Hardware boosts December video game sales
(AP) -- Americans spent a record $5.53 billion on video games in December, the most money ever in a single month, according to market researcher NPD Group.
Jan 15, 2010
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Jan 15, 2010
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Controlling the TV with a wave of the hand
Touchscreens are so yesterday. Remote controls? So last century. The future is controlling your devices with a simple wave of the hand.
Dec 23, 2009
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Nine gaming predictions for 2010
The end of the year offers a chance to look back on all that's come and gone in the past 12 months. It also offers a chance to use that knowledge of the past to bet on the outcome of the next 12 months for fun and profit.
Dec 11, 2009
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Gift Guide: High-tech happiness for $100 or less
(AP) -- No one's going to blame you for keeping holiday gifts minimal this year. But if you want to round out your handmade cards, scarves, pickles and jam with a gadget or gizmo, here are a handful of our ...
Dec 04, 2009
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Ubisoft steps up videogame fitness with virtual coach
French videogame powerhouse Ubisoft will have a virtual fitness coach whipping Wii users into shape starting Tuesday.
Nov 22, 2009
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Nintendo's Mario endures even as games come and go
(AP) -- You might call him the Mickey Mouse of video games. He's reminiscent of a doughnut, round and sweet and comforting. He's also a vessel, devoid of a real personality so you can live vicariously through ...
Nov 18, 2009
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Nintendo to launch big-screen DSi console
Nintendo Co. will soon launch a large-screen version of its DSi hand-held game console in Japan aimed at elderly people, a report said Tuesday.
Oct 27, 2009
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Video game sales improve slightly in September
(AP) -- After six straight months of double-digit declines, U.S. video game sales finally saw an improvement in September.
Oct 19, 2009
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Sony's PS3 outsells Wii fivefold in Japan: survey
Sony's PlayStation 3 video game console outsold Nintendo's Wii nearly fivefold in Japan in the three weeks to September 20, helped by the launch of a new cheaper, slim version, a survey said Friday.
Sep 25, 2009
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Nintendo cutting Wii price by $50 to $200 (Update)
(AP) -- Nintendo on Sunday will cut the price of its popular Wii console by $50, in a bid to broaden its appeal among potential new customers as it prepares to release the Wii Fit-Plus and New Super Mario ...
Sep 24, 2009
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For Sega, future wasn't dreamy
Last week marked a momentous occasion in gaming for me and I am sure for many others as well. Sept. 9 was the 10th anniversary of the release of Sega Dreamcast. Yes, yes, I know. It got whupped in a very ...
Sep 18, 2009
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Researcher measures effectiveness of activity-promoting video games
(PhysOrg.com) -- A recent study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emory University and Andrews University reported that adult video gamers suffer higher levels of depression and weigh ...
Aug 31, 2009
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Marketing guru predicts the Next Big Thing in video games
Nintendo calls it the Wii Remote. You call it the Wiimote. Al Ries calls it a motion-detecting wand.
Aug 26, 2009
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July video game sales show sharp decline
(AP) -- Hurt by the recession and few hit game launches, U.S. retail sales of video games dropped sharply in July, showing an even bigger decline than what many analysts were expecting.
Aug 14, 2009
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Nintendo DSi users get to share pictures on Facebook
Nintendo said Monday that it is updating DSi software to allow users to upload pictures from the camera-equipped handheld videogame devices to hot social-networking website Facebook.
Aug 04, 2009
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