Wii and PSP redrawn by the end of the year

Meanwhile the Wii U and PS Vita, Nintendo and Sony are trying to capitalize on the current situation: PSP and Wii will be redesigned. Nintendo, the Wii "Family Edition" will be a Wii more compact and designed to be placed horizontally. Less cumbersome, it will come with a Wii Motion Plus (the modified model and more accurate) and two games: Wii Sports and Wii Party.

The console will be a priori less expensive, but will remove Nintendo Game Cube compatibility of the console: it read more of the old games console and connectors for the controllers of the ancestor will present a priori. Marketing is a limitation in the sense that the Wii really does not emulate the Game Cube: the processor and graphics card of the Nintendo console are just faster versions of those equipped the Game Cube (a PowerPC and ATi GPU).

The PS Vita arrive March 30, 2012 in America

The Canadian Best Buy site, a reseller that could be compared with the FNAC, just put the page online pre-order the PS Vita is announced for March 30, 2012. Nevertheless, it should take a step back. Last Thursday, we learned that the release of the PlayStation Vita would be delayed to 2012 in Europe and North America.

The output of the new continent is expected at the end of the first quarter of next year. It is currently impossible to say whether the date of Best Buy are predictions of or information obtained directly from the manufacturer. One thing is certain, according to Sony, the European and American outlets should take place almost simultaneously and the firm should give the official dates next month at the Tokyo Game Show.

• Bummer, PS Vita won't launch until 2012 in U.S. and Europe (04/08/2011)
• PS Vita pre-orders go up on Best Buy's Canada site with a March 30, 2012 release date (07/08/2011)
• No PlayStation Vita Outside Of Japan Until 2012 (04/08/2011)
• PlayStation Vita Not Coming to the U.S. Until 2012 (04/08/2011)
• Sony Pushes PS Vita's Western Release Back to 2012 (04/08/2011)

PlayStation Vita delayed until next year

Kazuo Hirai, one of the vice-presidents of Sony, announced that the PlayStation Vita would be sold at the end of the year in Japan and early next year in the world. His comments were reported by Bloomberg and Associated Press. He confirmed that Sony was forced to postpone the release of its console in Europe and North America, probably due to a software catalog too thin.

This is what he is allowed to think. If it has not explicitly given a reason, he confirmed that Sony wanted to have more games with the release of its next handheld console. It has been clear against categorically denying rumors that focused on a possible drop in prices of the console.

Talking again on a Playstation 4 in 2012

While the news a little slowed down, in early July, the Taiwanese site Digitimes revives speculation about the Playstation 4. According to sources, Foxconn and Pegatron (a subsidiary of Asus), the PS3 already assemblers will start to make PS4 this year in preparation for launch in 2012. Digitimes even gives the estimated volume of production for 2012: 20 million units.

Still, the most important, namely the technical characteristics of the beast. The PS3, which will take five years this winter, is now in terms of raw power at a graphics card entry-level or even a smartphone. The only indication given Sony's currently (at the presentation of these financial results in May) is that the cost of manufacturing the PS4 will not be as high as that of the PS3 at its output.

The PlayStation 3 and the Blu-ray limitations

Sony just announced a new PlayStation, the CECH-3000B. It's almost the twentieth revision of the console hardware (including changes in hard disk capacity) and the new model is more "green." The console includes a 320 GB hard drive and from 3 pounds to 2.6 pounds. Consumption is also down, with a power of 200 W instead of 230 W.

The console does not change the price, but Sony has built a small change in the reading of Blu-ray: It is mandatory to use the digital output (HDMI) to play Blu-ray in 1080p. If one tries to read a Blu-ray (or AACS protected content) on the analog output (YUV), the flow is automatically limited to 480i.

PS Vita: the official name of the new PSP NGP

Sony has announced that the NPM would be officially marketed under the name PS Vita Vita or PlayStation. The features announced earlier this year are maintained. The Wi-Fi version will sell for $ 249, against $ 299 for the 3G model. Sony is in talks with mobile operators. He announced a partnership with AT & T which has earned him being booed by a small number of spectators, as shown in the video below.

U Wii: The console pad by Nintendo

Nintendo introduced the Wii console will replace. U named Wii, it uses a tablet as a joystick. The carrier has a 6.2 inch touch screen, a photo sensor, a microphone and speakers. It also incorporates the gyroscopes needed to recreate the movements of the user. The Wii will offer 1080p image U and will be available between April 1 and December 31, 2012.

The screen of the tablet can clone the TV or as a secondary monitor to improve the gameplay. There is therefore no need for TV to play. It will be possible to control it with his finger or stylus. The photo sensor of the tablet can be used to videoconferencing. The manufacturer also ensures that the accessories for the Wii will be compatible with the Wii U, which will please those who have made significant investments.

Tom's Hardware: Wii 2 that hides the Project Cafe?

Our colleagues and neighbors at Tom's Hardware recently put online a feature on the "Project Cafe" from Nintendo. Behind the code name hides the console next to the famous manufacturer. Here is a compilation of the latest news and rumors that have walked on the Internet about this console ...

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Tom's Hardware: 20 mods consoles madness

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The Wii loses 50 €, earns a steering wheel and Mario Kart

Nintendo announced that Wii would be sold at $ 150 from 15 May. The console will also be included with Mario Kart Wii and Wii Wheel. This offer replaces the Wii Sports Resort and Wii Sports delivered previously. The console is sold in France at 200 €. Nintendo has always applied in the euro dollar (the console is sold at $ 200 U.S.) and it would be surprising not to see the Wii down to 150 € at the same time as the falling American prices.

