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A market survey suggests game console developers will have an even harder time selling their next-generation hardware than originally thought.

Sony took two hours to debut the PlayStation 4 at its Wednesday event, but 120 minutes wasn't enough to actually unveil what the console looks like.

On Wednesday night, Sony held a massive event in New York to announce their upcoming gaming console, the PlayStation 4. It’s an impressive-looking machine, but how will it stack up to other next-gen consoles?

Sony is expected to announce its next-generation video game console tonight at a press conference in New York, but analysts are already doubtful of the new PlayStation's commercial prospects.

Shares of prominent video game console manufacturers surged after the Chinese newspaper China Daily reported that officials in the Ministry of Culture are reconsidering a 12-year ban on the sale of video game consoles.

Nintendo is launching a virtual console for its newly minted next-generation gaming hardware, the Wii U.

Nintendo (PINK: NTDOY) is merging its home entertainment console and handheld divisions to promote sharing of ideas and technology between the two divisions.

The Consumer Electronics Show this week highlighted a number of big changes that will come to the video game industry in 2013.

Capcom (TYO: 9697) has revealed that it is not planning to adapt its recent crop of video game releases like “Resident Evil 6,” “Street Fighter IV,” and “Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3” for Nintendo’s (PINK: NTDOY) new next-generation console, the Wii U.

Nintendo’s (PINK: NTDOY) Wii U failed to surpass sales of its immediate predecessor on its opening weekend in Japan.

Video game sales dipped 11 percent for the month of the November from the same period in 2011, a new report from NPD states.

Nintendo (PINK: NTDOY) sold a disappointing 40,000 units of its new Wii U video game console during its first 48 hours on the market in the UK, failing to place a single launch title in the top ten for video games sales on its first weekend in the country.

Sources familiar with the company's plans have reportedly said Microsoft's Xbox 720 could debut during the holidays in 2013.

Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) nearly doubled Nintendo’s (PINK: NTDOY) Wii U first-week sales figures over Thanksgiving week, selling more than 750,000 360 units in the U.S. last week.

Wii U, Nintendo's newest console, sold 400,000 units in its first week. While the number is lower than the first week sales of the Nintendo Wii, Wii U's numbers were higher than PS3 and Xbox 360 first week sales.

Nintendo (PINK: NTDOY) reported sales of 400,000 units for its new Wii U console, bringing its hardware sales to more than 1 million units over the week of Black Friday.

Nintendo's Wii U sold out in less than 24 hours following its release date, but Black Friday shoppers may be in luck. Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime said retailers will have the console in stock.

Toys R Us has warned some customers they may not receive preordered Wii U consoles immediately upon the product's launch Sunday.

The release date for Nintendo's Wii U is only days away, and a new video from Nintendo has included some details about the console's storage limits.

The Wii U release date is quickly approaching, and Nintendo President Satoru Iwata has officially unboxed the new console that hits stores on Nov. 18.