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In the history of computer and video games, the seventh generation began on November 21, 2004 with the United States release of the Nintendo DS, followed shortly after by the PlayStation Portable on December 12, 2004. The beginning of the seventh generation for home consoles came on November 22, 2005 with the release of Microsoft's Xbox 360 and continued a year later with the release of Sony's PlayStation 3 on November 17, 2006 and Nintendo's Wii on November 19, 2006. European and Australian sales of the PlayStation 3 commenced on March 23, 2007.
Home systems
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As all three major home consoles only started to compete at the end of 2006, it is not yet possible to determine which, if any of them, will take a dominating position in the seventh generation. However, on September 13, 2007, the NPD and Enterbrain reported that the Wii is currently leading in sales, with more than 9 million units sold across the globe. [1]
Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 by Microsoft has gained an early lead in terms of market share, due in large part to its launch, which came a year before any of its rivals. Sales in North America and Europe have been steadily strong, even after the Wii and PlayStation 3's launch, but, like its predecessor, the Xbox 360 has struggled to achieve the same acceptance in Japan.[citation needed] Part of it is attributed to its lack of RPGs and the poor reception of some Japanese developed games, such as Ninety-Nine Nights and Every Party.[citation needed]
However, this head start did come with some trouble, as technical problems appeared in a portion of Xbox 360 units sold. The most well-known is the "red ring of death" issue, becoming heavily portrayed in the press and having users claiming to have replaced consoles multiple times. To fix this, Microsoft has offered a three year warranty on all versions of its console exhibiting this fault code, and will repair all affected Xbox 360 units free of charge.[citation needed] It will also retroactively reimburse users who had to pay to get their console repaired for this error. These problems attributed to Microsoft losing over US$1 million in its second quarter. According to Microsoft, new models of the console featuring 65 nm technology promise to help alleviate this and other complications.[citation needed]
The console stabilized at 11.6 million units shipped (of these, only 8.9 million sold) at the end of first half of 2007,[citation needed] and sales have slowed down since the start of the same year while seeing its rivals gaining momentum. However, Microsoft's strategy to surge sales with the release of the highly anticipated Halo 3 in September, have paid off so far, with a substantial increase on console sales worldwide, and they intend to continue this momentum with other exclusives such as Mass Effect to be released in November. Microsoft is now making money on each console sold, but its overall gaming division is still in the red.[citation needed] The division was expected to start making a profit in 2008, although this was before the announcement of the costly extended warranty on the console.[citation needed] In August 2007, the first price drop was announced for all Stock Keeping Units of the Xbox 360.[citation needed] The Core configuration had its price reduced in the United States by $20, the Premium by $50, and the Elite model by $30. Also the HDMI port, previously exclusive to the Elite set, became available to new models of the Premium set.[citation needed]
PlayStation 3
The PlayStation 3 has a comparatively higher price and was released roughly a year later than its direct competitor, the Xbox 360. The system's reliance on 'cutting edge' technology such as the Cell microprocessor and Blu-ray format have caused difficulties in manufacturing, especially the Blu-ray diode, leading to shortages at launch and the delay of the PAL Region launches. However, shortly into 2007, Sony announced that all production issues had been solved.[citation needed]
