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Gamer Sues World of Warcraft Maker for Ruining His Life...he was banned during a game of Resistance: Fall of Man. A judge dismissed that case in September. He has also sued Microsoft and Nintendo because a broken Xbox caused him undue stress and a Wii blocked access to a third-party program he wanted. In this article: World of Warcraft, GameSpot, Suicide, First Amendment, Resistance: Fall of Man, Activision Blizzard, EverQuest, Blizzard, and Nintendo |
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Telegraph.co.uk - Digital Life | 2 days ago
Nintendo Wii most popular console among female gamers
...Nintendo. Around 80 per cent of female gamers prefer the Wii, a huge lead over rivals Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3, which were the consoles of choice for 11 per cent and nine per cent of female gamers respectively. The...
In this article: Nintendo, United States, Sony, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Microsoft
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CNET News.com | November 17, 2009
Nintendo's Dunaway: What, Wii worry?
...its spot as the top selling console, according to NPD. Last month, Nintendo sold 507,000 Wiis, compared with 320,600 Sony PlayStation 3s and 249,700 Microsoft's Xbox 360s. Coming in second in video game hardware sales was Nintendo's...
In this article: Nintendo, New Super Mario Bros., Nintendo DS, Microsoft, Iphone, and Sony
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Yahoo! News | November 19, 2009
Sony pushes back profit margin target to 2013 (Reuters)
...costs and expanding sales through 3D games. Sony in September launched a cheaper model of its PlayStation 3 game console to better compete with Nintendo's Wii and Microsoft's Xbox 360. Thanks to the more affordable version, the PS3 in...
In this article: Sony, Lithium, PlayStation 3, Walkman, Mitsubishi UFJ Securities, Nintendo, IPod, and Xbox 360
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BBC News | November 13, 2009
BBC iPlayer launches Wii channel
Erik Huggers, direct of Future Media and Technology at the BBC, said that the evolved Wii service was an improvement on the old BBC iPlayer system, describing it as a "faster, high quality and improved viewing experience". According...
In this article: BBC Iplayer, YouTube, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Sony, Microsoft, and UK
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IGN | 4 days ago
More Nirvana Comes To Rock Band
...Store of downloadable content for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and Wii. Rock Band DLC Additions for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 System and Wii Rock Band is...
In this article: Nirvana, Rock Band, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Night Ranger, Rock, Rock Band 2, Bleach, and Rock Band
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CNN | October 30, 2009
Lower PS3 prices weigh on Sony
In its game operations, the Tokyo-based electronics and entertainment conglomerate launched a cheaper version of the PS3 last month to better compete with Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT, Fortune 500) Xbox 360 and Nintendo Co.'s (NTDOF) Wii. The...
In this article: Sony Corp., PlayStation 3, Joint venture, Nintendo Co, AAPL, MSFT, Tokyo, Thomson Reuters, and Iphone
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Yahoo! News | November 12, 2009
October U.S. video game sales down 19 percent: NPD (Reuters)
...the top by Sony Corp's (6758. T) PlayStation 3. The Wii sold 507,000 units in the U.S. in October, followed by 321,000 for the PS3 and 250,000 for Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) and its Xbox 360. Sony said the PS3 was the only console to see...
In this article: Reuters Limited, United States, PlayStation 3, Sony Corp, Electronic Arts Inc, All rights reserved, and Microsoft Xbox 360
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The Salt Lake Tribune | November 13, 2009
Ninetendo leads video-game sales downward
...price reduction failed to lift purchases of the world's leading video-game platform. Sales of Kyoto-based Nintendo's Wii fell 37 percent to 506,900, those of Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 rose 70 percent to 320,600, while they dropped 33...
In this article: Nintendo Co, NPD Group Inc., Sony Corp, Microsoft Corp, Revenue, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3
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Kansas City Star | November 13, 2009
New BMW sedan to hit showrooms
...platform. Nintendo's Wii fell 37 percent in October o 506,900, those of Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 rose 70 percent to 320,600, while they dropped 33 percent to 250,000 for Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360, researcher NPD Group Inc. said. Google to...
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Description from Wikipedia:
The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others. As of December 31, 2008 the Wii leads the generation over the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in worldwide sales.
A distinguishing feature of the console is its wireless controller, the Wii Remote, which can be used as a handheld pointing device and detect movement in three dimensions. Another distinctive feature of the console is WiiConnect24, which enables it to receive messages and updates over the Internet while in standby mode.
The Wii is Nintendo's fifth home console, the direct successor to the Nintendo GameCube, and able to play all official GameCube games. Nintendo first spoke of the console at the 2004 E3 press conference and later unveiled the system at the 2005 E3. Satoru Iwata revealed a prototype of the controller at the September 2005 Tokyo Game Show. At E3 2006, the console won the first of several awards. By December 8, 2006, it had completed its launch in four key markets.
- Type:
- Video game console
- Preceded By:
- Nintendo GameCube
- Storage:
- 512 MB Internal flash memory
- Connectivity:
- Bluetooth
- Media Type:
- 12 cm Wii Optical Disc
- Manufacturer:
- Nintendo
- Compatibility:
- Nintendo GameCube
- Controllers:
- Wii Remote, Wii Balance Board, Nintendo GameCube controller, Nintendo DS
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