Champions and Star Trek Online coming to the PS3?
November 20, 2008
bra href=http://img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/126434/startrek_qjgenth.jpg?429080 rel=lightbox[article126434] title=Star 20Trek 20Online 20- 20Image 201 20 26nbsp 3B 20 20 26nbsp 3B 20 3Ca 20href 3D 22http 3A//img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/126434/startrek.jpg 3F429080 22 20target 3D 22_blank 22 3E 3Cimg 20src 3D 22/img/newwindow.png 22 20title 3D 22Open 20in 20new 20window 22 20border 3D 220 22 3E 3C/a 3Eimg style=margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 3px; alt=Star Trek Online - Image 1 title=Star Trek Online - Image 1 src=http://img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/126434/startrek_qjgenth.jpg?429080 align=right border=0/aAs many of you already know, a href=http://xbox360.qj.net/tags/cryptic-studios/6913 id=tag title=Cryptic Studios/a is the developer working on span id=iTxtspan id=iTxta href=http://mmorpg.qj.net/category/Champions-Online/cid/4802span id=iTxtspan class=KonaBodyspan title=Cryptic Studios‘ Champions Online MMORPG style=font-style: italic;Champions Online/span/span/span/a/span/span and span id=iTxtspan id=iTxta href=http://mmorpg.qj.net/category/Star-Trek-Online/cid/2033span title=Cryptic Studios‘ Star Trek Online MMORPG style=font-style: italic;Star Trek Online/span/a/span/span. Some of you probably already know that these games are being designed to appear both on the PC and the Xbox 360. brbrNow here’s something you probably don’t know about yet: span style=font-style: italic;Star Trek Online/span and/or span style=font-style: italic;Champions Online/span might be getting a PS3 port.brbrIt’s all just speculation so far, but one solid fact is that Cryptic Studios is looking to hire a full time PS3 Engine programmer. The help wanted sign went up on Craigslist last Friday (November 14), describing part of the job as extending existing systems to adapt to the ever-changing needs of a massively multiplayer game.brbrAs far as I know, span style=font-style: italic;Champions/span and span style=font-style: italic;Star Trek/span are the only two projects on their plate right now, so the natural conclusion is that one or both of these MMOs are getting a port to the PlayStation 3. What else could you use a PlayStation 3 programmer for? (if you’re a 360 fanboy, please refrain from answering that).brbrbrhr style=width: 100 ; height: 2px;brspan style=font-weight: bold;Related Articles:br/spanullia title=Cryptic Studios delivers promise: first Star Trek Online gameplay footage unveiled href=http://mmorpg.qj.net/Cryptic-Studios-delivers-promise-first-Star-Trek-Online-gameplay-footage-unveiled/pg/49/aid/123073span style=font-style: italic;Cryptic Studios delivers promise: first Star Trek Online gameplay footage unveiled/span/a/lilispan style=font-style: italic;a title=Champions Online’s Ask Cryptic update: Of powers, costumes, and ‘in-house’ resource href=http://mmorpg.qj.net/Champions-Online-s-Ask-Cryptic-update-Of-powers-costumes-and-in-house-resource/pg/49/aid/119456Champions Online’s Ask Cryptic update: Of powers, costumes, and ‘in-house’ resource/abr/span/li/ulspan style=font-weight: bold;/spanbrbrimg src=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/qj/xbox/~4/o7c741ZaT4s height=1 width=1/ a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=’http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/qj/xbox/~3/o7c741ZaT4s/126434 ‘Source [qj.xbox]/abr
Oddworld movie and game project Citizen Siege still in development
November 19, 2008
bra href=http://img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/126192/oddworld-2_qjgenth.jpg?116351 rel=lightbox[article126192] title=Oddworld 3A 20Citizen 20Siege 20still 20in 20development 20- 20Image 201 20 26nbsp 3B 20 20 26nbsp 3B 20 3Ca 20href 3D 22http 3A//img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/126192/oddworld-2.jpg 3F116351 22 20target 3D 22_blank 22 3E 3Cimg 20src 3D 22/img/newwindow.png 22 20title 3D 22Open 20in 20new 20window 22 20border 3D 220 22 3E 3C/a 3Eimg style=margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 3px; alt=Oddworld: Citizen Siege still in development - Image 1 title=Oddworld: Citizen Siege still in development - Image 1 src=http://img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/126192/oddworld-2_qjgenth.jpg?116351 align=right border=0/aIt’s been a long while since we heard anything about a title=Oddworld Inhabitants: new movie and game project href=http://ps3.qj.net/Oddworld-Inhabitants-new-movie-and-game-project/pg/49/aid/71146Oddworld Inhabitants’ movie and game