Nonetheless, despite many initial setbacks and delays, Sony demonstrated the capabilities of the PlayStation 3 at the Tokyo Game Show in 2006, with 27 playable demos and numerous titles ready for launch.[citation needed] Its success or failure may ultimately be decided by whether or not players feel that the technology is worth the higher price of the console, as well as the quality of its software offerings. Sony hopes that even if the PlayStation 3 loses market share to its competitors, its Blu-ray player would conceivably make the console a profitable product for Sony overall.[citation needed] This is, of course, contingent on whether the Blu-ray Disc format becomes the high-definition optical disc standard, which currently shows more momentum in the compact disc format war over its competitor, the HD-DVD format. Sony has blamed the low sales on the high price of $500/$600 and the fact that most of the console's most important titles, such as Little Big Planet, have not been launched yet.[citation needed]
While Sony can count on some highly acclaimed first party franchises like Gran Turismo and God of War, there are high expectations from the market over important third party titles such as the highly anticipated Metal Gear Solid 4 and Final Fantasy XIII. The reception of these titles when released is considered an important factor to determine the future of the console. Despite many rumors that Metal Gear Solid 4 would be appearing on other platforms, it was announced at Sony's E3 2007 press conference as a PlayStation 3 exclusive title.[citation needed] With Metal Gear Solid 4's release early next year coinciding with the releases of other many big PlayStation 3 titles, Sony may see its install base increase substantially. Sony has also lost major exclusives, even before its console launched, namely Assassin's Creed and Grand Theft Auto 4.[citation needed] Due to lower than expected sales, many other publishers have announced that titles that were previously exclusive to the PlayStation 3 will now be appearing on other platforms including: Devil May Cry 4, Virtua Fighter 5, and Fatal Inertia.[citation needed] However, Sony hopes that its price drop will be able to sell enough units to prevent its remaining exclusives from going multi-platform.[citation needed]
In July 2007, Sony announced a drop in the price of the console by $100.[citation needed] However, Sony later announced that this measure only applied to the 60 GB models and was exclusive to the United States and Canada, where they are no longer in production.[citation needed] When stocks of this model run out, only a new model with an 80 GB hard disk will be available, and for the same as the launch price of the 60 GB version. In October 2007, a new model with a 40 GB hard disk, but lacking many features from other versions, like support for PlayStation 2 games, was announced for $400 in the United States, becoming the cheapest model available so far.
Wii
Nintendo entered this generation with a new business plan with its Wii console. The company plans to attract as many current gamers, 'non-gamers', and 'lapsed' gamers by focusing on new gameplay experiences and new forms of interaction with games rather than cutting edge graphics and expensive technology.[citation needed] This approach was previously implemented in the portable market with the Nintendo DS.[2] If the new market grows sufficiently large, Nintendo hopes that the new control schemes it has implemented will render current conventionally controlled consoles obsolete, leading to Nintendo capturing a large portion of the existing market as well.[3]
So far this strategy has paid off, with Wii demand outstripping supply around the world.[citation needed] Since Nintendo profited on each console right from the start, unlike its competitors, it has already achieved very positive returns.[citation needed] Month after month, the worldwide Wii sales have been higher than the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 combined, eroding Microsoft's early lead and building a large advantage over Sony.[2] On September 12 2007, it was reported by the British newspaper Financial Times that the Wii had surpassed the Xbox 360, which was released one year previously, and became the market leader in worldwide home console sales for the current generation.[4]
