Wii Fit Puts the Fun in Fitness (BusinessWeek Online)

BusinessWeek Online - Nintendo's (ntdof.pk.PK) Wii strategy was conceived from the get-go to encourage a less sedentary form of gaming. Now the company is unveiling its calorie-burning coup de grce, Wii Fit.

NPD: Nintendo Wii the top-selling, current-gen console

The Nintendo Wii has secured its place above the Xbox 360 in total units sold in the US, and six of the top ten games in June were on Nintendo consoles. It's good to be the king. Read More...

Apple taking on PSP and Nintendo DS?

Section: Applications, Games, Communications, iPhone, Current-Products, ipod-touch Whether they are trying to compete with Sony’s PSP and Nintendo DS, the iPhone will be one great gaming platform. When Apple previewed the iPhone SDK last Thurdsay, they previewed several games, including Super Monkey Ball, a popular title on the Wii. The writers at GamerTell would be able to tell best if this would happen, but I personally think this is the perfect platform. The iPhone is in many large markets, and has internet connectivity, so a game could upgraded a few months down the road. The App Store combines Amazon and the iTunes Store together. Apple’s been testing gaming for awhile. They started with the Pipin, which failed miserably, then they build some mini games for the iPod. Next, they took those iPod games to the next level, making new ones available from the iTunes Store. Apple partnered EA to makes games like Sims Bowling, and Sims Pool, as well as Disney. With the iPhone, this isn’t any different, they’ve partnered with SEGA and EA, 2 companies that each have great titles behind them. The high-anticipated, “Spore”, will also be on the iPhone, which just shows what it can do and all the opportunities open to developers with the free SDK. Full Story » | Written by Nicholas Montgomery for Appletell. | Comment on this Article »

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.

NPD: GTA IV Fastest Selling Game Ever, Nintendo Still Bulldozes Competition

April can be the cruelest month, but not if you're Nintendo, which managed to sell 714,000 Wiis bolstered by hot-ticket games like Mario Kart, Super Smash Bros Brawl, and Wii Play. Also not if you're Rockstar, whose Grand Theft Auto...

'GTA IV' and 'Mario' will have a lock on video-game sales (USATODAY.com)

USATODAY.com - With the arrival in stores this week of long-awaited titles Grand Theft Auto IV and Mario Kart Wii, the already hot video game industry is headed for the stratosphere.