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1. Wii fails to deliver

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Infinity Ward has claimed that the Nintendo Wii is incapable of delivering the "cinematic experience" required for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Infinity Ward has claimed that the Nintendo Wii is incapable ...

2. Nintendo upgrades handheld DS with 4.2 inch screen

   (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

   Nintendo has confirmed that it will be launching an upgraded version of its popular handheld DS device in November. The DS LL features dual, 4.2 inch screens and is expected to retail for ¥20,000 (US$220) ...

3. Wii don't want no Nintendo consoles

   (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

   Japanese firm Nintendo said that its first half profits fell by over 50 percent and said worse was to come, because sales of its popular Wii console weren't that buoyant. Japanese firm Nintendo said that ...

4. Nintendo plans large-screen DSi

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Nintendo is planning a large-screen DSi, according to Japanese news service Nikkei. Nintendo is planning a large-screen DSi, according to Japanese news service Nikkei. The four-inch dual-screen screen ...

5. Video game industry halts downward spiral

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   ... helped to improve sales numbers. She added that Microsoft's "Halo 3" was rated the top-selling game with sales of 1.52 million copies, while Nintendo's "Wii Sports Resort" sold 442,000 units. Meanwhile, ...

6. Nintendo to launch exercise bike for the Wii

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   In case your living room isn't yet cluttered enough, Nintendo is planning to launch its biggest peripheral yet: an exercise bike. In case your living room isn't yet cluttered enough, Nintendo is planning ...

7. Rumor: Nintendo selects Tegra processor for new DS

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Nintendo has reportedly selected Nvidia's Tegra processor to power its next-generation DS/DSi console. According to Theo Valich, Nintendo has already started work on the new device and plans to debut ...

8. PS3 claims "top home console" slot as Wii sales decline

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   ... decrease by four percent over last year for the month of September - with all platforms except the Nintendo Wii and Sony PSP posting year-over-year gains. The PlayStation 3 is expected to claim the "top ...

9. Apple App Store downloads pass two million mark

   (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

   ... list, can the end of days be far away? That Cool List in full: 1 – iPhone 2 – Aston Martin 3 – Apple 4 – iPod 5 – Nintendo 6 – YouTube 7 – BlackBerry 8 – Google 9 – Bang & Olufsen 10 – Playstation ...

10. Sony promises motion controller next spring as Nintendo cuts price of Wii

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... the latest console manufacturer to launch a motion-sensitive controller for its PlayStation 3, following Microsoft's formal announcement of Project Natal earlier this week. Like the Nintendo Wii controller, ...

11. Nintendo lowers Wii price point to $200

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Nintendo has announced plans to slash the Wii's suggested retail price by $50. According to company spokesperson Cammie Dunaway, the new $200 price point - effective on September 27 - will help advance ...

12. Confusion reigns as Apple bans Commodore emulator again

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... a Nintendo DS simulator developed by ZM2 Dev. The disputed application - dubbed Double Sys - reportedly acted as a "handheld game console" by simulating the DS OS. Other applications banned or censored ...

13. Exclusive content boosts game sales

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... by at least 10 percent compared to last year's title due to the absence of a Nintendo DS SKU, the lack of a PSP hardware bundle and a lower hardware install base. Nevertheless, sales remain ahead of NCAA's ...

14. Apple approves Commodore 64 emulator for the iPhone

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... added Manomio. Apple's iTunes currently offers a number of emulators, including programmable calculators and a Z-machine interpreter known as Frotz. Nevertheless, the company recently banned a Nintendo ...

15. Microsoft hits 'sweet spot' with new Xbox 360 prices

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... and the Nintendo Wii remains alluring to casual and price sensitive consumers at $249."As such, Divnich predicted that Microsoft was likely to reposition the Xbox 360 Elite closer to a $249 price point ...

16. Updated: Analyst confirms imminent Xbox 360 price cut

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... features [and] they will eventually begin to make a run at the Wii's core demographic. This places Nintendo in a sticky conundrum. Do they lower the price of the Wii now and capture as much market share ...

