Wii in 30% of US Households February 22, 2007
Posted by xerocube in : News, Wii , add a commentGamasutra News reports today of an interesting Wall Street Journal article predicting that 30% of US Households will have a Wii by 2011. I would go into more detail here, but it’d be better for you to just read the article yourself.
From Gamasutra: Merrill Lynch: Wii In 30% Of U.S. Households By 2011
This to me would be great news, if it were to happen. But if so, Nintendo may want to enhance the current social networking capabilities of the Wii in order to capitalize on a greater install base.
XBOX 360 Platinum Hits – March 16th, 2007 February 22, 2007
Posted by xerocube in : News, XBOX 360 , add a commentAccording to the XBOX Community site, Microsoft has announced the next round of games of “Platinum Hits” to be released. There are a good many games that I am excited to see make the list; though I am disappointed that Oblivion still hasn’t made the jump.
NBA 07 Achievement Attempt February 22, 2007
Posted by xerocube in : Promos & Events, Sports, XBOX 360 , add a commentMajor Nelson has posted a reminder about an online event to achieve the 100 point “Online with 1,000 People” achievement in NBA 07 for the XBOX 360.
Home Console Power Consumption February 22, 2007
Posted by xerocube in : Hardware, News, Systems , add a commentHave you ever wondered how much power your home consoles consume? Well, I have, but have been too lazy (not too mention cheap) to go purchase a power meter in order to find out. Well, the fine folks at hardCORE have taken it upon themselves to compare the Wii, the XBOX 360, the PS3, and a gaming PC in terms of power consumption. They compare power usage through game play, idle time, DVD playback, and Standby (just plugged in) modes.