How Are Consoles and Handhelds Selling in Japan?

Japanese hardware numbers have been released chronicling how things have been selling both overall, as well as in the last six months. These figures and the details surrounding them have been translated and provided by Andriasang.

The story is a fairly predictable one. The Nintendo DS has dominated the handheld market, with PSP coming in second. In the realm of the console, Nintendo Wii has been the strongest seller this generation, with PlayStation 3 coming in second. You can see the total number of each current generation console and handheld sold in Japan below.

• Nintendo DS - 32,855,741 sold since December 02, 2004


• PlayStation Portable - 18,737,441 sold since December 12, 2004


• Nintendo Wii - 12,433,321 sold since December 02, 2006


• PlayStation 3 - 8,112,613 sold since November 11, 2006


• Nintendo 3DS - 6,355,287 sold since February 26, 2011


• Microsoft Xbox 360 - 1,554,547 sold since December 10, 2005


• PlayStation Vita - 756,451 sold since December 17, 2011

In the last six months, Nintendo 3DS has by far been the best-selling handheld, with PlayStation 3 selling the most consoles.

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Scream TV Series in Development

Scream was quite the sensation, resulting in three sequels and tons of merchandise, from action figures to Halloween costumes. But are you ready for Scream… The TV series?

TV Line’s Michael Ausiello is reporting it’s now a possibility, as MTV develops a weekly series based on Scream. Former MTV executives Tony DiSanto and Liz Gateley are the ones shepherding the project, and are looking for a writer for the pilot. No potential story details are known yet, including whether the series would involve any characters from the films or simply the idea of the Ghostfaced killer - or, hell, just a series using the title and franchise idea, a la Friday the 13th: The Series.

While Ausiello say it’s unclear what role Kevin Williamson and Wes Craven would have on the project, it’s hard not to feel the answer is likely “none” – particularly where Williamson is concerned, given the rocky way things went during his time on Scream 4, with Ehren Kruger (Scream 3, Transformers 2 and 3) doing the final drafts of the script on that film. Not to mention, Williamson is pretty busy with The Vampire Diaries and his upcoming new FOX series, The Following, these days.

Though who knows... This is Hollywood. Stranger things have happened!

Source : http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/06/04/scream-tv-series-in-development