project/a, span style=font-style: italic;Citizen Siege/span. It’s been two years, in fact.brbrPart of the reason is probably its split from its original partner, Vanguard. The studio is currently busy finalizing its Oddworld 2.0 business plan. Don’t worry though, the project is still in development. Says OWI’s Sherry McKenna:brbrp style=padding-left: 40px; padding-right: 40px; Citizen Siege is a project near and dear to our hearts so while we are no longer developing it with Vanguard due to the famous ‘creative differences’, it is still in development./pp style=padding-left: 40px; padding-right: 40px;br/pp style=padding-left: 40px; padding-right: 40px;We still care about creating games although perhaps not in the way we did in the past. We are just in the process of finalizing our new Oddworld 2.0 plan./pbr Unsurprisingly though, we are not given any more more details on the project other than that. At least we know it hasn’t evaporated, so that’s something.brbrFor those who missed it, OWI president a href=http://xbox360.qj.net/tags/lorne-lanning/10899 id=tag title=Creator of OddworldLorne Lanning/a is now, uh, not president of OWI. It was announced yesterday that Larry Shapiro has taken his stead. Under Oddworld 2.0, Lanning will now concentrate on the creative side of production, while Shapiro will get to deal with all the ’stuff’ presidents of companies have to deal with, says McKenna.brbrhr style=width: 100 ; height: 2px;brspan style=font-weight: bold;a href=http://xbox360.qj.net/tags/oddworld-inhabitants/10898 id=tag title=Oddworld Inhabitants/a is also making a new /spanspan style=font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;Oddworld /spanspan style=font-weight: bold;game:/spanbrullia title=Maxis co-founder, OddWorld Inhabitants developing new game with CG movie quality graphicsv href=http://ps3.qj.net/Maxis-co-founder-OddWorld-Inhabitants-developing-new-game-with-CG-movie-quality-graphics/pg/49/aid/120448span title=Maxis co-founder, OddWorld Inhabitants developing new game with CG movie quality graphics style=font-style: italic;Maxis co-founder, OddWorld Inhabitants developing new game with CG movie quality graphics/span/a/li/ulbrbr pa href=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/qj/xbox?a=bzmAvkimg src=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/qj/xbox?i=bzmAvk border=0/img/a/pimg src=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/qj/xbox/~4/451932119 height=1 width=1/ a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=’http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/qj/xbox/~3/451932119/126192 ‘Source [qj.xbox]/abr
Metareview — Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe (Xbox 360, PS3)
November 19, 2008
brpFiled under: a href=http://www.joystiq.com/category/ps3/ rel=tagSony PlayStation 3/a, a href=http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/ rel=tagMicrosoft Xbox 360/a, a href=http://www.joystiq.com/category/metareviews/ rel=tagMetareviews/a/pdiv align=centera href=http://www.metacritic.com/search/process?sb=0amp;tfs=allamp;ts=mortal+kombat+vs.+dcamp;ty=0amp;x=0amp;y=0img vspace=4 hspace=4 border=1 src=http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/11/mkvsdc.jpg alt= //abr //div With a href=http://www.joystiq.com/tag/midwayMidway/a’s holiday hopes (and a href=http://www.joystiq.com/2008/11/10/midway-report-76m-in-losses-for-q308-pins-q4-hope-on-mk-vs-dc/financial future/a) pinned on ema href=http://www.joystiq.com/tag/mk-vs-dcMortal Kombat vs. DC Universe/a/em, it appears the a href=http://www.metacritic.com/search/process?sb=0amp;tfs=allamp;ts=mortal+kombat+vs.+dcamp;ty=0amp;x=0amp;y=0reviewers/a aren’t going to help the company out. Barring major outlier a href=http://www.giantbomb.com/mortal-kombat-vs-dc-universe/61-20449/reviews/Giant Bomb/a and its 5/5, most outlets appear to be sticking around 80 and below. If it does well at retail, emMK vs. DC/em may help prevent the publisher from hearing an ominous voice-over: Finish him!br / ul lia href=http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/207930/mortal-kombat-vs-dc-universe-ps3/GamePro/a strong(80/100)/strong: Though far from a technical fighting game, emMortal Kombat vs. DC Universe/em exceeds expectations by delivering a solidly enjoyable casual fighter. The Mature-rated gore is missed, but the core combat here feels more confident and energetic than it has in years./li lia href=http://ps3.ign.com/articles/929/929012p1.htmlIGN/a strong(75/100)/strong: emMortal Kombat vs. DC Universe/em is fun and a solid entry into the franchise, but I doubt many folks will find it