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Nintendo reports jump in quarter profit on hit Wii (AP)

July 30, 2008

A seventh-grader at Tokyo Joshi Gakuen all-girl junior high school gets a response to her answer and is advised to do it again on a screen of Nintendo DS game console during an English class in Tokyo, Thursday, June 26, 2008 as the portable video game machine is used as a key teaching tool at the school. Nintendo Co., the Japanese maker of Pokemon and Super Mario video games, said Wednesday, July 30, 2008 its profit for the first fiscal quarter rose 34 percent from a year ago as sales of its hit Wii video game consoles shot up. (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara)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 game console in attracting novice players.


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Nintendo Q1 profit up 32 pct on Wii demand (Reuters)

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 outlook well short of market expectations.
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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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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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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 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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Yahoo! News US company sues Nintendo in Wii wand...

AP - Nintendo's hit Wii console with its wandlike remote controller has been targeted in patent infringement complaints by a U.S. technology company.
08/21/08
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WRAL.com US company sues Nintendo in Wii wand...

Nintendo's hit Wii console with its wandlike remote controller has been targeted in patent infringement complaints by a U.S. technology company.
08/21/08
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Yahoo! News US company sues Nintendo in Wii wand...

AP - Nintendo's hit Wii console with its wandlike remote controller has been targeted in patent infringement complaints by a U.S. technology company.
08/21/08
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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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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.
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PCWorld GameOn Xbox 360 Surges Past PS3, Beats Wii...

Buoyed by a new Square Enix roleplaying game and flagging Wii sales, the Xbox 360 outsold both the PlayStation 3 and Wii in Japan last week, according to data provided by...
09/17/08
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Yahoo! News Wii Fit's Sales Likely Healthy ...

Investor's Business Daily - Nintendo's "Wii Fit" video game is likely to continue the company's winning streak as it keeps finding new ways to break the traditional video game...
05/17/08
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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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International Herald Tribune GAMES REVIEW: Wii suffers glut of...

Nintendo's Wii has dominated video-game hardware sales since its debut in November 2006, and it shows no sign of slowing down. In March, U.S. stores sold more Wii consoles than...
04/25/08
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Yahoo! News Electronic Arts looks to Wii to drive...

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...
05/07/08
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msnbc No fun! Wii suffers slew of bad games

Nintendo's Wii has dominated video-game hardware sales since its debut in November 2006, and it shows no sign of slowing down. In March, U.S. stores sold more Wii consoles than...
04/22/08
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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, according to NPD data, and Nintendo certainly did brisk top 10 software sales...
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Sony PS3 catching up to Wii in Japanese sales (Reuters)

Reuters - Nintendo Co Ltd's (7974.OS) Wii game console once again outsold Sony Corp's (6758.T) PlayStation 3 in Japan in June, but its lead is fading, a game magazine publisher said.
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Yahoo! News GAMES REVIEW: Wii suffers glut of...

AP - Nintendo's Wii has dominated video-game hardware sales since its debut in November 2006, and it shows no sign of slowing down. In March, U.S. stores sold more Wii consoles...
04/22/08
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Yahoo! News GAMES REVIEW: Wii suffers glut of...

AP - Nintendo's Wii has dominated video-game hardware sales since its debut in November 2006, and it shows no sign of slowing down. In March, U.S. stores sold more Wii consoles...
04/22/08
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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 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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Times Online - Business Wii sends Nintendo profits up 48 per...

Nintendo, the electronics manufacturer, said its annual profit rose by 48 per cent on the back of strong sales of its Wii console, but forecast lower than expected annual...
04/24/08
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Yahoo! News GTA IV, Wii Lead Video Games To New...

NewsFactor - The economy may be trending downward, but video-game software and hardware sales in the U.S. keep going up. Game sales are up 37 percent over the same time last...
06/13/08
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