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Twas The Night Of The Wii

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What happens during the holidays when  TV dies? When men and women put down their pens, to pursue their own happiness?  People turn their minds to other things: 

‘Twas Thanksgiving …
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Stores Getting Wii’s This Sunday!

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I posted last night that most Best Buy’s and Circuit City’s are getting Wii’s this Sunday. Reggie fully confirmed what I said and more during his phone conference posted below. …
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PS3 To Capitalize On Wii Shortages

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I’m happy the Wii seems to be running a bit short of hardware,” he said. “The PlayStation 3 will come into its own because its [high-end games] are infinitely more …
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Kaboom Kaboom Coming To The DS
18 years ago

Kaboom Kaboom Coming To The DS

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Kaboom Kaboom, from Russian Russian studio Vogster Entertainment, will be heading to the DS.  Its going to be an RTS, filled with wise-cracking Robots.  Here are some facts …
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Analysts: Wii To Sale 1.7 Million In December

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“The November sales figure is an all-time record for the month, beating November 2004 by over $450 million. The highest December on record was last year’s $1.7 billion, and we …
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Reggie Speaks Wii- Voice Chat Online VC And Tons More

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Today Reggie held a conference call with a few gaming sites. I was a little up set we were not invited. What about us Reggie? What about us? Umm, anyways, here’s a run down from Gonintendo about what happened. This is a must see, if your a Nintendo Fan.

Nintendo didn’t expect Wii sales to takeoff so fast

6 million Wiis sold in the US alone

No other home system has ever matched sales this quickly

No ability to stockpile systems

This is an unfortunate happening

Nintendo is doing everything possible to stop this drought

Worldwide production has been upped twice since launch

14 million to 16.5 million to 17.5 million

current production run – 1.8 million Wiis a month

production depends on components from various suppliers

work force has been tripled at North Bend, Washington

This drought benefits no one

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Gamasutra’s Best of 2007: Top 5 Trends

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5. Consolidation

Here’s the one that might be the most debated on whether it’s good or not: consolidation. While it’s not an innovation in business, the consolidations of 2007 were …
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Man Hunt 2 Case Going To High Court?

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“We need to see the judgement papers from the VAC case before we even consider giving Manhunt 2 a rating. If we spot anything problematic, we may decide to take …
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UK Bets On The Number 1 Games

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This is slightly  odd! According to a UK bookie, Paddy Power, betting on Video games is on the rise. In 2003 they only had 60 bets this year they reached …
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Nintendo Power Mario Kart Wii Preview

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– Controls very smoothly – Graphics: much greater visual detail than any other Mario Kart. character animations, rushing water, exploding fireballs – Sound is great – 16 brand new courses …
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Cockroaches Love The Wii?
18 years ago

Cockroaches Love The Wii?

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I ran across this story and it made me laugh, so I decided I would share it with you. “Apparently”  the Wii, while powering on, …
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NPD: 63 Percent Of US Population Now Plays Video Games

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The sample included 5,039 members of the NPD Group’s online consumer panel, and the majority of the respondents said that games were a good way to alleviate stress and unwind. …
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Best Buy And Circuit City’s To Have Wii’s This Sunday
18 years ago

Best Buy And Circuit City’s To Have Wii’s This Sunday

About a week ago, a rumor was floating around that all major retailers will be getting there last big shipment of Wii’s before the holiday season, on …
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GhostBusters Hands On And Screens
18 years ago

GhostBusters Hands On And Screens

See more screes and read the hands on HERE 

 

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