The year-end report for video games held surprises as next-generation systems took a back seat to the old standbys.
Nintendo Europe has announced that in one year and ten months, the Nintendo DS has sold through ten million units on the continent, making it the fastest ever gaming hardware to do so.
The contrasting fortunes of two of the biggest players in the global gaming market were underlined today when Sony announced a 94% plunge in profits for the most recent quarter, while Nintendo said its profits over the first half of the fiscal year had more than tripled.
Activision has announced that Tony Hawk’s Downhill Jam for Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance is now available at retail stores nationwide.
Designed to be used with games like Metroid Prime: Hunters and Pokemon Diamond & Pearl, the headset lets you talk to other players through Nintendo's WiFi enabled DS. The headset goes into the little hole next to the headphone port.