entertaining past a rental. Casual players will punch through the storyline before burning out after getting stumped by one or two Kombo Challenges, while Mortal Kombat fans will have trouble accepting the toned down Fatalities and somewhat slower gameplay.span class=text_article_body/span/li lispan class=text_article_bodya href=http://ps3.gamespy.com/playstation-3/mortal-kombat-next-gen/931343p1.htmlGameSpy/a (strong70/100)/strong: /spanThough emMK vs. DC/em purports to shake up the franchise, the reality is that among the many new touches that the game adds it still lacks the depth of other fighters available today. Again, it doesn’t feel dramatically different from its predecessors, save for new mini-game modes and a big facelift. The movesets are rather generic (most are a variation of down, forward, button) and feel a tad antiquated. Its big hook (the crossover license) can’t justify the relatively shallow fighting on hand. /li lia href=http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3171368amp;p=371UP/a strong(B-)/strong: (Calculated as 67 on Metacritic) emMK vs. DCU/em is an oddly enjoyable distraction from real fighters. Its masher-friendly controls appeal to me in a casual-gamer way, and the midmatch minigames (damage-percentage tugs-of-war, airborne ass-kickings with the defender mirroring the aggressor’s button-presses in a bid for dominance) give the fights a sort of party-game vibe./li /ulp style=padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;a href=http://www.joystiq.com/2008/11/18/metareview-mortal-kombat-vs-dc-universe-xbox-360-ps3/Metareview — Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe (Xbox 360, PS3)/a originally appeared on a href=http://www.joystiq.comJoystiq/a on Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:15:00 EST. Please see our a href=http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/terms for use of feeds/a./pp style=clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;nbsp;/ppa href=http://www.metacritic.com/search/process?sb=0amp;tfs=allamp;ts=mortal+kombat+vs.+dcamp;ty=0amp;x=0amp;y=0Read/anbsp;|nbsp;a href=http://www.joystiq.com/2008/11/18/metareview-mortal-kombat-vs-dc-universe-xbox-360-ps3/ rel=bookmark title=Permanent link to this entryPermalink/anbsp;|nbsp;a href=http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1375832/ title=Send this entry to a friend via emailEmail this/anbsp;|nbsp;a href=http://www.joystiq.com/2008/11/18/metareview-mortal-kombat-vs-dc-universe-xbox-360-ps3/#comments title=View reader comments on this entryComments/a/p pa href=http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/a2FitSbkpEQi4llJfr6inpEQsv4/aimg src=http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/a2FitSbkpEQi4llJfr6inpEQsv4/i border=0 ismap=true/img/a/pdiv class=feedflare a href=http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=C4wP0K1gimg src=http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=C4wP0K1g border=0/img/a a href=http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=VcdRy2V1img src=http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=VcdRy2V1 border=0/img/a /divimg src=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~4/4GeuCxE00T4 height=1 width=1/ a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=’http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~3/4GeuCxE00T4/’Source [joystiq]/abr
Oddworld movie and game project Citizen Siege still in development
November 18, 2008
bra href=http://img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/126192/oddworld-2_qjgenth.jpg?116351 rel=lightbox[article126192] title=Oddworld 3A 20Citizen 20Siege 20still 20in 20development 20- 20Image 201 20 26nbsp 3B 20 20 26nbsp 3B 20 3Ca 20href 3D 22http 3A//img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/126192/oddworld-2.jpg 3F116351 22 20target 3D 22_blank 22 3E 3Cimg 20src 3D 22/img/newwindow.png 22 20title 3D 22Open 20in 20new 20window 22 20border 3D 220 22 3E 3C/a 3Eimg style=margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 3px; alt=Oddworld: Citizen Siege still in development - Image 1 title=Oddworld: Citizen Siege still in development - Image 1 src=http://img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/126192/oddworld-2_qjgenth.jpg?116351 align=right border=0/aIt’s been a long while since we heard anything about a title=Oddworld Inhabitants: new movie and game project href=http://ps3.qj.net/Oddworld-Inhabitants-new-movie-and-game-project/pg/49/aid/71146Oddworld Inhabitants’ movie and game project/a, span style=font-style: italic;Citizen Siege/span. It’s been two years, in fact.brbrPart of the