gamasutra.com - 12/16/2008
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Nintendo's grip on the videogame market has never been more evident than last Thursday, when the NPD Group released sales data for November, the first month of the 2008 holiday shopping season. Consumers purchased 2 million Wii consoles, 1.5 million Nintendo DS handhelds, and more than $700 ...
alleyinsider.com - 12/17/2008
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alleyinsider.com —
Reports that game publishers are already working on
a "PSP2" are flat-out false, Sony (SNE) executives say....
Speaking to SAI earlier today, Sony Director of Hardware Marketing John Koller said he's familiar with Internet reports PSP2 game ...
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Exclusive: Sony PSP2 Rumors Bogus, No New Handheld ...
news.sel.sony.com - 12/15/2008
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news.sel.sony.com —
PARK RIDGE , N.J. , Dec. 15, 2008
– Sony is bringing some of the top music...
and movie titles in entertainment history to consumers in an easy-to-use, portable electronic format. The company is introducing a new series of its MicroVault® Click USB flash ...
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Maddening: NPD data shows weak Dead Space, Mirror's Edge sales
Joystiq —
... It's a tough road that EA has chosen, one illustrated by the above graph from Gamasutra's recent analysis of November's North American sales results. Reliable and storied football franchise? Selling millions. New IPs and ambitious sequels? Not so ...
November Console Sales: Nintendo Blowout
Zatz Not Funny! —
... It’s time to create a whole new category for the Wii phenomena. Holy cow– more than 2 million in sales in North America in November is crazy. Yet, to this day there still isn’t a single game on the Wii I’d want to play – not one. Yet you can’t deny those numbers. Video game industry sales are UP 10% year over year. Terrific given the economic downturn. ...
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nintendowiifanboy.com 1/16/2009 — It's not surprising to see that hardware sales rose significantly in December, but what is surprising is the comparatively small progress made by the Wii -- only a 5% increase from November, compared to some big gains for the competition. People who ...
Nintendo sold 1.7 million Wiis last week?
engadget.com 12/24/2008 — According to some not-quite-official but probably-relatively-accurate numbers from VG Chartz, Nintendo moved 1.7 million Wii units last week. That's a staggering number in its own right, and compared to the now-cheaper Xbox 360 (535,806) and the "hey ...
October Game Sales: Nintendo Wii Kicking PS3 Butt
alleyinsider.com 11/15/2008 — Nintendo (NTDOY) is eating Microsoft (MSFT) and Sony's (SNE) lunch in the console wars, the NPD Group says.
Look at the sales figures for consoles in October:
Wii: 803,000 consoles
Xbox 360: 370,000
PS3: 190,000
PS2: 136,000 (People are ...
Nintendo says to offer videos on Wii
physorg.com 12/26/2008 — Nintendo Co. said Thursday it will start offering videos through its blockbuster Wii game console, the latest new feature for the Japanese entertainment giant.
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japantoday.com 12/26/2008 — Nintendo Co said Thursday it will start offering videos through its blockbuster Wii game console, the latest new feature for the Japanese entertainment giant.
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reuters.com 12/8/2008 — KYOTO, Japan (Reuters) - Nintendo Co Ltd said sales of its Wii game console more than doubled during the week of Thanksgiving in the United States, apparently defying the retail gloom of the global economic crisis. President Satoru Iwata told Reuters ...
AFP: Nintendo says to offer videos on Wii
google.com 12/26/2008 — 1 day ago TOKYO (AFP) Nintendo Co. said Thursday it will start offering videos through its blockbuster Wii game console, the latest new feature for the Japanese entertainment giant. Nintendo said it would develop original programming which Wii users ...
Wii in Stock right now on Amazon —
I4U News 12/16/2008
If you hurry you can grab a Wii right now (14:30 EST) on Amazon.com for $249.99.
It looks like there is still new Wii inventory coming into the United States to try to satisfy demand....
Nintendo Wii and DS Game Releases in Q1 2009 —
I4U News 12/17/2008
Nintendo announced today a list of games for the Wii and DS that are scheduled to be released in the first Quarter of 2009. Nintendo highlights POKÉMON PLATINUM as the highlight of the game line-up slated for a March 22 launch across North America.
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