Full DICE 2007 Coverage

GameSpot gives total coverage to the 2007 DICE Summit including awards, game previews and interviews with a few industry executives. Lots of great information on what to expect this year as well as some of the highlights from 2006.

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Is the Xbox Live Marketplace a blockbuster? “Yes,” say consumers.

The success eradiating from the Xbox Live Marketplace is growing due to the enormous popularity it gains from the movie download service it offers. Consumers can download full-length movies and TV shows in High Definition straight to their hard drives for a low price using the service. The usability of this service is causing a stir in the digital movie distribution industry causing former cinematic flops to become profitable. Movies such as Poseidon, which had a huge budget and didn’t earn back much money from the box office, are now raking in money through the Xbox Live movie marketplace. So far, it is proving to be more successful and profitable than some of its competitors such as Unbox (which is Amazon.com’s answer to digital movie distribution). The success of high-def movie downloads is proving to be another excellent reason for consumers to buy an Xbox 360 as opposed to a Sony PS3 or Nintendo Wii.

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1.8 Million Wii’s Sold This Holiday Season

Launching just in time for the holiday season, the Nintendo Wii sold a reported 1.8 million units of the unique console this holiday season. Although it did not beat out the Microsoft Xbox 360 which sold a reported 2 million units, it did cause a stir and the demand caused it to be “sold out” in nearly every store. The Sony Playstation 3 didn’t fair as well as Microsoft or Nintendo only selling a measly estimated 750,000 units. Primarily due to a lack of resources, Sony was prevented from making enough PS3′s to meet demands. The success of the Xbox 360 this holiday season may have been a result of the critically acclaimed and popular game Gears of War and the fact that its competitors, Sony and Nintendo, couldn’t provide enough consoles to meet demands causing disappointed shoppers to pick up another console that was in-stock and at a reasonable price (compared to the sold out PS3).

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