Archive for January 5th, 2009

Nintendo Always Planned For Gamecube Games On The Wii – G4 TV

Posted by nongamer on January 5th, 2009

MTV.com
Nintendo Always Planned For Gamecube Games On The Wii
G4 TV, CA -5 hours ago
Some Nintendo Wii owners are indignant that the company has so far announced only two titles for winter release (Mario Power Tennis and Pikmin).
In 2006 Nintendo’s President Had Two Prophetic Regrets About The MTV.com
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Kirby returns to Wii VC – GameSpot

Posted by nongamer on January 5th, 2009

Monsters and Critics.com
Kirby returns to Wii VC
GameSpot -5 hours ago
Originally released on the Super Nintendo in 1998, Kirby's Dream Land 3 took the original Game Boy series of platformers onto home consoles.
Wii Shop Channel Updates411mania.com
Living the dreamDestructoid
Nintendo WiiWare Monday: It Gets Everywhere EditionVideo Game Generation
Gaming Bits - 1UP.com
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So How Long Do People Play Wii Games For? – Kotaku.com

Posted by nongamer on January 5th, 2009

GamePro.com
So How Long Do People Play Wii Games For?
Kotaku.com, NY -3 hours ago
Using the Wii’s Nintendo Channel – which tracks the playing habits of 1.6 million Americans – they've yanked out some data on what games you're playing,
'Wii Sports': Best-selling, but best of all time?CNET News
Wii Sports now the best-selling game everCVG Online
Nintendo Wii Sports best selling game ever surpassing Super Mario Product Reviews
EL33TONLINE - TechRadar UK
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Destructoid
Microsoft says Xbox 360 sales top 28 million to date, Xbox Live
VentureBeat, CA -3 hours ago
The sales suggest a strong holiday showing for Microsoft, though it is still far behind Nintendo’s Wii, which has sold more than 40 million units worldwide
Xbox sales reach 28 millionThe West Australian
Sunday Special: 5 Reasons Not to Hate PlayStation HomeNeoseeker
Xbox 360 sales top 8 million in EuropeGameSpot
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411mania.com
411 Games Fact or Fiction 01.06.09: A New Year in Gaming
411mania.com, TX -1 hour ago
4) Dan Butler, Vice President of the National Retail Federation believes that the Wii's perceived rarity was a major factor in its high holiday sales,

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Study: Online jewelry sales drop 24% this holiday
National Jeweler Network, NY -5 hours ago
consoles such as the Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Apparel and accessories, the only other product category with positive online

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Telegraph.co.uk
Mind game where players use brainwaves to float ball through hoops
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom -4 hours ago
One of the drivers of that trend has been the success of Nintendo's Wii and its best-selling game Wii Fit where users move a board they stand on to control

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Videogames Continue to Play Well – Barron’s

Posted by nongamer on January 5th, 2009

GamePro.com
Videogames Continue to Play Well
Barron’s -4 hours ago
Thus, we believe that most of the publishers we cover will manage market-share gains on the Wii over the next year. Year-to-date US console software sales
PS2 crushes Wii, Xbox and PS3 in played minutesCNET News
My favorite video games of 2008Isthmus
Capcom(R) to Deliver Stellar Line Up in the First Half of 2009International Business Times
Gamasutra - DailyTech
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2K knocks $10 off Civ, NBA, NHL, BioShock – GameSpot

Posted by nongamer on January 5th, 2009
2K knocks $10 off Civ, NBA, NHL, BioShock
GameSpot -1 hour ago
For the more casually minded, the coupon also discounts Carnival Games (Wii, DS), Carnival MiniGolf (Wii), and Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Snow

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Dr. Murray Feingold: A Wii bit of fun – Norwich Bulletin

Posted by nongamer on January 5th, 2009
Dr. Murray Feingold: A Wii bit of fun
Norwich Bulletin, CT -59 minutes ago
However, I knew sooner or later that medical reports would soon appear regarding the various injuries related to playing some of these Wii games.

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