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NEWS ABOUT: Nintendo Wii

Nintendo Wii stories: 61 news summaries

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Xbox Price Cut to Clear Way
for New Model

Current model slashed $50; new version to offer larger hard drive

Jul 14, 08 2:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Microsoft is slashing the price of its Xbox 360 video game system to clear shelf space for a new model with a larger hard drive, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. The long-rumored price reduction knocks $50 off the $350 price of the 20-gigabyte model. The new pricetag places the Xbox 360... More »

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

product review

Wii Fit Is Great for Couch Potatoes

But more hard-core athletes should keep going to the gym

May 23, 08 12:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nintendo's Wii Fit is great for fitness beginners who want to shed their couch-potato ways, but more experienced athletes will want to stick with the gym, writes Jinny Gunmundsen in USA Today. The game delivers a fun and inventive way to tone muscles, improve balance, and burn calories, but hard-core... More »

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Nintendo Wii • exercise • fitness • Wii Fit • video games

 Japan's Arcades Fall
 Before Mighty Wii 

Kids can easily replicate atmosphere at home—and portable players have role, too

May 19, 08 4:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Japan’s arcades are in trouble, Reuters reports. For years, they’ve been immune to the ravages plaguing arcades elsewhere, but the $6.9 billion industry has met its match in the Nintendo Wii. A new generation of game consoles, coupled with an explosion of high-end TVs, has made the... More »

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Japan • Nintendo Wii • video game console • arcade games • video games

PRODUCT REVIEW

Are Wii Fit? Nintendo Helps Make a Dent

Interactive system great for busy parents, and earns trainer's respect

May 15, 08 1:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nintendo’s Wii Fit system can turn a couch potato into a workout warrior—or at least make that potato a bit less lumpy, Seth Schiesel writes in the New York Times. The system, launching in North America next week, could be THE next big home fitness trend, pushing that... More »

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Nintendo • Nintendo Wii • fitness • Wii Fit

EARNINGS REPORT

PS3 Sales Help
Sony Get Its
Q4 Game On

Price cut, new games create resurgence, $224M profit

May 15, 08 6:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sony reported fourth quarter profits of $277 million yesterday, driven largely by its once-sputtering PlayStation 3, which passed Microsoft's Xbox 360 and is nipping at the heels of Nintendo’s Wii. The results vastly improved on a loss of $643.6 million a year ago, reports the Wall Street Journal.... More »

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Nintendo Wii • Sony • Playstation 3 • Xbox 360 • corporate earnings • Blu-Ray

NEW RELEASE

 Spielberg Launches
 Puzzle Game 

Boom Blox hopes to engage kids and adults alike

May 12, 08 4:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - As if the release of the next Indiana Jones film wasn’t enough to keep him busy, Steven Spielberg launched a new video game for the Wii last week, called Boom Blox, ABC News reports. A puzzle game with cute characters and engaging animations, it was created with the intent... More »

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Steven Spielberg • Nintendo Wii • Electronic Arts • video game developers • game development • video games

 Colbert Not World's 
 Most Influential Person 

Despite host's truthy campaign, Time poll honor goes to Wii designer

Apr 30, 08 5:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - The result of an annual Time poll to name the most influential person in the world didn’t exactly give closure to a heated rivalry between contenders Stephen Colbert and Korean pop star Rain—neither took the top honor. That went to programmer Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Nintendo’s Wii,... More »

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Nintendo Wii • Larry King • poll • Stephen Colbert • Time magazine • The Colbert Report • Rain • Shigeru Miyamoto

Wii Still Scarce; Price of PS3, 360 Likely to Fall: GameStop

Exec makes predictions on top devices

Mar 20, 08 4:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - GameStop execs say they expect to be short on Wii consoles for the next two quarters and that $50 price drops are likely for the Xbox 360 and PS3. PSP shortfalls are also anticipated, but the PS3 should be well-stocked. The company’s CFO said several hardware prices cut were... More »

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Nintendo Wii • Xbox 360 • price cut • PS3 • GameStop

 Smoking May Be
 Harmful to Your Wii 

Nintendo cleans lenses damaged by cigarettes

Mar 13, 08 12:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Here's another reason to stop smoking: It damages your Wii. Some cigarette-wielding users in Japan last month noticed that the much anticipated "Super Smash Brothers Brawl" wasn't working properly, prompting Nintendo to provide free shipping and cleanup of tar-covered disc readers, the Boston Herald reports. Nintendo says the issue... More »

