Who’s winning the console war right now? If you answered “Wii”, then guess again.

Although the Wii has indisputably made its way into more homes than the Xbox 360 or the PlayStation 3, it should not be considered the most successful console of this generation so far. No, I’m not trying to trip you up, either: Nintendo DS is not the answer. Despite falling a few million units behind in terms of console sales, the Xbox 360 is actually winning this generation. Let me explain why.

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The Xbox 360 had one of the strongest years in console gaming, second only to the Nintendo Wii, the charming console for the whole family. But amidst all the success and the record-breaking sales, an ugly demon reared its head as well, the ‘Red Ring of Death.’ The Ring of Light on the front of the Xbox usually greets us with its swirling green lights accompanied by the faint hum of the Xbox whirring to life. Sometimes, it doesn’t. Should you have ever tried to boot the console up with the A/V cables loose or the power brick or AC adapters loose, you’ve seen the 4 red lights and you’ve felt your heart splash as it hit the bottom of your stomach, but upon further inspection, you’re still good to go. But what about the countless number of consoles that were one red light short, the 3 red flashing lights that testify to the utter death of your Xbox 360?

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Microsoft has announced that they’re officially lowering the price of the Xbox 360 HD DVD player from $179 to $129 in the U.S. and Canada, effective immediately.

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The Dallas Business Journal shaked the gaming community today by claiming with a bold headline that it knew the release date and platforms Duke Nukem Forever will launch. The publication reported:

“We’re really excited about bringing classic Duke to the 360,” said Miller during an interview with the DBJ. “We’re talking to Microsoft about getting a release slot sometime this year.”

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The judges of the Game Critics Awards are honored to announce the first annual Game of the Year awards. Considering games across all platforms, released commercially in North America between January 1, 2007 and December 31, 2007, the judges have voted to decide on the best of the best for the year. 

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Guess the guy wasn’t all too happy with everyone mailing him about their Red Ring of Death.

On Wednesday we reported about a guy who got a brand new X360 after mailing Bill Gates about the problems he was having with his console. Tons of news sites reported on this and the result seems to have been a massive increase in angry mails towards the man.

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Naturally curious as to why Xbox 360 Elites are so difficult to find, we went straight to the source — and Microsoft tells us that demand is simply outstripping supply on the 360 Elite right now, and that no model lineup changes are planned at this time — especially since the Elite is their hot seller.

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Have you wondered how well SKATE did against Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground? Well thanks to a 3rd quarter earnings statement from Electronic Arts, we now know - SKATE outsold Tony Hawk’s by a massive 2:1 (or nearly)!

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Today Ubisoft, one of the world’s largest video game publishers, announced the release of Chessmaster LIVE on the Xbox LIVE Arcade for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft.

Chessmaster LIVE features:

• Hundreds of AI opponents to play in ELO-ranked matches

• Voice-chat and LIVE Vision capabilities for head-to-head matches (more…)

VGChartz reports the worldwide chart for Week Ending January 26th, 2008, is as follows:

Total:

DSL: 429,727
Wii: 354,359
PSP: 186,922
PS3: 146,742
360: 128,878
PS2: 115,625

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