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EA's just revealed its financial figures from the Q3 Christmas 2007 period (October-December), which shows the company making a whole lot more revenue than ever before. When you break down the figures for handheld games, Nintendo DS was by far the most impressive performer, with sales up 122 per cent from $55 million in Q3 2006 to $122 million. EA released only five DS games during that time; Boogie, Need for Speed ProStreet, EA Playground, The Sims 2 Castaway and The Simpsons Game but still... Read Full Story

The Wii Fit Balance Board is a clever device that is pressure sensitive and detects shifts in balance in any direction. You put it in front of your TV, step on and use it to interact with the varied activities. The great thing about it it's wireless, so there's no chance of you tripping over a cable and picking up an injury. On this subject I would say that you should probably make sure you leave some space around it as im sure until you get the hang of it, the odd overbalancing will take... Read Full Story

You may think this is a joke but im absolutly serious, you can have a Wii-kend curtiousy of the Wii games console!!!! This is not a new idea actually it has been done before on other hard to come by items and items that are cheaper abroad than they are here in the UK. The Wii-kend idea has been going since the middle of last year, as far as i can make out, it may have been going on for longer than this. It was my son who actually told me about it when he went on a fag (cigarette) weekend in... Read Full Story

The NPD Group provided a reminder this week that market growth is not guaranteed. The gaming industry in the US ended the year (2007) with record retail sales of nearly $18 billion. This week The NPD Group the industry-research firm released US retail sales data for the January 2008 period. While software sales for the month were up 11 percent to nearly $611 million, hardware sales fell by a quarter to around $378 million. Combine that with a modest decline in accessory sales, the industry... Read Full Story

Hi Welcome to my new blog.I will be reviewing new games and updating news on anything new in the world of gaming consoles. Please feel free to join in and pass on any news or reviews yourself as this blog is set up for YOU.You can visit my sites at http://www.consolesmarket.com/ & http://www.consolesmarket.co.uk/ where you will find one of the largest selection of Consoles & Games in the world!!! http://consolesmarkets.blogspot.com/2008/03/welcome-to-consolesmarket-blog.html Read Full Story