Archive for January, 2010

NEWS: Capcom Discusses ‘Ever-Shifting’ Wii Market and Zack & Wiki Sales (Nintendo World Report)

Friday, January 8th, 2010

Capcom director talks about the company’s difficulty in understanding the Wii marketplace, and reveals poor sales numbers for Zack & Wiki.

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NEWS: Capcom Discusses ‘Ever-Shifting’ Wii Market and Zack & Wiki Sales (Nintendo World Report)

Learn to Use Wii at Senior Enrichment Center (The Southern Pines Pilot)

Friday, January 8th, 2010

The Nintendo Wii is an interactive gaming console that is bridging gaps between the old and young.

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Learn to Use Wii at Senior Enrichment Center (The Southern Pines Pilot)

Seniors ready to roll with regional Wii bowling league (Crawford County Avalanche)

Friday, January 8th, 2010

Crawford County senior citizens have Nintendo Wii bowling skills and will travel. Seniors throughout northern Michigan have thrown down the proverbial gauntlet, challenging each other to Nintendo Wii bowling competitions between senior center teams.

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Seniors ready to roll with regional Wii bowling league (Crawford County Avalanche)

Capcom Reveals Weak Zack & Wiki Sales, Talks ‘Tough’ Wii Market (Gamasutra)

Friday, January 8th, 2010

Despite high ratings and its status as a media darling, Capcom’s Zack & Wiki: Quest For Barbaros’ Treasure sold only 126,000 units in 26 months — “abysmally,” according to senior director of communications Chris Kramer. “If you’re not Nintendo, it does seem harder to make money on the Wii today compared to the PS3 and the Xbox 360,” Kramer says.

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Saling The World: Wii Fit Plus, EA Sports Active Lead New Year’s Sales (Gamasutra)

Friday, January 8th, 2010

Gamasutra’s weekly column, “Saling The World”, covers the top five sellers for every available platform in the United States, Japan, and Europe, providing an important update of sales patterns worldwide. This week’s charts, with data taken from January 7th, 2010, find EA Sports Active and Wii Fit Plus heading Nintendo Wii sales in the United States, while Final Fantasy XIII maintains its lead in …

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