Potes'n'Roll

mdr ! 

Mais quel bandes de naze, hein tinou qu'ils sont naze? Hein! Hein!
Une borne avec VF5 auquel personne ne s'intéresse, et un pov' type qui joue tout seul sur Ace Combat 6. Il a quand même la classe ce type je trouves. 

Normal qu'il n'y en est pas, 4 CD pour une PlayStation, c'est trop lui demander! 

Le Online devient payant sur Wii.

PS3 to Exceed Wii in 2011, Firm Says
Feb 18, 2008 18:29
Mami Akasaka, Tech-On!

Research company iSuppli Corp of the US has announced its forecasts on the global market for home game consoles through 2011.

Microsoft Corp's "Xbox 360," which was launched earlier than the other consoles, will maintain the top position in annual unit sales until 2007, but Nintendo Co Ltd's "Wii" will take that position from 2008, iSuppli said. Furthermore, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc's (SCE) "PlayStation 3 (PS3)" will outperform the Wii in 2011, the company says.



iSuppli predicted global sales of the Wii will grow 30.2% year-on-year (YoY) to slightly more than the Xbox's sales of 25.7 million units in 2008.

"Nintendo's strategy of targeting low-priced hardware and easy-to-play software at non-gamers rather than gamers has been successful," iSuppli's analyst Pam Tufegdzic said.

Annual unit sales of the Wii are expected to rise at an average rate of 20.3% from 2007 to 2011 to 37.7 million units in 2011, she said.

iSuppli feels, however, that the PS3 will grow faster than the Wii, supported by core game fans. The company predicted PS3 sales will soar by an average of 39% every year from 2007 to 2011 to 38.4 million units in 2011. The PS3, Wii and Xbox will account for 35.4, 34.8 and 29.8%, respectively, of global sales in 2011, iSuppli said.

Game Developers Beef Up Arcade Ops To Fight Drop-Off In Visits

TOKYO (Nikkei)--Game equipment manufacturers are revamping their arcade-use machines, rolling out new models that appeal to consumers and are easier for arcade employees to manage in order to halt a downtrend in visitors and help bolster arcade profitability.

Console game developer Square Enix Co. (9684) is moving into arcade game software through a partnership with group member Taito Corp. It has unveiled a card game system that can be networked for nationwide competitions and is using the illustrator of the "Final Fantasy" home game software to help attract fans.

Capcom Co. (9697) has unveiled "Street Fighter IV," which enables players to compete against one another inside arcades. It aims to introduce the fighting game within the year. Fighting games have seen a decline in players of late, but Capcom aims to revive the brand to draw back old fans.

Companies are also introducing new prize game equipment that imposes less of a burden on the arcade and draws more players.

Namco Bandai Games Inc. has announced a new model with an improved display of candy and other prizes. The prizes are placed in a transparent display box and are dispensed when a weight is pulled. The design is intended to make for an attractive display even with only a few prize choices and to reduce the time needed for store personnel to load the prizes.

Sega Corp.'s "UFO Catcher 8" crane game has a design with acrylic panels that can be freely modified to accommodate prizes of various sizes. Store employees can make internal adjustments without opening up the cabinet by approaching it with a special smart tag.

Atlus Co. (7866) has unveiled "Triple Catcher Ice," a prize game in which players fish for ice cream. The inside can be chilled to minus 25 C, and high-grade ice cream that readily melts is used.

(The Nikkei Business Daily Wednesday edition)


Taito To Open Arcade Franchise, Offer Mgt Expertise

TOKYO (Nikkei)--Taito Corp. will launch a franchise chain of video game arcades, a rare move for facilities usually run directly by game software developers and other entertainment companies.

The Square Enix Co. (9684) group unit has been achieving growth despite an unfavorable business climate and will provide franchisees with operation know-how.

Specifically, Taito will provide guidance on facility layout and game machine selection, soliciting franchise participation mainly by owners of land and buildings near train stations. Taito will generate income by charging advisory fees and selling the games themselves.

"Video game arcades in prime locations are more lucrative than restaurants, and investment can be recovered in just a year or two for well-performing arcades," President Yoichi Wada says.

Arcades are in a general slump as they lose customers to home-use consoles and mobile handsets with entertainment functions. In addition, high gasoline prices are discouraging visitors from making frequent trips to arcades accessible only by car. But having shut down money-losing locations and reduced its work force, Taito has been improving its earnings.

(The Nikkei Wednesday morning edition)

Nintendo Wii outsells PS3 4-to-1 in Japan



TOKYO (Reuters) - Nintendo Co Ltd's (7974.OS) Wii game console outsold Sony Corp's (6758.T) PlayStation 3 nearly 4-to-1 in Japan in February as Wii software titles dominated the best seller list, a game magazine publisher said.


Nintendo sold 331,627 units of the Wii in the four weeks to February 24, compared with 89,131 units of the PS3, Enterbrain said on Thursday.

The Wii's lead on the PS3 appears to be widening: In January, Nintendo's game console outsold Sony's by almost 3-to-1.

Nintendo's own "Super Smash Bros. Brawl" for the Wii became the best-selling software for the month in Japan, with 1.33 million units sold, followed by the "Wii Fit" home fitness game, which sold 309,311 units in the four weeks, Enterbrain said.

The Wii has been leading the three-way game console battle with the PS3 and Microsoft Corp's (MSFT.O) Xbox 360 as its strategy of offering easy-to-play and innovative games to expand the overall game population has proved a big success.

Microsoft, whose videogame business is struggling in Japan, home to both Sony and Nintendo, sold 14,079 Xbox 360 units.

Shares of Nintendo closed down 1.4 percent at 56,300 yen, while Sony fell 1.9 percent to 5,220 yen, underperforming the Nikkei average (.N225), which was down 0.8 percent.