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Invade and conquer: Space Invaders thirty years on

July 5, 2008
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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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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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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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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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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PCWorld GameOn July NPD Sales Numbers Fire, Industry...

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...
08/15/08
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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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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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Despite Grand Theft Auto, Nintendo Leads Game Sales (NewsFactor)

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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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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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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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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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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Yahoo! News Xbox 360 sales beat out 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...
05/14/08
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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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Yahoo! News Big 3 mimic each other at E3: more,...

AP - One word sums up the announcements made by the Big Three gaming companies at the E3 this week: more.
07/17/08
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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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B.B.C. NEWS Future fun

Nintendo boss talks about what's next for the Wii
07/17/08
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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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Yahoo! News Wii becomes top-selling video game...

AFP - Nintendo said Thursday that its globally popular Wii has become the top-selling video game console in the United States, a crown coveted by rivals Microsoft and Sony.
07/18/08
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The Sydney Morning Herald 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.
07/30/08
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The Wall Street Journal 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
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PCWorld GameOn Analyst: PS3 Squeaks by Xbox 360, Wii...

NPD's official August 2008 sales numbers hit later this week, but for today, Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter has some intriguing prognostications about the PS3, Xbox...
09/09/08
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