Tech Wizard

Even though GTA IV was launched the past month, it did not help either Play station 3 or Xbox360 to overtake Wii in terms of sales. Wii sold 714,000 units in April while Nintendo DS sold 414,000 units. Xbox360 was just slightly ahead of Play station 3 selling 188,000 units while Play station 3 sold 187,100 units. Both the consoles sales were down by a huge margin compared to the sales in March where Xbox360 sold 262,000 and Play station 3 sold 257,000 units.

Sony was quite happy with the sales figure and Jack Tretton, CEO of SCEA said “Clearly, the tremendous legacy of Grand Theft Auto on PlayStation, combined with the blockbuster launch of Gran Turismo 5 Prologue packed a one-two punch with consumers at retail this month. The proof is in the numbers and, in April, PlayStation 3 hardware sales experienced a 127% increase over April of last year”. Play station 2 was also alive selling 124,000 units.

GTA IV was the top selling game for the month (no surprises) and Mario Kart Wii took the 2^nd place.

There have been many custom themed Playstation3s launched before. This time it’s the Metal Gear Solid 4. This Playstation comes with a 40GB HDD and a Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns of the Patriots software. It also sports a cool DualShock Controller! The device will be priced around $520. Let’s see how well this gizmo goes with gamers!

Here’s a view of the Metal Gear Solid 4 game you will get with it ~

Does your heart always thrive for something weird and unusual? If yes, then it’s the right gadget for you. This Xbox 360 LED joystick is designed by ShaolinDrunkard. Built inside an oak box, this classic arcade uses controls from Sanwa and Seimitsu and of course all those pretty green and different colored LEDs. The self made oak box is also beautifully designed and woos away everyone within the first sight! I hope this would have been produced on large scale so as to please geeks like us!

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It is being called “A USB Gamepad Deformed Laser Mouse” in English translation of Impress, Genius Navigator 365 from Evergreen is a master piece for a pointing device or shall we call it Gaming Controller? This gizmo flaps open from a mouse into a full fledge gamepad and thank god its not like those cheap china gadgets the optical mouse has sensor of 1600DPI, and when using game pad it offers eight buttons and that D-Pad con stick, being sold for $33 (around 1200 INR). I’ll call it a killer hope to see then soon in Indian market.

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Tired of walking all the time for charging your controller to your PS3 console? Are you too lazy to leave the comfort of your sofa or bed? Don’t worry, the Nyko PS3 base charger is there to save you from the extra effort of walking to your console all the time to charge your controller. As you perhaps know now if you own a PS3 that the USB cord that is meant to charge the controllers is too short for you to both simultaneously play and charge them at the same time.

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The Wii zapper can be at best seen as the new age evolvement of the Nintendo Entertainment System’s light gun. As you remember the Nintendo Entertainment System’s light gun was a very popular accessory in the days when Nintendo was introduced and the most popular games were Duck hunt and Wild Wild West etc. The zapper is now brought out for the Nintendo series to the wii . It is available in the markets for a mere $20.

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The Nintendo gaming console Wii has now caught up to Microsoft’s Xbox 360 in the total market share. This is despite the fact that the Xbox 360 had about 1 year of head start. Even so the Xbox 360 still maintains a very sizable lead over the Playstation 3 from Sony which is considered to be its more direct competitor.

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Sony will now shortly be opening up its Play station store which is an exclusive store to the owners of play station available online to download music and most importantly games to Pc users. This online store will also offer wallpapers, themes and other content also. This store was first planned to be exclusive to the playstation3 console owners.

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On Nov. 15, Microsoft will celebrate the fifth anniversary of Xbox LIVE. In addition, the company notes that the latest membership figures show more than 8 million members are now actively engaged in the largest social entertainment network on TV. Xbox LIVE has grown from a small community of gamers in two countries, playing a handful of games online with their friends, to a worldwide social entertainment network offering online access to gaming, music, movies and TV shows.

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Wii wannabes hoping for a dip in its pricing for the coming holiday season may have to wait a while longer. A drop from the current $249 retail price in the Us territory is not going to happen very soon. George Harrison, chief of marketing in US cited strong demand for Wii as the reason in an interview with Reuters recently.

Nintendo is likely to keep the price steady at that $250 level, he continued, as Nintendo is in an excellent position even after its competitors Sony( NYSE:SNE) and Microsoft(Nasdaq: MSFT) did some aggressive price cuts on their consoles failed to stall Nintendo’s momentum.

Even as its competitors shuffle their prices to gain market share and push sales in the upcoming holiday season, Nintendo is going to be on the same price on its hot selling consoles. There’s no reason not to. It is the hottest selling gaming console, cheaper that it two major competitors and is widely under supplied in the US.