"Xbox 360 Continues to Struggle in Japan
Microsoft's console being beaten by Game Boy Micro.
by Hilary Goldstein
December 8, 2006 - Microsoft's Xbox 360 has enjoyed success in North America, Australia and the UK, but Japan remains elusive. Despite offering exclusive games from Japanese developers and multiple 360 pack-in bonuses, the new Xbox console is having difficulty gaining traction in the Land of the Rising Sun.
According to a Famitsu Marketing data survey, 113,000 Xbox 360 units have been sold in Japan this year. Over the past 11 months, Sony has sold 1.4 million PS2s. The new releases of PS3 and Wii have already trumped Xbox 360 yearly sales in just a handful of weeks. Even the Game Boy Micro, a niche collectible, managed to sell 150,000 units this year. To be fair, Xbox 360 outsold GameCube in 2006 as Nintendo's now-defunct console sold under 100,000 units.
Microsoft is hopeful that the newly-released RPG from Mistwalker Studio, Blue Dragon, can spark renewed interest in the 360 in Japan."
That's bad by the way....
Oh and this
"Nintendo Sued for Patent Infringement
The Wiimote may not be as unique as we thought.
by Micah Seff
December 8, 2006 - In a surprising turn of events, Nintendo is already the target of litigious action concerning its newly released Wii console. California-based Interlink electronics has filed a complaint against Nintendo for what it has deemed to be a case of copyright infringement over the pointing functionalities of the Wiimote.
Gaming blog Kotaku has obtained a court filing, issued by the US District Court of Delaware, which accuses Nintendo of infringing on a patent filed previously by Interlink Electronics. The court filing claims that Interlink Electronics has suffered "loss of reasonable royalties, reduced sales and/or lost profits as a result of the infringing activities of" Nintendo.
The claim refers to a patent filed in February, 2005 which refers to a device titled "Trigger Operated Electronic Device." The patent describes the advice as a "trigger operated device in the nature of a pointing device for use with an electronic system such as a computer." The patent continues to describe a device which, on the surface, sounds an awful like the Wii's controller.
The complaint demands that Nintendo be enjoined and restrained from further infringing on the patent, presumably by taking the Wii off the market. Furthermore, the filing demands that the court order Nintendo to pay Interlink three times the assessed damages, including prejudgment interests and attorney fees. Additionally, the plaintiff is demanding a jury trial of any and all issues pertaining to the case."
Originally posted by Ricodrayz
Oh and this"Nintendo Sued for Patent Infringement
The Wiimote may not be as unique as we thought.
by Micah Seff
December 8, 2006 - In a surprising turn of events, Nintendo is already the target of litigious action concerning its newly released Wii console. California-based Interlink electronics has filed a complaint against Nintendo for what it has deemed to be a case of copyright infringement over the pointing functionalities of the Wiimote.Gaming blog Kotaku has obtained a court filing, issued by the US District Court of Delaware, which accuses Nintendo of infringing on a patent filed previously by Interlink Electronics. The court filing claims that Interlink Electronics has suffered "loss of reasonable royalties, reduced sales and/or lost profits as a result of the infringing activities of" Nintendo.
The claim refers to a patent filed in February, 2005 which refers to a device titled "Trigger Operated Electronic Device." The patent describes the advice as a "trigger operated device in the nature of a pointing device for use with an electronic system such as a computer." The patent continues to describe a device which, on the surface, sounds an awful like the Wii's controller.
The complaint demands that Nintendo be enjoined and restrained from further infringing on the patent, presumably by taking the Wii off the market. Furthermore, the filing demands that the court order Nintendo to pay Interlink three times the assessed damages, including prejudgment interests and attorney fees. Additionally, the plaintiff is demanding a jury trial of any and all issues pertaining to the case."
Too bad they wont win.
Considering how long consoles are usually in development... and considering that the Wiimote isn't exactly what I'd call a "trigger-operated" electronic device, they will most likely have no chance of winning their case. Plus Nintendo's reputation for being absolutely vicious in the courts.
Nintendo's like Disney, or Mattel. You just don't drag them into a courtroom, period. They win.
