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reuters.com - 4/6/2009
Sony PS3 outsells Nintendo Wii in March in Japan
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp's ( 6758.T ) PlayStation 3 outsold Nintendo Co Ltd's ( 7974.OS ) Wii in March for the first time in 16 months in Japan thanks to hot new PS3 titles from Sega Sammy ( 6460.T ) and Capcom ( 9697.T ), a game magazine publisher said. Video game sales are closely watched ...
ft.com - 4/6/2009
FT.com / Companies / Technology - Wii sales show first sign of weakness
— ft.com — Published: April 6 2009 13:17 | Last updated: April 6 2009 13:17 Nintendo ’s Wii games console... is showing its first signs of weakness with Japanese sales in March falling below those of rival Sony’s PlayStation 3. According to data released on Monday ... (more) FT.com / Companies / Technology - Wii sales show first ...

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online.wsj.com - 4/8/2009
Q&A With Nintendo's President
— online.wsj.com — During his seven-year tenure, Nintendo Co. President Satoru Iwata has transformed the Japanese videogame company from a... has-been to a trendsetter that has gotten millions of people to take up videogames for the first time. Nintendo's Wii console has ... (more) Q&A With Nintendo's President

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Build Your Own Multitouch Surface Computer
maximumpc.com - 4/7/2009
Build Your Own Multitouch Surface Computer
— maximumpc.com — It all started while we were researching an article on future user interfaces. Touch interfaces are hardly... futuristic at this point, but multi-touch hardware like the Microsoft Surface or the iPhone is just starting to become a big ... (more) Build Your Own Multitouch Surface Computer

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Playstation 3 Overtakes Wii in Japanese Sales for March
Gearlog — ... The PS3 overtook the Wii in a big way, moving 146,948 systems to Nintendo's 99,335. Microsoft's Xbox 360 came in at a distant third, with 43,172 units. Despite this strong showing, Reuters adds, the PS3 is not expected to overtake the Wii globally any time soon. ...

Games Matter: PS3 Exclusive 'Yakuza 3' Spikes Japanese Sales
Silicon Alley Insider — ... Finally some good news for Sony's (SNE) PS3: In Japan, last month the PS3 outsold Nintendo's (NTDOY) Wii for the first time in 16 months, Reuters reports. ...

Call It: PS3 Outsells Wii in March
GEARFUSE — ... Playstation 3. According to Reuters, “domestic sales of the PS3 came to 146,948 units in the five weeks through March 29, compared with 99,335 units of the Wii and 43,172 units of Microsoft Corp’s Xbox 360.” So this isn’t even a war of the hundreds or thousands at this point. The PS3 beat out the Wii by almost a third. With games like Killzone 2 and Prototype , perhaps gamers are starting to pick better games over gimmicky control schemes . Just sayin’! Link

Nintendo: What Wii Worry?
Digital Daily — ... Japanese sales of Nintendo’s wildly popular game console fell below those of rival Sony’s PlayStation 3 for the first time in March. According to data released on Monday by research outfit Enterbrain, Sony sold 146,948 PS3s in the five weeks to March 29, while Nintendo sold 99,335 Wiis (and, for those keeping track, Microsoft sold 43,172 Xbox 360s). Driving sales, “Yakuza 3″ and “Resident Evil 5″ — two new titles not yet available for Wii. ...

Exclusive Games Boost PS3 Sales Ahead Of The Wii (In Japan)
paidContent — ... Two hot, critically-acclaimed games helped push sales of Sony's PlayStation 3 past the Nintendo Wii for the first time in well over a year in Japan, according to Reuters. It's a significant milestone, given the fact that the Wii has been outselling the PS3 worldwide since they both launched in 2006 (in the U.S., for example, people have bought about 16.2 million Wiis, compared to 6.3 million PS3s).  ...

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