 | New HD Wii coming in 2011? (DVICE, 9/21/2009 5:45pm) |
| Square Enix is the biggest game developer in Japan, so when president Yoichi Wada speaks, people listen. And when he says that Nintendo is prepping a next-gen, high definition Wii with a brand-new motion controller for 2011, we believe him.
The current Wii is by far the most underpowered of the current crop of gaming consoles, so it makes sense that they'd be working on an update far earlier than Sony and Microsoft. Heck, it doesn't do HD! In this day and age, that seems crazy. So will 2011 be the year of the Wii 2? We'll just have to wait and see.
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| Quarter of US homes to have Blu-ray players by 2011 (HDTV UK, 4/24/2008 12:19pm) |
| New analysis suggests that the popularity of Blu-ray could surge over the next three years, with the number of US households having a player rising from under one per cent (now) to around 25% by 2011. This includes the PS3... ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2008: PS3, Blu-ray in 45% U.S households by 2011 (Punch Jump, 1/09/2008 5:52pm) |
| Sony Corp. this week published a new advert at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show that claims a 45 percent adoption rate of Blu-ray in the U.S. by 2011. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | DisplaySearch: TV Tops for 3D Devices (Home Media Magazine, 9/26/2012 11:40pm) |
| Shipments of 3D displays will more than quadruple before 2020 over the 50.8 million units shipped in 2011, according to a new report from DisplaySearch.
Revenue for 3D displays was $13.2 billion in 2011, according to the research firm, but [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Research and Markets: Global 3D Animation Software Market 2011-2015: The Global 3D Animation Software Market to Grow at a CAGR of 19.1 Percent over the Period 2011-2015 (Business Wire, 8/23/2012 4:01pm) |
| DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/hvhsz2/global_3d_animatio) has announced the addition of the "Global 3D Animation Software Market 2011-2015" report to their offering. One of the key factors [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Wii HD expected in 2011, says exec (Punch Jump, 9/23/2009 3:35pm) |
| Square Enix Holdings Co. CEO Yoichi Wada told The Financial Times this week that he expects a new version of Nintendo Co.’s Wii hardware to be released in 2011.
Yoichi said that he expects a Wii HD include functionality more like Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 and Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 and a possible new controller for [...] (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 to beat Wii, Xbox 360 by 2011, says firm (Punch Jump, 2/14/2008 5:08pm) |
| Data research firm iSuppli Corp. on Thurs. said that Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 will lead in worldwide install base over Nintendo Co.’s Wii and Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 by 2011. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Research and Markets: Global 3D Flat Panel TV Market 2011-2015 (Business Wire, 12/13/2012 9:00am) |
| DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global 3D Flat Panel TV Market 2011-2015" report to their offering. The report is based on an in-depth analysis covering the Americas, and the EMEA and APAC regions, [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | HDTV Penetration in Homes to Triple by 2011 (AnandTech, 2/12/2007 4:51pm) |
| The number of HDTVs installed globally is set to sharply increase within the next four years... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Gran Turismo 6 'on PS3 this year,' Sony exec says (Joystiq, 2/28/2013 11:00pm) |
| We knew Polyphony has been working on Gran Turismo 6 since 2011 at [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'The Kid with a Bike' Rides to Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 11/19/2012 9:00pm) |
| The acclaimed 2011 Belgian film is planned for Blu-ray this February. In an early announcement to retailers, the Criterion Collection is working on 'The Kid with a Bike' for Blu-ray on February 12. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Killer Joe' Dated for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 10/24/2012 11:00pm) |
| William Friedkin's 2011 black comedy heads to Blu-ray this December. In an early announcement to retailers, Lionsgate will be releasing 'Killer Joe' on Blu-ray on December 21. Hailed as one of the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Projector Shipments are Up 11 Percent from 2011 (High-Def Digest, 8/28/2012 5:00pm) |
| LED and 3D projectors are down, while bang-for-the-buck projectors increased their market share. Projector sales are down when compared to the fourth quarter of last year – something to be expected [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Charlie Zone' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 4/24/2013 6:00pm) |
| The compelling winner of four major awards at the 2011 Atlantic Film Festival is bound for Blu-ray in June. In an early announcement to retailers, Starz/Anchor Bay is working on 'Charlie Zone' for [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray 3D Movies Increased 85% in 2012 (Home Media Magazine, 1/07/2013 6:24pm) |
| The number of 3D movies available on Blu-ray Disc topped 200 movies at the end of 2012 – up 85% from the end of 2011 when 108 titles were available in the high-definition format, according to a new research report.
