Ouya reveals holiday-themed white console

Ouya 2.0 still coming in 2014    

 

Following the news of a Ouya 2.0 coming in 2014, the system's developer released news of a holiday-themed version of their current hardware. The limited edition system doubles the console's internal storage (16GB instead of the standard 8GB) and will be all-white, as seen in the image above.

This particular Ouya will be limited to North America and is priced at $129.99, up from the regular version's $99.99 price. Pre-orders are available from the console's official site.

The Ouya recently surpassed 500 available games in their online store, which includes a mix of small, inide games as well as titles from major publishers like Square Enix and Sega. However, one notable former Ouya exclusive, Towerfall, recently announced that it would be coming to PS4 and PC sometime soon.

 

Xbox One achievement interface revealed

Microsoft shows off achievement interface for next-generation system

New images of the Xbox One achievement interface have been revealed, showing off the new presentation style and functionality for the next-generation console.

Microsoft partner studio manager Mike Ybarra revealed a pair of images on Twitter this weekend. The first image (above) shows that achievements will be displayed in a tile-based layout and are accompanied by visual depictions of the task completed.

Scrolling over an achievement and pressing "A" will launch the achievement tile into full-screen (as shown in a second image released by Ybarra). This includes an image supporting the context of the achievement, as well as its title, description, and value. The page will also show progress toward specific achievements.The Xbox One launches on Friday, November 22, for $500.

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Sony: We need Wii U to be successful

Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida says Nintendo's success will benefit Sony by bringing more people to games.

 

 

 

Though the PlayStation 4 and Wii U may be competitors, Sony has spoken out to say it would like to see Nintendo's home console business be successful. More people playing games will benefit the industry at large, Yoshida argued in a new interview with IGN.

 

"We need Nintendo to be very successful to help induct as many consumers who like to play games with controllers, sticks, and buttons because we believe they are great things," Yoshida said after the interviewer asked about the impact of smartphone and tablet gaming.

 

Nintendo's Wii U has underperformed so far, selling 3.91 million units, below the company's internal expectations. Yoshida said the console's lower-than-expected sales may come down to Nintendo's pushing the system at core gamers when instead the company should stay focused on the family friendly market.

 

"To me, what they have made with Wii U was continuing what they were doing well [with the original Wii]. But the messaging when they were saying 'we are for core gamers' was a bit confusing," he added. "But this year I think they slightly changed their messaging, and it seems to me like they are coming back to where they are focused."

 

Nintendo has a number of marquee first-party titles in the pipeline, including Super Mario 3D World (November 22), as well as Mario Kart 8 and a new Super Smash Bros. game for 2014. Meanwhile, Sony's PS4 launches tomorrow, November 15, in North America.