Nintendo to slash Wii price

The Sony PS3 Slim and the now cheap Xbox 360 Elite have both given Nintendo a lot to chew over. The Wii is still kicking it, but sales are sliding as punters seek out full–on home hubs rather than neat little games consoles. Which is why Nintendo is said to be planning a Wii price cut for October. Read on for the details.

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Wii Internet Channel free to use

Nintendo has unlocked the Wii Internet channel to enable free web browsing for anyone with a Wii hooked up to their broadband connection.

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EA: more console updates on the way

Top EA bod’ Rich Hilleman has thrown in his tuppence worth about plans for the next–generation of the very hottest consoles. After the PS3 Slim and the cheapo Xbox 360 Elite, he reckons both Sony and Microsoft will hedge their bets and release basic updates before unleashing full–on next–gen models.

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Sony PSPgo gets price cut at Tesco… every little helps!

Planning on picking up a Sony PSPgo come 1 October? The race is on to undercut Sony’s mammoth RRP for the handheld gaming jukebox, and Tesco’s just taken the lead. Want to know how much it’s dropped it by? Read on and see for yourself.

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Xbox 360 fail rates revealed

It’s no secret that Xbox 360s have been bricking, conking out and flashing up red rings of death more often than Bill Gates has had hot dinners, but have you ever wondered what the RROD rate really is? Survey results putting them up against PS3 and Wii breakdown rates are out and they make for very interesting number crunching. Read on to see how the stats stack up.

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Sony PS3 price cut already happening

That much–hyped PS3 price cut is already here. Well, at one of the UK’s biggest supermarkets at least. Asda has slashed the cost of Sony’s hub to just £250. And that includes a Blu–ray movie and a couple of games. So what does this mean for the all new PS3 Slim? Read on and we’ll feed you the details.

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60GB Xbox 360 to enter console graveyard

So it looks like the rumours were bang on–the–money. Microsoft is preparing to kill off the 60GB Xbox 360, bringing the price of the Xbox 360 Elite down and possibly making the bog standard Arcade model pricier. Want to know how Microsoft is planning to counter the threat of the PS3 Slim? Then read on.

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More PS3 Slim details emerge!

Sony’s Gamescom press conference is pegged for next Tuesday, 18 August, when it’s widely expected the Big S will finally ‘fess up and unleash the PS3 Slim on a gaming mad public. And now yet another rumour has emerged, once again from across the Channel in France. Want to know more? Read on.

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PS3 price cut on its way?

Sony is clearing PS3 stock in preparation for a “September promotion”, according to games industry bible MCV – and that means the console could finally be getting a price cut.

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Wii and PS3 sales on the slide

Sony and Nintendo are in trouble. In spite of the forthcoming PSP Go and Wii Sports Resort’s recent strong showing, both the PS3 and Wii are taking a battering, with sale of both consoles falling through the floor in recent months. So what’s thde al? And how can two of the planet’s biggest gaming types turn things round? Read on to find out.

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