Originally posted by Ricodrayz
"Xbox 360 Continues to Struggle in Japan
Microsoft's console being beaten by Game Boy Micro.
by Hilary Goldstein
December 8, 2006 - Microsoft's Xbox 360 has enjoyed success in North America, Australia and the UK, but Japan remains elusive. Despite offering exclusive games from Japanese developers and multiple 360 pack-in bonuses, the new Xbox console is having difficulty gaining traction in the Land of the Rising Sun.According to a Famitsu Marketing data survey, 113,000 Xbox 360 units have been sold in Japan this year. Over the past 11 months, Sony has sold 1.4 million PS2s. The new releases of PS3 and Wii have already trumped Xbox 360 yearly sales in just a handful of weeks. Even the Game Boy Micro, a niche collectible, managed to sell 150,000 units this year. To be fair, Xbox 360 outsold GameCube in 2006 as Nintendo's now-defunct console sold under 100,000 units.
Microsoft is hopeful that the newly-released RPG from Mistwalker Studio, Blue Dragon, can spark renewed interest in the 360 in Japan."
That's bad by the way....
Where did you get that quote from because I have here something that contradicts that with pictures too.
In Japan right now the 360 is selling with Blue Dragon bundled along.
http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/top/japan-gets-its-rpg-blue-dragon-launches-219977.php
Originally posted by General Kalieroi certainly hope so..
Considering how long consoles are usually in development... and considering that the Wiimote isn't exactly what I'd call a "trigger-operated" electronic device, they will most likely have no chance of winning their case. Plus Nintendo's reputation for being absolutely vicious in the courts.Nintendo's like Disney, or Mattel. You just don't drag them into a courtroom, period. They win.
Nintendo wasted no time trying to get a hold of the flying Wiimote problem.
Originally posted by Smasandian
MS is making a huge deal about PC gaming with Vista.Pretty much making PC gaming similiar to console gaming by having standards on PC boxes and ratings (rating system for configurations),lk installilation, and other stuff. Its all in this huge article in PC Gamer.
It will never be as big as console, but it will never die either. There will always be games. People have been saying that PC gaming is dead, buts its not. It also helps that its cheaper to produce for the PC.
Frankly they said similar things about XP as well. But it doesn't matter anyway, because I don't think ease of development is the issue.
The point remains that PC games sales have been declining for a decade, and only the twin bootstraps of MMOs and The Sims has kept it at that level.
I don't know why the denial here. The slow decline of PC gaming is rather taken for granted in the industry. After all, piece by piece, consoles are taking whatever a PC can do. Microsoft are aiming towards eventual integration, not a PC gaming revival.
About the Nintendo getting sued article I posted a while ago. Here is a picture and info I stole..I mean found somewhere.
The Wii remote offers a very unique design for a gaming controller. While gamers and developers alike find it’s design to be interesting, Interlink Electronics, Inc. finds it to be a copy. Interlink Electronics is a California company that specializes in designing and manufacturing electronic interface devices (such as conference room keyboards and portable speakers) and they filed a law suit against Nintendo on Monday. Interlink Electronics has accused Nintendo of America patent infringement with the Wii remote. The company claims that Nintendo’s controller is designed and functions too much like their remote used for PowerPoint Presentations. (Like the one below.)
The complaint was filed in a US District Court in Delaware and states that the Wii remote’s trigger bottom (located on the bottom of the controller) violates Interlink Patent No. 6,850,221 (Trigger Operated Electronic Device) which Interlink Electronics secured on February 1, 2005. (And if you remember correctly, the Wii remote was introduced in September of that year.)
Interlink Electronics has drawings that show their remote’s design that dates back to the patent’s application from September 17, 1997. (Those drawings located at the end of this post.) While the Wii remote’s design does look much like Interlink Electronics’ drawings, the company does not properly explain exactly how Nintendo is violating their patent. All the company has said is, “Nintendo has made, used, offered for sale and sold in the United States, and continues to make, use, offer for sale and sell in the United States one or more controllers which activities infringe, induce others to infringe, and/or contributorily infringe the '221 patent.”
Despite the little explanation Interlink Electronics offered, the company is demanding jury trial and damages to help determine the amount of "loss of reasonable royalties, reduced sales and/or lost profits as a result of the infringing activities."
Sales watch- http://nexgenwars.com/ Even though 3 pages later no one will even know I posted it here....