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Despite Grand Theft Auto, Nintendo Leads Game Sales (NewsFactor)

May 12, 2008
NewsFactor - With all the hubbub over Grand Theft Auto IV, the video-game world is anxious to learn how the blockbuster game really impacted industry sales. NPD Group's monthly sales data is expected later this week, but some analysts have issued predictions ahead of the curve.
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Invade and conquer: Space Invaders thirty years on

In 1977 Tomohiro Nishikado, a 33-year-old Japanese computer programmer, was a company employee, like millions of others. In his spare time he played video table-tennis, manoeuvring white paddles up and down a black-and-white TV screen to return a white blob of a ball to his opponent. In the amusement arcades, he had noticed a new game called Breakout, which involved moving a paddle from side to side to hit a ball, in order to destroy a series of blocks at the top of the screen.
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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.
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Forbes Ten Cool Wii Games

A host of new games, many developed by tiny development teams, are coming for the Wii. Here are some fun ones.
05/13/08
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Yahoo! News Xbox 360 sales surpass Wii, PS3 ...

Reuters - Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday its Xbox 360 game machine beat Nintendo Co Ltd's (7974.OS) Wii and Sony Corp's (6758.T) PlayStation 3 to reach 10 million units in...
05/15/08
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Arstechnica Why Microsoft’s Xbox 360 sales...

Microsoft is boasting that the Xbox 360 is the first current-gen system to hit 10 million units sold in the US. These numbers leave out the year-long head start the Xbox 360...
05/15/08
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PCWorld GameOn NPD: GTA IV Fastest Selling Game...

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...
05/16/08
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Yahoo! News Nintendo launches new fitness video...

Reuters - Nintendo Co Ltd (7974.OS) launched its "Wii Fit" exercise game in the United States on Monday, hoping to get gamers off the couch and appeal to new audiences such...
05/19/08
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Arstechnica WiiWare: downloadable indie games...

WiiWare is Nintendo's answer to Microsoft's Xbox Live Arcade and Sony's PlayStation Network. Ars goes hands on with the service to offer reviews of the launch titles and...
05/21/08
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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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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...
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Arstechnica May sales: GTA IV #1 with a bullet;...

While Grand Theft Auto IV for the Xbox 360 sits atop the software charts, the top two sellers in hardware and seven of the top ten slots in software belong to Nintendo. It's...
06/13/08
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Yahoo! News Nintendo wins over outside game...

Reuters - In the video game industry, the spoils of the console wars come in the form of support from third-party software publishers selling games to run on your machine.
07/17/08
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Yahoo! News New Xbox 360 Controller May Poach...

NewsFactor - What would it be like if you could combine the best of an Xbox 360 and the best of the Nintendo Wii? Gamers may soon find out if the latest rumors are true.
04/08/08
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Times Online - Business Nintendo Wii trounces XBox as US...

Nintendo's Wii has surpassed Microsoft's Xbox 360 as the best selling games console in the US.
07/18/08
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Yahoo! News Video game sales soar 57 percent in...

AP - Led by stellar sales of Nintendo's games and systems, U.S. retail sales of video games jumped 57 percent to $1.7 billion in March, market researcher NPD Group reported...
04/18/08
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Yahoo! News 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
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Sony beefs up PS3 media ability (Reuters)

Reuters - Sony Corp (6758.T) said it would rent and sell movies and TV shows over the Internet for its PlayStation 3 video game console and double the hard drive capacity of its main PS3 model in a bid to better compete with Microsoft Corp and Nintendo Co Ltd (7974.OS).
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Nintendo rolls out Wii games, Sony takes to video (Reuters)

Reuters - Riding the success of its popular Wii video game console, Nintendo Co Ltd (7974.OS) on Tuesday unveiled fresh titles for gamers to throw frisbees and rock on, while rival Sony Corp (6758.T) turned to Hollywood with a new video service.
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WRAL.com Video Game Sales Soar 57 Percent in...

Led by stellar sales of Nintendo's games and systems, U.S. retail sales of video games jumped 57 percent to $1.7 billion in March, market researcher NPD Group reported Thursday.
04/18/08
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Yahoo! News 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
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Yahoo! News January video game sales hit $1.18...

Reuters - U.S. sales of video game hardware and software were $1.18 billion, with Nintendo Co Ltd's (7974.OS) Wii console keeping a slim edge over rivals amid ongoing supply...
02/15/08
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Yahoo! News Microsoft Blames Xbox Shortages for...

PC World - Microsoft says a shortage in console availability is the reason its Xbox 360 console trailed substantially behind competitors in recent U.S. sales.
03/14/08
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Times Online Nintendo Wii lifts video game sales...

If video games are anything to go by, American consumers are yet to feel the pinch of a weakening economy.
04/18/08
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Yahoo! News 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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