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$300 Nintendo Wii U Arriving in the U.S. November 18
Nintendo’s next generation console, the Wii U, is arriving in U.S. stores on Sunday, Nov. 18, starting at $300. Nintendo’s President of North America, Reggie Fils-Aime, made the announcement this...
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Nintendo Sets Sights on Living Room Entertainment With New TVii Service
Along with announcing the launch date and price for the Wii U, Nintendo unveiled TVii, a new application that streams video to the TV. At an event in New York City, Nintendo’s North American President...
View ArticleNintendo Wii U Preorders Selling Out Ahead of Nov. 18 Launch
Nintendo’s Wii U, which won’t arrive in U.S. stores until Nov. 18, is already close to selling out. CNBC reports that major retailers, like Walmart, Best Buy, Toys “R” Us, Target and Sears, are no...
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Nintendo's Fils-Aime Expects Wii U's Killer App to Be Social Networking
The small tablet that comes with Nintendo’s Wii U, used as a game controller or to change the TV station and watch videos, is the most obvious distinguishing feature of the new game console. But in an...
View ArticleAhead of Wii U Launch, Nintendo Drops the Price of the Original
No big surprise here — Nintendo is dropping the price of its Wii ahead of the Nov. 18 launch of its new gaming console. The Wii will now cost $130 and will come bundled with two games and two...
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Ahead of Wii U Launch, Nintendo Shows "How U Will Play Next"
Nintendo has finally kicked off the Wii U advertising campaign, just days before its new console hits store shelves — and still, most of its marketing efforts are centralized on social media channels....
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Nintendo Wii U Forecast Calls for Heavy Sales, Easing Later
Pent-up demand by Nintendo fans may ensure that the new Wii U console starts off with a bang, but maintaining interest over the long term may prove to be the bigger challenge. A report released by IHS...
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Activision's Call of Duty Sales Hit $500 Million on Day One
Every penny it cost to get Robert Downey Jr. to appear in the TV commercial for Call of Duty: Black Ops II has now paid off. Activision just confirmed that its big first-person shooter of the year has...
View ArticleNintendo's Wii U Puts Hardware Strategy to the Test
Like its famous character Super Mario in his latest game, Nintendo is trying to outrun its enemies. The Japanese videogame pioneer, coming off of its first annual loss in more than three decades, will...
View ArticleBehind Nintendo’s Development of the Wii U
Nintendo’s Wii U, the company’s first new home videogame machine in six years, finally reached the hands of consumers Sunday when the new console went on sale in the U.S. The three-year development...
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Nintendo Wii U Launch Hindered by Software Updates, Missing Features
The Nintendo Wii U launch got off with a bang last night, with a midnight celebration in the Big Apple. In the ensuing hours, sales for the new gaming console have been brisk, with some stores...
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Nintendo's Long Lines Extend From the Store to Software Downloads in the Home
Nintendo has confirmed that the Wii U’s software patch that is necessary to access most of the game console’s online features will take more than a hour for customers to download. Additionally, the...
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Gaming Proves Touchy With the New Wii U
[ See post to watch video ] From crockpots to thermostats, it seems like everything now has a touchscreen instead of physical buttons. This week, Nintendo joined the club with a new videogame console,...
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Nintendo Sells 400,000 Wii U Consoles in First Week
Nintendo said today that the Wii U sold 400,000 units during its first week on sale in the U.S., despite a bumpy start. The Japanese game company hit the ground running, with many retailers reporting...
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Nintendo Gifts Canada With Wii Mini for Holiday Season
It’s only been a couple of weeks since Nintendo launched the Wii U, but the company is set to release another gaming console this holiday season — at least, in Canada, anyway. The new Nintendo Wii Mini...
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Microsoft's Xbox Blows Wii U's First-Week Sales Out of the Water
Microsoft said today that its seven-year-old Xbox 360 outsold the Nintendo Wii U during the new console’s first week on sale. In a blog post, Larry Hryb — a Microsoft spokesperson who blogs under his...
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What Tablet Threat? Brisk Sales Keep Consoles in the Game This Holiday.
Tablets and smartphones may be eating away at the videogame market — but apparently not last week. All combined, in just seven days the three console makers sold a jaw-dropping 1.98 million consoles in...
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Xbox, PlayStation Doing Well Despite Pressure From Nintendo's New Wii U
The introduction of the Nintendo Wii U in November did very little to slow the momentum of other gaming platforms in the U.S., according to the NPD Group. The research firm, which tracks spending at...
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Nintendo's Wii U Outperforming the Original Wii, Only Because It Costs More
Nintendo’s Wii U has managed to outperform the launch of its original Wii, at least in terms of revenue, but only because it costs more. In the U.S., Nintendo sold 460,000 Wii U devices in December...
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Nintendo Wii U Virtual Console, Performance Improvements Coming This Spring
Today, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata announced a slew of upcoming enhancements and new game titles for its Wii U gaming console. Responding to consumer requests, Nintendo will provide two significant...
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