Declining DS Biz, Strong Yen Carve $288.4 Million Q1 Loss For Nintendo

Unfavorable exchange rates and a contracting DS business slugged Nintendo's balance sheet during its fiscal first quarter ended June 30, and the company today reported a 25.2 billion-yen ($288.4 million) loss -- in the same period last year, it saw a 42.3 billion-yen ($483.7 million) profit. Sales slipped over 25 percent year over year to 188.6 billion yen ($2.16 billion). Although Nintendo ...

Microsoft's chance to show it still leads

It's a pretty good time to be Microsoft -- but the company still has a lot to prove.

Sharetronix Evolves

Stepping up with the times, Blogtronix released last week an updated version of its microblogging platform, Sharetronix 1.5. The new version features improved social networking capabilities.

Apples Bumper Solution

Figuring that most high-tech nuts won't want to sport their new iPhone 4 wrapped up in duct-tape, Steve Jobs offered a more fashionable solution, though one that pretty much accomplishes the same thing. At a special press conference July 16, Jobs announced that Apple will provide free cases, either their own $29 Bumpers or one made by a third party chosen by the consumer. I-Phone 4 users who ...

Analyst: Tiger Woods' 'Catastrophic' Wii Decline May Point To Scandal Damage

In an environment of general software declines, Electronic Arts faces particular challenges with its Tiger Woods PGA Tour franchise. First-month sales across all formats have plummeted 68 percent compared to the launch of last year's installment, and one analyst thinks the athlete's extracurricular activities might be causing harm to the games. The golf game, which lends itself well to Wii's ...

Analyst Urges Activision to Charge for Call of Duty Online

One analyst suggests that part of the cause of the gaming industrys recent sales decline is because of additional value from online games, and recommends Activision start charging for the games like Call of Duty to compensate.

News// BioWare: Consoles are the Past, Future is Online

(15 Jul 2010) Will still continue to create triple-A console games.

IPhone 4 antenna: the ticking $200 million/ week time bomb

As speculation picks up that an iPhone 4 recall is inevitable, analysts say that the fix could cost Apple upwards of a billion dollars, and the tab is only going to increase as new units are sold. read more

Motion games broaden uses beyond exercise

Ever since Nintendo launched the Wii, gamers have been interacting with characters and working out with virtual trainers.

Gameworld: Motion games broaden uses beyond exercise

Ever since Nintendo launched the Wii, gamers have been interacting with characters and working out with virtual trainers in titles like Electronic Arts' "EA Sports Active" or Ubisoft's "Your Shape."