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NEWS ABOUT: Nintendo Wii

Nintendo Wii stories: 61 news summaries

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Good Wii Hunting!

Tips for savvy shoppers trying to track down elusive console

Dec 5, 07 4:05 AM CST
(Newser) - Know where to go. Know the right people to talk to. Most importantly, get up early! Demand for the Nintendo Wii is going to far outstrip supply for the second Christmas in a row and Wired has some tips for people determined to track one down. Nintendo has stoked up... More »

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Nintendo Wii • gaming • holiday shopping • Christmas wish lists

Sony Halves Developer Fees for Struggling PlayStation 3

Console lags against rival Nintendo Wii

Nov 19, 07 2:27 PM CST
(Newser) - In its latest effort to revive lagging sales, Sony has halved the price of a software development kit for its PlayStation 3 video game console. Last month, the company slashed the price of the console itself to consumers, in response to fierce competition from the better-selling Nintendo Wii, reports the... More »

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Nintendo Wii • video game console • Sony • PlayStation 3 • Xbox • video games

PC Gaming World Contracts

As Xbox, Wii, PS3 draw casual gamers away, PCs left with die-hard fans of killing games

Nov 18, 07 3:41 PM CST
(Newser) - The PC gaming industry is on the defensive, with sales of PC games down substantially over the past five years, as less expensive gaming consoles have become more powerful. The Wii, Xbox, and PS3 have lured away casual gamers, leaving the PCs to hardcore gamers playing, first-person shooters and complex... More »

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Nintendo Wii • video game console • PlayStation 3 • Xbox • computer games • video games

Price Cut Lifts PlayStation Sales

Lower prices and a new low-cost model may help Sony to escape third place

Nov 15, 07 9:02 PM CST
(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... More »

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

Early Adopters' Bragging Rights Dwindle

iPhone-style steep and rapid price drops becoming norm

Oct 24, 07 12:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Only two months after the launch of the iPhone, Apple angered its fan base of early adopters by dropping the phone's price sharply. Apple's move signals a broader shift in product life cycles: the shelf life of bragging rights for which early adopters of new gadgets pay premium prices is... More »

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cell phones • iPhone • Apple • Nintendo Wii • Motorola • AT and T • TiVo

Video Game Maker Calls for End to Rival Gaming Systems

Electronic Arts wants 'open gaming platform'

Oct 20, 07 8:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Electronic Arts, a leading video game manufacturer, has called on the gaming industry to set aside the incompatible gaming platforms now competing for consumer loyalty. Instead of choosing among rivals like Wii, Playstation, and Xbox, players should be able to use an "open gaming platform" for all games, EA... More »

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Nintendo Wii • video game console • Sony • Playstation 3 • Xbox • video games

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

Sony Cuts PS3 Price For Xmas

Oct 18, 07 11:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sony has slashed the price of PlayStation 3 by $100 in advance of holiday shopping; the cheapest console will now be a 40-gigabyte model for $399—down from $499 for a 60-gigger. PlayStation is the priciest of its rivals, and sales have lagged: Compared with 404,000 Nintendo Wiis and... More »

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Nintendo Wii • Sony • Xbox 360 • PlayStation 3 • price cut

This Week's Top Games Are...

GamePro gives top marks to latest Tony Hawk and Avatar

Oct 16, 07 12:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Want great games for your console? Here are this week's winners, as awarded by GamePro.com:
  • Tony Hawk's Proving Ground, the skateboard legend's latest for all major platforms except PC
  • Avatar: the Last Airbender—The Burning Earth, a multiplatformer sequel to the Nickolodeon-inspired original
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Nintendo Wii • Xbox 360 • Playstation • PC games • video games

Tech Firms Court Aging Boomers

The likes of Nintendo, Microsoft and Google reach out at this year's AARP convention

Oct 9, 07 1:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Technology companies are beginning to target the over-50 audience, as was on display at the 2007 AARP convention last month, where Microsoft, Google, and for the first time, Nintendo all pitched products to the retiree crowd. "This is the first tech-savvy retirement generation...they have been living with it... More »

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Google • baby boomer • Microsoft • Nintendo Wii • AARP

'Halo 3' Hits $300M in Sales

Microsoft hoping franchise will help it win the console wars

Oct 4, 07 4:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Video-game phenomenon "Halo 3" earned more than $300 million in global sales during its first week, Microsoft announced today. Although specific figures were not released, the Wall Street Journal reports, the game surely also drove up sales of its Xbox 360 console, which previously had been flagging in competition... More »

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Microsoft • Nintendo Wii • Sony • Xbox 360 • Halo 3 • Xbox Live • video games

'Halo 3' Sells Record $170M in First Day

Explosive debut stands to boost Microsoft's Xbox 360 console

Sep 26, 07 6:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Microsoft's "Halo 3" lived up the hype, the Wall Street Journal reported today, bringing in an estimated $170 million on its first day of release to shatter the record set by its predecessor, "Halo 2." Analysts say the first-person shooter game should be a boon for sales... More »

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Microsoft • Nintendo Wii • Xbox 360 • PlayStation 3 • Halo 3 • Xbox Live

Sony Delays Answer to ‘Second Life’

Former trailblazer's ‘Home’ won’t drop
now until spring

Sep 20, 07 1:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Adding to a string of setbacks, Sony today delayed the release of its competitor for virtual world touchstone "Second Life," until next spring. The interactive world "Home"—made for PlayStation 3—has been demonstrated several times, the AP reports, and was to land before year’s... More »

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Nintendo Wii • Sony • homes • Second Life • PlayStation 3 • Ken Kutaragi • 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

Japanese TV Is Losing to Wii

Nintendo system
steals prime-time audiences as families play together

Jul 11, 07 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 share family time on Wii's... More »

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television • Japan • Nintendo Wii • parents • Playstation 3 • audiences • TV shows • primetime TV • Japanese • 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

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