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Nintendo 3DS Outsold Microsoft Xbox 360 in U.S.

GI: "Microsoft Xbox 360 was the number one selling console in the US market for 29 months straight up until May. However, things changed for the Microsoft gaming machine in May, when the Nintendo 3DS console outsold the Xbox 360 and became the top selling console for the month of May."

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bicfitness3950d ago

But they both sold miserably YoY. 3DS was totally flat according to NPD. So we're celebrating a "winner of the loosers" competition. Every piece of hardware on the market at the moment is in a slump. I'm not an MS fan, at all, but those sales are decent for an 8 year old system. 3DS should be more worrying, given that is only a couple of years old and already a price-cut into its cycle.

bicfitness3950d ago

"Losers". Yes, typing on a phone is never a good idea. Thank you Grammar Sally.

-Mika-3950d ago

Well said. Bubbled you up.

DarkBlood3949d ago

@mika

i expected you to get off on comments that go your way disagree shall be given to you as obviously it appears to be

Pope_Kaz_Hirai_II3949d ago

Well said mika. Bubbled you down

Starbucks_Fan3949d ago

Haha I remember when everyone had 5 bubbles yours went down to 3 in just days

animegamingnerd3949d ago

what the f*** are you smoking to say something that stupid?

NihonjinChick3949d ago

That price cut was one of the best things they could have done. The 3DS would have been a major flop without it. The numbers don't lie, the 3DS has rebounded from the slump it was in at release.

Nintendo has nothing to worry about. They have the hottest handheld on the market.

Locksus3949d ago

Yes, sure is worrying when the 3DS is making Nintendo lots and lots of money. The price cut was necessary for it to succeed.

grimmweisse3949d ago

Nothing wrong with a price cut. The 3DS was initially over priced, hence the slow sales, but once that price cut came into effect, it's been nothing by good news for the 3DS and glad for it.

I just wish the console was region-free, living and working between the UK and Japan is annoying enough, I don't want to buy 2 different region systems.

3-4-53949d ago

3DS has done some damage in only 2 years.

Compare it's first two years of games against any other console or handheld and I think it competes against all.

And honestly it usually takes until year 3-5 for tons of great games to start releasing.

Especially the RPG's.

For GBA & DS they had a good amount of RPG's start releasing in year 3,4,5,....they take a bit to make.

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akaihana86plus3949d ago

does it play games?, so yes, it's a gaming system :3

buynit3949d ago

My phone plays games... Is that a console too? Its a gaming handheld system not a console..

akaihana86plus3949d ago

@BUYNIT, Your phone play "games" yeah, but it's not a dedicated thing for games only, 3DS is a console, system from Nintendo, it has way better games than your phone ;)

buynit3949d ago

Actually aka... I have a few games on my phone thats better than some 3ds games.. so... the ps4 and xb1 does more than just games so they dont qualify as consoles then?

This is getting stupid aka... a handheld is a handheld.. a console is a console you know playstation3 360 wiiu..

You said it your self... does it play games? Yes my phone plays games so I guess I have a console for a phone..

akaihana86plus3949d ago

@BUYNIT, phones are phones period, PS4 and XOne are videogame consoles, 3DS is a videogame console, handheld but still, try to twist and turn it the way you want, 3DS games are far better than what phones offer, end of discussion!

buynit3949d ago

Oh shut it up aka.. ur talking about me twisting it around yet your post clearly said if it plays games its a console. You can hate phone games all you want but it doesnt change the fact that it plays games... you cant have it 3 ways.

Its not a fucking video game handheld console.. when I get home from work I will get my vita box and see if I see any mention of console then I will get my ps3 wii or 360 box and see if it sais console.

