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IT seems that a year’s head start was not enough
for the Xbox360 to dominate this generation’s console wars.
According to a recent report from the Financial Times, the Nintendo
WII has overtaken the X360 in international sales, while making the
PS3 eat some dust as it remains on the third spot. The report cited
cumulative sales data through the end of July, which showed that the
Nintendo WII has now sold more units worldwide than the Xbox 360.
According to the FT,
approximately 9 million WIIs were purchased all over the globe as of
July 31, overtaking the 8.9 million units of 360s sold. The PS3
lagged far behind with an estimated 3.7 million units
internationally.
Those numbers reflect the total
number of units sold and not those that were shipped as console
makers usually tout the number of consoles they have shipped into
the retail channels. Microsoft for example announced it had shipped
11.5 million 360s, short of its self-imposed 12-million unit goal
while Sony said it produced 5.5 million PS3s worldwide.
If confirmed, the WII sales marks
a milestone is a watershed for Nintendo as it would be the first
time Nintendo can lay claim to be the best-selling console since it
dominated the market during the Super Nintendo Entertainment System
era.
Cheats of the week
Stuntman Ignition (PS2)
Unlock Secret Special props in
constructor mode: Go to extras, then cheats and enter COOLPROP.
Unlock 6 Unique Graphic Modes:
Enter the Extras menu and go to Cheats. Enter GFXMODES to unlock
Dream, RC Car, Puke Cam, All Combined, and Normal with the L3
button.
Unlock all the cheats: Become the
#1 ranked Stuntman. Getting to #1, however, does not require 5 stars
on every different mission.
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 (PS2)
Passwords:
At the Options screen, access the
Password option and enter the following codes. Note that in order to
use some of the cheats you need to fulfill a certain requirement
first.
Password Effect
Unlock All Golfers: GAMEFACE
Bridgestone Items: SHOJIRO
Cobra Items: SNAKEKING
Grafalloy Items: JUSTSHAFTS
MacGregor Items: MACTEC
Mizuno Items: RIHACHINRZO
Oakley Items: JANNARD
PING Items: SOLHEIM
Precept Items: GUYSAREGOOD
Taylormade Items: MRADAMS
Nike Apparel and Equipment:
justdoit
Datablitz PC picks of the week
Hearts of Iron: Anthology
In the Hearts of Iron Anthology,
players will wage war across the globe as one of over 175 countries
throughout the course of World AAR II. Doomsday adds even more to
the award-winning gameplay by introducing a thrilling “What If”
scenario that brings the player through WWII and into WWIII. Never
before released in retail, Armageddon allows players to venture even
further into fantasy scenarios, or to play the game instead as
history unfolds.
Command any frontline during
World War II as one of more than 175 playable countries. Four major
campaigns let you play through the full course of the war, plus 15
battle scenarios including D-day, Operation Barbarossa and The
Ardennes Offensive
Enemy Engaged 2
Climb aboard an American RAH-66
Comanche, or the Russian KA-52 Hokum B, and prepare to experience
low-level helicopter combat like never before! Sharpen your “line
of sight” tactics on over 30,000 kilometers of treacherous
landscape! War rages continuously on 3 diverse real world combat
zones, where you engage the enemy as both pilot and co-pilot/gunner.
Not only do you feel the white knuckle tension of the realistic
flight dynamics, the immersive voice control allows you to command
your gunner and your wingman from a microphone connected to your PC.
To increase the realism, you may also play co-operatively or
competitively with other players, up to 16 on LAN or online
Multiplayer.
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