Animal Crossing Among Plans for Nintendo's Wii Console (NewsFactor)
July 15, 2008
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 for the holiday season. It also announced a surprise peripheral -- a speakerphone to ship with the game that will allow players to chat with other players.
With new Wii Sports, Wii Music, the Wii's future is casual
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.Read More...
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. 
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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Wii Fit Craze!
Couch potatoes no more. Nintendo's Wii Fit aims to make you healthier.
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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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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,...
Hey, Couch Potatoes! Nintendo's Wii...
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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Video sports have Wii effect
Sports video games are better than conventional games, but deemed no substitute for vigorous activity.
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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.
Nintendo plans 60-instrument "Wii Music" (Reuters)
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 by "Guitar Hero."
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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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.
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Japan: PS3 Catches Up to Wii, Xbox...
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...
Wii Fit finding its way into rehab
Injured athletes may find themselves playing Nintendo's Wii Fit as part of their rehabilitation.
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Wii Fit finding its way into rehab ...
Reuters - Injured athletes may find
themselves playing Nintendo's Wii Fit as part of their
rehabilitation.
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Wii Fit Launched In U.S.
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The Nintendo video game encourages physical fitness by letting users ride a virtual snowboard, do yoga, twirl virtual hula hoops, and do other...
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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.
Nintendo's Wii is the champion console yet again (USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - The Nintendo Wii remains the hottest selling next generation video game system, outpacing competing consoles for the 10th straight month. 
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.
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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.
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NPD: Nintendo Wii the top-selling,...
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...
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Nintendo Q1 profit up 32 pct on Wii...
Reuters - Nintendo Co Ltd's (7974.OS) quarterly
profit rose 31.5 percent on the runaway success of its Wii game
console, but the Japanese video game maker kept its annual ...
07/30/08
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Nintendo reports jump in quarter...
AP - Nintendo Co.'s profit for the fiscal first quarter surged 34 percent from a year ago as sales of its hit Wii shot up, underlining the success of the wand-wielding video...
‘Wii Music’ takes on ‘Guitar...
Nintendo 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 by "Guitar Hero."
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