17. Apple unlikely to launch game console before 2015

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... that it was less complicated to chill food." Pachter also commented on speculation that Sony's new 120GB PS3 could prompt Microsoft and Nintendo to lower the price of their respective consoles.   ...

18. Nintendo claims credit for Apple DS simulator ban

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Nintendo has claimed credit for Apple's removal of a DS simulator from its iPhone app store. The company also warned potential offenders that it would 'vigorously' protect itself against all forms of ...

19. Claim: Xbox 360 plagued by a 54 percent failure rate

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... month to repair or replace a console, compared to a week for Nintendo and Sony. "Only 37.7 percent of Microsoft customers found the company's customer service was 'very helpful,' compared to 51.1 percent ...

20. Games market goes into freefall

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ...  The Wii remained the top-selling console, followed by Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's Playstation 3. But only around 250,000 Wii consoles were sold - less than half the figure for last July. Nintendo's ...

21. Sega: Hard-core Wii games a 'successful niche'

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... noted that a Nintendo VP recently admitted that she did know why "hardcore" Wii games such as MadWorld and The Conduit generated disappointing sales. "You know, I don't know. It's hard to say. It could ...

22. Xbox 360 the 'most active console' amongst US gamers

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... made up only 31% of total minutes," the ratings company explained in a statement. "Use of older gaming consoles (PS One, Atari 2600, Nintendo 64, Sega Genesis, etc) made up the 19% balance of usage minutes ...

23. Pachter: Console price cuts 'imminent'

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... with the ultimate outcome potentially $50 higher for each. "We do not think that either Nintendo's or Sony's console hardware forecast figures are achievable without a price cut, and we expect one by ...

24. Nintendo: Natal is not a Wii killer

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    A top Nintendo executive has denied that Microsoft's Project Natal will pose a serious threat to the Wii. According to Shigeru Miyamoto, the company has already sold "millions" of controllers at a cost-effective ...

25. Nintendo announces DSi-Facebook photo integration

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Nintendo has confirmed that DSi owners will soon be able to upload pictures directly to their Facebook accounts. The function is expected to be available after 5PM PST with a free downloadable system ...

26. Nintendo Wii sales plummet 57 percent

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Nintendo has confirmed that sales of its family-oriented Wii console plummeted by a shocking 57 percent. The company blamed a lack of "blockbuster software titles" for the significant decrease in shipments. ...

27. Apple iPhone 'more powerful' than Nintendo Wii

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    A TellTale Games developer has claimed that the iPhone is more powerful than the Wii. The developer - known as Yare - was responding to complaints about poor frame rate issues in Tales of Monkey Island ...

28. UbiSoft pledges to cut software piracy

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... year."However, Guillemot noted that the Nintendo DS titles were particularly susceptible to unauthorized use in Europe."What we are seeing in Europe, especially on the DS, is that the piracy is strong ...

29. Nintendo clueless about "hardcore" Wii games

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    A Nintendo VP has admitted that she does not know why "hardcore" Wii games such as MadWorld and The Conduit have generated disappointing sales. San Francisco (CA) - A Nintendo VP has admitted that ...

30. Ubisoft blames Nintendo DS over weak sales

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Ubisoft has confirmed that its first fiscal quarter sales plummeted 50 percent to €83 million. The company attributed the slowdown to a number of factors, including decreased Nintendo DS game sales and ...

31. Immersion to showcase touch feedback for laptops and portable devices

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Immersion today said that it will demonstrate haptic feedback integrated in screens in mobile devices for the first time this week. Does a portable Plastation, Xbox or Nintendo DS with a rumble pack feature ...

32. Microsoft: Mobile Xbox device inevitable

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... Xbox and Zune platform. "When this handheld arrives, people will say it is Microsoft's response to the iPhone, the Nintendo DS, the PSP, and so on, but it will be pretty evident that this device, its ...

33. Analysis: Microsoft prepares to dominate global console market

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Analysis - The Nintendo Wii is currently the number one selling console. However, there are indications that Microsoft has unleashed a carefully devised strategy to ensure its global domination of the ...

