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Nintendo Claims Credit For 99 Percent Of 2008 Revenue Growth
divider January 16, 2009 Nintendo Claims Credit For 99 Percent Of 2008 Revenue Growth Nintendo Claims Credit For 99 Percent Of 2008 Revenue Growth Nintendo celebrated record-setting U.S. hardware sales in December, selling a new monthly high of 2.15 million Wii consoles. The Nintendo DS ...
Wii is on track to outsell PlayStation 2, while PS 3 is on par with GameCube sales
Wii is on track to outsell PlayStation 2, while PS 3 is on par with GameCube sales
venturebeat.com — Nintendo has gone from worst to first in consecutive console releases, with Sony doing exactly the opposite... this generation. A closer look at collective data released by the NPD Group , the official tracker of U.S. video game sales, reveals the ... (more) Wii is on track to outsell PlayStation 2, while PS 3 is ...
MTV Movies Blog » Sundance: Do NOT Get Between Wesley Snipes And A Nintendo Wii
moviesblog.mtv.com — You never know what you’ll learn during an interview, and such was case when we caught up... with Wesley Snips for his new ensemble picture “Brooklyn’s Finest.” Inquiring as to his Sundance plans, the actor lit up. “I’m going to try to find a Wii,” he ... (more) MTV Movies Blog » Sundance: Do NOT Get Between ...
 Brownie Brown "Looking Into" Wii Development
Brownie Brown "Looking Into" Wii Development
siliconera.com — Brownie Brown "Looking Into" Wii Development By Spencer . January 20, 2009 . 2:45pm bblogo What is... Brownie Brown up to these days? The Tokyo based developer recently finished Blue Dragon Plus for Japan and in the future they might be working with the ... (more) Brownie Brown "Looking Into" Wii Development
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Wii Are the Champions
Digital Daily — ... “Without these sales, the industry would have likely felt the full wrath of the recession–much like other industries closely linked to gaming,” said Jesse Divnich of Electronic Entertainment Design and Research.”We believe their simple-to-use design, cheaper and wider variety of software titles, and the already ‘hot effect’ in place on both systems, all played a role in driving both the Wii and the DS to the top of their segments. Simply put, Nintendo saved Christmas.” ...

Nintendo says it's responsible for 99% of 2008 industry growth
Joystiq — ... The video game industry has gotten a lot of credit for continuing to grow in the face of an economic downturn, but it seems as though our back patting should be focused on one red overall-clad plumber. Nintendo claims that it accounted for most of the industry's growth ...

Nintendo: 99% of 2008 industry growth is all us
Joystiq [Nintendo] — ... In this tough economy, it's nice to see that gaming has been relatively untouched, saved for all of those layoffs. Despite the weak economy, people are still buying games. Why? Well, if you ask Nintendo, it's all because of them. Throughout 2008, Nintendo sold ...

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