Wii sends Nintendo profits up 48 per cent
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 growth of 9 per cent, adding that sales of its handheld DS device had slowed.
Sony beefs up PS3 media ability (Reuters)
Reuters - Sony Corp (6758.T) said it would rent and sell movies and TV shows over the Internet for its PlayStation 3 video game console and double the hard drive capacity of its main PS3 model in a bid to better compete with Microsoft Corp and Nintendo Co Ltd (7974.OS). 
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'Faith' Saves The Day
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Macworld - Review: Penny Arcade Adventures,...
This game combines weird characters, dark comedy, and a thoroughly deranged plot to create a unique world.
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GAMES REVIEW: Wii suffers glut of weak games (AP)
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 than Xbox 360s and PlayStation 3s combined.
GAMES REVIEW: Wii suffers glut of weak games (AP)
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 than Xbox 360s and PlayStation 3s combined. 
Can Videogames Be Funny?
Hail to the Chimp, a videogame who's humor revolves around lampooning the political process and the cable-news cycle, is a rare humor entrant in a marketplace dominated by...
Game Review: Trilogy of terror:...
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GAMES REVIEW: Action heroes
I don't envy video game designers who have to work on movie tie-ins. Artists have to duplicate the look of a film with a much smaller budget. Writers have to stick pretty...
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Battlechips
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(AP)
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Nintendo's WiiWare games are...
AP - One of the best features of Nintendo's Wii is the Virtual Console, a downloadable library of more than 200 classic games. It's a great resource for young gamers who want to...
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Review: Jade Empire: Special Edition
Jade Empire: Special Edition is inspired by Asian history and mythology, and while it feels a bit hackneyed at times, it’s still an engaging and fun RPG romp that might merit your attention.
Japan: PS3 Catches Up to Wii, Xbox 360 on Life Support
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Japan's arcade industry slumps as Wii...
Reuters - Japanese superhero Ultraman vanquishes an
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We test the Nintendo Wii Fit
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Video games don't create killers, new...
Reuters - Playing video games does not turn
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to a new book by a pair of Harvard researchers.
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Reuters - Playing video games
does not turn children into deranged, blood-thirsty
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researchers.
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