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smoking • cigarettes • Nintendo • Nintendo Wii • video game console • Super Smash Brothers Brawl • smoke • video games

Wii Fit Among Highlights of Gamers' Conference

Video game industry converged in San Francisco

Feb 22, 08 12:53 PM CST
(Newser) - Fitness program Wii Fit for the Nintendo Wii system, video games that let players warp Disneyized fairy tales, a parents-oriented video game review site, and initiatives by major publishers to let independent designers and even players develop games—those were the highlights of the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco... More »

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Nintendo Wii • fitness • video game reviews • Game Developers Conference • Wii Fit • American McGee • video game developers • American McGee's Grimm • video games

Wii Points to Gaming's Future

Broader demographics and a bond between multiplayer games and social networks key

Feb 11, 08 3:56 PM CST
(Newser) - The upset Nintendo has secured against Microsoft and Sony as its simple-but-innovative Wii continues to dominate their processor-heavy rival consoles portends much for the future of gaming, writes Michael Noer for Forbes. Expect much more casual gaming and gamers, Noer writes, as low-time-commitment experiences and Wii-like intuitive controls snag demographics... More »

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Nintendo Wii • Xbox • computer games • Sony Playstation • video games

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

Video Game Industry Reaches Boss Level

Industry chiefs aim to get more of a say in Washington

Jan 14, 08 10:14 PM CST
(Newser) - The video game industry has grown up and is going to start putting some quarters into Washington, the New York Times reports. Game makers have formed their first political action committee and will soon start making campaign donations to candidates, in hopes of steering more of them to the industry's... More »

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Nintendo Wii • Washington • lobbying • campaign contributions • lobbyists • video games

Colorful Cube 'Next Big Thing'

Huge demand expected by next Xmas

Dec 26, 07 5:42 AM CST
(Newser) - Santa is already kicking back and thinking what will be under trees next Christmas. High on the list is the Fentix cube, an innovative, colorful, electronic device that can detect up from down. Inventor Andrew Fentem tells the BBC it can be adapted for many uses - games platform, puzzles,... More »

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YouTube • iPhone • Nintendo Wii • Andrew Fentem • Fentix Cube • Kinetica • National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts

Guaranteed Wii ... Come January

Nintendo, GameStop to offer rain check on video-game console

Dec 14, 07 6:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Kids hoping to score a Nintendo Wii this Christmas might have to settle for a skimpy rain check instead, the Los Angeles Times reports. Nintendo has completely sold out of its popular video-game console and won't be shipping any new units until January. Instead, buyers can reserve systems with full-price... More »

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Nintendo Wii • video game console • shortage • holiday shopping • video games

Wii Remains
Hottest Seller
for Holidays

1 million units gone in
a flash last month as shoppers get creative

Dec 14, 07 9:59 AM CST
(Newser) - Nintendo’s Wii remained the hottest-selling—and hardest to find—game console in the US in November as shoppers snapped up nearly 1 million units, Reuters reports. Shoppers desperate for holiday presents have been standing in line at stores more than 14 hours to get a crack at one, and... More »

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Nintendo Wii • holiday shopping • multiplayer games • Call of Duty • 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

By Any Means Necessary: Buying a Wii

Shoppers explore varied strategies to get Nintendo's rare console

Dec 8, 07 12:26 PM CST
(Newser) - The holiday-season shortage of Nintendo’s Wii console is fostering some creative  shopping strategies, shared on a number of websites devoted to tracking down the device, the Washington Post reports. One advises Wii hopefuls not to ask store employees when the next shipment will arrive—instead, ask when the last... More »

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Nintendo Wii • video game console • shortage • holiday shopping

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

Physical Therapy,
Wii Style

Try half an hour of boxing and call me in the morning

Dec 6, 07 5:38 PM CST
(Newser) - Some physical therapists have been prescribing the Wii for patients recovering from strokes or injuries. Doctors and patients say it's more rewarding to play the game system than go through tedious exercises. "This is more fun. It makes it more exciting. It gets me to work harder," a... More »

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Nintendo Wii • physical therapy

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