QuickJump QuickPeek 90: Table-turning console sales stats, re-brewing homebrew and Sega console re-lighting
For this offering of our weekly recap, we see a resurgence of all sorts in the gaming industry. Finally we see a PS3 kicking ass in the sales charts, finally we see another big homebrew breakthrough for the PSP, and finally, it looks like things are definitely looking up for the videogame world in general. It is certainly looking like it’s gonna be a happy holidays we’re having this year.
Another action-packed week has come and gone, and although the QuickPeek has not been so quick on its feet the past couple of weeks, rest assured that the gaming news and updates have not been putting up its feet for mere R&R here on QJ.
For this offering of our weekly recap, we see a resurgence of all sorts in the gaming industry. Finally we see a PS3 kicking ass in the sales charts, finally we see another big homebrew breakthrough for the PSP, and finally, it looks like things are definitely looking up for the videogame world in general. It is certainly looking like it’s gonna be a happy holidays we’re having this year.
Check out our Weekend Warriors and all the other big news-makers for this third week of October, all compiled for your convenience in this week’s QJ QuickPeek.
Yes, the PSP Go is still making headlines. The problem is, the main one we heard this week wasn’t exactly flattering. The Go has been getting a mostly lukewarm reception since its launch earlier this month, and the trend continues in Australia. There’s a silver lining, though: overall PSP sales have reportedly gone up since the Go hit retail. Sony most probably have software sales to thank for that. Oh, and maybe the Go’s making people buy PSP-3000s. Just speculating. For the facts, hit the jump and check out this week’s PSP Weekend Warrior.
Link: PSP Weekend Warrior
Due to some unforeseen bugs mucking up the works, custom firmware 5.50GEN-C at the start of the week turned out to be more underwhelming than we hoped. Good thing Team GENyUS was able to roll out a new revision a few days after, with another update launching in the days that followed. 5.50GEN-C may have set the week off on a sour note, but thanks to 5.50GEN-D things still turned out for the best. Read all about what else happened in the PSP Homebrew Weekend Warrior.
Link: PSP Homebrew Weekend Warrior
So what transpired in the world of Sony’s PS3 this week? Nate Drake’s newest adventure is certainly off to a good start. And then there’s word that the PS3 is continuing its newfound sales spurt in the land down under. Oh, and here’s a no-brainer: rumblings about new entries in two of the PS3’s biggest franchises have started to trickle out from the rumor mill. All in all, another good week for the PS3. Well, except maybe for that one particular console they threw into the Bravia. It didn’t seem to get too banged up though.
Link: PS3 Weekend Warrior
It’s been a while, and a lot of things definitely happened this week for the green blog. We have here some buzz pertaining to the supposed inclusion of Blu-ray into the Xbox 360, an expected subsequent denial, and piqued interest as to this possibility and more. On the games front, we’ve got a slew of add-ons and new releases, as well as record-making/ record-breaking game sessions. Catch up on things you might have missed this week on the Xbox 360 Weekend Warrior.
Link: Xbox 360 Weekend Warrior
Looking back to the week, it seems that both publishers and homebrew developers were able to deliver on their respective forms of output. We’ve got trailers, images, and stats for the the games, while devs got busy and released updates for their respective brew. You might want to check up on all those – you won’t regret it. Compiled for your navigating ease – it’s all here in the Nintendo Weekend Warrior.
Link: WiiDS Weekend Warrior
More games trickled into the App Store this week, including the much-awaited iPhone and iPod Touch iterations of two big names: Earthworm Jim and Rock Band. More is expected to follow with the announcements of Ghosts ‘N Goblins and Garters & Ghouls. But while games are packing into the App Store, one game gets an unfortunate boot out of the App Store, and it might not be your typical infringement case.
Link: iPhone Weekend Warrior
Industry News:
Looking for a cool memorabilia to remind yourself that once upon a time, there used to be cool Sega consoles? Then check out this hot item from Zippo. Yes, it’s a Sega console lighter.
Link: Light it up, Sega style!
We’ve gotten more statistics-happy in the past couple of months, especially with the advent of the console price cuts and the arrival of Sony’s new handheld. Undoubtedly, this new surge of hardware activity helped in the resurgence of interest in the console wars that’s been characteristically quiet due to the economic slump. This week, the PS3 is shown to be showing good numbers as it makes its way past the Xbox 360 and Wii – for both the US and Australia numbers, and the PSP packing a whopping 100% increase in sales.
Link: September NPD Sales: PS3 hits a first, tops Wii and Xbox 360
Link: PS3 Slim lording it over Xbox 360 and Wii in Australia, PSP platform sales up 100%
LA Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant has got some choice words for sports video games. To him, it’s become “almost like its own sport.” Find out the context by which he expressed this statement.
Link: Kobe Bryant on sports games: “It becomes almost like its own sport”
QJ Front Page:
It’s another edition of QJ’s On Shelves Special Edition: 25 Games Under US$ 25. It would definitely do you good to check this out, especially if you’re beginning to look around for your holiday gifts — whether for your friends or for yourself. Maybe it can also help you gauge how much of your budget will go to games before the big ’09 finally caps off to make way for 2010.
Link: On Shelves Special Edition: 25 Games Under US$ 25
That’s it for this week! As usual, just keep ’em jumpin!
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