reason is probably its split from its original partner, Vanguard. The studio is currently busy finalizing its Oddworld 2.0 business plan. Don’t worry though, the project is still in development. Says OWI’s Sherry McKenna:brbrp style=padding-left: 40px; padding-right: 40px; Citizen Siege is a project near and dear to our hearts so while we are no longer developing it with Vanguard due to the famous ‘creative differences’, it is still in development./pp style=padding-left: 40px; padding-right: 40px;br/pp style=padding-left: 40px; padding-right: 40px;We still care about creating games although perhaps not in the way we did in the past. We are just in the process of finalizing our new Oddworld 2.0 plan./pbr Unsurprisingly though, we are not given any more more details on the project other than that. At least we know it hasn’t evaporated, so that’s something.brbrFor those who missed it, OWI president a href=http://xbox360.qj.net/tags/lorne-lanning/10899 id=tag title=Creator of OddworldLorne Lanning/a is now, uh, not president of OWI. It was announced yesterday that Larry Shapiro has taken his stead. Under Oddworld 2.0, Lanning will now concentrate on the creative side of production, while Shapiro will get to deal with all the ’stuff’ presidents of companies have to deal with, says McKenna.brbrhr style=width: 100 ; height: 2px;brspan style=font-weight: bold;a href=http://xbox360.qj.net/tags/oddworld-inhabitants/10898 id=tag title=Oddworld Inhabitants/a is also making a new /spanspan style=font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;Oddworld /spanspan style=font-weight: bold;game:/spanbrullia title=Maxis co-founder, OddWorld Inhabitants developing new game with CG movie quality graphicsv href=http://ps3.qj.net/Maxis-co-founder-OddWorld-Inhabitants-developing-new-game-with-CG-movie-quality-graphics/pg/49/aid/120448span title=Maxis co-founder, OddWorld Inhabitants developing new game with CG movie quality graphics style=font-style: italic;Maxis co-founder, OddWorld Inhabitants developing new game with CG movie quality graphics/span/a/li/ulbrbr pa href=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/qj/xbox?a=bzmAvkimg src=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/qj/xbox?i=bzmAvk border=0/img/a/pimg src=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/qj/xbox/~4/451932119 height=1 width=1/ a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=’http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/qj/xbox/~3/451932119/126192 ‘Source [qj.xbox]/abr
Metacritic to fanboys: We post every review that we cover
November 18, 2008
bra href=http://img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/126185/ps360_qjpreviewth.jpg?216009 rel=lightbox[article126185] title=PS3 20vs 20Xbox 20360 20- 20Image 201 20 26nbsp 3B 20 20 26nbsp 3B 20 3Ca 20href 3D 22http 3A//img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/126185/ps360.jpg 3F216009 22 20target 3D 22_blank 22 3E 3Cimg 20src 3D 22/img/newwindow.png 22 20title 3D 22Open 20in 20new 20window 22 20border 3D 220 22 3E 3C/a 3Eimg style=margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 3px; alt=PS3 vs Xbox 360 - Image 1 title=PS3 vs Xbox 360 - Image 1 src=http://img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/126185/ps360_qjpreviewth.jpg?216009 align=right border=0/aIt all started withspan style=font-style: italic; /spanPS3’sspan style=font-style: italic; a title=LittleBigPlanet href=http://ps3.qj.net/LittleBigPlanet/cid/3612LittleBigPlanet/a/span getting a disappointing user rating on Metacritic: 6.3. Site founder Marc Doyle explained that this was simply due to a fanboy warpath targeting the PS3 and its games. Equally zealous fanboys from the PS3 camp retaliated and oblite-ratedspan style=font-style: italic;span style=font-style: italic; /span/spanXbox 360’sspan style=font-style: italic; a title=Gears of War 2 href=http://xbox360.qj.net/category/Gears-of-War-2/cid/4801Gears of War 2/a/span, leaving the user rating at a woeful 2.5 at the time.brbrFanboys at Metacritic whined that not every 10/10 score out there for span style=font-style: italic;LBP /spanwas posted on the site. Obviously, they were upset that their precious game did not receive the rating that they’d prefer. Marc Doyle has these words to clear things up:brbrp style=padding-left: 40px; padding-right: 40px;As long as I have a page for a game on Metacritic, I post every review for that game from the publications I track. It’s not an automated process and we’re human, so we will occasionally make a mistake on inputting a score or I’ll miss a review. But when it’s called to our