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NEWS ABOUT: video games

video games stories: 186 news summaries

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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

Top 10 Video Games to Play With Your Date

Nerve calls them
'love machines'

Jul 6, 07 12:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Who says you're too old for play dates?  Movies are too long, dinner can be awkward and drinks are expensive. 
  1. Lucky & Wild: Two player game—sharp driver, rakish gunman—that could set the tone of your relationship for years to come.
  2. Samba de Amigo: Shake maracas
... More »

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list • date • love • dance • video games

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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Nintendo • Nintendo Wii • video game console • video games

Vince Young Now Officially Cursed

Young will appear
on video game cover,
risk bodily harm

Apr 17, 07 10:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Titans signal caller and former Longhorns phenom Vince Young will appear on the cover of Madden NFL 08, the newest edition of the wildly popular football video game. In so doing, he may be jeopardizing his career; appearances on the cover have historically led to injuries and heartbreak. More »

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NFL • Texas Longhorns • football • Vince Young • curse • video games

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