GameTech Reviews
Nyko sees a need, fills a need with the Intercooler EX for Xbox 360; the deafening absence of a meltdown.
Now that the worst of the critical product shortages, consumer scuffles, at-gunpoint thefts and other nutzoid bits of news over Sony's sleek new console are at least starting to recede into the digital rearview (not necessarily gone-for-good), the dust has settled and it's easier to look at the PS3 with more rational eyes.
One of the least expansive yet easily appreciated stand-alone game systems in the casual game vein is the VG Pocket system.
Nintendo's Wii is the underdog in the new generation of console wars. It's not nearly as powerful as Microsoft's Xbox 360 or Sony's PlayStation3, nor is it packed with as many multimedia features, but it does have some awfully strong selling points...
While Gillette has built a very successful business model around "giving away the razors to sell the blades," Microsoft seems to have a methodology all its own: "Overprice everything and let them eat cake."
Continuing a long history of creating cool kids' gadgetry, VTech's latest tyke-minded toy is the V.Smile TV Learning System.