Sales for Sony Corp.'s Playstation 3 rebounded in Japan after a five-week fall. The PS3 ranked as the No. 4 best-selling hardware for the week.
Sony this week citied Blu-ray for strong U.S. PS3 sales. The PS3 held strong sales for the second straight month in the latest U.S. tally.
NPD Group Inc. this week that the PS3 sold more than 280,000 units in the month of Feb. The hardware ranked as the No. 4 top-selling video game offering for the month.
Advanced orders for the PS3 DualShock 3 controller spiked at Amazon.com this week upon availability. The controller will be sold in the U.S. in Apr.
PS3 80GB sales gained this week at Amazon.com on a pending restock of the item. The SKU has been in and out of stock at the retailer due to high demand.
Capcom Co.'s Lost Planet: Extreme Condition is hot as ice on the PS3. Despite some visual hiccups, the title delivers big offline and online action.
Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 held a tepid sales increase in the latest Japan charts. The hardware ranked as the No. 6 video game offering in the territory for the week.
Microsoft this week debunked reports that it is in talks with Sony to provide a Blu-ray solution to the Xbox 360. Microsoft discontinued the Xbox 360 HD DVD Player last month.
Capcom Co. this week said that it will blast Lost Planet: Extreme Condition Colonies Edition to the Xbox 360 and PC. The new version will include new modes and cross platform gameplay.
The Xbox 360 was outsold by the PS3 in Feb. U.S. sales. The Xbox successor sold more than 254,000 units for the month.
Sega Corp. this week said that it will release Alpha Protocol to the PS3 and Xbox 360. The new espionage RPG title is slated for a 2009 release.
Aksys Games this week said that Guilty Gear 2: Overture will strike the Xbox 360. The tactical action title will be released in Q3 of 2008.
Nintendo Co.'s Wii this week ranked as the No. 1 hardware in Japan. Additionally, the console ranked five titles in the top 10 software charts.
Nintendo this week said that it will release Mario Kart Wii in Apr. The title will include the Wii Wheel peripheral.
Super Smash Bros. Brawl this week was sold out at Best Buy despite in-store availability status. The title was released on Mar. 9 in the U.S.
Nintendo this week released a new wave of Virtual Console titles to the Wii. Titles include DoReMi Fantasy and Puyo Puyo 2.
Nintendo this week said that the select Wii console may be unable to read Super Smash Bros. Brawl. It is offering to repair affected Wii consoles at no cost.
Microsoft this week said that it will add Blu-ray support to the Windows operating system. The company previously backed Toshiba's HD DVD.
Amazon.com this week price cut Blu-ray titles to as low as $14.95. Titles include Underworld, The Patriot, and Black Hawk Down.
Best Buy this week discounted HD DVD titles by 30 percent to in-store and online customers. Toshiba Corp. in Feb. said it will exit the HD DVD business.
HD DVD title The Matador spiked 15,064 percent at Amazon following a discount to $8.95. Additionally, a wave of titles were price cut to $9.95.
Source: PunchJump