunction with...
"Hollywood Goes Green" Summit Dec. 8-9 Announces Stellar Speaker Lineup Including Actress Laura Dern for The Organic Center Dinner
Two-day Event to Focus on Helping Hollywood Increase Profits and Lower Costs in Today's Volatile Economy through Sustainable Innovation and Corporate Responsibility LOS ANGELES -- iHollywood Forum, announced its final speaker lineup for the second annual "Hollywood Goes Green" conference held this December 8-9, 2008 at the Hilton...
My 'look but don't buy' habit will be a tough one to crack ...
Notebook It's not that I don't want to buy stuff. I do. This weekend I spent five hours almost shopping. In the Apple shop I looked at headphones; I prodded buttons on the new Sony Reader electronic book in the Sony flagship store; I groped cashmere...
TBS' 10 Items or Less Celebrity Bagging Competition Declares Winner
Actors from Television Series 'My Boys,' 'Mad Men,' '10 Items or Less,' 'The Young and the Restless' Participate in Offbeat Charity Competition '10 Items or Less' Premieres January 6 at 11 PM on TBS LAS VEGAS, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- In the spirit of the...
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