34. Hard core gamers shun Conduit for the Wii

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... 419,900 games in June. UFC 2009 Undisputed (Xbox 360) came in second place with 338,300 copies, while EA Sports Active for the Wii hit third place with 289,100. As TG Daily previously reported, Nintendo ...

35. Nintendo Wii surrenders market share in weak game console market

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... it seems that both Microsoft and Sony are gaining much faster than Nintendo. The Wii dropped to its weakest competitive position since January 2008. Chicago (IL) – Is it just a blip or the beginning ...

36. Bluetooth support added to iSamurai's deadly arsenal

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... in the queue, some people may decide they have all the gaming machine they need in their very portable iPhone and forgo getting a Sony PSP or Nintendo DSI." According to Hogg, advanced accelerometer ...

37. Dozens of companies sued over packet radio patent

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... Dell, D-Link, Epson, the Franklin Wireless Corporation, Fujitsu, Gateway, General Dynamics Itronix, Hewlett Packard, Huawei, Lenvo, Lexmark, Linksys, Motorola, Netgear, Nintendo, Nokia, Novatel Wireless, ...

38. Shared Memory Graphics accuses Apple and Sony of patent infringement

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Shared Memory Graphics has accused three industry heavyweights of patent infringement. The California-based company alleges that two patented graphic accelerators are currently used in Apple iPods, Nintendo's ...

39. PS3 slim and price cut rumors surface again

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... high-definition gaming device it once was promised to be. Often described as Sony’s fourth main business pillar, the PS3 is not only trailing Nintendo’s Wii, but also Microsoft’s Xbox 360 in terms of unit ...

40. Irresistible Wii helps recruit female gamers

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    The irresistible Wii has reportedly helped increase the number of female console gamers in 2009. According to NPD industry analyst Anita Frazier, the year was a "transformative" one in terms of "defining ...

41. Macworld 2010 to feature Indie developers

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... an integral part of computer and electronic expos. For example, the 2009 E3 playing field was undoubtedly dominated by veteran industry heavyweights such as Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony. However, a consortium ...

42. Wii expected to dominate global console market

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    A veteran industry analyst has predicted that Nintendo will continue to dominate the global console market. According to Michael Pachter, the Wii's low price point, "innovative" controller and compatibility ...

43. Wii too "last-gen" for Xbox 360 game ports

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    The creative director of Triumph Studio has claimed that the Wii is too "last-gen" for direct porting of Xbox 360 games. According to Lennart Sas, Nintendo's lack of graphic and processing technology prompted ...

44. Hard-Core Conduit placates desperate Wii fans

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Sega and High Voltage Software have finally shipped the long-awaited Conduit for the Nintendo Wii. Conduit, a hard-core FPS (first-person shooter), features a "intense conspiracy-laden single-player campaign," ...

45. LaBeouf criticizes Nintendo gamers, calls Wii an "amateur console"

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Famous actor Shia LaBeouf has reportedly referred to the Nintendo Wii as an "amateur console." LeBeouf  - who referred to himself as a "gamer" - also claimed he would rather "eat glass" than ...

46. Activision demands immediate PS3 price cut

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... successful, but rather, "what you get for your dollar." It should be noted that Nintendo has issued similar denials regarding a lowered Wii price tag, despite confirmation of a (May)  57 percent ...

47. Microsoft eyes major Xbox upgrade as Nintendo Wii sales plummet

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... drop in May, marking the third consecutive month of significant declines. Although plummeting Wii sales have fueled rumors of an impending price cut, a Nintendo spokesperson insisted the company had "no ...

48. Wii games help improve coordination in Parkinson's patients

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

      A recent study funded by the National Parkinson's Foundation has concluded that Wii games help improve coordination, reflexes and other movement-related skills. "The games require visual perception, ...

49. Game sales fall sharply as recession bites

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... of consoles fell sharply, dropping 30 percent from last May's level to $302.5 million. Sales of the Nintendo Wii feel by more than half - possibly because it still sells at its original $250 price, and ...