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...Nintendo Wii keeps on making news everyday and growing in popularity.

Recently, Nintendo's Wii game is believed to sell more than Sony's Playstation 3 which was far more than the expected mark. The delivered data estimates that the sale was nearly 4-to-1 in Japan in February as Wii software titles tried to conquer the undisputed leader in the bestseller list, as mentioned by the publisher of a game magazine.

In recent times, Nintendo sold 331,627 units of the Wii in the 4 weeks to February 24, ...more

US Gaming Industry Sees Record Sales in 2007

... Band (Xbox 360, MTV Games) - 184,000

5) Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Xbox 360, Activision) - 183,000

6) Super Mario Galaxy (Wii, Nintendo) - 172,000

7) Burnout Paradise (Xbox 360, EA) - 144,000

8) Call of Duty 4: Modern Combat (PS3, Activision) - 140,000

9) Mario Party DS (DS, Nintendo) - 139,000

10) Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games (DS, Sega) - 133,000

A statement from Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello is confident the company's revenue will jump to around $6 billion by the fiscal year 2011, with at least $900 million from digital revenue streams like downloadable content, in-game advertising and subscription fees. That would represent a growth of 71 percent over its 2008 fiscal year revenue forcast, which it expected to hit roughly $3.5 billion.

Other new announcements made by EA yesterday included a release date of September 7 for Spore (and possible PS3 and Xbox 360 versions)<...more

HD Loader - Play PS2 Games From Your Playstation 2 Hard drive

... "go" when the next level is loading, and it loads at lightning speeds.

Until the HD Loader was released, Playstation 2 gamers were envious of their Xbox counterparts. What the HD Loader does though, goes even beyond the simplistic level loading or reducing load times. It actually allows you to put the ENTIRE game, on the hard drive. And not just one game, as many games that will fit on to the hard drive you have installed into your PS2. So you'll not only be able to have faster load times, but you'll also be able to store the actual games, digitally, on your Playstation 2 hard drive, without having to damage your game discs in the process. There is no need for the discs to be used, so you can put them away for safe keeping. In fact, you can keep them as good as new because you'll be loading the entire game from your hard drive, and not the disc itself.

I keep making mention of the fact that a PS2 Network adapter is required, if you want to use the HD Loader. This is in fact true, but the reality is, the Playstation 2 can NOT have a hard drive connected without a Network adapter. You see, the Network adapter acts as your IDE converter. While it is designed to let you get online, and play online games, it also has a plug on the inside, which allows you to connect a Hard Drive to the game console. This was developed mainly for the Final Fantasy game, which actually required a Hard Drive to play, to store and load content from the hard drive. Now before you go thinking that you'll be stuck with a 40 gigabyte hard drive, the one that comes with the Final Fantasy game. It's important for me to state that while you could use that 40 gigabyte hard drive, the HD Loader ...more

Playstation 3 Reviews - Is It What Its Cracked Up To Be?

...You're probably here looking for Playstation 3 reviews because it's the latest craze. When it first came out, the price you had to pay to get this game console was just too much. Now that things have settled down, you can get one anywhere and for less then what they started out costing. Then again, you're here to read our Playstation 3 reviews just to make sure the system is worth buying.

Which is great because we're here to help you make the best decision possible, so our Playstation 3 reviews are unbiased. It's in the best interest for you that we show the good and the bad, especially when spending your hard earned money. So we'll cover the bad things we've found first and work our way up from there.

The cost is ...more