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forbes.com - 11/19/2008
Nintendo's Community Roots
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The latest battleground in the console wars, to hear Microsoft and Sony tell it, is community. Both companies are making major pushes this year to get players to interact beyond the game. While Sony (nyse: SNE - news - people ) readies "Home," which gives PlayStation 3 owners a "Second ...
play-asia.com - 11/18/2008
Buy Hori Classic Controller (Light Blue) (Nintendo Wii) - Order Now!
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Nintendo unleashes Wii Menu 3.4, updates ToS and removes save files
nintendowiifanboy.com - 11/18/2008
Nintendo unleashes Wii Menu 3.4, updates ToS and removes save files
— nintendowiifanboy.com — Nintendo is at it again, unleashing yet another Wii Menu Update which puts us at 3.4, as our glowing Wii just informed us. Aside from augmenting the Nintendo User Agreement, the new system update will also "check for and automatically remove" ... (more) Nintendo unleashes Wii Menu 3.4, updates ToS and removes ...

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Posts tagged Animal crossing at Nintendo Wii Fanboy
nintendowiifanboy.com - 11/20/2008
Posts tagged Animal crossing at Nintendo Wii Fanboy
— nintendowiifanboy.com — While it prepares to wheel out Club Nintendo in North America later this year , Nintendo has decided to torture us one last time with stuff we can't have. Every year in Japan, Platinum and Gold members in the Japanese program get a free gift. This ... (more) Posts tagged Animal crossing at Nintendo Wii Fanboy

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Reggie: Third-parties don't 'get' Wii
Joystiq [Nintendo] — ... The third-parties-on-Wii debate has raged for longer than we care to remember. In fact, we now counter accusations that the console lacks great third-party titles with the same, well-rehearsed response: "de Blob Zack & Wiki Resident Evil 4 ...

Not Enough Wii Fits To Go Around, Says Reggie [Wii Fit]
Kotaku — ... put copies of Wii Fit on the shelf in time for Christmas. With Wii hardware, I think we've got a good shot at meeting demand during the holidays. With 'Wii Fit,' I know we'll fall short. That's a product we have consumers lining up for each morning outside of our Nintendo World store [in New York City]. Wait, so people can get off their ass and line up in the cold for a copy of a video game, but they can't get off their ass and do their own exercise? What an amazing world we live in. Nintendo's Community Roots [Forbes]

Reggie thinks third-parties don't 'get' the Wii: discuss
Engadget — ... Alright, alright. There's a few things going on here. First off, Reggie Fils-Aime told Forbes "I will be able to say our licensees 'get it' when their very best content is on our platform, and with very few exceptions today, that's not the case." That's a pretty good ...

Fils-Aime: Third Parties Don’t “Get it”
Edge Online - Interactive Entertainment Today — Nintendo of America president and COO Reggie Fils-Aime has explained that third party publishers are failing to deliver their best content for the Wii because they don t fully understand the console itself. Speaking to Forbes , Fils-Aime conceded that the Wii hosts a range of third-party titles which, with a few exceptions, largely do not exemplify quality software for the platform. The reason for this, he says, is that certain developers and publishers still don t get the Wii s design philosophy. "I will be able to say our licensees 'get it' when their very best content is ...

Wii Fit Frenzy: So Popular Nintendo Can't Meet Christmas Demand
Silicon Alley Insider — ... Forbes: Nintendo has been steadily ramping up production of Wii consoles--and while it can't guarantee you'll be able to find one this year, it's less concerned than in years past. For shoppers trying to get their hands on the popular "Wii Fit" game, though, that's another story. ...

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