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We have already seen the press release. Now we get to put a face to the name. Lee Martin of Houma, from Lousiana, has one 37″ LCD …
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NPD Reports Nintendo Finished March with Top Game, Top Hardware In March, Nintendo again defined industry momentum in both home and portable video games sales, according to the independent NPD Group, which monitors retail activity in the video game industry. More than 720,000 Wii™ systems sold in March, representing the highest monthly sales total outside of holiday months (November or December) to date, while Nintendo DS™ also sold through nearly 700,000 systems.Nintendo also finished with the top-selling U.S. game of March. Super Smash Bros.® Brawl, which launched March 9, came in at No. 1 with 2.7 million units sold.
“Nintendo systems represented 58 percent of all video game hardware sold in March in the United States,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “We expect our momentum to continue with big upcoming game launches like Pokémon Mystery Dungeon, Mario Kart Wii and Wii Fit.”
There are so many things the blew my mind in the video; water, the fire and its heat haze, and the texture of the floors. This is how every …
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PSP 85,721 DS Lite 47,158 Wii 46,296 PS3 8,232 PS2 6,834 Xbox 360 1,147
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VANCOUVER, April 17 /CNW/ – Nintendo’s Wii(TM) console has reached another milestone by becoming the top selling next generation home console video game system in Canada. According to the latest data from independent market research firm The NPD Group, Inc, total life to date sales of the Wii console in Canada have now surpassed the previous home console system leader with lifetime sales of 813,000 units. The Wii console launched in November 2006.
“Since launch, the Wii console has consistently been a top seller in the Canadian market,” said Darrel Ryce, Director for The NPD Group, Inc. “Seventeen months after the launch of the system and it still remains one of the hottest items at retail, selling out almost as quickly as it hits retail shelves”.
Industry Sales
Mar-07 Mar-08 CHG
Total Video Games $1.1B $1.7B 57% Video Games Hardware $377.9M $551.3M 46% Video Games Software $579.1M $945.6M 63% Video Game Accessories $139.5M $220M 58%
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The one thing I did notice it that the Wii-mote did go threw some final changes before it was released. Check out what MtV Multiplayer had to say about …
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I was just about to post about Gamestop announces this game with a Poster, thanks to IGN we now have a video and official confirmation. The game will be coming …
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Title: SPOGS Racing™
Scheduled Release Date: May 2008
Genre: Arcade Racing
Platform: Wii game system via WiiWare
Rating: “E” for Everyone
Developer: Pronto Games
Publisher: D2C Games, Inc.Coming at you full throttle is SPOGS Racing™, an all-new racer from D2C Games™ featuring classic arcade racing, pick-up-and-play controls, all-new racing vehicles and Crash N’ Grab™ battling action. Jump in, gear up and modify your ride as you compete head-to-head for a totally outrageous arcade racing experience on your Wii™ game system. Whether you’re a casual gamer or hardcore racer, SPOGS Racing™ features fun for all and is a must have download for your WiiWare™ digital game library.
18 years ago
2K Europe executive producer Matthew Seymour commented that he and the developers “love the Balance Board”, although he explained that the new peripheral will not be used …
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Latest Fitness Craze Sweeps the Nation
Wii Fit, the latest fitness craze to sweep our shores is heading around the UK in a national tour which kicks off this week. Whether its shopping centres or universities, Nintendo and their team of Wii Fit staff will be hitting the streets to show you just how easy and fun it can be to exercise in your living room with Wii Fit – regardless of age or fitness level.
Starting this week in Bristol, the Nintendo Wii Fit tour will visit a number of events, shopping centres and universities across the country until the end of June including the Grand Designs Show in London and hot spots in Newcastle, Sheffield, Manchester, London, Birmingham, Milton Keynes and Southampton.
Battle sea monsters, overcome deadly curses, and perform feats of daring do across the High Seas on your Nintendo DSTM!NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, ENGLAND, April 17th, 2008 – Wanted! Hardy ship mates with strong sea legs and a thirst for adventure. Must enjoy battling sea monsters, fighting pirates, discovering buried treasure and performing feats of daring do on the High Seas. All aspiring crew members should board with the release of Pirates: Duels on the High Seas, the naval combat game for the Nintendo DS in June from Oxygen Games.
A chance encounter with an old sea-dog and the legend of a fantastic treasure – Thus begins an epic adventure for the ‘Seven Keys of the Seven Seas’! In an era when Britannia ruled the waves and pirates terrorized the oceans, the legend of Blackbeard’s treasure and the Seven Keys has seen many a pirate to an early grave with their fabled curse and tales of agonising death for those that dare to pursue them. Faced by the prospect of such a death should you fail, and with the allure of untold riches should you succeed, your adventure begins!
For several years our daughter has asked periodically for a game system – an Xbox or Play Station – and each time my husband and I firmly said no.We weren’t …
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01./00. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) – 594,000 / NEW 02./01. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (Capcom) – 222,000 / 1,590,000 03./02. [PS2] Musou Orochi: The Evil King Returns …
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