El Segundo, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New 4k Blu-ray Disc releases this week (HD-Report, 7/16/2013 1:54pm) |
| Sony has released four new titles to 4k Blu-ray Disc, offering four times the amount of video detail (8.3 megapixels) on Ultra HD TVs. The new titles include Godzilla (1998), Men in Black (1997), Moneyball (2011), [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Your Sister's Sister' Announced for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 10/19/2012 6:00pm) |
| The acclaimed 2011 dramedy is planned for Blu-ray in November. In an early announcement to retailers, IFC films has set 'Your Sister's Sister' for Blu-ray on November 6. A year after his brother [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Arthur Christmas' Dated for Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D! (High-Def Digest, 8/30/2012 4:00pm) |
| The 2011 animated holiday adventure comes to both Blu-ray formats this November! In an early announcement to retailers, Sony says 'Arthur Christmas' will arrive on Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D on November [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3Net to develop original 3D and 4K content for TV (Broadcast Engineering, 10/19/2012 2:16pm) |
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A new 3net Studios division will build on its library of native 3-D content that 3net has been producing for its 24-hour 3D channel since its launch in 2011.
3Net is not waiting around for others and will [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'October Baby' Blu-ray Dated and Detailed (High-Def Digest, 8/01/2012 4:00pm) |
| The 2011 drama has just been announced for Blu-ray in September. In an early announcement to retailers, 20th Century Fox will release 'October Baby' on Blu-ray on September 11. As the curtain rises, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony PS3 to lead Video Game Console Market in 2011 (I4U, 3/01/2008 6:00pm) |
| Research company iSuppli says that 2008 will be a turning year for the Sony PS3 and I cannot agree more. All is set for a major sales success for the latest Playstation.
iSuppli also forecasts that the Sony PS3 will still need another 3 years to beat ... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 2DS sells 2.1 million, Animal Crossing: New Leaf gets 7.38 million (Joystiq, 1/30/2014 5:30pm) |
| The Nintendo 2DS has made it into the tiny hands of 2.1 million customers worldwide since its launch on October 12, according to Nintendo's financial highlights (PDF link). The 3DS, which launched in February 2011, has shipped 42.7 million units, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'FCA! 35 Tour: An Evening With Peter Frampton' Announced for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 10/15/2012 4:00pm) |
| The 2011 concert Blu-ray will hit stores this November. In an early announcement to retailers, Eagle Rock Entertainment is prepping 'FCA! 35 Tour: An Evening With Peter Frampton' for a [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai' Announced for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 12/19/2012 5:00pm) |
| The The Palme d'Or nominee at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival will honor Blu-ray this January. In an early announcement to retailers, New Video Group is working on 'Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai' for [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nintendo to pay royalty to 3D patent holder for every 3DS unit sold (Joystiq, 1/06/2014 6:30pm) |
| A U.S. federal judge has established a royalty rate Nintendo will pay to Tomita Technologies International for every Nintendo 3DS handheld console sold worldwide. The ongoing fee stems from a a 2011 lawsuit that found Nintendo liable for damages [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Hirai: Vita sales on 'low end' of expecations (Joystiq, 1/09/2013 3:00pm) |
| The last couple of years have been interesting for handheld game consoles. The 3DS debuted to lower than expected sales in 2011, only to see Nintendo (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Level-5 trademarks names from 3DS 'Guild01' collection in US (Joystiq, 8/13/2012 8:30pm) |
Guild01 is a collection of four games on one 3DS cartridge, featuring talent like Suda 51 and Seaman/SimTower creator Yoot Saito. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Hacker Ports Xbox 360 Game to PC, Calls It 'Justice' (Kotaku, 6/05/2013 1:20pm) |
| Some Russian hacker, unilaterally deciding that PC gamers have the inalienable right to play the 2011 Xbox 360 game (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Oculus Rift headset revives virtual reality gaming for the masses (DVICE, 8/01/2012 7:08pm) |
| Virtual reality failed in the 80s because the technology to enable full immersive gaming wasn't ready. With today's high resolution 3D displays, advanced head tracking and [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Google's Portable Native client lets one app run on any hardware in Chrome (Engadget, 11/12/2013 11:14pm) |
| Since 2011, Google's Native Client has been enabling developers to write applications like photo editors, CAD modelers and 3D games in C or C++ and run them inside the Chrome browser. Initially, Native Client only functioned on x86 machines, and [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Devil Survivor 2 Is Much Better Than I Expected (Kotaku, 7/30/2013 11:30am) |
| Devil Survivor 2:The Animation is an anime based on the 2011 3DS game Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2. A few months back, I called it one of the anime (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Samsung Sells Record 1.15 Million HDTVs in October (Home Media Magazine, 11/05/2012 10:54pm) |
| Samsung Electronics has topped its all-time record for monthly HDTV sales in the United States, selling 1.15 million units during October.
