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NEWS ABOUT: Nintendo

Nintendo stories: 30 news summaries

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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

Nintendo's Wii Shortage Is Good Business Strategy

Firm sees benefits of its conservative culture

Dec 7, 07 7:00 PM CST
(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... More »

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

Game Over! Halo 3 Zaps Wii

Game launch boosts XBox 360 sales beyond Nintendo console

Oct 19, 07 12:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - The launch of Halo 3 helped XBox 360 sales to zoom beyond Nintendo Wii, making the Microsoft system the hottest selling console in September. MarketWatch reports the extraordinary popularity of Halo 3 also helped push video game software sales up 64% over the same period last year. Game consoles were... More »

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Microsoft • Nintendo • Nintendo Wii • Sony • Xbox 360 • PlayStation 3 • Halo 3 • Electronic Arts • Madden NFL 08 • BioShock • video games

Wii Are the Champions

Nintendo game console outsells Sony and Microsoft combined

Aug 24, 07 3:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Vdeo gamers were reaching for the Wii-mote in July after buying up an impressive 425,000 Nintendo Wii consoles—more than twice the sales of either X-Box 360 or Playstation 3.  It was a strong month for video games as a whole, with console sales more than doubling since... More »

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Microsoft • Nintendo • Nintendo Wii • Sony • Playstation 3 • Xbox 360 • video games

Microsoft
Drops Price
of Xbox 360

Trims $50 in wake
of Sony's cuts to PlayStation3

Aug 7, 07 8:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Microsoft is shaving $50 off the price of Xbox 360 video game consoles in the US, just a month after Sony dropped the price of its PlayStation3 by $100. Both have faced unusually strong competition from Nintendo’s hot Wii, Reuters reports, and want to boost preholiday sales. Premiering in... More »

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Microsoft • Nintendo • Nintendo Wii • Sony • Xbox 360 • PlayStation 3 • Xbox • video games

They're Back From the Dead

5 brands that were revived by dramatic
intervention

Aug 3, 07 10:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - These five companies were flatlining until they made bold management decisions.  Business Week tells you how they did it.
  1. Nintendo: The Wii dared to market to families and non-gamers
  2. Audi:  Banked on engineering and prowess and didn't get distracted
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Nintendo • Nintendo Wii • list • Audi • Burberry • Citibank • Hewlett-Packard

Nintendo Dominates Industry Show

Reeling competitors can't monkey with Wii's success in console wars

Jul 12, 07 4:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - The video game industry met for its annual E3 trade show this week, and the word is Nintendo's got game. While Sony and Microsoft scramble to restart, beset by slumping sales and expensive hardware woes, the Wii is humming along to acclaim and soaring profit margins. Other companies even pared... More »

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Nintendo • Nintendo Wii • video game console • E3 • video games

Sony Slashes Price of PlayStation 3

Floundering console still costs twice as much as a Wii

Jul 9, 07 8:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sony is easing up on the retail price of its struggling PlayStation 3 by $100. The console will now cost $500—$20 more than the Xbox 360 and twice as much as the bestselling Nintendo Wii. Sony's CEO had promised to hold the price, but poor receipts appeared to necessitate... More »

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Microsoft • Nintendo • Nintendo Wii • video game console • Sony • Playstation 3 • Xbox 360 • retail sales

Too Much Action Gives Gamers Wiiitis

Couch potatoes report shoulder, wrist injuries from Nintendo's addictive Wii

Jun 7, 07 10:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - If you're suffering from tennis shoulder but the only tennis you've been playing is virtual, it could be too much Wii. The Nintendo video game with the innovative motion sensitive controller is putting a strain on players' wrists and shoulders—a condition one physician diagnosed as  "wiiitis."  More »

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Nintendo • Nintendo Wii • Wii itis • video game console • Space Invaders • sore muscles • New England Journal of Medicine • video games

Wii Will Rock You, But for How Long?

Success depends
on continued appeal
to casual gamers

May 28, 07 5:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Wii is riding high in the console wars, with demand far exceeding supply since the system debuted in November—but it may be just a fad. Although Nintendo's strategy of appealing to a broader slice of the population than teenage button-mashers seems to be working, the LA Times reports,... More »

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