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YokimaSun writes:
Following on from the announcement of the Kindle Fire HD earlier, Amazon UK have just put up for preorder both the Kindle Fire HD in 16 and 32GB variations and the new Kindle Fire which is also being released for the first time in the UK. Both Android Tablets are to be released on the 25th of October with prices that are extremely competitive against the iPad. The Kindle Fire is to be priced at £129 and the higher spec Kindle Fire HD to be £159 for the 16GB and £199 for the 32GB version.
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Croakyvoice writes:
Since the release of the PSVita the console has clearly stuttered with sales that are pretty dreadful especially in its homeland in japan, where the PSP was selling more until this week with the release of Hatsune Miku Project Diva F which has seen PSVita sales quadruple. For the rest of the planet sales are still slow thanks to a dull line up of games. This could change now as Yifan Lu the coder of the Kindle Hack and PSX Xperia has revealed that he is now working on a Native Loader for the PSVita, basically its an Userland Vita Loader for loading unsigned executables on your Vita in other words a Homebrew Loader for the PSVita. To calm Sony fears he claims it is physically impossible to run "backups" with the exploit. The exploit cannot decrypt or load retail games. At this time the exploit is unreleased, naturally he doesnt want Sony to plug it. Will Homebrew games and Emulators on the PSVita tempt any Slashdotters to buy the console ?
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Croakyvoice writes:
In what seems to be the in thing at the moment comes another auction to add to last months Zelda Nes auction and that crazy Million Dollar Collection. This time for RPG fans this could be classed as the Holy Grail of Nes games. The game in question is Final Fantasy 2 which was never released outside of Japan but luckily for the person who at this time is selling this on Ebay for 50K, there was one made for the 1991 Winter Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas by SquareSoft, sadly the USA version never had a release because they decided to work on the SuperNes instead.
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Croakyvoice writes:
In what seems to be the in thing at the moment comes another auction to add to last months Zelda Nes auction and that crazy Million Dollar Collection. This time for RPG fans this could be classed as the Holy Grail of Nes games. The game in question is Final Fantasy 2 which was never released outside of Japan but luckily for the person who at this time is selling this on Ebay for 50K, there was one made for the 1991 Winter Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas by SquareSoft, sadly the USA version never had a release because they decided to work on the SuperNes instead.
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Croakyvoice writes:
Recently we have seen some truly amazing auctions show up on Ebay, the Legend of Zelda Nes game that was on sale for 150K and the $1.2 Million Ultmate Video Game Collection. Well now another of the Holy Grails of the video game world is now up for sale, Final Fantasy 2 was never released outside of Japan when Square opted to scrap its work on the Nes and focus on the 16 bit Super Nintendo. This particular cartridge was put together by the folks at Square Soft USA to display at the 1991 Winter Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The Cart is the only one in existance.
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YokimaSun writes:
The world of Homebrew coders never fail to amaze. Over on the AtariAge forums a coder by the name of Sprybug has released a clone of the original Super Mario Bros for the Atari 2600, the game has the complete first level and he intends to code all the first 4 worlds into the game. Those of you impressed by this effort will also find this 3D Mario on the Sega Saturn mouthwatering.
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Croakyvoice writes:
Whilst Apple are sueing everyone else, a rare iPhone 4 32GB prototype/tester unit has appeared on an Ebay Auction, from the listing, " This iPhone is not only unique in it's hardware, but it's running Apple's software testing suite, called SwitchBoard which is used to test the devices functionality. Usually these protoypes are disabled by Apple but this one is fully functional. All functions of the software seems to work. All parts on this iPHONE are original prototype parts, except for the battery, which was removed by Apple, and I replaced it with an OEM iPhone Battery. This iPhone is model N90AP.", the auction has a very steep 10,000 dollar buy it now price.
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Croakyvoice writes:
Nintendo has today released the 3DS XL in the U.S.A. The console comes with features such as screens which are 90% bigger in size than the original 3DS, a much needed improvement in battery life and also the 3D effect on the console has noticeably improved. The 3DS XL is Nintendo's attempt at even moreso dominating the handheld console market over the PSVita but also bringing back the gamers lost to the likes of Android and iOS Devices. The other major 3DS news of the day is the release of New Super Mario Bros 2 a continuation of the DS game released in 2006. In Japan the game has sold over 800,000 copies since game launch and Nintendo will be hopeful to replicate that success in the U.S.A.
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Croakyvoice writes:
Nintendo has today released the 3DS XL in the U.S.A. The console comes with features such as screens which are 90% bigger in size than the original 3DS, a much needed improvement in battery life and also the 3D effect on the console has noticeably improved. The 3DS XL is Nintendo's attempt at even moreso dominating the handheld console market over the PSVita but also bringing back the gamers lost to the likes of Android and iOS Devices. The other major 3DS news of the day is the release of New Super Mario Bros 2 a continuation of the DS game released in 2006. In Japan the game has sold over 800,000 copies since game launch and Nintendo will be hopeful to replicate that success in the U.S.A.
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Busshy writes:
Slashdot in March reported on the Next Xbox codenamed Durango, since then the Development Kit has been seen floating around the net and even the likes of Digital Foundry contacted the source who claimed he owned the kit and they validated his story. Yesterday in another twist to the story the Next Xbox Dev Kit was posted on an Ebay Auction by the orginal storybreaker selling for $20,000. Did Microsoft buy back their Devkit?
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YokimaSun writes:
SuperDaE who posted photos of the Xbox Durango Development kit in July, has now followed that up with an auction on Ebay in which the Durango Dev Kit went for a rather wallet busting $20,000 with a total of 43 bids. Digital Foundry talked to the source and from their findings the kit seems to be the Next Xbox Development kit.
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YokimaSun writes:
Its been well documented that Amazon the worlds biggest Online site has suffered a massive drop in profits, on the surface though you wouldnt be able to tell any difference. The folks over at 3DS News have spotted that even though the 3DS XL is a week away from being released in the USA theres no preorders on the Amazon site yet competitors such as Walmart and BestBuy both have preorders. Have Amazon upset the likes of Nintendo or is this just the fact that someone hasnt updated their pages yet ?
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YokimaSun writes:
Apple just seem to be unstoppable at the moment with the release of Mountain Lion which is by far most successful OS X release in Apple’s history. Mountain Lion boasts over 200 new features including iCloud integration, AirPlay Mirroring, system-wide sharing, and soon Facebook Integration which will come in a later update. The upgrade price of $19.99 also has a massive bearing on why its so popular. Just a shame that Macbooks are so heavily priced.
