Sales of the Nintendo Wii U are not going very well

Much has been said about sales of the Nintendo Wii U. Not here, where we have hardly touched on, but within the larger gaming community. It appears that Nintendo is having problems at the time to convince people to purchase their new console, which by the way only 64,000 units sold during the month of February. There will a few weeks before we find out how sales were in March, although the president of GameStop,Tony Bartel, gives us some clues.

How fared the Wii U during the month just ended? Nothing good. While the console sold very well during its launch (included wither reached in some places), Bartel said that sales are disappointing, but obviously this will not stop selling the company.

It is believed that console sales will improve when a title really known or expected to be available for the same. In short, the current poor sales are due mostly to the lack of good games , which are expected to arrive this year.

Let's wait a little longer to see what will happen with the Wii U from Nintendo .

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60% of gamers would not buy a console that can not play used games

GameStop has carried out a great research on the topic of used games and according to their results, 60% of gamers would not buy a console that you can not make use of videogames and previously used on another console. Remember that late emerging rumors that one of the features of the new Xbox is that it could block the use of previously used games on a different console. Obviously this would be a waste of money for everyone, not just for sellers of video games, but also for Microsoft.

Furthermore, Sony seems to take things in stride and has said publicly that no plans to implement any locks used for gaming and its future PS4, while Microsoft has chosen to ignore comments, but practically silence betrays the intentions the company has. A lock for future Xbox would mean a big change for the console market, which probably would have low sales while the PS4 would rise.

Tell us: Would you buy a console that blocks used games or not you?

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GameStop's cloud platform will exlcusiva PC, tablets and Smart TVs

 

The cloud platforms for gamers are forming slowly, and of course an industry giant such as GameStop gamer does not want to stay out of the business. After a year of testing in a private beta, the company has decided to dismiss consoles and instead focus on PCs, tablets and Smart TVs as their hardware of choice.
If you want to play on your PS3 or Xbox 360 using the client directly GameStop, then you better go looking for other alternatives. According to Gamasutra features, support for the above consoles was shelved due to technical problems and other problems that could not be solved.
However, both the PS3 and the Xbox 360 and are about to be retired. Rumors say that the future Xbox (codenamed "Durango") and future PlayStation (called "Orbis") will both have their own cloud platform gamer. The recent purchase of the cloud platform Gakai by Sony is a major test of what the company plans to do with your console.

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Xbox 360 to $ 100 may be sold outside the United States

 

"Microsoft says study lead model for other markets.
Game plan is sold with two-year subscription."

The Microsoft study carry the sales model that allows selling Xbox 360 game console for $ 100 through a subscription plan to other markets.
According to Chris Lewis, vice president of business entertainment company in Europe, the sales model, still unique in the United States, can be expanded globally.
"We see [the model] with great interest and decide whether it makes sense to expand sales in the U.S. or even globally," he said in an interview with "VG247". "The goal is to give option of choice for consumers."
The Xbox 360 sold for $ 100 has 4 GB of memory, which can be expanded using USB drives, and motion sensor Kinect. The game is sold with a subscription plan two years of Xbox Live with the user paying $ 15 per month for two years. The apparatus for this price began to be sold in stores in May at Microsoft, Best Buy and GameStop.
In Brazil, the cheapest model of the Xbox 360 without Kinect, is sold for $ 800.

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