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NEWS ABOUT: Nintendo DS

Nintendo DS stories: 2 news summaries

Video Game Sales Shatter Annual Record

Despite softening economy, $18B total in US marks 43% jump

Jan 18, 08 10:23 AM CST
(Newser) - More video games were sold in 2007 than ever before, with a total of $17.94 billion marking a 43% increase over 2006, reports the AP. Much of the growth came from sales of Nintendo's chronically undersupplied Wii and Microsoft's Halo 3, market researcher NPD Group said. Nintendo dominated gaming... More »

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Nintendo • Nintendo Wii • Xbox 360 • PlayStation 3 • Xbox • Halo 3 • Nintendo DS • NPD Group • video games

OPINION

Video Games May Replace DVDs In Stores

Ars Technica sees big game sales driving shelf space decisions

Dec 10, 07 1:09 PM CST
(Newser) - DVD sales are slipping while video games and their tie-ins are seeing record consumption, reports Ars Technica, leading Ben Kuchera to suggest that video games will replace DVDs on many retail shelves. With even grandmothers now going Wii wild, video games are no longer just the realm of teens and... More »

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Nintendo Wii • DVD • retail sales • Nintendo DS • video games

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