Nintendo earnings reveal an unstoppable gaming juggernaut
April 25, 2008
Nintendo has been riding on top of the sales charts for a while now in the US, but the company's earning statements show a nearly bullet-proof international business, with stronger than expected game sales.
Electronic Arts looks to Wii to drive sports growth (Reuters)
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 and customized for Nintendo Co Ltd's (7974.OS) popular Wii console.
At E3, video games shift their aim to casual players (USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - This year's downscaled E3 video game expo drew about 4,500 gamemakers, analysts, retailers and journalists to L.A. last week - less than a tenth of E3's size two years ago - even as the industry grew from $10.5 billion in 2005 to $18 billion in 2007.
Electronic Arts Looks To Wii To Drive...
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Nintendo shows off new Wii add-on
Nintendo unveils a highly-sensitive motion controller add-on for its Wii system at the E3 conference in Los Angeles.
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'GTA IV' and 'Mario' will have a lock...
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EA looks to Wii to drive sports growth
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Nintendo Wii outsells PS3 3-to-1 in Japan in March (Reuters)
Reuters - Nintendo Co Ltd's (7974.OS) Wii game console outsold Sony Corp's (6758.T) PlayStation 3 by 3-to-1 in Japan in March but its DS handheld machine fell behind the PlayStation Portable for the first time in six months, a game magazine publisher said.
July NPD Sales Numbers Fire, Industry Volleys
July video game sales leapt an appreciable 28 percent over last year, the 360 and PS3 finished in a dead heat, and Nintendo creamed everyone, as usual. Overall video game sales were up an astonishing 35 percent year-to-date, prophesying...
Designer Miyamoto makes video games...
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Sony PSP outsells Nintendo DS 2-to-1...
Reuters - Sony Corp's (6758.T) PlayStation Portable
(PSP) handheld game gear outsold Nintendo Co Ltd's (7974.OS) DS
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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.
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Nintendo's Wii is the champion...
USATODAY.com - The Nintendo Wii remains the hottest selling next generation video game system, outpacing competing consoles for the 10th straight month.
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Japan: PS3 Catches Up to Wii, Xbox 360 on Life Support
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 to the publisher, Nintendo sold 235,990 Wii in a five week period ending June...
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Reuters - If 24-hour coverage of
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Beijing for PC, Xbox 360,...
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