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Yes, feet. I can't always beat the game with hands and fingers:

[via engadget]

Labels: Nintendo, Oddities, People, Video, YouTube

The first of the day is about how child molesters can use the Nintendo DS to target kids. The Weblogs Inc. site, DSFanBoy, does well in proving that although there is the possibility that such a thing could happen, the chances of it are very slim. As they point out, the both users would have to be in "PictoChat" for anything to work, and most kids would rather be playing the actual games.

Next up, a Florida bar threw a man out because he was a designated driver, and did not want to order a drink. Not only is this very bad publicity, but it also sparked State Senator Mike Fasano to propose a bill that would ban bar owners from doing anything to designated drivers who refuse to order a drink.

[via digg]

Labels: America, News, Nintendo, People

Sony is not so pleasant with the news recently. Today, it has made its way around the internet that Sony has only reached 50% of its one million domestic (Japan) sales prediction. From the article:

Eating into Sony's sales at home was the unexpected success of Nintendo's Wii gaming system, according to Enterbrain. Nintendo sold 989,118 Wiis domestically from its Dec. 2 launch date to month's end, nearly double Sony's total.

I have to note a big thing here. Nintendo beat Sony in sales by selling twice as many consoles, but they also did it in half the time as well. That means that the Wii is four times as popular as the PS3.

Labels: Games, News, Nintendo, Sony

Engadget reports that Sony is actually losing money for every PS3 sold. I wonder if they will drive themselves to bankruptcy. From the article:

Turns out Sony will be losing change to the tune of $241.35 for every "premium" (WiFi and 60GB HDD) console, and a whoppin' $306.85 for the bargain-basement 20 gigger. In comparison, Microsoft loses $75.70 per 360 it sells, while Nintendo is laughing all the way to the bank with a profit per Wii sold.

Interesting how one of the cheapest consoles (Wii) is the only one that is making any money. I also have to wonder if Sony had kept the whole Blu-Ray deal out PS3, would they still have so much of a loss.

Labels: Engadget, Games, Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony