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Nintendo Wii No. 4; three titles in top 10 in Japan
Punch Jump Wii sales fell to 1.56 million in the quarter, down from 3.04 million one year prior. Nintendo in June said it will release Wii U, the successor the Wii hardware, in 2012. The Wii U includes a multi-core CPU by IBM Corp., a Radeon-based high-definition … |
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Today in Gaming News – August 19, 2011
VGChartz Here's how to play those European Wii games if you're an American. (Xenoblade Chronicles.) Seems Bethesda really got under Notch's skin over a copyright suit brought by Bethesda over the word “Scrolls,” used by … |
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Thrifty Gamers Rejoice! More Wii Titles Added to Nintendo Selects Line
Wired News While the first four Wii games rolled out in this greatest hits-style format certainly weren't light-weights, this second installment truly adds some meat to the Nintendo Selects line. With the possible exception of Mario Strikers, it's an amazingly … Mario's Many Fathers A message to Nintendo fanboys GamesCom 2011: Sonic Invades Super Mario 3D Land |
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'Rift' pulls 1 million gamers online
Chicago Daily Herald Nintendo is preparing a successor to its Wii console for 2012, called the Wii U, making it likely Sony and Microsoft will soon follow with successors to Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, Gibson said. PWC said it expects the next generation of consoles to be … |
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Analysis: July's Software Slump Due To Nintendo, Music Game Declines
Gamasutra That includes licensed titles like Cars 2 and LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean as well as Just Dance 2 — the current trend in music-based games — and Zumba Fitness. As we have stated before, we believe that Wii software sales are driven primarily by the … Game consoles and the death of backward-compatibility: Why we don't care New Wii before Christmas What's Up Wii U? |
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Havok's Acquisition of Trinigy is "Fantastic news for Stronghold 3"
Media Newswire (press release) Havok, an Intel company, was founded in Dublin, Ireland in 1998, and is the premier provider of interactive software and services for digital media creators in the games and movie industries. With world leading expertise in physics, animation and tools… |
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Captain America: Super Soldier
Cubed3 This year it’s the turn of Captain America: The First Avenger and subsequent tie-in Captain America: Super Soldier, developed by The Conduit developers High Voltage Software on Wii. A German group named Hydra is fighting a war against the USA in a … |
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We don't need another Heroes
TheChronicleHerald.ca Back in 2008 a little game called No More Heroes crash-landed on the Nintendo Wii and quickly became one of the go-to games when Wii supporters were asked "what else can it do besides kiddie games." Its deranged storyline, quirky Japanese flavouring … |
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IDC: Video game console business will rebound in 2012
BGR I expect that the launch of the Wii U, a revamped interactive entertainment console from Microsoft in the 2014 timeframe, and the arrival of Sony's 'PS4′ circa 2015 – along with more than a few exclusive, innovative games – will help drive a new wave … Game Not Over For Console Companies Game Consoles to Continue Growing Despite of New Platforms – IDC. |
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Sony Setting Up The PS Vita To Compete With Mobile Phones
Touch Arcade Its competition was the similar but ahead (software-wise) Xbox with the better online service, and the Wii which was sweeping casual gamers up with its low price and accessibility (of games, obviously the Wii suffered from hardware shortages). … Sony strips features, puts out even cheaper PSP to corner 3DS Sony Cuts PlayStation 3 Price To Boost Sales – Update |
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