Hardware News

Nintendo Switch becomes the fastest selling console in the US

Jan 5, 2018, 09:59 Fyra Frost Hardware News Industry

Nintendo breaks records, selling 4.8 million Nintendo Switch through the first 10 months of the console in the US market. It’s true that Nintendo ha

Nintendo breaks records, selling 4.8 million Nintendo Switch through the first 10 months of the console in the US market. It's true that Nintendo has a great player base, but during the last few years, their sales numbers for Nintendo Wii and its respective games have not really been that great, especially if you compare them to the numbers from Sony and Microsoft for PlayStation and Xbox One. We could argue that the public never really got used to the...

Gamer’s rejoice! China lifts ban on consoles

Jul 27, 2017, 08:56 Fyra Frost Hardware News

China ends its console ban, opening up new opportunities for gamers and the gaming industry.

This week the Wall Street Journal reported that China's Ministry of Culture released a statement with the news that game consoles can now be manufactured and sold freely in the Asian country. Previously it was only permitted at the Shanghai Free Trade Zone, effectively choking a market estimated at 22,2 billion just this year. The ban was put in place in 2000, with China quoting " concern of the potential harm to its younger generation " and of "threatening state...