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16 MCV 13/08/10 MCV’S 600th ISSUE HARDWARE & SOFTWARE


Sure, the beard-strokers say the industry’s future includes floating off on cloud services, but the games market over the last 12 years thrived on new consoles, great (and dreadful) handhelds and key software releases…


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NEW GAMES PLATFORMS INTRODUCED TO THE MARKET


(UK launch dates) Game Boy Color..........................................................................................................1998 Neo-Geo Pocket Colour.............................................................................................1999 Dreamcast ....................................................................................................................1999 Wonderswan.......................................................................................2000 (Japan only) PlayStation 2..............................................................................................................2000 Game Boy Advance....................................................................................................2001 GamePark 32...............................................................................................................2001 GameCube...................................................................................................................2002 Xbox..............................................................................................................................2002 N-Gage .........................................................................................................................2003 Tapwave Zodiac .........................................................................................................2004 Gizmondo....................................................................................................................2005 PSP ...............................................................................................................................2005 Nintendo DS................................................................................................................2005 Xbox 360.....................................................................................................................2005 Nintendo Wii ...............................................................................................................2006 PS3................................................................................................................................2007 iPhone ..........................................................................................................................2007 Zune HD....................................................................................................2009 (US only) iPad................................................................................................................................2010


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HARDWARE REDESIGNS


PSone ................................................................................................................................2000 GBA SP ..............................................................................................................................2003 PSX.............................................................................................................2003 (Japan only) GP32...................................................................................................................................2003 N-Gage QD........................................................................................................................2004 PS2.....................................................................................................................................2004 GBA Micro.........................................................................................................................2005 DS Lite...............................................................................................................................2006 PSP-2000..........................................................................................................................2007 PSP Slim & Lite ...............................................................................................................2008 DSi ......................................................................................................................................2009 DSi XL .................................................................................................................................2010 PS3 Slim............................................................................................................................2009 PSPgo ................................................................................................................................2009 Xbox 360 S........................................................................................................................2010


21 WII ADD-ONS


Balance Board Wii Zapper Wii MotionPlus Wii Wheel Wii Speak Classic Controller


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DIFFERENT GAME BOY ADVANCE VARIANTS RELEASED


Yep, almost ridiculously Nintendo saw fit to release almost 50 different variants of the GBA in its seven-year lifespan. What, you want us to prove it? Oh, okay. Game Boy Advance: Arctic, Black, Fuchsia, Glacier, Indigo, Hello Kitty, Red, Orange, Platinum, White, rare US-only Gold. Game Boy Advance SP: Cobalt Blue, Flame Red, Famicom 20th Anniversary Edition, Gold with Zelda Triforce, Graphite, Green Venusaur, Kingdom Hearts Silver, Spice & Lime, Mario, UK-only NES Black, Onyx Black, Pearl Blue, Pearl Green, Pearl Pink, Pikachu Yellow, Platinum, Red Groudon, Snow White, SpongeBob, Torchic Orange, Tribal, Australian White Rip Curl, Black “Who Are You?”, New Zealand All Blacks, and UK Surf Blue. Game Boy Micro: Black, Silver, Green, Blue, Pink, Famicom 20th Anniversary Edition, Final Fantasy IV, Lite Blue, and Mother 3.


HERO MUSIC GAMES RELEASED GLOBALLY


Guitar Hero.......................................................................................................................................2005 Guitar Hero II...................................................................................................................................2006 Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the ‘80s........................................................................................2007 Guitar Hero III..................................................................................................................................2007 Guitar Hero Electronic Game.....................................................................................................2007 Guitar Hero III Mobile....................................................................................................................2007 Guitar Hero III Backstage Pass Mobile...................................................................................2008 Guitar Hero: Aerosmith................................................................................................................2008 Guitar Hero World Tour Mobile.................................................................................................2008 Guitar Hero World Tour...............................................................................................................2008 Guitar Hero: On Tour....................................................................................................................2008 Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades..................................................................................................2008 Guitar Hero Arcade.......................................................................................................................2009 Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits...........................................................................................2009 Guitar Hero Smash Hits...............................................................................................................2009 Guitar Hero: Van Halen................................................................................................................2009 Band Hero.........................................................................................................................................2009 DJ Hero.............................................................................................................................................2009 Guitar Hero 5 Mobile....................................................................................................................2009 Guitar Hero 5...................................................................................................................................2009 Guitar Hero iPhone/iPad...............................................................................................................2010


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SINGSTAR SKUS RELEASED GLOBALLY SINCE 2004


(They are: SingStar, SingStar Party, SingStar Pop, SingStar ‘80s, SingStar Rocks!, SingStar Anthems, SingStar Legends, SingStar Pop Hits, SingStar ‘90s, SingStar Amped, SingStar Rock Ballads, SingStar R&B, SingStar Summer Party, SingStar Party Hits, SingStar Pop Vol. 2, SingStar Hottest Hits, SingStar BoyBands vs GirlBands, SingStar Country, SingStar Singalong with Disney, SingStar Wiggles, SingStar PS3, SingStar PS3 Vol. 2, SingStar PS3 Vol. 3, SingStar Pop Edition, SingStar ABBA, SingStar Queen, SingStar Motown, SingStar Take That, SingStar Latino, SingStar Chart Hits)


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