The previous milestone for the consumer electronics company was 1 million in October 2011. Samsung [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Metal Gear Solid HD Collection goes downloadable in August (Joystiq, 8/07/2012 9:00pm) |
| Way back when the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection was first announced, downloadable versions of the games in the collection were also [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Wii U Early Adopters Won't Get Any Special Treatment From Nintendo (Kotaku, 8/31/2013 4:00pm) |
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When Nintendo dropped the price of the 3DS mere months after its release in 2011, it offered a mollifying "Ambassador Program" to early adopters of the handheld system. That program [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Microsoft Posts 22% Fewer Xbox 360 Sales During Black Friday (Home Media Magazine, 11/28/2012 12:51am) |
| Microsoft’s Xbox 360 video game system may be the reigning hardware leader, but it sold 22% fewer units (750,000) during the Black Friday week (ended Nov. 23) than it did during the same period in 2011 with 960,000 units sold.
Last [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Mighty Switch Force 2 lights up 3DS eShop next week (Joystiq, 6/05/2013 1:00am) |
Tireless public servant Patricia Wagon returns to the Nintendo 3DS eShop next week in a follow-up to WayForward's 2011 dimension-shifting [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New Mega Man game on the way, more classics coming to 3DS eShop, 25th anniversary figure announced (Joystiq, 3/22/2013 5:28pm) |
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| (Unranked) | 3D Realms sues Gearbox over unpaid Duke Nukem royalties, Gearbox responds (Joystiq, 6/15/2013 12:30am) |
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3D Realms has filed suit against Gearbox Software, claiming unpaid royalties for the 2011 multiplatform release of (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Free BioShock offer with PS3 copies of Infinite is North America-only (Joystiq, 12/05/2012 1:45am) |
| In June 2011 we learned that BioShock Infinite for PS3 comes with a (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | DirecTV NFL Sunday Ticket kicks off another season on PS3 (Joystiq, 8/31/2012 9:20pm) |
| DirecTV customers who signed up for NFL Sunday [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Rumor: Apple entering the HDTV market in 2011 (AfterDawn, 8/22/2009 3:02am) |
According to a new Piper Jaffray note this week, analyst Gene Munster says he expects Apple to eventually get into the HDTV market providing a full home entertainment system alongside the Apple TV media device.
Additionally, Munster says that a new, updated Apple TV is coming before Christmas, including DVR and a monthly sub to iTunes TV shows.
"We believe Apple is exploring a subscription-based offering for its TV content in iTunes," says Munster, via The Street. "Apple could leverage its deep library of content with many network and cable channel content owners to provide unlimited access to a sub-library of its TV shows for a standard monthly fee."
Adds Apple COO Tim Cook of the Apple TV:
"It is clear that the movie rental business has really helped Apple TV and there are more and more customers that want to try it," he says, noting that sales were up 300 percent year-on-year. "We're going to continue to invest in it, because we fundamentally believe there is something there for us in the future."
As for the HDTV, Munster expects a 2011 debut, and the completion of a full Apple home entertainment center.
"The device would push Apple further into the digital living room with interactive TV, music, movie, and gaming features," he added. "Such a device would command a premium among a competitive field of budget TVs."Permalink | Comments
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| California to ban energy-hungry HDTVs? (AfterDawn, 9/19/2009 4:04am) |
According to the LATimes, the California Energy Commission is actively considering banning sales of "energy-hungry" HDTVs, setting a new efficiency standard that will help offset the massive energy use in the state.
If the proposal goes through, sales of all non energy-efficient models will be banned by 2011 and even more strict standards will occur in 2013.
The public has a 45-day period to comment on the proposal, beginning Monday, and approval goes to vote in November. If approved, California's electricity consumption will drop enough to save $8.1 billion USD in 10 years.
If approved, the Consumer Electronics Association says about 25 percent of all HDTVs available will have to be removed from store shelves. The group also notes that any would-be customer could simply drive over a state and buy a non-restricted TV if they choose to however.Permalink | Comments
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