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Why Is Nintendo Winning The Console War?

Posted 11-28-2007 at 11:04 AM by Photics
There's an arcade in Menlo Park Mall, New Jersey. I like to drive over there and play a few rounds of Street Fighter. Around this time of the year, I usually do so with caution. Holiday traffic makes the trip home rather rough. Not this year, as there was no traffic at all. I found that to be most disturbing.

The mall was pretty empty for the weekend of Black Friday. I didn't have any trouble finding a seat at the food court and I didn't have to elbow my way past the crowds. Yet, Nintendo...
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New Wii Channel Available - Check Mii Out

Posted 11-12-2007 at 09:56 PM by Photics
Today is a very busy day for Nintendo. With the launch of Super Mario Galaxy and three new Wii Console Games, the blue glow from the slot illuminator did not fill me with the usual joy. Instead, it was more like, "What now?!" Oh, that's right. I forgot about the new Wii Channel - Check Mii Out. Here's the message that greeted me...
Nintendo would like to announce the launch of the new Check Mii Out Channel, which is now available as a free download in the WiiWare section of the Wii Shop
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NCsoft 3Q Earning Release: Guild Wars Up, Lineage Down

Posted 11-09-2007 at 01:24 PM by Photics
NCsoft's call to fame and fortune is Lineage, but their third-quarter earnings release illustrates the changing times. Year-over-Year sales for Lineage are down 20%, while City of Heroes / City of Villians sales are down 23% versus the previous year. That put NCsoft's net profit down 21% from last year. There was good news for the computer game company, Guild Wars sales were up 16% versus the previous year and up 57% when compared to the previous quarter.

The Earning Release showed...
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NVIDIA releases GeForce 8800 GT - The Price Friendly GPU

Posted 10-29-2007 at 11:42 PM by Photics
Back in my day, we didn't have Graphical Processing Units. We had the Atari 2600 and we liked it. It was $50 and it hooked up to a Black & White TV real nice. Seriously, it seems like every time I turn around, there's some other gaming thing to spend money on. It looks like a GeForce 8800 GT is now on my list. $199-$259 is a significant amount of cash, but that's a good price for a powerful DirectX 10 card.

"Today we decided to raise the bar and deliver GeForce 8800 GT with...
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A Halloween Haven Found In Online Games

Posted 10-25-2007 at 11:02 PM by Photics
With millions of players engaged in online role-playing games, real world traditions have made their way into fantasy lands. Now that Halloween is only days away, MMORPGs are preparing to celebrate the holiday. "I've been looking forward to it for a while," says Airik Keyth, a level 20 Guild Wars Warrior / Monk.

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