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Japanese hardware sales, April 20 – April 26, PS3 sales fall Japanese hardware sales, April 20 – April 26, PS3 sales fall

After a week of extremely high PS3 Sales, it looks like the ride is finally over, the high of Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children finally ran of steam, and sales are a bit back to normal, but the PS3 still continues to out sale the Wii but by a smaller margin. I still guess many Sony fans will continue to be happy. But on the bright side Wii, PSP, and PS2 sales pick up for the week.

Video Game Hall of Fame Gains Momentum, Support Video Game Hall of Fame Gains Momentum, Support

Barely a month old, the movement to place a video game hall of famein Ottumwa, Iowa has formed a city-backed committee and is hiring legal services to incorporate itself as a nonprofit venture.

Analyst: No New Consoles Until 2013, Despite Slowing Software Sales Analyst: No New Consoles Until 2013, Despite Slowing Software Sales

Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter believes that we will not enter the next console generation until 2013. Investors are getting a bit worried as video game software sales seem to have peaked for the current generation. I don’t think they have, but when compared to last year, sales are down in 2009. Now, some people could freak out and start looking toward the PS4 and Xbox 720, but remain calm the economy is way down and we have to wait for it to improve.

DSi sells 600k over US and EU release weekend DSi sells 600k over US and EU release weekend

Earlier today, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata and childhood memory manufacturer Shigeru Miyamoto delivered a presentation about Wii Sports Resort and Wii/DS price cuts (or lack thereof). However, neatly tucked within the folds of their discourse was a fascinating figure for the hardware salesophiles among us — in its launch weekend in the US and Europe, the DSi sold 300,000 units in each territory. Our on-call mathematician is currently visiting his grandkids in Des Moines, but we’re pretty sure that equals 600,000 units.

Nintendo DLC update: Six DSiWare games, Equilibrio, and more Nintendo DLC update: Six DSiWare games, Equilibrio, and more

Yesterday, the Nintendo DSi hit shelves, and the console’s DSiWare store launched. Along with it came six games:
Nintendo DSi Browser (Nintendo, 1 player, 0 Nintendo DSi Points); Bird & Beans (Nintendo, 1 player, 200 Nintendo DSi Points); Master of Illusion Express: Funny Face (Nintendo, 1 player, 200 Nintendo DSi Points); Art Style: AQUIA (Nintendo, 1 player, 500 Nintendo DSi Points); WarioWare: Snapped! (Nintendo, 1-2 players, 500 Nintendo DSi Points); and Brain Age Express: Math (Nintendo, 1 player, 800 Nintendo DSi Points).