PS3 trounced by Wii in JapanNintendo is console kingBy Nick Farrell: Thursday 11 January 2007, 08:42Click hereSONY'S HOME market of Japan is being taken over by its rival's Nintendo in the console war.According to a market survey released by Japanese computer game publisher Enterbrain, the Wii has beaten the PS3 on the island.Sony only sold 466,716 PS3 units in Japan after its November 11 launch until the end of December. Sony had expected to sell a million consoles domestically.Mainichi news reports that Nintendo sold 989,118 Wiis domestically from its December 2 launch date to month's end, nearly double Sony's total. The only good news for Sony was that Microsoft's Xbox 360 is getting an even bigger drubbing in Japan than the PS3.
or a good mod chip surfaces which apparently has...doesnt play imports though.
This 1st generation of Wii modchips was humming along so smoothly, but it looks like a recent Nintendo manufacturing modification has rained on their parade for the time being. While the chips do work fine in early Wiis, and that DVD upgradability should keep 'em humming for some time to come, the Wiinja, CycloWiz and WiiKey chips all fail to work with Wiis running the D2B Panasonic chipset, which shows up in certain Wiis, mostly ones purchased in late January / early February. The only way to check for the chipset is to pry open the Wii and look for yourself, and the incompatibility means that even the DVD upgradability won't allow current modchips to run on these systems. Both the CycloWiz and Wiinja teams have confirmed the problem, and are already working on new versions to get around the Panasonic chipset, but you might want to make sure your Wii is compatible before you blow your cash on a non-working modchip.
Well, I got my Wii today. I will be trying it out tonight when I get home from work. Hopefully it'll be as much fun as everyone claims it is. But I'll really have fun once I hook it up to my new 55" Plasma HDTV that I got last week, LOL....Yea B1tche$ 55" Plasma = Mucho Fun!
Well I didn't get the 55" for the Wii, it's just another benefit. I intend on sweating GOW on it though and all 18 other 360 games that I have, not to mention the DVD collection....The Wii is really for my Fiance since she loves her Nintendo.Which projector are you using for that 129" screen you have there, I am also looking for a projector to take my gaming portable style when I go back home to Trinidad for vacation......
That’s right, during Activision’s conference call on Wednesday, CEO Mike Griffith stated that Guitar Hero will be making it’s way to the Wii: The key difference in our strategy versus the prior cycle, is that in addition to full support on Sony and Microsoft platforms, we will aggressively target the Nintendo platforms consistent with our multi-platform strategy and Nintendo’s expected growth. In fiscal 2008, we will double our offerings on the DS and the Wii, including Spider-Man, Shrek, Transformers, and Guitar Hero.No other details were given during the 60+ minute conference call. Since the announcement was given by the President of Activision, I think the chances are high for an official press release in the future. If you wish to hear the announcement for yourself, check out the conference call below and skip ahead to around the 28-minute mark.
