![Japan's Best And Worst Sellers By Platform [Rumor]](/images/news/46892.jpg)
The best of the best! The best of the worst! Here's a look at the sales tallies for the biggest sellers (and not sellers) in Japan broken down by platform. Oh, the suspense.
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Nintendo DS Sales Dropped 82 Percent Last Year [Rumor]
![Nintendo DS Sales Dropped 82 Percent Last Year [Rumor]](/images/news/47334_l.jpg)
Nintendo has a massive year with the DS in 2006 in Japan. 2007? Less massive, but huge. And last year? Not huge, but very, very big.
French site NintendojoFR crunched last year's Media Create sales numbers. Let's have a gander:
Nintendo DS 2007 sales: 7,167,372 units 2008 sales: 3,946,785 units -82 percent... Read more
Believe, There Will Be New Ghost Recon & Rainbow Six [Rumor]
![Believe, There Will Be New Ghost Recon & Rainbow Six [Rumor]](/images/news/47335_l.jpg)
According to sources speaking to CVG, Ubisoft are planning to release new versions of both Ghost Recon and Rainbow Six this year. Try and regain your composure from the shock of it all to read on.
Yes, after lacklustre, lazy previous outings for both brands, new games in the series are to be shown off... Read more
Sony Expects Metal Gear Solid 4 Type Sales From Killzone 2 [Rumor]
![Sony Expects Metal Gear Solid 4 Type Sales From Killzone 2 [Rumor]](/images/news/47329_l.jpg)
Worldwide, Metal Gear Solid 4 racked up big sales numbers — 4.3 million copies, actually. Sony, apparently, expects the same or better from Killzone 2. What about you?
An unnamed and unconfirmed Sony employee reportedly told game site V For Video Games, "“It would be a lie to say Sony has not... Read more
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![White Knight Chronicles Sells 130,000 In Debut Week [Rumor]](/images/news/46377.jpg)
While we won't get the official figures until later this week, the early word is that Level 5's PS3 exclusive White Knight Chronicles has sold 130,000 copies in its first week.
The game went on sale Christma...
The game went on sale Christma...
![Battlefront III Hidden In R2 Unit, Smuggled To Rebellion [Rumor]](/images/news/45510.jpg)
Lots of rumours flying around today concerning Timesplitters developer Free Radical. So one more - this time concerning the future of their "Star Wars project" (ie Battlefront III) - won't hurt you.
According...
According...
![Rumor: Abit Motherboard Maker RIP in 2008? [Disturbance In The Workforce]](/images/news/45494.jpg)
A number of tech sites are reporting that Abit, makers of high-end motherboards and PC components, will be closing up shop at the end of the year.
Over a number of years, the component manufacturer, now...
Over a number of years, the component manufacturer, now...
![Free Radical Shuts Down [Disturbance In The Workforce]](/images/news/45389.jpg)
UK developer Free Radical Design, the team behind Haze and the Time Splitters franchise, have closed their doors, apparently permanently, according to a number of inside sources.
The sources confirmed...
The sources confirmed...
Nov 5 DSi Hacked? [Rumor]
![Playstation 3 Invades Yankee Stadium [Ces]](/images/news/47418.jpg)
Playstation 3s will be showing up in every suite of the new Yankee Stadium and in a gaming zone for non-rich folk, as part of a new agreement between the stadium and Sony Electronics.
The plan will bring...
The plan will bring...
![Fable II's Knothole Island DLC Hits Next Week [Fable II]](/images/news/47354.jpg)
Fable II's Knothole Island hits Xbox Live worldwide on Jan. 13 for $10 (800MP). And the expansion isn't coming without gifts. Even gamers who don't purchase it will get some freebies next week.
Knothole...
Knothole...
!["How Do I Change The Color Of SoulCalibur Female Underpants?" [Maximum Risky]](/images/news/47340.jpg)
This is serious stuff. Very serious. An interoffice Namco conversation regarding changing panty colors for the Dreamcast version of SoulCalibur. No, really.
According to the individual who supplied these...
According to the individual who supplied these...
![Sony To Bring In-House Racing Studios Together [Sony]](/images/news/47336.jpg)
Sony have two in-house racing developers. Evolution Studios, who do MotorStorm, and SCEE Liverpool, who do WipeOut. Seems a bit silly having two teams doing the one genre, doesn't it? Does to Sony.
In...
In...
![No Men Allowed (For A Long Time Now...) [Purikura]](/images/news/47332.jpg)
Girls only. Japan's Asahi Shimbun has an article about how Japanese arcades are banning men from sticker picture machines. Why'd they do that?
According to the piece, "A growing number of arcade operator...
According to the piece, "A growing number of arcade operator...
![Sony Pictures Dates Ghostbusters Game [Sony]](/images/news/47317.jpg)
The release date for the Ghostbusters game has been announced by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment in a Ghostbusters Blu-ray movie release — accidently announced, maybe! Doh.
A Sony Pictures pre...
A Sony Pictures pre...
![The Kinetics of Pinball [Pinball]](/images/news/47291.jpg)
The man behind such pinball greats as Fun House, the Addams Family and The Twilight Zone, Pat Lawlor, recently sat down with Gamasutra to discuss the history and design of pinball games.
The interview...
The interview...
Jan 7 EGM, RIP
If you're following the sale of 1up.com and the mass layoffs that ensued on Tuesday afternoon, you'll likely soon be reading a bunch of blog posts and goodbye letters from the dozens of displaced staff...
![Rock Band Branded Memory Cards Come to the Wii [Ces09]](/images/news/47186.jpg)
SanDisk today unveiled a Rock Band branded 2GB memory card for the Wii.
The SD cards will sell for $13 a pop and are set to hit the U.S. this spring. With songs taking as much as 50 megs each and the...
The SD cards will sell for $13 a pop and are set to hit the U.S. this spring. With songs taking as much as 50 megs each and the...