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EA chief: Wii 'would explode' if priced at $99

<img src="http://cdn.mos.techradar.com//classifications/home-entertainment/gaming/consoles/images/wii-ed-200-200.jpg"> The Wii would 'explode' if it was priced at $99 (£64) according to the head of EA John Riccitiello. The influential gaming figure believes that Nintendo must arrest the drop off it has experienced with the Wii. In the light of the arrival of Kinect for Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation Move, Riccitiello believes that a price drop below the $100 barrier would give the entire platform a shot in the arm. Exceptionally well "I would say [Nintendo] did exceptionally well in '07 and '08, started tapering in '09 and '10, and... I think if they were to price down to $99, they would explode," he told <a href="http://www.industrygamers.com/news/nintendo-wii-would-explode-at-99-and-lack-of-third-party-support-is-frustrating-ea/">IndustryGamers</A>. "I think they've now got competition, in the form of gesture-based gaming from Sony and Microsoft. "If they were to find ways to promote third-party content better, as opposed to first-party content, and would hit pricing, I think the platform would see new life."

EA chief: Wii 'would explode' if priced at $99

The Wii would 'explode' if it was priced at $99 (£64) according to the head of EA John Riccitiello. The influential gaming figure be...

Nokia X5 Arrives in India; Priced at Rs. 10,499

<img alt="Nokia X5 Arrives in India; Priced at Rs. 10,499" border="0" height="150" src="/113528matter.jpg" width="200"> Five months after its unveiling, the Nokia X5 is finally hitting our shores. The X5 slider phone looks like a cross between a Nokia E series smartphone and an XpressMusic handset. Nokia X5 is on sale for Rs. 10,499. It sports a 5 megapixel camera with LED Flash, 2.36 inch QVGA display and a slide out QWERTY keypad. Storage is covered by a 200 MB internal memory and bundled 2 GB microSD memory card. <img align="baseline" border="0" hspace="0" src="/11352822x5600.jpg"> The phone sports dedicated music keys, and comes with a year's worth of unlimited music from Ovi Music. Nokia X5 music oriented features include a built in 'Surprise me!' option that plays random tracks when the phone is spun around. 'Playlist DJ' feature allows playlist creation tools. When music is not playing, you can shake the phone to see the number of new SMSes in the Inbox. It runs the same Symbian Series 60 OS found on the E-series smartphones, which gives access to slew of social networking services. Connectivity options include Bluetooth 2.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g and USB 2.0. Nokia X5's battery is claimed to last 16-days on standby and gives 24 hours of music playback.

Nokia X5 Arrives in India; Priced at Rs. 10,499

Five months after its unveiling, the Nokia X5 is finally hitting our shores. The X5 slider phone looks like a cross between a Nokia E series...