- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Japan, News
- Date: Oct 24, 2009 07:07 JST
- Tags: Fail, Food, Marketing, Microsoft, OS-tan, Technology, TV, Video Gallery, Windows

The glittering Japanese release of Windows 7 has been set awry by the pathetic failure of the operating system’s touchscreen capability on prime morning television:
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Games, News
- Date: Oct 24, 2009 02:14 JST
- Tags: Comparison, Marketing, Microsoft, Nintendo, PSP, Rankings, Sony, Wii, Xbox 360

A comparison of the post-price cut Japanese sales figures for the major consoles reveals that PS3 sales have rocketed 707% compared to the same period a year earlier, whilst Xbox 360 sales have actually decreased 70%, in spite of price cuts.
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Microsoft’s chair throwing overlord Steve Ballmer has stated in an interview that the company plans a Blu-ray drive as an accessory.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Games, News
- Date: Oct 21, 2009 13:45 JST
- Tags: Bayonetta, Famitsu, Marketing, Microsoft, Ports, PS3, Sega, Sony, Xbox 360

Bayonetta has been awarded full marks (40/40) by top gaming rag Famitsu, but only for the Xbox 360 original. Even Famitsu feels obliged to point out the bungled nature of Sega’s PS3 port, giving it a piffling 38/40.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Games, News
- Date: Oct 20, 2009 23:29 JST
- Tags: Microsoft, Nintendo, PS3, Rankings, Sony, Statistics, USA, Wii, Xbox 360

The expected huge lead in PS3 sales in the USA has materialised, and it is no wonder Microsoft put a brave face on things – the PS3 even managed to unseat the Wii, and is currently the best selling home console in the much coveted US market.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Games, News
- Date: Oct 10, 2009 02:58 JST
- Tags: Bayonetta, Comparison, Microsoft, Oppai, Oshiri, Ports, PS3, Sega, Sony, Xbox 360


The suspicions that the PS3 port of Bayonetta would be markedly inferior to the Xbox 360 original have been born out, with comparisons of the demos revealing that the graphics on the PS3 are noticeably degraded, with muddy textures, fewer polygons and lower framerates…
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Games, News
- Date: Oct 9, 2009 08:55 JST
- Tags: Marketing, Microsoft, Nintendo, PS3, PSP, Rankings, Sony, Wii, Xbox 360

The latest console sales figures show what looks to be an irreversible and humiliating collapse in Japanese Xbox 360 sales, with the console by some margin the worst selling console on the market, even dropping once again below the PS2.
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The release of Tekken 6 on PS3 and Xbox 360 is imminent, and computer graphics experts have decreed that the PS3 version is superior graphically.
Sadly, the experts in question insisted on using Heihachi’s impressive yet geriatric physique to make the comparison, which can be seen below…
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The release of Sony’s PS3 Slim has seen Japanese sales of the PS3 surge, with 310,000 units sold in September, easily beating the Wii and even surpassing sales of the DSi.
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Users of Windows 7 in Japan will receive a new theme that is voiced by popular seiyuu idol, Mizuki Nana, along with an officially sanctioned OS-tan, Nanami Madobe.
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The console war takes shape in wallpaper form, with the PS3 and PSP first bringing to bear their sexiest selection of female (or in one case, hermaphroditic) characters…
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The newly released preview for the upcoming Halo Legends anime (below) has impressed many, but some can’t help but notice some curious discrepancies between the anime and the game, such as the complete absence of ranged combat in favour of lots of jumping around and punching…
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