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  • August 2008

    • Realistic NCAA Football Rosters Are Video-Game Gold

      Ars Technica  |  Aug 27, 08 2:40 PM CDT

      Realistic NCAA Football Rosters Are Video-Game Gold

      (Newser) - College-sports video games offer players and teams carefully designed to mirror real-world counterparts, but NCAA regulations bar use of college athletes’ names in-game. But, Ars Technica finds, fans are willing to pay those who put in the time-consuming work of compiling rosters, with one company grossing $150,000 last year selling memory cards and downloadable files that put names to players in Electronic Arts’ football franchise. More »

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      football  • NCAA  • NCAA football  • Electronic Arts  • video game console  • video games  • EA Sports

    • Startup Goes After Nintendo Over Patents

      Wall Street Journal  |  Aug 20, 08 5:50 PM CDT

      Startup Goes After Nintendo Over Patents

      (Newser) - A Maryland tech firm claims that Nintendo stole some of its technology for the popular Wii console, the Wall Street Journal reports. Hillcrest Laboratories filed a complaint with the US International Trade Commission, alleging that Nintendo infringed on patents for motion-sensing technology. It wants to ban Wii consoles from being imported to the US, and a lawsuit is pending. Nintendo had no comment on the complaint. More »

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      Japan  • technology  • Nintendo Wii  • video game console  • video games  • patent  • patent infringement  • Wii

    • Wii Want to ... Train Surgeons

      Guardian (UK)  |  Aug 8, 08 4:34 PM CDT

      Wii Want to ... Train Surgeons

      (Newser) - Nintendo’s popular Wii console is finding new uses in the hands of surgeons. The Guardian takes a look at an Arizona hospital that's making use of the Wii’s precise, motion-sensitive controller to hone motor skills for more serious applications. In a program for doctors being trained to do minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery, those who regularly played on the Wii scored 48% higher on tool control than those who didn't. More »

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      surgery  • video game console  • Nintendo  • Wii

  • June 2008

    • Grand Theft Auto IV Marks the End for Next-Gen Gaming

      GigaOm  |  Jun 19, 08 5:00 PM CDT

      Grand Theft Auto IV Marks the End for Next-Gen Gaming

      (Newser) - Low sales of Grand Theft Auto IV herald the end of next-gen gaming’s heyday, writes Wagner James Au on GigaOm. The game is selling poorly compared to the previous version, and it hasn’t improved sales of the next-gen Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 consoles. “The days when so-called “next-gen” gaming reigned supreme are coming to end,” predicts Au. More »

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      Xbox 360  • video game console  • video games  • PlayStation 3  • Grand Theft Auto IV

  • May 2008

    • Japan's Arcades Fall Before Mighty Wii

      Reuters  |  May 19, 08 4:00 PM CDT

      Japan's Arcades Fall Before Mighty Wii

      (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 arcade experience easy to recreate at home—leading to big store closings at major chains. More »

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

  • March 2008

    • Smoking May Be Harmful to Your Wii

      Boston Herald  |  Mar 13, 08 12:41 PM CDT

      Smoking May Be Harmful to Your Wii

      (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 affects a "very small percentage" of more than 20 million consoles worldwide. More »

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      video game  • smoking  • Nintendo Wii  • cigarettes  • video game console  • Nintendo  • smoke

  • December 2007

    • Selling the Video Game Pitch

      GameSpot  |  Dec 22, 07 7:50 PM CST

      Selling the Video Game Pitch

      (Newser) - Picture the video game pitch: You sit down in front of a group software publisher execs with nothing more than a Powerpoint presentation and somehow try to communicate what your hypothetical digital world will be like and why it will be successful. Gamespot explores the evolution of pitching, from its unassuming beginnings to today’s pressure cookers. More »

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      video game  • video game console  • software developers

    • Guaranteed Wii ... Come January

      Los Angeles Times  |  Dec 14, 07 6:25 PM CST

      Guaranteed Wii ... Come January

      (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 "Wii Certificates" available Dec. 20-21 at GameStop. More »

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

    • By Any Means Necessary: Buying a Wii

      Washington Post  |  Dec 8, 07 12:26 PM CST

      By Any Means Necessary: Buying a Wii

      (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 one came in: "This is a question they can actually answer and gets the conversation going." More »

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      Nintendo Wii  • holiday shopping  • video game console  • shortage

    • 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

    • Sony Halves Developer Fees for Struggling PlayStation 3

      Associated Press  |  Nov 19, 07 2:27 PM CST

      Sony Halves Developer Fees for Struggling PlayStation 3

      (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 AP. Sales of Microsoft's Xbox have also outstripped the PS3. More »

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

    • PC Gaming World Contracts

      CNET  |  Nov 18, 07 3:41 PM CST

      PC Gaming World Contracts

      (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 role-playing and strategy games, CNET reports. More »

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

  • October 2007

    • Video Game Maker Calls for End to Rival Gaming Systems

      BBC  |  Oct 20, 07 8:27 AM CDT

      Video Game Maker Calls for End to Rival Gaming Systems

      (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 argues. EA now produces games for more tha 14 different systems, BBC reports. More »

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

  • July 2007

    • Nintendo Dominates Industry Show

      Washington Post  |  Jul 12, 07 4:24 PM CDT

      Nintendo Dominates Industry Show

      (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 down their expensive booths at this year's California show. More »

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

    • Sony Slashes Price of PlayStation 3

      Reuters  |  Jul 9, 07 8:29 AM CDT

      Sony Slashes Price of PlayStation 3

      (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 a reboot. "Our initial expectation is that sales should double at a minimum," one exec says. More »

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

    • Microsoft Will Drop $1B on Xbox Warranties

      USA Today  |  Jul 6, 07 5:39 AM CDT

      Microsoft Will Drop $1B on Xbox Warranties

      (Newser) - Microsoft will respond to complaints from around the world by extending the warranty on its faulty Xbox 360 gaming console, at a potential cost to the company of over $1 billion, USAToday reports . The company will extend warranty coverage from 1 year to 3 in response to buyer reports that hardware defects are causing their consoles' spontaneous demises. More »

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      Microsoft  • Xbox 360  • video game console  • gaming

  • June 2007
  • May 2007

    • Wii Will Rock You, But for How Long?

      Los Angeles Times  |  May 28, 07 5:16 PM CDT

      Wii Will Rock You, But for How Long?

      (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, some analysts warn that it may not last. More »

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      video game  • Nintendo Wii  • video game console  • Nintendo

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