Kingdom Hearts boosts 3DS in Japan while PS Vita flags
Handhelds continue to dominate the video game sales charts in Japan, and one handheld in particular. Driven by the release of a new exclusive...
Wii U reportedly launching on November 18 in North America
Nintendo's newest console, the Wii U, will launch in North America on Sunday, November 18th according to Wii U Daily.
The site claims to have obtained an internal email from Japanese retailer Media Land that reportedly outs the system's November 18th release date, with the Japanese launch to follow a week a later. The email contained no info on a European launch.
Can we panic now? — Core gaming has a problem
THQ layoffs, Sega cancellations, and Sony studio closures caused last week to be one of the worst in memory for the gaming industry. Compare that to mobile darling OMGPOP which was sold for $210 million based on the strength of one game. It seems like one side of the market is on its way down, while the other side has nothing but growth ahead of it, but that isn't necessarily the case.
The 6 best game endings of all-time (and how BioWare would ruin them)
Video game endings tend to feel a lot like an afterthought. Whereas a bad movie only ever consumes two hours of your life, games...
Kid Icarus: Uprising only gets so far on wax wings (review)
26 years have passed since Kid Icarus was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Aside from a forgotten handheld sequel for the Game Boy...
Google fools with Maps 8-bit for NES and Game Boy
Legendary prankster Google is out with some early April Fools’ tomfoolery ahead of schedule, teasing nostalgic gamers with an 8-bit version of its near-ubiquitous...
The DeanBeat: The top 12 trends from the GDC
Too often, I flit from one conference to another like a wayward butterfly, trying to catch up with all the news. But the Game...
A roundup of stories from the Game Developers Conference
Our GamesBeat team is exhausted after five days of covering the biggest show for game developers in San Francisco. Here’s a day-by-day roundup of...
Nintendo 3DS tops 4.5 million units in US within first year
The 3DS, Nintendo’s current-gen handheld, has sold more than 4.5 million units in the US within its first year, the company announced today. The...
Who won? First-week sales of PS Vita vs. PSP vs. 3DS vs. DS (infographic)
In two of the three major video game markets (Japan and the U.S.), Nintendo has come out on top in first-week sales of handheld gaming systems with its DS and 3DS consoles. But Sony has performed better in Europe, where the last-generation PlayStation Portable and the recently released PlayStation Vita have outperformed both DS devices.
Check the infographic below to see how these four portables fared in first-week sales across the three territories, and for comparison's sake, see how eight major handheld platforms have sold in their lifetimes.