The runaway success of the video game console market has been the Nintendo Wii, the game console that a few years ago almost nobody thought would amount to much but, thanks to an innovative controller and accessible games, has consistently outsold the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3…often by embarrassing margins. However, the citadel of Wii sales figures may not be unassailable: Japanese game magazine Enterbrain, which monitors retail sales of video games and game consoles in Japan, reports that the PlayStation 3 outsold the Nintendo Wii for the first time ever in Japan during March 2009. The reason? Two hot new titles for the PS3: Sega Sammy’s Ryu Ga Gotoku 3 and Capcom’s

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Source: Digital Trends – Video Games

Nintendo took the wraps off its latest and greatest handheld gaming platform, the Nintendo DSi, back in October of 2008, but it wasn’t until April 5th that the system officially went on sale in North America (following launches in Japan and Europe). And while the DS platform’s main competition has long been viewed as the Sony PSP, some industry watchers are saying that Nintendo has moved on beyond the PSP…and now has its eyes on Apple’s iPod touch.
The Nintendo DSi matches the same basic form factor as previous DS systems: a flip-open design with two internal 3.25-inch 256 by 192-pixel screens and a stylus. The DSi sports two cameras—one

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Source: Digital Trends – Video Games

Sometimes the old ways are the best. That, at least, seems to be the reasoning behind game maker Electronic Arts’ decision to switch back to the old serial copy code protection for the next version of The Sims, rather than use Digital Rights Management (DRM).

The company rain into a hailstorm of criticism last year when DRM limited users to just three installations of Spore. In a blog posting, The Sims division head, Ron Humble, said:

"The game will have disc-based copy protection – there is a serial code, just like The Sims 2."

"To play the game there will not be any online authentication needed."

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Source: Digital Trends – Video Games