GAMES: Week in video-game news (AP)

Week in video-game news (AP)

AP - News from the virtual world:

04/08/08

Microsoft, Sony Copy Nintendo's...

Investor's Business Daily - Nintendo raised the bar for casual, easy-to-play video games again Tuesday, as rivals Microsoft and Sony scrambled to imitate the family-friendly...

07/16/08

Wii Fit's Sales Likely Healthy ...

Investor's Business Daily - Nintendo's "Wii Fit" video game is likely to continue the company's winning streak as it keeps finding new ways to break the traditional video game...

05/17/08

Electronic Arts looks to Wii to drive...

Reuters - Video-game publisher Electronic Arts Inc unveiled two initiatives on Tuesday to breathe new life into its sports business by making games that are easier to play...

05/07/08

Videogames getting more social ...

AFP - Videogame makers are riding the social-networking wave with a flood of soon-to-be-released titles that let friends play online as teams and even create their own characters.

07/17/08

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GAMES REVIEW: Wii suffers glut of weak games (AP)

AP - Nintendo's Wii has dominated video-game hardware sales since its debut in November 2006, and it shows no sign of slowing down. In March, U.S. stores sold more Wii consoles than Xbox 360s and PlayStation 3s combined.

No fun! Wii suffers slew of bad games

Nintendo's Wii has dominated video-game hardware sales since its debut in November 2006, and it shows no sign of slowing down. In March, U.S. stores sold more Wii consoles than Xbox 360s and PlayStation 3s combined.

Videogames getting more social ...

AFP - Videogame makers are riding the social-networking wave with a flood of soon-to-be-released titles that let friends play online as teams and even create their own characters.

07/17/08

Nintendo set to launch "Wii Fit"...

Reuters - For years, video games have been blamed for turning kids into idle layabouts who only venture off the couch to fill up on potato chips and soda.

05/17/08

Nintendo Wii Sales Trounce Xbox 360,...

TechWeb - Sales were sparked by the recent launch of the hit game Super Smash Bros. Brawl -- a Wii exclusive.

04/18/08

Video-game reviews: Golf, tennis and...

AP - Spring is well under way, and you know what that means: Time to put down that joystick, get off the couch, go outside and enjoy some fresh air and sunshine.

04/16/08

Nintendo, Microsoft stumble while...

AP - Real news from the virtual world:

07/21/08

Make Father's Day a day for play ...

USATODAY.com - Some guys like ties, but all boys love toys. Whether dad's the sporting type, a race-car driver in training, an action hero, a rock-star wannabe or the more...

06/10/08

GAMES REVIEW: Wii suffers glut of weak games (AP)

GAMES REVIEW: Wii suffers glut of weak games

Mean streets

Is Grand Theft Auto IV the first masterpiece of the digital age?

04/29/08

Keeping Up Nintendo's Momentum

After overseeing several years of rapid growth at Nintendo, President Satoru Iwata faces new challenges: how to keep players of the company's videogames interested, and how to...

08/04/08

Electronic Arts Looks To Wii To Drive...

TechWeb - Key games such as "Madden" football, "NBA Live," and "FIFA" soccer are expected to come out in special versions for the game console soon.

05/07/08

Japan: PS3 Catches Up to Wii, Xbox...

In Japan, the Wii's lead over the PS3 shrank from six-to-one in May to just one-point-seven-to-one in June, according to Japanese magazine publisher Enterbrain. According...

07/03/08

Designer Miyamoto makes video games...

USATODAY.com - NEW YORK - Shigeru Miyamoto, the father of iconic Nintendo mascot Mario, among many others, doesn't just bring characters to life in his video games. He injects...

05/15/08

Video-game reviews: Golf, tennis and...

Spring is well under way, and you know what that means: Time to put down that joystick, get off the couch, go outside and enjoy some fresh air and sunshine.

04/18/08