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Nintendo rules Europe again

Nintendo will once again look upon the Spanish and German software sales charts with satisfaction as its platforms accounted for the top four places in both charts, and 15 of the combined top ten lists as well.
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Stock Report: Feb 25 - 29

US stocks ended February on a down note, marking four consecutive months of decline - the longest losing streak since 2002
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Hitachi and Sharp in DS price-fixing probe

Hitachi and Sharp have both confirmed they have come under investigation by Japan's antitrust regulator on suspicion of fixing prices for LCD screens used in Nintendo's DS console.
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Nintendo prices Wii Fit for Europe

Nintendo has finally priced the Wii Fit pack for European consumers with an asking price of GBP 69.99 in the UK and EUR 89.99 in the rest of Europe.
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UK Charts: Mario and Sonic remain in the lead

Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games took the top spot on the UK all formats sales chart for the third consecutive week according to data released by Chart Track
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Wii to pass Xbox 360 by June in US

Nintendo's Wii console, which has been outselling other formats all over the world in the past year or so, should pass the total installed base in the US of the Xbox 360 by June.
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Nintendo platforms top in Japan

Nintedo platforms regained their market dominance over the other videogame formats last week with the news that while the Wii still sits at the top of the hardware sales chart, the DS and replaces the PlayStation Portable at number two.
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C64 games heading to Virtual Console

Nintendo has announced that it is to extend its Virtual Console range with a selection of classic Commodore 64 titles, with International Karate and Uridium among the first to be added.
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GDC: WiiWare set for May US launch

Nintendo of America has revealed that it's much-anticipated software download service, WiiWare, will be launched in North America on May 12, one week before Wii Fit hits the region.
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GDC: WiiWare praised as fresh format for developers

Frontier Developments has told <i>GamesIndustry.biz</i> that Nintendo's WiiWare service is another refreshing way for developers to create titles and deliver them to a new audience.
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Nintendo responds to Wii safety concerns

Nintendo has offered some advice to the public on how best to use the Wii Remote when playing games, and underlined its view that playing Wii games is perfectly safe - as long as you don't "overdo it".
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Stock Report: February 11 - 15

Economic reports showed that confidence among US consumers has slumped to the lowest level in 16 years, with factory output failing to increase, pushing the economy closer to a recession
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Nintendo asks US to address worldwide game piracy

Nintendo of America has asked the US Trade Representative to encourage governments around the world to take a more aggressive stance to combat piracy of Nintendo videogames and systems
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Research firm backs PS3 to lead 2008 growth

Research firm iSuppli has stated that it believes Sony's PlayStation 3 will shine the brightest through 2008, and post the strongest growth of any of the next-generation consoles.
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Smash Bros tops Japan chart again

Super Smash Bros Brawl, which burst through the 1 million mark after just 11 days, is top of the software sales chart in Japan for the second week, according to Media Create data for the week ending February 10.