Biggest ever Q1 confirmed http://www.mcvuk.com/news/27473/Biggest-ever-Q1-confirmed ChartTrack’s quarter one software figures show that year-on-year unit sales rose 15 per cent to a record-breaking 15.62 million, while revenues reached a whopping £317.1m, up 13 per cent on 2006’s quarter one period.
Sony’s ageing console saw year-on-year units fall 19.8 per cent from 4.65m to 3.73m, whilst units on Xbox declined 71.2 per cent from 1.04m to 0.30m units.
In addition, PS2 software revenues declined 29.6 per cent - almost £28m - compared to Q1 2006, from £93.01 to £65.49. Xbox fared even worse, with revenues dropping a particularly dramatic 82 per cent ? from £17.57m down to £3.16m.
July/August 2007 The Nintendo Wii http://www.technologyreview.com/Infotech/18899/ Though it can't boast the cinema-quality graphics of its competitors, the Wii game console distinguishes itself with its controller scheme.
At current rate, PS3 may sell less than GameCube http://www.gamepro.com/news.cfm?article_id=137448 According to the NPD, a firm that tracks North American hardware sales, the PS3 sold 1,742,000 units in its first 10 months of availability compared with 2,120,000 GameCube units.
Wii's New Racquet Real tennis company volleys for new turf with its first Wii Tennis product. http://biz.gamedaily.com/industry/news/?id=17640 Tennis equipment maker Prince has decided that Wii Tennis players lacked "a proper racquet" so it collaborated with Qualtech Global, Ltd. to create a product that lives up to Prince's standard.