As in previous generations, Nintendo's trump card is its handful of worldwide acclaimed first-party franchises, like Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, and Pokémon among others.[citation needed] To appeal to casual and non-gamers, Nintendo has also created the Wii Series of games, where players make use of the motion-sensing abilities of the console and its peripherals to simulate real world activities, such as sports, table games, music or doing exercises.[citation needed] Nintendo hopes to continue its momentum with the upcoming releases of key, highly anticipated, major exclusives like Super Mario Galaxy, Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Mario Kart Wii. Also, a few publishers such as Ubisoft, EA, and Capcom are releasing exclusive titles for the console, but so far the Wii's strongest titles have been mostly from the first-party line-up. Nintendo hopes that the growing popularity of its console will persuade these and other publishers to release more key exclusives for the Wii.[citation needed]
Comparison
| Name | Xbox 360 | PlayStation 3 | Wii |
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| Console | File:Xbox 360.png | 
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| Launch price United States | US$299.99 (Core) US$399.99 (Premium) US$479.99 (Elite) |
US$499.99 (20 GB) US$599.99 (60 GB) US$599.99 (80 GB)[5][6][7][8] |
US$249.99 (Wii Sports included) |
| Launch price Japan | ¥29,000 (Core) ¥39,795 (Premium) ¥47,800 (Elite) |
¥49,980 (20 GB) ¥39,980 (40 GB) ¥59,980 (60 GB) |
¥25,000 (Wii Sports not included) |
| Launch price Europe | €299.99 / £209.99 (Core) €399.99 / £279.99 (Premium) £299.99 (Elite) |
€399.99 / £299.99 (40 GB) €599.99 / £424.99 (60 GB) |
€249.99 / £179.99 (Wii Sports included) |
| Top-selling games | Halo 3 | Resistance: Fall of Man[9] | Wii Sports (pack-in, except in Japan) Wii Play[10] |
| Release date |   November 22 2005 December 2 2005 December 10 2005 February 2 2006Template:Country data World More... |
November 11 2006   November 17 2006  March 23 2007Template:Country data World More... |
November 19 2006December 2 2006  December 7 2006  December 8 2006Template:Country data World More... |
| Included accessories and extras |
Core: Premium:
Elite:
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20GB:
40GB:
80GB:
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| Accessories (retail) |
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| CPU | 3.2 GHz IBM PowerPC tri-core with blast processing codenamed "Xenon" | Cell Broadband Engine (3.2 GHz POWER-based PPE with seven 3.2 GHz SPEs) | 729 MHz PowerPC based IBM "Broadway"[11] |
| Memory |
512 MB GDDR3 @ 700 MHz shared between CPU & GPU |
256 MB XDR @ 3,2 GHz |
24 MB "internal" 1T-SRAM integrated into graphics package |
| GPU | 500 MHz codenamed "Xenos" (ATI custom design) | 550 MHz RSX (based on NVIDIA G70 architecture) | 243 MHz ATI "Hollywood" |
| Controller |
Xbox 360 Controller (up to four controllers; any combination of a maximum of 3 wired (4 with the use of a USB hub) or 4 wireless) |
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| Dimensions |
8.3 cm × 30.9 cm × 25.8 cm (6,616.9 cubic cm) |
9.8 cm × 32.5 cm × 27.4 cm (8,726.9 cubic cm)[12] |
4.4 cm × 16 cm × 21.5 cm (1,720 cubic cm) |
| Weight |
3.5 kg (7.7 lbs)[13] |
1.2 kg (2.7 lbs)[15] | |
| Online service | Xbox Live Xbox Live Arcade Xbox Live Marketplace (based on Microsoft points) Xbox Live Vision (Webcam), headset Xbox Live Video Marketplace Windows Live Messenger (Formerly MSN Messenger) |
PlayStation Network PlayStation Store (based on actual currency) Internet browser Webcam (including PlayStation 2 EyeToy), headset, PlayStation Home |
Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection WiiConnect24 Virtual Console Internet Channel News Channel Forecast Channel Everybody Votes Channel Wii Message Board |
| Backward compatibility | 394 Selected Xbox games (as of April 2007), additions made with software updates, Hard Drive required. | Supports most PlayStation 2 titles; All original PlayStation titles either from the original disc or downloaded from the PlayStation Network; future firmware updates will provide more compatibility.[16]
European and Australian versions offers limited compatibility.[17] |
Supports all Nintendo GameCube software and most accessories. Some games from systems prior to Nintendo GameCube are available for download through Virtual Console. |
| User interface | Xbox 360 Dashboard | Cross Media Bar (XMB) | Wii Menu |
| System software features |
Audio file playback (non-DRM AAC, MP3, WMA) |