attention. We post the review immediately. But it is our policy to post every review from every publication we cover, so long as we have a page for that game on our site. We don’t pick and choose which reviews we post./pbrMetacritic only uses scores from registered publications - sources that Metacritic has decided and confirmed to have valid opinion on matters. Sometimes, it’s possible that they miss reviews, or your favorite blog isn’t registered, so not all ratings out there will show up on the site. Reviews are supposed to be subjective, but Metacritic is definitely not biased towards any console. Subjectivity and bias are two different things.brbrhr style=width: 100 ; height: 2px;brspan style=font-weight: bold;Related articles:br/spanullia href=http://www.qj.net/The-PS3-Empire-strikes-back-Gears-of-War-2-scores-2-8-on-Metacritic/pg/49/aid/125387span title=PS3 Empire strikes back style=font-style: italic;The PS3 Empire strikes back: Gears of War 2 scores 2.8 on Metacritic/span/a/lilispan title=PS3 Empire strikes back style=font-style: italic;a title=LBP gets 6.3 on Metacritic href=http://www.qj.net/LittleBigPlanet-gets-6-3-10-on-Metacritic-website-founder-addresses-angry-mob/pg/49/aid/125305LittleBigPlanet gets 6.3/10 on Metacritic, website founder addresses angry mob/abr/span/li/ulbrbr pa href=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/qj/xbox?a=YEtcMrimg src=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/qj/xbox?i=YEtcMr border=0/img/a/pimg src=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/qj/xbox/~4/451478673 height=1 width=1/ a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=’http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/qj/xbox/~3/451478673/126185 ‘Source [qj.xbox]/abr
Sonic Unleashed staggers release dates
November 18, 2008
brpFiled under: a href=http://www.joystiq.com/category/ps2/ rel=tagSony PlayStation 2/a, a href=http://www.joystiq.com/category/ps3/ rel=tagSony PlayStation 3/a, a href=http://www.joystiq.com/category/wii/ rel=tagNintendo Wii/a, a href=http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/ rel=tagMicrosoft Xbox 360/a, a href=http://www.joystiq.com/category/action/ rel=tagAction/a/pdiv align=centera href=http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/930/930926p1.htmlimg width=490 vspace=4 hspace=0 height=318 border=0 align=top alt= src=http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/11/gam_nightofthewerehog_490.jpg //abr //div Oh, semantics. Although it may have been a href=http://www.joystiq.com/2008/11/11/quality-control-sega-delays-sonics-unleashing-in-japan/believed/a that a href=http://joystiq.com/tag/sonic-unleashedemSonic Unleashed/em/a was hitting retail tomorrow for all consoles, apparently those dates weren’t official. Sega has rectified that by announcing official launch dates today (via a href=http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/930/930926p1.htmlIGN/a) stating that the Wii and PS2 versions will be available tomorrow, while the Xbox 360 gets its a href=http://www.joystiq.com/2008/11/02/sonic-busts-ghosts-in-upcoming-night-of-the-werehog-short/werehog/a on next week. As for the PS3’s emSonic Unleashed/em, it has been relegated to an indeterminate December date. br /br /Yes, we know, dear Xbox 360 and PS3 owners, whatever else shall you play while waiting for emSonic Unleashed/em?!p style=padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;a href=http://www.joystiq.com/2008/11/17/sonic-unleashed-staggers-release-dates/Sonic Unleashed staggers release dates/a originally appeared on a href=http://www.joystiq.comJoystiq/a on Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:30:00 EST. Please see our a href=http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/terms for use of feeds/a./pp style=clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;nbsp;/ppa href=http://www.joystiq.com/2008/11/17/sonic-unleashed-staggers-release-dates/ rel=bookmark title=Permanent link to this entryPermalink/anbsp;|nbsp;a href=http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1374913/ title=Send this entry to a friend via emailEmail this/anbsp;|nbsp;a href=http://www.joystiq.com/2008/11/17/sonic-unleashed-staggers-release-dates/#comments title=View reader comments on this entryComments/a/p pa href=http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/rRXE47OVmYn9JjJPoLMhHZWgRV8/aimg src=http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/rRXE47OVmYn9JjJPoLMhHZWgRV8/i border=0 ismap=true/img/a/pdiv class=feedflare a href=http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=UhAcLmHIimg src=http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=UhAcLmHI border=0/img/a a href=http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/joystiq?a=KpnkIlwIimg src=http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/joystiq?i=KpnkIlwI border=0/img/a /divimg src=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~4/VyOyEgy0exs height=1 width=1/ a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=’http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~3/VyOyEgy0exs/’Source [joystiq]/abr
