A tad late, mainly because of all the other stuff that appeared over the weekend, but here again is a list of stuff that caught our eye(s)!
Gamespot Pwned
Well, not really, but their parent company Cnet have had all outstanding shares etc bought by CBS (an American broadcasting network) in a deal worth about $1.8 million dollars. This is for all parts of Cnet, including mp3.com and TV.com, as well as GS and Cnet's own site. Whether they are aware of the fact or not, Gamespot, although quite popular still, suffered greatly, as did peoples view of Cnet management, with the sacking of Jeff Gerstmann. We'll wait and see what this deal does to the websites, but personally I don't think as outside users, we'll see any major changes to the sites, perhaps some more editorial staff need hiring, as GS's content is not coming as quick as it used to.
PS3 is 'for Teens'
In a global youth survey done by the folks at Habbo (that virtual hotel/hangout/rip off thing), it was discovered that the PS3 is for teens. In a report in which 58,486 aged 11-18 across the planet were asked about their choice and views on game consoles, 69% chose the PS3 as 'great' or 'good, which was then followed by the Wii and Xbox 360 at 64% and 58%....quite a variation then....More surprisingly, the PS3 beat the Wii in every age category apart 11-12, where the Wii won, and that overall, (time for another massive surprise.....) the Wii was the most popular console for females, I'm not surprised when you see some of the testosterone fuelled games they release on the other consoles, who look like they were designed by coders who have a thing for 'big polygons'. The survey showed that although the 360 is far less popular in Europe and Asia, it's much better in the states (wow again...) with it being the console of choice in Mexico and Columbia, probably all playing GRAW 1+2 and going for a sightseeing tour round their country. And the good old fashioned gender split is lads like the PS3, girls like the Wii.
Squeezing it out...
The war between MS and Sony continues, this battle centering around Microsoft's unlikely ally, the Wii. Aaron Greenburg, Xbox group product manager has claimed that although the PS3 and Wii are enjoying current gen success, on par with the 360 if anything, that the PS3 is getting 'squeezed out' by the 360 and Wii. Greenburg has obviously been in fighting talk lately, what with him bashing Sony last week for their treatment of consumers and now has decided to like Nintendo, though I doubt it will last too long. He has said that:
"What you're seeing ... is two platforms are having tremendous success,"
"Xbox 360 has hit 10 million units, the Wii is now getting close to that milestone, whereas the PS3 seems to be a bit stalled, and what you're finding is that there are two platforms that are performing very well, going after two uniquely different types of consumers, while the PS3 really seems like it's getting squeezed out"
(Quotes from Next-gen)
Probably because of the NPD report of the 360 being the first to reach 10 million units, this fighting talk is set to continue. Hopefully it shouldn't turn into a full blown battle, if Sony can keep their mouths shut for a bit....wait a minute...never mind then.
Other Stuff
No 360mote
Shane Kim has refused to acknowledge the existence of 360 motion controller. As well as giving the good old 'We don't comment on speculation and rumour', he also said that he has never heard about it and that there are a lot of third parties attempting to copy the Wii. But he could be playing dumb, so we'll see.
Wii Tops 6 million in Japan
Its official, now 4% of all the Japanese population own a Wii, which compared to the PS2, which has sold 20million...but has been out eight years. Also around 2 million of them have gone and bought Wii fit, and people seem to buying Mario Kart Wii games for the hell of it.
And Finally- Uwe Boll...let me at it..
'Because my movies are bloody and violent, I think I would be the right guy to do it'...Uwe Boll's reason for letting him get his hands on the GTA franchise. He believes that they will end up making a PG-13 film for $150 million, rather than a 'very hard, very brutal movie without comprimising'....can we add 'very crap' onto that list?
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