video games - "xbox live"

Taking into account the May video game sales data, it's apparent that Nintendo's momentum will enable the Wii to soon surpass the xbox 360 in the U.S. The Wii's installed base reached 10.2 million units while the xbox 360 installed base now stands at 10.3 million units - and that's with a year's head start for xbox 360. Deutsche Bank analyst Jeetil Patel pointed out that Wii sell-through had been averaging 351K units per month for the first half of 2007 when supply constraints were especially tight, but during recent months in 2008 Nintendo has been able to better address pent up demand. "Nintendo Wii's performance in recent months clearly demonstrates that it continues to be the leading console in the market," said Patel.

People have watched Florida's Lauren Bernat do the "Wii Fit" hula in her underwear more than 2.7 million times since May 25. That's when her boyfriend uploaded a clip he says he secretly filmed. Who knew so many people needed such extra insight to decide whether "Wii Fit" was for them? Bernat's path to stardom is next taking her to TRL. The world's favorite "Wii Fit girl" will appear on the show Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. Eastern/Pacific to talk about her video and, of course, to demo the Wii live.

TXB floats its exclusive analysis of next weeks XBLA release.

TechWeb - InformationWeek - Jeff Bell's departure has sparked a shakeup in the company's xbox-related business groups.

Freshly promoted Microsoft exec Shane Kim has admitted in a new interview with Next-Gen that Microsoft don't have a game as big as Halo 3 to push the xbox 360 going into the festive season.

On Monday, Sierra will announce a new xbox live arcade game that places you in the role of an elite agent for Interpol tracking down and evil and destructive fugitive.

Rock Band: Special Edition (X360)The new tracks hit xbox live Marketplace on June 17 and the PlayStation Store on June 19.

Industry watchers scratch heads about Rockstar hit's inability to spark xbox 360 and PS3 system sales.

Gamers are in for a musical treat at this year's event.

From gameplayer... "Selecting a games machine to shell out your shekels on isn't such a simple task. Everybody has different requirements from their new toy; some are seduced by funky graphics, some by assorted control methods and some simply by the perceived 'cool factor'. Ultimately, though, for a games unit to be of any use other than paperweight duties it has to be capable of playing the types of games YOU want. Without entering into any puerile 'my doodle's bigger than your doodle' pissing competitions, we've decided to take a look at some of the biggest forthcoming exclusive (at least at the time of writing) projects for the big four gaming options: PS3, Wii, xbox 360, and PC. Titles that, in theory at least, will take every advantage of their native hardware. So, which one are you looking forward to the most? Do you think it will live up to the pre-release build-up?"