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October Game Sales: Nintendo Wii Kicking PS3 Butt
alleyinsider.com - 11/15/2008
October Game Sales: Nintendo Wii Kicking PS3 Butt
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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 still buying PS2s?) Nintendo's dominance ...
play-asia.com - 11/18/2008
Buy Hori Classic Controller (Light Blue) (Nintendo Wii) - Order Now!
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Wii Speak Channel Only For Wii Speak Purchasers, Don’t Buy It Used
multiplayerblog.mtv.com - 11/13/2008
Wii Speak Channel Only For Wii Speak Purchasers, Don’t Buy It Used
— multiplayerblog.mtv.com — I got "Animal Crossing City Folk" for Wii in the mail from Nintendo yesterday, along with a... separate box containing the Wii Speak peripheral. As is so often the case, I discovered something interesting in the fine print. Here's a tip: if you're ... (more) Wii Speak Channel Only For Wii Speak Purchasers, Don’t ...

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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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The Blade by Ron Schenone, MVP:  Nintendo Wii Still Kicking Butt

GigaOM Network:  Sony Cuts 8,000 Jobs — Time to Cut the PS3, Too? [GigaOM]

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Nintendo Wii Still Kicking Butt
The Blade by Ron Schenone, MVP — ... dominance (and Sony’s problems) don’t end there. Among handheld videogame players, Nintendo again beats Sony: Nintendo DS: 491,000 Sony PSP: 193,000 So if you are looking for a gaming console this holiday season, may I recommend the Wii. You and your family will not be disappointed. Comments welcome. Source.

Sony Cuts 8,000 Jobs — Time to Cut the PS3, Too? [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network — ... .) Meanwhile, the Xbox 360 sold twice as many units as the PS3 in October, the most recent month for which data is available (though ...

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