Nintendo faces a tough battle to boost growth as rivals snatch the lead in console gaming, just as competition from smartphones and tablets batters the handheld market... more
With celebrity users ranging from the PM to Helen Mirren, computer games have never been more in vogue. And as Mark Prigg reports, that means fierce competition this Christmas... more
In precincts around the capital, the Metropolitan Police is testing a new way of dealing with crime: It's a crime reporting console, a Wii of Justice if you will... more
Nintendo’s Wii is close to market saturation and faces falling sales, analysts said today ahead of the console maker’s first-half earnings on Thursday... more
Microsoft sparked a high street computer games war by unveiling new games controller technology that it says is leaps ahead of the Nintendo Wii... more
The success of Nintendo's Wii has shown that turning exercise into a game really can work, and walk with me is an excellent evolution of that idea. ... more
Electronics: Consumer electronics giant Sony has reduced the cost of building the PlayStation game console by 35%, paving the way for a price cut next year... more
Even the strongest on the High Street are vulnerable to the downturn in consumer spending. Game Group, the video games and consoles retailer, has reported a sharp slowdown in sales growth... more
A rare area of boom on the High Street came as Game Group, the seller of video games and consoles, said first-half profits soared from £1.3 million to £33.4 million... more
The bizarre Japanese obsession with infantile, role-playing adventures in which video game conventions are confounded by cuddly cuteness can often make for unexpectedly charming games.... more
Retail: HMV is relying on a strong Christmas as the consumer crunch has started to hit its High Street entertainment and Waterstone's book stores... more
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