Case PSN: Sony apologizes to Japanese

For several seconds are surprised the entire press, three directors have considered the head Sony apologizing for the fiasco last week's PSN. "We sincerely apologize for the hurt we have caused," said Kazuo Hirai, who is head of the PlayStation division. He then explained that the Playstation Network is back online this week and that consumers could enjoy all its services free for 30 days from receiving gifts that await players who decided to return.

Case PSN attention to your bank account

The first credit card fraud resulting from the breach of security servers and Playstation Network Qriocity prompted U.S. consumers to complain. It is recommended to monitor their account or to object to your card if you bought online content on your PS3. When we reported yesterday that Sony thought that the banking information of its customers were potentially compromised with the rest of personal data (see "PlayStation Network information is compromised), we were very careful to use the same level of conditional probability that Sony used in its press release.

The information is compromised PlayStation Network

Sony said that the intrusion took place in its servers and PlayStation Network Qriocity resulted in the disclosure of personal information of users, via their personal addresses, passwords and potentially the credit card numbers . The Japanese has a crisis on our hands and we read on the web a number of criticisms on a communication extremely late.

Indeed, the fault occurred between April 17 and April 19. It was discovered on April 20 last, because as explained by Sony, the company has disconnected servers after discovering the problem. However, we are now April 27 and it is only now that Sony says its customers that hackers got their names, addresses (city, state, zip code), country, email address, birth date, Login and password PSN / Qriocity well as purchase history, their payment address and possibly the credit card number and expiration date.

Happy birthday ... "Au" Game Boy

22 years ago, Nintendo launched the (the?) Game Boy portable console. This device was a godsend for users of the era, with its mythical provided game bundled, Tetris. Game Boy offered a screen in 160 x 144 with 4 shades of "yellow / green on the original model, and 8 KB of video RAM. The central processor was an 8-bit model clocked at 4 MHz.

Originally proposed in a shell beige, shell version with transparent colors or have existed. A version of "Pocket" was launched in 1995, smaller and with a better screen. A version of "Light", rare, was proposed in 1998, with the main difference a backlit display. In late 1998, Nintendo has the Game Boy Color, a faster version (8 MHz) and has a color screen capable of displaying 56 out of 32 768.

Nintendo confirms Wii 2 in 2012

Nintendo has announced that the "successor to the Wii would be sold in 2012 with a demonstration of the console at E3 will be held from 7 to 9 June 2011 in Los Angeles. The console, which would meet the code name "Project Cafe ', is more powerful than the PS3 or Xbox 360. It is in all cases mature enough for Nintendo promises playable demos at E3.

It should happen after March 2012, the firm explained that it did not include its new console in the estimate recently published and which extend this period. This announcement therefore confirms the rumors that we in our news reports "The Wii 2 would be formalized in June."

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The Way of the Cross PlayStation Network

PSN Qriocity systems and Sony have been suspended according to a message posted on his official blog. After five days of fighting, the firm still has no date of release to service. On 20 April, a hacker attack, according to Sony, put the servers in the Playstation Network to knee. The day after the attack, Sony released a message explaining that he was working to resolve the problem would require a day or two.

Sony ends the PSPGo

Sony has announced that it had ceased production of PSPGo. Those wishing to buy one will have to rely on stocks in shops and the latest models that have not yet been delivered to dealers. The PSP, which was demarcated by the absence of a UMD slot, debuted in 2009. It simply does not have the desired success.

The lack of UMD slot and no viable alternative and its high price ended up being right of the public who turned to the PSP-3000 or other platforms. This decision is the result of a renewal of the catalog of the firm who works on the NGP (see "PSP 2" NGP "announced"), the PSP generation whose output has been postponed (see "Shelf Playstation and NGP delayed; Sony goes to confession), but that will probably be appearing at E3 in June.

• PspGoing Going Gone (20/04/2011)
• Sony Officially Puts PSPgo to Sleep (20/04/2011)
• "Sony kills off the PSPGo" and related posts (21/04/2011)
• PSPgo confirmed dead (20/04/2011)
• R.I.P. PSPgo: Sony Ends Production Of Gaming Device (20/04/2011)

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The Wii 2 would be formalized in June

Nintendo should present a successor to the Wii at E3. Rumors talk for now of a comparable HD console to the PS3 or Xbox 360. Fans of the console still know that Nintendo's reputation was not built to specifications, but the gameplay and games that appeal to a type of players who do not necessarily occur on home consoles competing.

For now, we do not know if Nintendo will take the Wii controllers or has developed a completely different system. We just know that according to rumors, Nintendo is trying to polish his relations with developers and has already shown the new console at some of them to encourage them to write games for its next platform.

The SDK download official KINECTS May 16

Since the release of the module KINECTS for Xbox 360, hackers of all stripes would have a field day and invented moult applications to efficient system of recognition and motion tracking. And Microsoft, for once, was not opposed to tinkering in his product. The company had even mentioned the launch of an official development kit, which has just received a release date: it will be downloadable for free on May 16 in beta.

Nintendo 3DS breaks records

Nintendo has cracked a statement to say that sales of Nintendo 3DS first day of its release in the U.S. have exceeded historical records from other consoles of the firm across all categories. The Japanese refused to give exact figures, saying the analyst firm the NDP announced on 14 April. It is rare to see a company's communication delegate to NPD Group.

Nevertheless, the launch of the console seems to be a success, which is important for Nintendo, whose business model is challenged by smartphones (iPhone and Xperia Play). The handheld market seems dedicated for now to be doing well. Remains to be seen whether the problems encountered by some users are minimal or if Nintendo has a real bug on the arms (see "Nintendo 3DS plant").

• Nintendo Announcement: 3DS Breaks First Day Sales Record (30/03/2011)
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