Japan: PSP-3000 boosts sales, but overall game market declines
November 17, 2008
brimg alt= PSP best-selling gaming system for the month - Image 1 title= PSP best-selling gaming system for the month - Image 1 src=http://img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/126156/psp-2.jpg?704519 style=cursor: pointer; margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 3px; align=right border=0The numbers in a href=http://xbox360.qj.net/tags/japan/109 id=tag title=island country in East Asia; capital city TokyoJapan/a for the month of October are now in from a href=http://xbox360.qj.net/tags/famitsu/106 id=tag title=Gaming MagazineFamitsu/a. Data shows strong sales of the a href=http://xbox360.qj.net/tags/psp-3000/15703 id=tag title=third model of the PSPPSP-3000/a, which was released during the month, boosting overall PSP sales.brbrThe industry as a whole seems to be suffering in the region though; the data says that sales keep falling since last year. Compared to the same period from last year, hardware sales declined 29.1 .brbrNo shocker there - almost everyone there probably has a console by now. Software sales are falling as well, 14.9 less than last year. Small wonder, since the region’s leading console is the Wii, and Nintendo’s been pretty quiet for the platform lately. Here are the hardware sales numbers for the month of October:brulliPSP: 267,000/liliDS: 140,000/liliWii: 98.285/liliPS3: 22,343/liliXbox 360: 27,224/li/ulNote that the Xbox 360 beat the PlayStation 3 by a small margin, but looking at the region’s all in all gamerbase, the PlayStation 3 has 1 of the market, while the Xbox 360 doesn’t even blip on the radar. The DS continues to be the most widespread console commanding 42.6 of the market, followed by the a href=http://xbox360.qj.net/tags/ps2/2464 id=tag title=PlayStation 2, second console in the PlayStation series by Sony.PS2/a. The PSP and the Wii tie with 16 each.brbrhr style=width: 100 ; height: 2px;brspan style=font-weight: bold;Related Articles:/spanbrullia href=http://www.qj.net/Japan-DSi-smashes-into-the-charts-Xbox-360-back-in-last-place/pg/49/aid/125918span title=Japan: DSi smashes into the charts, Xbox 360 back in last place style=font-style: italic;Japan: DSi smashes into the charts, Xbox 360 back in last place/span/a/lilia title=Japan: Grand Theft Auto IV beats LittleBigPlanet href=http://www.qj.net/Japan-Grand-Theft-Auto-IV-beats-LittleBigPlanet/pg/49/aid/125915span title=Japan: Grand Theft Auto IV beats LittleBigPlanet style=font-style: italic;Japan: Grand Theft Auto IV beats LittleBigPlanet/span/a/li/ulbrbr pa href=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/qj/xbox?a=peqKZsimg src=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/qj/xbox?i=peqKZs border=0/img/a/pimg src=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/qj/xbox/~4/451148133 height=1 width=1/ a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=’http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/qj/xbox/~3/451148133/126156 ‘Source [qj.xbox]/abr
Japanese hardware sales, Nov. 3 - Nov. 9: Dear brother edition
November 17, 2008
brpFiled under: a href=http://www.joystiq.com/category/ds/ rel=tagNintendo DS/a, a href=http://www.joystiq.com/category/ps2/ rel=tagSony PlayStation 2/a, a href=http://www.joystiq.com/category/ps3/ rel=tagSony PlayStation 3/a, a href=http://www.joystiq.com/category/psp/ rel=tagSony PSP/a, a href=http://www.joystiq.com/category/wii/ rel=tagNintendo Wii/a, a href=http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/ rel=tagMicrosoft Xbox 360/a, a href=http://www.joystiq.com/category/business/ rel=tagBusiness/a/pdiv align=centerimg hspace=0 border=0 vspace=4 src=http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/11/gam_nintendods_490.jpg alt= /br //div To my younger brother and sworn enemy, the DS Lite:br /br /From high atop the pillowed throne you’ve become so accustomed to over the years, I doubt you ever looked beneath you at the competition that scrambled to match your unparalleled sales prowess. Even if you had, it would have been quite the ocular feat for you to have seen me, jilted

