Keeping Up Nintendo's Momentum
August 4, 2008
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 cultivate a new wave of customers.
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.
At E3, video games shift their aim to casual players (USATODAY.com)
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