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DS Hits 6m in Europe

DS Hits 6m in Europe The brouhaha surrounding last weeks deluge of Wii details stole attention from Nintendos DS for a while, but new numbers from Nintendo reveal that the public is not forgetting about it. The DS has sold 6 million units in Europe, Nintendos Satoru Shibata said at Nintendos Wii briefing on Friday. This is a handsome addition to the 10 million units that the handheld has sold in Japan. Nintendo says the DS is responsible for widening the gaming audience, just like it said it would. Around 44 per cent of DS owners are female, said Nintendos Laurent Fisher,

Nintendo to sell Wii in Europe for below 250 euros

Nintendo to sell Wii in Europe for below 250 euros Japanese video game maker Nintendo Co. (7974.OS: Quote, NEWS, Research) expects to price its new Wii gaming console below 250 euros ($321.50) in Europe, its head of German operations said on Wednesday. The company has earlier said the Wii would cost 25,000 yen ($215) or less in Japan and $250 or lower in the United States. The price has not been decided yet, but I expect it to be ... less than 250 euros, Bernd Fakesch told Reuters on the sidelines of a gaming industry conference. The Kyoto-based company will release the Wii, which

Slingbox Internet TV Gadget Hits Europe

Slingbox Internet TV Gadget Hits Europe Sling Media on Tuesday made its Slingbox device, which can plug into a users terrestrial, cable or satellite television hookup and then transmit footage via the Web, publicly available for the first time in Britain for 180 pounds (roughly $338USD), Reuters reports. Users can view programming from a television hooked up to the Slingbox using a PC or notebook computer, according to Reuters. The product is being labeled a placeshifting device, in the vein of popular time-shifting digital video recorders like TiVo and Sky+, which allow users to record television broadcasts for viewing at a later time,

Oil hits new record price in Europe

Oil hits new record price in Europe On top of the geopolitical pressures in the Middle East forcing up the price of oil, another factor sent the price of a barrel of crude up nearly 3% higher to a new record price of over 78 dollars in Europe. BP is shutting down its Prudhoe Bay oilfield in Alaska, which pumps 8% of the United States' crude, and is the country's biggest oilfield. BP has discovered severe corrosion in its local pipeline network, after two recent oil spills. Analysts fear the repairs could take months. In the currently tight oil market, where supply

Extreme weather hits U.S. states, Europe

Extreme weather hits U.S. states, Europe The governor of Texas is pleading with residents not to use fireworks during their New Year's celebrations, as wildfires blaze across the tinder-dry state. Texas Governor Rick Perry has asked the federal government to declare a state of disaster as at least 73 wildfires burned in the state, destroying almost 200 homes in Texas and neighbouring Oklahoma. Perry recently toured the remains of 100 destroyed homes located in the town of Cross Plains, which suffered the brunt of the damage. The fires have come after months of drought in the state, and are feeding on dry vegetation