Archive for March 13th, 2009

Report: Wii may stream movies – CNET News

Posted by nongamer on March 13th, 2009

CNET News
Report: Wii may stream movies
CNET News, CA
(I can see how another focus of that being less hardware cost, making the Wii much more affordable.) It would make sense to throw that option into the curve given the popularity of Wii consoles from a money-making opportunistic standpoint,

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Telegraph.co.uk
Price of Nintendo Wii set to rise from April
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom
The price of Nintendo’s best-selling Wii games console could increase by around £20 next month, after the Japanese company confirmed it would have to start charging retailers more for the console because of currency fluctuations.
Will the Wii jump into the TV set-top box game?VentureBeat
Wii Trade Price Increase Puts Dangerous Pressure on UK RetailersEscapist Magazine
Lionsgate Exec Believes Wii Will Stream Video This YearWired News
The Tech Herald - Post-Bulletin
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New era predicted for gaming industry – BBC News

Posted by nongamer on March 13th, 2009

BBC News
New era predicted for gaming industry
BBC News, UK
By Darren Waters The games industry is about so much more than just the PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Wii, the web industry is being told at the South by South West Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas. Every day millions of people play a video game

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IBM Ships 50 Millionth Processor for the Nintendo Wii Game System
MSNBC
The worldwide leader and innovator in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its popular home and portable video game systems. For more information about

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Lynchburg News and Advance
Campbell schools donate computers to help senior citizens learn
Lynchburg News and Advance, VA
By Sarah Watson About a dozen old laptops from Campbell County schools are buzzing with new life and bridging a generation gap as training tools for county seniors. The computers, which were supposed to be disposed of, were given instead to the county

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CBR Q&A: "Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop"
Comic Book Resources, Ca
It’sa very different game than the original that has many unique elements to take advantage of both the Wii hardware and the Wii consumer. We’ve worked a long time on “Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop,” and have created a genuinely fun game that I think

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Road To The IGF: Nicalis Duo Talk Night Game – Gamasutra

Posted by nongamer on March 13th, 2009

Gamasutra
Road To The IGF: Nicalis Duo Talk Night Game
Gamasutra, CA
What sort of development tools did you use for Night Game? NN: I used Multimedia Fusion 2 to create the initial draft engine of the game, and the tool which we use to develop it's levels. The final engine itself is created in C using the Wii's hardware

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CBR Developer Q&A: "Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop"
Comic Book Resources, Ca
It’sa very different game than the original that has many unique elements to take advantage of both the Wii hardware and the Wii consumer. We’ve worked a long time on “Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop,” and have created a genuinely fun game that I think

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San Francisco Chronicle
EA Sports looks to broaden its reach
San Francisco Chronicle,  USA
The new games show that EA Sports is branching out beyond its traditional consumer base of mostly younger guys. EA Sports Active (Out May 19) is an involving fitness program that takes Wii Fit and advances the proposition with more aerobic and
EA Sports Bringing Grand Slam Tennis (and John McEnroe) To The WiiDigitaltrends.com
EA SPORTS Grand Slam TennisGameZone
Delayed quote dataMarketWatch (press release)
IGN - Kotaku.com
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Video games: Wii gets Mature – Minneapolis Star Tribune

Posted by nongamer on March 13th, 2009

Kotaku Australia
Video games: Wii gets Mature
Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN
The Wii is growing up. In the Wii's first 26 months, only 20 out of hundreds of games were rated Mature — for players 17 and older — by the Entertainment Software Rating Board. Five more have been added in the past five weeks.
Parents groups protest release of Wii's violent video game, 'Madworld'New York Daily News
Family group slams Nintendo over 'MadWorld'USA Today
Sigh, we've been through all this before….West Island Chronicle
IGN - Winston-Salem Journal
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