Audio file playback (ATRAC3, AAC, MP3, WAV, WMA) |
Audio file playback (MP3) |
| Consumer programmability | Development on PC with XNA Game Studio ($99/year subscription, binary distribution with XNA 1.0 Refresh).[21] | Development on console via free Linux platform or PC (but no access to RSX graphics acceleration) | WiiWare |
| Resolutions | HDTV-capable (480i, 576i, 480p, 576p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p) | HDTV-capable (480i, 576i, 480p, 576p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p) | EDTV-compatible (480i, 480p, 576i) |
| Video output | RGB, VGA,[22] Component, S-Video, Composite, SCART, (HDMI 1.2 available on Elite model, Halo 3 Special Edition and The Simpsons Movie Limited Edition (for competition prize winners only)) | RGB, Component, S-Video, Composite, HDMI 1.3a | RGB, Component, S-Video, Composite, SCART,[23] D-Terminal |
| Network | 100BASE-TX Ethernet Optional 802.11a/b/g Wi-Fi Adapter |
1000BASE-T Ethernet Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g (built-in*, optional adapter**) |
Built-in Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Optional Ethernet via USB 2.0 Adapter |
| Audio | Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital WMA Pro, DTS (DVD, HD DVD Movies only) | Dolby Digital, DTS*, Dolby TrueHD (Blu-ray movies only) | Dolby Pro Logic II surround, stereo sound and a Mono speaker is built into the controller. |
| I/O | 2.4 GHz radio Infrared for remote 2x Memory Card slots 3x USB 2.0 ports 1 Ethernet port |
Bluetooth 2.0 EDR 4x USB 2.0 ports 1 Ethernet port 1 Memory Stick slot Pro/Duo 1 SD/mini SD port |
Bluetooth 2x USB 2.0 ports Four controller and two memory card ports (GameCube) 1 SD Card slot[24] |
| Media | 12x DVD (65.6–132 Mbit/s), CD, HD DVD (Add-on, for movie use only, extra charges apply) | 2x BD-ROM (72 mbit/s), 8x DVD, 24x CD, 2x SACD | Wii Optical Disc, Nintendo GameCube Game Disc, DVD-Video playback announced for Japan 2007[25] |
| Storage | Included* / Optional** detachable SATA upgradeable 20 GB or 120 GB hard drive, with 14 GB or 114 GB available to user. Xbox 360 memory cards USB mass storage (AV content) |
2.5" upgradeable SATA 20** / 60 GB* hard drive with 14 and 54 GB available to user respectively Memory Stick, SD, & Type I/II CompactFlash (60GB model) USB mass storage |
512MB built-in flash memory SD card Nintendo GameCube Memory Cards |
Discontinuations and revisions
- The PlayStation 3 20GB has been discontinued in North America.[26]
- The PlayStation 3 60GB has been discontinued for NTSC territories. When the remaining stock in stores is sold, the 80GB version will serve as its replacement.[27]
- The PlayStation 3 60GB has been effectively discontinued for PAL territories. When the remaining stock in stores is sold, the lesser-spec 40GB version will serve as its replacement.
- Sony announced before the PS3 launch in Europe that the Emotion Engine would be removed from it for cost savings, and all backwards compatibility would be software-based.[28] It is also the same for the 80GB launching in the North American market.[29]
- An HDMI out port was added to the Premium Xbox 360 in August of 2007.[30]
Worldwide sales standings
| Console | Units sold Template:Country data World | Units shipped Template:Country data World | Date |
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| Wii | 12.4 million [31] [32][33] [34] | 12 million[citation needed] | October 9, 2007 |
| Xbox 360 | 11.8 million [31] | 11.6 million(as of July 2007) [34] | October 9, 2007 |
| PlayStation 3 | 5 million[31] | 6 million(as of July 2007)[34] | October 9, 2007 |
Handheld systems
For video game handhelds, the seventh generation began roughly with the release of the Nintendo DS on November 21, 2004. This handheld was based on a design fundamentally different from the Game Boy and other handheld video game systems. The Nintendo DS offered new modes of input over previous generations: a touch screen and a microphone. Around the same time, Sony released its first handheld, the PlayStation Portable, in Japan. Although released around the same time, the PlayStation Portable was marketed to a different audience from the Nintendo DS.[citation needed] Also in 2005 was the release of the Gizmondo from Tiger Telematics; however, it sold poorly and Tiger Telematics was forced into bankruptcy by February 2006. The Gizmondo was discontinued.
