Nintendo profit up 34% as Wii outsells PlayStation
July 30, 2008
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.
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...
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.
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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Microsoft, Sony Copy Nintendo's...
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...
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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...
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Sony PS3 catching up to Wii in...
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 ...
'NHL 09' first star in hockey franchise
In the world of sports video games, not much can really change year to year. The game at its core is the same, but it's what video-game developers add that makes it worth...
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.
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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.
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.
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...
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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.
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Analyst: PS3 Squeaks by Xbox 360, Wii Supplies Flat in August
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 360, and Nintendo Wii. For starters, Pachter's August 2008 predictions claim Sony's PlayStation...
Xbox 360 Surges Past PS3, Beats Wii in Japan
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 publisher and market tracker Enterbain via Famitsu, as... 
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Nintendo boss talks about what's next for the Wii
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Designer Miyamoto makes video games...
USATODAY.com - NEW YORK - Shigeru Miyamoto, the father of iconic Nintendo mascot Mario, among many others, doesn't just bring characters to life in his video games. He injects...
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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.
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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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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.