Tackling the big guns
May 23, 2008
A Melbourne game developer is beating the big boys at their own game.
EA looks to Wii to drive sports growth
Video-game publisher Electronic Arts 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's popular Wii console.
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.
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.
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Reuters - Riding the success of its popular
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unveiled fresh titles for gamers to throw frisbees and rock on,
while...
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Nintendo unveils a highly-sensitive motion controller add-on for its Wii system at the E3 conference in Los Angeles.
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Wii Fit Aims to Get You Off the Couch with a Video Game (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Staying fit by playing a video game. That dream of humankind, possibly second only to losing weight by eating, is the object of Nintendo's U.S. launch Monday of the Wii Fit exercise game.
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NewsFactor - How to lose that spare tire around your middle? A miracle pill won't do it, and neither will eating to exhaustion. But Nintendo may have the answer with the Wii Fit...
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Nintendo profit up 34% as Wii...
Nintendo reports a rise in first-quarter profit of 34% as the Wii console extends its lead over Sony's PlayStation 3 and Microsoft's Xbox 360.
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At E3, video games shift their aim to...
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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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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...
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Video sports have Wii effect
Interative sports video games better for children than conventional computer games, but do not tackle the epidemic of childhood obesity.
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Sports video games are better than conventional games, but deemed no substitute for vigorous activity.
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AP - Some call it "Wiihabilitation." Nintendo's Wii video game system, whose popularity already extends beyond the teen gaming set, is fast becoming a craze in rehab therapy for...
Doctors use Wii games for rehab...
AP - Some call it "Wiihabilitation." Nintendo's Wii video game system, whose popularity already extends beyond the teen gaming set, is fast becoming a craze in rehab therapy for...
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