businesswire.com - 4/14/2009
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Wii Sports Resort REDMOND, Wash.--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Nintendo is setting the stage for a blockbuster summer with the announcement of two hotly anticipated product releases. The new Wii MotionPlus™ accessory will hit U.S. retailers on June 8, taking the motion-sensing controls of the popular Wii™ ...
gamedaily.com - 4/15/2009
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gamedaily.com —
UPDATE: After GameDaily sent an inquiry to Nintendo
about whether the company would deliver patches that would...
make older games compatible with the new accessory, the company responded that "The Wii MotionPlus accessory is only for games that are ...
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Wii Sports on Wii Features: Is Wii MotionPlus Support ...
i.gizmodo.com - 4/14/2009
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i.gizmodo.com —
After months of silence on Nintendo's part, Wii
MotionPlus has finally gotten an official release date. It'll...
be out June 8th for $20. Nintendo's Wii Sports Resort, which has been designed specifically for the peripheral, will not be available until ...
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Wii MotionPlus Coming June 8 for $20 [Release]
reuters.com - 4/17/2009
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reuters.com —
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Overall U.S. video game
sales fell 17 percent in March to $1.43 billion,...
research group NPD said on Thursday, a revealing figure for an industry that had so far shown resilience in the economic downturn. Video game software ...
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U.S. video games sales fall 17 pct in March: NPD
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Nintendo's $19.99 MotionPlus Wiimote add-on ships to US on June 8th
Engadget —
Alright, so maybe the rumors weren't that far off, but the Big N just did us a solid by establishing US availability of its MotionPlus Wiimote accessory a few weeks ahead of when we were expecting. Granted, it's downright baffling that these things still aren't out on the market, but we're fully anticipating perfection from something that ...
Nintendo Wii MotionPlus Wiimote Accessory
Ubergizmo —
The Nintendo Wii is by far the best selling console of this generation, and that would mean a whole load of money for accessory manufacturers when it comes to outfitting the Wii with additional items. Well, Nintendo too wants in on the action by announcing the MotionPlus Wiimote accessory for the Wii in the US, retailing for $19.99 when it arrives at store shelves. For those who ...
Nintendo sets price and date for Wii controller add-on
TechSpot —
Nintendo looks set to take the motion-sensing controls of the Wii console to new levels of precision and performance, finally announcing a release date and price for its MotionPlus accessory . The device itself will be out on June 8 with a price tag of $19.99, though you could wait a few more weeks until July 26 to pick up Wii Sports Resort for $49.99, which comes bundled with the accessory. [image] The adapter will attach to the bottom of the Wii remote to increase the sensitivity and accuracy of its motion sensors to an almost 1:1 scale jet skiing and fencing are among the ...
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