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press.nintendo.com - 1/13/2009
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NINTENDO'S WII MUSIC STRIKES A CHORD WITH MUSIC EDUCATORS New Partnerships Bring Fun Music Software to Classrooms Nationwide REDMOND, Wash., Jan. 13, 2009 – Nintendo's new Wii Music ™ game is spreading from the family room to the classroom, thanks to newly formed collaborations with select ...

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Joystiq [Nintendo]:  Wii Music shows students how to play the dog

Joystiq:  Wii Music: Play me, it's part of the curriculum

NPD: Nintendo Drives '08 Industry Sales Past $21 Billion
gamedaily.com - 1/16/2009
NPD: Nintendo Drives '08 Industry Sales Past $21 Billion
— gamedaily.com — As people flocked to stores buying Wiis, they also bought Wii Play, which became the best selling title in '08. Five of the top 10 games for the year were from Nintendo. (more) NPD: Nintendo Drives '08 Industry Sales Past $21 Billion

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Nintendo Developing A Direction Sensing DS Card? (Update)
siliconera.com - 1/14/2009
Nintendo Developing A Direction Sensing DS Card? (Update)
— siliconera.com — . January 13, 2009 . 10:57pm dssense A curious trademark popped up in Japan’s trademark database one registered by Nintendo for a “DS Houi Sensor Card”. Houi is Japanese for direction so the trademark is related to a DS card that can detect direction ... (more) Nintendo Developing A Direction Sensing DS Card? (Update)

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Nintendo Patent Reveals The Wii Remote Was Originally Made For The Gamecube
siliconera.com - 1/9/2009
Nintendo Patent Reveals The Wii Remote Was Originally Made For The Gamecube
— siliconera.com — On March 10, 2006 Nintendo filed a patent for an "Accelerometer-based controller" in Japan, which is now registered on the US Patent and Trademark database. I wont bore you with the technical details because we know what it's for, the… (more) Nintendo Patent Reveals The Wii Remote Was Originally ...

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Wii Music shows students how to play the dog
Joystiq [Nintendo] — ... If there's one thing that's stuck with us concerning Wii Music, it's the ability to play the dog. Well, okay, there's also Stan Lee on the beat box. Now, thanks to a collaboration between Nintendo and MENC (The National Association for ...

Wii Music: Play me, it's part of the curriculum
Joystiq — ... Nintendo has suggested that Wii Music could somehow be used to teach kids to play real music. So, after not getting off to such a great start at retail -- and struggling there ever since -- the "game" is being handed over to ...

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