Nintendo sets new industry sales records

NINTENDO HAS ANNOUNCED that it sold 653,000 DS Lites over the week of November 18-24, setting a new record for the portable, for Nintendo, and for the entire industry. The number of units moved is record-breaking, exceeding the industry's previous record, also held by Nintendo with the Game Boy Advance's sales during America's Thanksgiving if 2005.

The Wii also performed admirably, selling 350,000 units, a number topped only by the console's launch week.

Wii/DS
The Wii could do even better if it wasn't for its continued shortage.

Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime has admitted that the shortage of Wii units at retail is a missed opportunity for the company.

"At this point we are literally trying to catch up with demand," said Fils-Aime, in an interview with news.com. "There is no secret plan to store Wiis in a warehouse to spur demand".

Can't get a Wii but still want to play retro games? Try this Famicom cartridge player for your DS.

PS3/PSP
Sony has also done quite well recently.

Sales of the Playstation 3 experienced a 245 percent jump in the week of November 18-24 compared to the previous week.

Most people put this down to Black Friday - but Sony state it's more in due to the recent PS3 price drop.

Good news for the PSP Slim too - GamesIndustry.biz repo rts that to date the handheld has topped 1 million sales of the refined PSP.

If you still struggle with the battery life of your PSP - fear not - Sony has announced an extended life battery kit.

The 2,200 mAh battery pack offers 20-percent more life on the older PSP units and a huge 80-percent increase for the slims.

Xbox 360
Microsoft is being sued by a San Diego gamer who claims that Halo 3 is a defective product that causes his Xbox 360 to frequently crash.

Randy Nunez filed a lawsuit with the U.S. District Court in Southern California stating that the game "consistently causes the Xbox 360 to crash, freeze, or lock up while the game is being played."

The INQ had similar problems...

Microsoft Japan recently held a small press briefing detailing some of the new features bundled into the Xbox 360 Fall Dashboard Update.

Engadget was able to pinpoint a few relevant changes that are in store for next Tuesday's update. The most significant addition is the reorganization of the "games" blade (pictured above), which now features the "Game Library" (in place of " Xbox Live Arcade"), in addition to the old "Achievements" and "Played Games" sections.

The Xbox 360 backward compatibility team's just pumped out a batch of new updates, you can read the full list here.

Alternatively you could purchase some classics from Xbox Arcade instead - including the upcoming Sensible World of Soccer. µ