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CES 2012: Nintendo Breaks Wii U To Show Us Zelda HD, Chase Mii and Panorama View

admin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:08:55 +0000

Nintendo’s new Wii U console won’t be taking over our TV screens until the second half of this year, but at CES 2012 we got to check out the upcoming system during an up close and personal hands-on demo.

Nintendo wants iOS apps, comics, magazines, e-books for Wii U

admin — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:41:22 +0000

When Nintendo announced the Wii U there was a lot of head scratching and confusion as to what they were actually offering. The console consists of two parts: the main box holding the Wii U’s hardware, and then a tablet controller sporting a 6.2-inch touchscreen.

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Nintendo patches Zelda bug with new Wii Channel

admin — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:25:12 +0000

Nintendo has issued in Japan a free, downloadable Wii Channel to fix a show-stopping bug in The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. The Zelda Data Restoration Channel, as it’s called, repairs save games affected by the Song of the Hero quest bug to enable players to keep on going.

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Xbox 360 outsells Wii by 400,000 units in November, analyst says

admin — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 19:07:15 +0000

Microsoft sold 1.44 million game consoles last month, compared with Nintendo’s 1.05 million Wiis, according to an analyst. PS3 hit 750,000 units.

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Xenoblade Chronicles Gets Localized, Headed To The Wii In The Spring

admin — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 07:28:40 +0000

The hit RPG Xenoblade Chronicles is finally coming to the U.S. as a Gamestop exclusive.

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Sound Byte: Meet The Composer – Christophe Héral [Wii]

admin — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 11:13:49 +0000

We chat with the Ubisoft in-house composer about the esoteric Rayman Origins soundtrack.

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Nintendo loses nearly $1 billion as Wii sales plummet

admin — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 18:33:00 +0000

The Nintendo Wii was hit hard over the last six months.

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Hulu Plus making its way to 3DS, Wii

admin — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 21:18:07 +0000

The Nintendo 3DS is getting Hulu Plus support. (Credit: Nintendo) Hulu Plus will be arriving on the Nintendo Wii and 3DS by the end of the year, the game company announced today. As with other Hulu Plus integrations, Wii and 3DS owners will be able to access the streaming company’s entire library of movies and television shows, including “Modern Family” and “Battlestar Galactica.” In order to …

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Xbox 360 sales nearly double that of Wii’s, analyst says

admin — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 22:03:14 +0000

September was another strong month for the Xbox 360, Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter wrote in a note to investors today. According to Pachter’s estimates, Microsoft sold 360,000 Xbox 360 units in the U.S.

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Xbox 360 sales nearly doubled Wii in Sept., analyst says

admin — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 21:18:15 +0000

September was another strong month for the Xbox 360, Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter wrote in a note to investors today. According to Pachter, Microsoft sold 360,000 Xbox 360 units in the U.S. last month, easily besting all other hardware competitors.

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