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With new Wii Sports, Wii Music, the Wii's future is casual

July 15, 2008

Nintendo's press conference held few surprises, but a new Animal Crossing, Wii Sports, and the announcement of Wii Music show that Nintendo is more dedicated to the casual market than ever. Ars reports from Nintendo's E3 press conference.

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Of gyroscopes and gaming: the tech behind the Wii MotionPlus

The new "MotionPlus" add-on for the Nintendo Wii is supposed to again revolutionize motion-controlled gaming. Check out this exclusive look at the tech in the MotionPlus direct from the source of the unit's powerful brain, InvenSense.Read More...
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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.
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Forbes Wii Fit Craze!

Couch potatoes no more. Nintendo's Wii Fit aims to make you healthier.
05/19/08
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Yahoo! News Top Video Games For Gamers Of All...

TechWeb - We look at World of Warcraft, Desktop Tower Defense, Orange Box, Wii Sports, Civilization IV, and other top video games to see why video gamers of all ages are getting...
04/12/08
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Yahoo! News 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.
05/07/08
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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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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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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.
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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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Times Online - Business Thought control: it's the computer...

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07/18/08
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Yahoo! News At E3, video games shift their aim to...

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...
07/22/08
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B.B.C. NEWS 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.
07/16/08
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PCWorld GameOn What's Up with the Nintendo Wii?

Anyone noticed the recent dearth of intriguing, headline-grabbing games for the Nintendo Wii? Some 555,000 little white boxes leapt off store shelves in July U.S. sales,...
09/02/08
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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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Yahoo! News Sega capitalizes on Olympics with...

AP - The Beijing Olympics are about to get under way. And thanks to NBC and its assorted networks and Web sites, you'll be able to spend the next two weeks pondering the...
08/05/08
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Microsoft, Sony Copy Nintendo's Playbook (Investor's Business Daily)

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 appeal of Nintendo's Wii game console with their own product announcements this week.
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Thought control: it's the computer world's latest game plan

First came the joystick. Then came the motion-sensing Wii remote. Now get ready for another radical and rather unsettling leap in video games technology: thought control.
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International Herald Tribune Sega capitalizes on Olympics with...

The Beijing Olympics are about to get under way. And thanks to NBC and its assorted networks and Web sites, you'll be able to spend the next two weeks pondering the intricacies...
08/08/08
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Yahoo! News Nintendo plans 60-instrument "Wii...

Reuters - Nintendo Co Ltd said on Tuesday it plans to launch a music game for its hit Wii game console this year, taking it into the fast-growing software segment pioneered...
07/15/08
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Yahoo! News Animal Crossing Among Plans for...

NewsFactor - Nintendo announced Tuesday at the E3 video-game show in Los Angeles that its much-anticipated Animal Crossing: City Folk game for the Wii console will ship in time...
07/15/08
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The Sydney Morning Herald Video sports have Wii effect

Sports video games are better than conventional games, but deemed no substitute for vigorous activity.
07/13/08
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The Sydney Morning Herald 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.
07/11/08
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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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