At gameonion, we really do not like to speculate.

Now that that is out of the way, allow us to speculate. According to this article: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16115967/, the Wii sold 600,000 consoles in the first 8 days after launch. At first, we were not impressed. But then our science department decided to work out the numbers to see where the Wii will stand over time. This is when our jaws dropped.

Normally when reading console sales projections, one realizes they are just guesses. Unless you have a graph to back you up. Which we do.

By December of 2012, there will have been 139,800,000 Wiis sold. Not impressed yet? That is in the state of Pennsylvania alone. Worldwide, the sales will be about 985,564,462,000,165 consoles. Of course these are not counting black market sales.
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I love greatest hits games. It is pretty much how I get to play all of the games I play. Now finally SOCOM 3 is coming to greatest hits. Now I just have to get my PS2 back that my ex-girlfriend stole from me.

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If you're one of those people who are able to keep the excitement of new releases at bay and wait until the price goes down, the PS2 has some treats lined up for you. Circuit City has leaked a display that tells us what the next round of Greatest Hits games are, and while many of them are obvious, the inclusion of one of the titles has me excited.

The games are Jack X: Combat Racing, SOCOM 3, Sly 3, Ratchet Deadlocked, and Shadow of the Colossus. All of these games are good, and well worth your US$20. I won't begrudge anyone running out to buy any of them. The main thing I wanted to point out was that now you have absolutely no excuse to not have Shadow of the Colossus in your collection. My 2005 Game of the Year is one of the most intriguing games to be released on the PS2, and for US$20 you owe it to yourself to at least try it. Even better? Before all the stores receive their copies with the red ribbon on the top you can get the original printing for US$20. I love that.
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Read More at arstechnica.com
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It seems like everyone loves Scarface. Who doesn't want to be Tony Montana? Especially lately I see a lot more people wearing Scarface clothing and things. Well now we might have a wicked game to go along with our Scarface tshirt.

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Highly acclaimed screenwriter, David McKenna, has written an original event-driven storyline for the interactive game that will lead the player through a sordid underworld. The Scarface video game will create a gameplay environment that authentically recreates the historical time period of the film, touching on politics, news items and events of the day. Players will travel through the steamy, often violent streets of Miami, the irie islands of the Florida Keys, the Bahamas and various other locales and will interact with a world full of seedy and dangerous characters to procure information, negotiate business deals, smuggle contraband and avoid rivals and DEA on a mission to rebuild their fallen empire.
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Read More at worthplaying.com
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Xenosaga Episode III: Also Sprach Zarathustra comes to the PS2. Check out the preview:

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n Xenosaga Episode III: Also sprach Zarathustra, you embody Shion and uncover the future of mankind in a journey to unveil the Gnosis phenomenon and save the galaxy in this exciting conclusion to the Xenosaga trilogy.

The story of Xenosaga III starts a year after Xenosaga II ended. Shion has resigned from Vector Industries after learning that the company is deeply connected to the appearance of the Gnosis. She instead joins Scientia, an underground organization working to unveil Vector’s secrets in order to bring them down. Uncover the truth and save mankind in the exciting finale of the Xenosaga series launching onto store shelves later this year on the PlayStation 2.
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Read More at www.worthplaying.com
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PS2 last month outsold the Xbox 360. This is just insane. But if you think about it, it makes sense. There are not that many really good 360 games out yet. We will have to see what the numbers are like when Halo 3 and the PS3 come out.

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PS2 outsells Xbox 360 - not a good sign for team Microsoft
As we head into the summer gaming slump in which you, the gaming public, decide to actually open the door and see what's out there, let's take a look at how videogame hardware has been selling. I was shocked by them numbers, and think you may be too.

May's US numbers worked out as follows:

PS2: 232,000 units sold
Xbox 360: 221,000
PSP: 159,659
DS: 145,930
GCN: 33,000
Xbox: 26,000

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Read More at playstation.about.com
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Not on the NEOGEO!? Yeah this is awesome. SNK, famous for its 2d fighters, is now bringing The King of Fighters Neowave to the PS2.

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Ignition Entertainment has announced that The King of Fighters Neowave is coming to PlayStation 2 this summer.

Neowave is the first King of Fighters game SNK has developed for the arcade that hasn't been based on NEOGEO technology. The game features an all-new fighting system, said to make the game more accessible for all skill levels, not just the hardcore King of Fighters players. Also new to the game are high-res backgrounds and new sprites that take advantage of the superior hardware.
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Read More at www.pro-g.co.uk
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LEGO Star Wars II will be released on September 12th. The same day the original trilogy of Star Wars will be released on DVD. My review of this news: Good.

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"Over the years, a truly countless number of fans have told us that they would love to see and own the original version that they remember experiencing in theaters," said Jim Ward, President of LucasArts and Senior Vice President of Lucasfilm Ltd. "We returned to the Lucasfilm Archives to search exhaustively for source material that could be presented on DVD. This is something that we're very excited to be able to give to fans in response to their continuing enthusiasm for Star Wars. Topping it off with a new interactive adventure makes September 12 a red-letter day for Star Wars fans."

That's also the day fans will be able to experience the LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy video game, the action-packed sequel -- filled with tongue-in-cheek humor -- to one of the best selling video games of 2005. To see the trailer to the new game from LucasArts and TT Games, click here!
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Read more at StarWars.com
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