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Wii and Wii Fit Top Searched For Items on eBay on Black Friday
17 years ago

Wii and Wii Fit Top Searched For Items on eBay on Black Friday

In a world that is shifting more and more online, Black Friday is not just for department stores anymore. It seems that after shoppers missed out on the deals at department stores, they turned to the Internet to find that special gift for that loved one. eBay has announced that the Wii and Wii Fit were the most searched items on the site during Black Friday. Not only where they searched for but sold, 3,171 units for the Wii and 1,059 units for Wii Fit. These numbers make Wii and Wii Fit, one and two, of the top items sold on ebay  during Black Friday. Check the press release, after the jump, for more on eBay’s numbers.

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Interesting Nintendo Facts

– Nintendo makes $6 on every Wii sold, Microsoft breaks even with 360, and Sony loses money on PS3 – 60% of Wii games sold are first party, 30% for …
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U.S. Patent Office Turns Down Nintendo’s Wii Remote Trademark Attempt

Nintendo has been trying to make the word Wii-remote into one of those famous words like three-pete or “that’s hot.” Unlike Phil Jackson and his trademark term three-pete and Paris …
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NPR: First person Shooter Can Possibly Make You A Better Multitasker

It actually reminds me of some studies that Daphne Bavelier and her colleagues, performed at the University of Rochester. They actually trained people to play video games. And what they …
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UK, Ireland Software Sales: Nov 22nd to Nov. 29th

UK

1 1 CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR TREYARCH ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD 4 2 NEED FOR SPEED: UNDERCOVER EA BLACK BOX EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS 2 3 FIFA 09 …
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Dragon Quest IX Class Breakdown

Warrior – A master of weapons and sword skills. Equipping killer equipment is one the warrior’s unique specialities.

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IGDA Founder Frets About Obama’s Effect on Video Games

I don’t entirely trust [Obama] on this issue. Obama is a centrist who believes in bringing parties together and trying to find compromises that both can live with. That’s great …
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AOL Launches PlaySavvy.com

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AOL announced the launch of AOL PlaySavvy.com, http://www.playsavvy.com, a new site that targets parents of children ages 5-17 and helps them decipher the world of games, both PC and console. PlaySavvy also helps parents stay aware of their kids’ entertainment choices including assisting them in making informed decisions about buying games for their children. The PlaySavvy.com launch is a continuation of AOL’s overall programming goal to offer consumers interactive and engaging experiences with relevant sites that target people’s passion points. This year, AOL launched several targeted sites including ParentDish.com, http://www.parentdish.com, Lemondrop.com, http://www.lemondrop.com, WalletPop.com, http://www.walletpop.com, and Holidash.com, http://www.holidash.com.

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Learn to play Wii Picross with the new Animated Beginner’s Guide and Advent Calendar

Picross: it’s one of the world’s best puzzle games and it’s free on your Wii.

If you’ve never played this incredibly addictive logic-art game then check out the animated …
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Nintendo Bringing Game & Watch DS to Europe
17 years ago

Nintendo Bringing Game & Watch DS to Europe

According the the German ratting board, Nintendo is bringing the once exclusive Japan title “Game and Watch DS” to Europe. We have seen a similar listing here …
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Nintendo Channel Updates

Videos

Wii Music Tips 4: The Advanced Controls My Animal Crossing Story 2 Boingz “Making Of” Video Sonic: Night of the Werehog Video Rock Band 2 Info Video Developer’s Voice …
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Coming This Week! (Japan)

Nintendo Wii: – 428: Fuusa Sareta Shibuya de – Cooking Mama 2: Taihen! Mama wa Ooisogashi!! – Kaze no Klonoa: Door to Phantomile

Nintendo DS: – Blazer Drive – Boku …
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Coming This Week! (Europe)

Nintendo Wii: – Agatha Christie: Evil Under the Sun – Animal Crossing: Let’s Go to the City – Bratz Kidz – Disney Sing It! High School Musical 3: Senior Year …
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