by | Jan 14, 2011 | Towing
Microsoft sold out of its Xbox video-game console in late December thanks to strong holiday-season demand, and may have product shortages in January and February as well, as the company’s Kinect motion-sensor device has boosted…
by | Jan 7, 2011 | Towing
How long can Nintendo Wii maintain its position as the reigning video-game console? Microsoft shipped an astronomical 8 million Kinect game systems in the past two months, undermining Wii’s leadership — already weakened by com…
by | Jan 5, 2011 | Towing
Video-game publisher THQ, who makes the popular uDraw tablet and fighting game UFC, has signed a deal with Mattel to bring Barbie, Hot Wheels and other brands to gaming consoles. Can it help give the gaming company — whose sto…
by | Nov 16, 2010 | Towing
In the first 10 days after its launch, Microsoft (MSFT) said that it has sold more than 1 million of its hands-free Kinect gaming systems.
The software giant is hoping that the Kinect, which plugs into an Xbox and lets you play games just by moving y…
by | Oct 25, 2010 | Towing
By now you probably know that the surprise hit of Apple’s latest earnings call was the hockey-puck-size AppleTV device. But an unexpected upside for Apple is that AppleTV could be a backdoor entry into the video-game console ma…