Nintendo News

Consoles

Wii – 8,016,000 Xbox 360 – 3,289,000 PS3 – 2,821,800

Portables

DS – 6,911,500 PSP – 2,808,500

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Nintendo Wii

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1. Wii Music (Nintendo) 2. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) 3. Wii Fit (Nintendo) 4. We Ski (Namco Bandai) 5. Wii Play (Nintendo)

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In 1973 people took notice of a film called American Graffiti and of course George Lucas. 30+ years later, look where is he now… Could the same be true for the new minds in video games?

Well, if you think mainstream media doesn’t cover Independent Games… Watch SPIKE TV Friday at 12:30am when MOUNTAIN DEW Presents THE NEXT GREAT GAME GODS (HD where available). We cover the 4 nominated games for Best Independent Game at the SPIKE 2008 VIDEO GAME AWARDS. We won’t know who wins until Sunday Night when the 2008 SPIKE VIDEO GAME AWARDS begin LIVE at 9pm. So first, find out who they are and what drives them!

In this special, Geoff Keighley travels the world (from Tokyo to San Fran and Seattle) to meet the people behind the most successful Indie Games of 08. And he finds out exact what it takes to get into the Gaming Industry.

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Deep Silver, the games label of Koch Media, a leading producer and distributor of digital entertainment products, announced that the official website for the new “Let’s Play” products has been launched. At http://letsplay.deepsilver.com, children and parents will find plenty of information about the various titles within the line, which are released first for Nintendo DS™. Some of the games will later appear on other platforms as well.

The starting page welcomes visitors with the TV ad for the first games of the line. The individual product pages offer general game info, details of main features, and screenshots of the first published games: “LET’S PLAY FASHION DESIGNER”, “LET’S PLAY SCHOOLS”, “LET’S PLAY SHOPS”, “LET’S PLAY FIREMEN”, “LET’S PLAY MUMS”, and “LET’S PLAY PET HOSPITALS”. E-cards reflecting the topics are presented as well. Wallpapers, class schedules and a stationery template are available for download, and an individual “Let’s Play” sample can be ordered directly from the website. In addition, the section “Let’s Play for parents” offers mothers and fathers detailed information about the age ratings of the products. The let’s Play website http://letsplay.deepsilver.com provides interested children and their parents with valuable information in connection with the games.

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Casual fans and hardcore gamers alike should brace themselves. Spike TV’s 2008 Video Game Awards, airing LIVE on Sunday, December 14th at 9pm, is premiering some of the most highly …
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With the announcement of last months NPD numbers (see them HERE), the Wii has sold 15.4 million consoles in the US. If you do the math, that …
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Koch Media, a leading producer and distributor of digital entertainment products, and Gammick Entertainment, a Spanish producer and developer of computer and video games, today announced the conclusion of a …
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It has been almost a full year since our last contest, and if you guys like it there should be many more. Activision was kind enough to …
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REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– With more than 3.6 million combined systems sold in November, Wii™ and Nintendo DS™ set new hardware sales records, according to the independent NPD Group, which tracks video game sales in the United States. The Wii console sold more than 2 million in November, a new all-time record for a non-December month. The Nintendo DS system sold more than 1.56 million in November, which is now the second-highest total for a non-December month in history. The Wii console has sold 15.4 million in the United States since it launched in November 2006, and Nintendo DS has sold nearly 24.6 million in the United States since it launched in November 2004.

“Nintendo’s record-breaking sales demonstrate that consumers are looking for the best value not only among video games, but also among all entertainment options,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “Shoppers are looking for gifts that can be enjoyed by the whole family, and Nintendo provides an incomparable range of experiences that gets the whole family involved.”

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DSi 126,648 Wii 56,702 PSP 54,782 PS3 30,309 DS Lite 12,096 Xbox 360 9,988 PS2 5,743

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“In 2007, the turnover of the UK games market (games consoles, software and accessories) totalled £3.356 billion, rising from £2.18 billion in 2006. ( Source: Screen Digest)

“There are 280 …
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Asked if Disney’s focus would be on developing in-house games over buying more developers, [CFO Tom] Staggs responded, “I don’t want you to conclude that those are in the long …
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Wii 2.04M DS 1.57M Xbox 360 836k PSP 421k Playstation 3 378k Playstation 2 206k

GEARS OF WAR 2* 1.56 million CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR 360 1.41 million …
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