Nokia Corporation plans to revive its N-Gage platform in the form of a service for selected Nseries devices. This new service will launch in November 2007.[35]
Comparison
| Name | Nintendo DS / Nintendo DS Lite | PlayStation Portable / PlayStation Portable Slim & Lite |
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| Console |  
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| Launch price | DS: ¥15,000 / US$149.99 DS Lite: ¥16,800 / US$129.99 |
Value pack: ¥24,800 / US$249.99 Core pack: ¥19,800 / US$199.99 PSP Slim: US$169.99 |
| Release date | November 21 2004 December 2 2004 February 24 2005 March 11 2005 July 23 2005 January 18 2007
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December 12 2004 March 24 2005 May 2 2005 September 1 2005 September 5 2007 September 7 2007
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| Media | Nintendo DS Game Cards, GBA cartridges | Universal Media Discs, Memory Stick |
| Top-selling game | Nintendogs (across several SKUs)[36] | Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories[citation needed] |
| Included accessories and extras |
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| Accessories (retail) |
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| CPU | 67 MHz ARM9 and 33 MHz ARM7 | MIPS R4000-based; clocked from 1 to 333 MHz |
| Memory | 4 MB SRAM | 32 MB EDRAM, 64 MB for PSP Slim (8 MB reserved for kernel) |
| Interface |
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| Dimensions | 148.7 × 84.7 × 28.9 mm (5.85 × 3.33 × 1.13 inches) (DS) 133 × 73.9 × 21.5 mm (5.24 × 2.9 × 0.85 inches) (DS Lite) |
170 × 74 × 23 mm (6.7 × 2.9 × 0.9 inches) |
| Weight |
275g (9.7 oz) (DS) 218g (DS Lite) |
280g (0.62 lbs) (PSP) 189g (PSP Slim) |
| Online service | Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection | PlayStation Network |
| Backward compatibility | Plays almost all Game Boy Advance cartridges | Plays PlayStation games through PS3 download |
| System software | Proprietary OS, Pictochat | Cross Media Bar |
| Consumer programmability | See Nintendo DS homebrew | See PlayStation Portable homebrew |
| Resolutions | 256 × 192 (both screens) | 480 × 272 |
| Network | Wi-Fi (802.11) | Wi-Fi (802.11b), IrDA(only for 1xxx series), USB |
| Audio | Stereo speakers, headphone jack | Stereo speakers, headphone jack |
| I/O | 1 x Game Card slot 1 x GBA slot |
UMD slot USB port Memory Stick Duo slot |
| Storage | Game Card | Memory Stick PRO Duo |
| Battery life |
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| Units sold | 47.27 million sold (as of June 30, 2007)[32] | 25.39 million shipped (as of March 31, 2007)[37] |
Note: First year of release is the first year of the system's worldwide availability.
Software
Franchises revived during era
Nintendo DS
- Yoshi's Island
- Point Blank
- Dragon's Lair (in production)
Xbox 360
PlayStation 3
PlayStation Portable
Wii
Milestone titles
- Brain Age and Big Brain Academy brought the "non-game" trend from Japan to Western audiences. They were marketed toward an older audience[citation needed] and have sold several million units.[citation needed]
- Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games marks the first time these two former rival mascots will officially appear in the same game.
- Halo 3 broke many first day records, with 1.7 million pre-orders, beating its predecessor Halo 2 and making over $170 million on the first day alone.
Other systems
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GP2X (GamePark Holdings), November 2005–Present -
Game Wave Family Entertainment System (ZAPiT Games), Unknown release date–Present
Remakes
![FC Twin Video Game System (Yobo) November 20, 2006-Present[38]](/wiki/File:Fctwin_06_from-top.jpg)
See also
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