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  • December 2007

    • Nintendo's Wii Shortage Is Good Business Strategy

      Wall Street Journal  |  Dec 7, 07 7:00 PM CST

      Nintendo's Wii Shortage Is Good Business Strategy

      (Newser) - Nintendo’s Wii is proving hard to find in the holiday rush, a phenomenon the Wall Street Journal says is indicative of the Japanese company’s cautious culture—but also good business sense. Nintendo is cautious for a reason: it saw its fortunes rise with the original NES and SNES consoles, only to fall when Sony’s Playstation and Microsoft’s xBox cornered the market. More »

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      eBay  • Nintendo Wii  • video game console  • Nintendo  • Xbox  • shortage  • PlayStation  • game consoles

  • November 2007

    • Price Cut Lifts PlayStation Sales

      Associated Press  |  Nov 15, 07 9:02 PM CST

      Price Cut Lifts PlayStation Sales

      (Newser) - Long lagging behind the Nintendo Wii and without a 'Halo 3' to rescue it, Sony's PlayStation 3 is finally seeing sales pick up in the weeks after a $100 price cut and introduction of a lower-end model. Sony said it sold 100,000 consoles last week, compared to sales of 30,000-40,000 a week before the Oct. 18 price cut. More »

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      Microsoft  • video game  • Nintendo Wii  • Sony  • Xbox 360  • game consoles

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