And no.. not all 3ds games are better than all phone games wtf kinda phone u have a lil flip phone lol.. dont get me wrong the 3ds is over all a better handheld to play gamea over a phone but to say that phones dont have good games is just as stupid as you calling a handheld a console..

akaihana86plus3948d ago (Edited 3948d ago )

@BuyNIT LMAO, awwwww somebody might be mad now!, phone games suck and no i don't hate my phone, muah! :)

buynit3948d ago (Edited 3948d ago )

Aaww what a way to fizzle out with the last bubble..

Fine all phone games suck... matter fact they are horrible! However, according to you its a fucking console! Lmfao
Thats what j like about n4g you will always come across an idiot and have a good laugh.. and to think I did all this with my phone video game handheld console what a mouth full that was.. lol

Thanks for the good laugh aka... no hard feelings notice I didnt disagree qith all thos dumb post of yours hell I didnt even bubble yoj down....

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3-4-53949d ago

handhelds are consoles.....with a built in controller.

It's more powerful than most of the consoles ever made so I would assume it qualifies.

MikeyDucati13949d ago

Uh what?? Really? Now this is what you want to talk about? 3DS beating 360 in sales? So you are contributing to the silly console war thing?

Talk about your crappy journalism.

theWB273949d ago

While I respect the article...the 3DS isn't a console. Even so..numbers are going to drop since most people are saving for next gen now. Numbers will steadily drop or flatten out.

DEATHxTHExKIDx3949d ago

Pokemon will make them skyrocket again and zelda.

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Rolling the Dice: Do Modern RPGs Miss the Point of Team-Based Play?

It seems it was long time ago. A bunch of friends spending hours on end playing RPG games, sitting around the table with the box of cold pizza. Excited about the story, listening to the Game Master, they were completely engaged in the worlds only visible to them and their imaginations.

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Takwin2618d ago

The GM is the programmer, and in MMOs and co-ops, you can play with others. If you want to ONLY use your imagination for the visuals, read a book.

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Record of Agarest War 2 announced for PS3

Scrawl: "Looks like we know how that new Compile Heart countdown is going to end. The latest issue of Famitsu has confirmed that Agarest Senki 2, known as Record of Agarest War 2 in the US, is Compile Heart’s newest title."

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Godmars2905063d ago

1) Hope they put it on disc this time.
2) Hope this is a positive for Neptune coming over as well.

Demons Souls5063d ago

If so, that's being developed & published by Idea Factory. Compile Heart has nothing to do with it (Thank God for that).

Godmars2905063d ago (Edited 5063d ago )

Thought Compile Heart was one of the companies lending characters.

Was also speaking in general as in regards to a US of Neptune. If these guys are offing a second game, NIS or Atlus, both of whom offer quirkier titles, will put that one out.

@kagon01:
My issue isn't - wholly - with the DL-only option, but the price. The first game should be $30. Maybe $40, and by that I mean $39.99. The only reason its $45 is the 360 disc version which has extras. Nevermind that by all rights its a PS2 game. Something that proabbly could have been done if the devs had the GOW2 engine or tools.

ClownBelt5063d ago

I approve of this god damn message.

Could have gotten my 60 bucks if they just put it on a disc.

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Tripl3seis5063d ago

Another exclusive damnn the ps3 keeps on rollin wit games awesome ;)

Jack-Pyro5063d ago

Is this a half decent SRPG, porn aside, cause if it is, i might just decide to go and buy it for the 360.

Anon73495063d ago

There's no porn just some sexual innuendos but that's it.

Also it is a great game by itself, maybe not graphically but everything else is top tier.

RedDevils5063d ago

so it had some kind of "top tier" porn story jk

ThanatosDMC5063d ago

Yup, it's a decent game. I just hate that a move has to go first before any attack options.

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Bless Online Korean MMORPG Gets Server Merge

This is not the first time that Bless Online receives a server merge in Korea. An announcement was made on the official Korean site.

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Bismarn2654d ago

Bless must be an amazing game to be on all these platforms (according to the tags): iPad iPhone Nintendo DS PC PS Vita PS2 PS3 PS4 PSP Wii Wii U Xbox Xbox 360 Xbox One