News tagged with wii
Nintendo chief promises to do Wii U launch right
(AP) -- Nintendo's chief is determined to get right the launch of its next game machine, Wii U, set for this year's holiday shopping season, and acknowledged Friday some mistakes with selling its 3DS handheld.
Jan 27, 2012 |
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Nintendo posts loss on strong yen, weak sales
(AP) -- Nintendo Co. sank to losses for the April-December period, battered by a price cut for its 3DS handheld, a strong yen that erodes overseas earnings and competition from mobile devices such as the ...
Jan 26, 2012 |
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US video game sales drop 21 percent in December
(AP) -- U.S. retail sales of video game hardware, software and accessories fell 21 percent in December from a year ago to $3.99 billion as players bought fewer games for their aging consoles, according to market researcher ...
Jan 13, 2012 |
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Nintendo gives 2nd glimpse of Wii U game machine
Nintendo Co.'s upcoming Wii U game console will come with a controller that has a big, touch-enabled screen. At first glance, that seems like an obstacle to the kind of casual multiplayer gaming that made ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 10, 2012 |
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GameStop holiday sales nearly flat at $3.02B
(AP) -- Video game retailer GameStop Corp. on Monday reported nearly flat sales for the nine-week holiday period that ended on Dec. 31, as game software sales rose but sales of game consoles and other hardware slid.
Jan 09, 2012 |
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Nintendo 3DS game system gets momentum in US
Nintendo on Tuesday announced that it sold more than four million of its sophisticated 3DS handheld videogame gadgets in the United States by end of 2011.
Jan 03, 2012 |
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Invisible computing comes to Asia tech expo
A robotic cook, a colouring book that comes to virtual life and movies that read your mind are some of the innovations on show at a cutting-edge computer technology exhibition in Hong Kong this week.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Dec 14, 2011 |
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Iowa State's METaL lab develops multiple ways to experience virtual reality
Iowa State University doctoral students Leif Berg and Ryan Pavlik handed over a Wii Remote and a pair of 3-D glasses.
Technology / Computer Sciences
Dec 07, 2011 |
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'Skyward Sword' taking 'Zelda' to new heights
(AP) -- Link is getting a workout. Unlike the button-mashing pursuits in previous installments of the popular Nintendo Co. franchise, "Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword" is asking players to flick their wrists, ...
Nov 16, 2011 |
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NPD: October video game sales rise 1 percent
(AP) -- U.S. retail sales of video game hardware, software and accessories rose 1 percent to $1.08 billion in October, helped by sales of "Battlefield 3," market researcher NPD Group said Friday.
Nov 11, 2011 |
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Nintendo's loss swells to $925 mn for first half
Nintendo said Thursday its net loss swelled to 70.3 billion yen ($925 million) for the six months to September as it forecast a full-year loss, citing the strong yen and a lack of hit game titles.
Oct 27, 2011 |
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The talking kitchen that teaches you French
An innovative kitchen that gives step-by-step cooking instructions in French could spark a revolution in language learning in the UK.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Oct 24, 2011 |
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Hulu shows heading for Nintendo Wii and 3DS
Nintendo said Friday that online video service Hulu Plus will stream movies and television shows to Wii and 3DS videogame systems by the end of the year.
Oct 21, 2011 |
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Activision jumps into kids' game with 'Skylanders'
(AP) -- To impress kids these days, it's not enough to make another video game. Mere action figures won't do, either. So Activision is merging the two.
Oct 16, 2011 |
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Asia powers PC rebound in computer gaming industry
It looks like many other industrial buildings in Singapore with its squat form and grey exterior.
Oct 12, 2011 |
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Wii
The Wii (ウィー, Uī?, pronounced /ˈwiː/, like the pronoun we) is a home video game console released by Nintendo. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of both. As of December 31, 2008 the Wii leads the generation over the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in worldwide sales.
A distinguishing feature of the console is its wireless controller, the Wii Remote, which can be used as a handheld pointing device and detect movement in three dimensions. Another distinctive feature of the console is WiiConnect24, which enables it to receive messages and updates over the Internet while in standby mode.
The Wii is Nintendo's fifth home console, the direct successor to the Nintendo GameCube, and able to play all official GameCube games. Nintendo first spoke of the console at the 2004 E3 press conference and later unveiled the system at the 2005 E3. Satoru Iwata revealed a prototype of the controller at the September 2005 Tokyo Game Show. At E3 2006, the console won the first of several awards. By December 8, 2006, it had completed its launch in four key markets.
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