Playstation 3 now in silver, but in Japan

Sony Japan just released the silver model. We predict it will take 4-5 months before it will be released here in the US, as this is the same timeframe it took the white model to arrive. Price will probably be the same as both black and white.

Europeans can now use Skype on their PSP

News just released from the Skype Blog :

Earlier this month, we said it’d be available later this month.

If you’ve got a Sony PSP Slim & Lite and have been waiting since CES for a system software update so you could make Skype calls, now is the time to act. All you need to do is to upgrade your handheld’s system software to version 3.90.

With the update, just announced by the Sony folks in Europe, PSP Slim & Lite users can make free voice calls to 276m other registered Skype users, see which friends are online and available to talk.

Also, if you have a bit of Skype credit lying around, you can use your PSP to make cheap SkypeOut calls to call landlines and mobiles anywhere on the home planet.

Oh, and please make sure you’ve got a live WiFi connection, or that Skype conversation will remain as elusive as decent Estonian stand-up comedy.

Say hello to my little friend : Playstation 3 White

The Playstation 3 White is comming to a store near you as the FCC has just approved the machine.

Release is said to be end of February, price will be the same as the Black model. According to sources its the same model as Sony released in Japan back in november.

Independent Data Reveals Nintendo Sales for 2007, Wii is a winner

Nintendo DS and Wii finished strong in 2007, commanding sales in the holiday shopping period and finishing the year as the two best-selling video game systems in the United States, according to new data just released by the independent NPD Group. Nintendo DS was the top-selling U.S. system of 2007, with nearly 8.5 million sold, including more than 4 million in November and December alone. Wii placed second, with nearly 6.3 million sold through the year, more than 2.3 million of which sold in the final two months.

“By the end of 2007 we were sold out of virtually all hardware, and much of our stock of software and accessories was sold out as well, thanks to the broad appeal of Wii and Nintendo DS to core gamers, women, families, grandparents – and seemingly everyone in between,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of sales & marketing. “And that momentum continues here in the early weeks of 2008.”

Some additional facts about Nintendo’s 2007 performance in the United States (note: All figures are from NPD):

• Nintendo accounted for 52 percent of all video game hardware systems sold in 2007 – more than all other manufacturers combined.
• Since their respective launches, Nintendo has sold more than 17.6 million Nintendo DS systems and nearly 7.4 million Wii systems in the United States alone.
• Wii Play, a collection of nine fun mini-games, finished 2007 with 4.1 million units sold.
• Super Mario Galaxy sold through more than 2.5 million copies since it launched on Nov. 12.
• The two games in the Brain Age series each sold about 1 million copies in 2007.
• Half of the top 30 best-selling games of 2007 were made for Nintendo systems, including Pokemon Pearl, Pokemon Diamond, Mario Party DS, Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock and Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games.
• Nintendo continues to dominate the hand-held market: Of the top 30 best-selling portable games sold in 2007, 25 were made for Nintendo DS and another two were made for Game Boy Advance.
• Sales of Nintendo DS systems grew 60 percent over those from 2006.
• In 2007, the video game industry grew by 43 percent over 2006. Nintendo is responsible for 60 percent of that growth.