news.com - U.S. sales of video game hardware and software jumped 73 percent in October, with Nintendo’s Wii console regaining its spot as the top-selling console, industry data showed on Thursday.
Total sales were $1.1 billion, compared with $643 million a year earlier, according to market research firm NPD.
Nintendo sold 519,000 Wiis while Microsoft sold 366,000 Xbox 360 consoles, and Sony Corp sold 121,000 of its PlayStation 3 machines.
Jade Raymond, producer at Ubisoft Montreal, was kind enough to answer some of our questions concerning their upcoming game : Assassin’s Creed.
Xbox Gazette : Can you give us some details about your previous games ?
Jade Raymond : Yes of course, first, I was programmer on a bunch of games at Sony like Jeopardy and Trivial Pursuit. I started the development on a Charlie’s Angel game but it never shipped. I was producer on a massively multiplayer game called “There” and finally was the producer on The Sims online before coming to Ubisoft.
Xbox Gazette : How long has Assassin’s Creed been in development ? Can you present the main designers?
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The new XBox 360 wireless receiver is now available for Window’s users. It will cost you $20 to purchase this. The receiver is to be used for your XBox 360 controller and headgear.
