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Japanese TV Is Losing to Wii

Nintendo system steals prime-time audiences as families play together

By Dustin Lushing, Newser Staff

Posted Jul 11, 2007 5:29 AM CDT

(Newser) – Ratings are plummeting for Japanese prime-time TV shows as audiences increasingly turn to playing games on Nintendo's Wii system. Wii, which dominates the nation's $30B video games market, has stolen TV's "golden hour," thanks in part to parents who are choosing to... Read full story »

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