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Iwata: first party success is good for business
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has argued that the runaway success of first party titles on Wii will help third parties in the long run.
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DS dominant in Spanish chart
Nintendo's DS handheld scooped the top four positions in the Spanish chart, according to the most recent data available from GfK International.
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BioShock rocks German chart
The PC edition of BioShock has entered the German software chart at number one, with the Xbox 360 version also slipping into the top 10 at number six.
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Nintendo continues software domination
Another successful week last week of software sales in Japan for Nintendo saw PlayStation platforms represented by just four titles in the top 20.
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Wii sales top 1 million in UK
The Nintendo Wii has become the UK's fastest-selling home console in history, with 1 million units sold in 38 weeks.
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Logitech to create Wiimote rival?
<i>GamesIndustry.biz</i> has learned that Logitech is soon to announce a new peripheral for the Wii, which may aim to challenge the Wii Remote.
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Stronger yen hits Nintendo shares
Nintendo's share price fell by JPY 2700 (EUR 17.3) overnight as the yen strengthened slightly against the dollar and euro.
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GC Asia: EA, Nintendo, Sony to attend
Electronic Arts, Nintendo and Sony will all have a significant presence at this year’s Games Convention Asia, with a number of game titles and hardware platforms on display.
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Best of GC titles winners announced
The winners of the Best in Show awards from this year’s Games Convention in Leipzig have been announced, with Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 taking two awards for Best PlayStation 2 game and Best PlayStation 3 game.
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Expected Wii production ramp-up stalled — report
The expected increase in production of the Nintendo Wii during June has been delayed according to a report on Digitimes.
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Wii success boosts growth of component suppliers
While the success of the Wii is having a positive effect on the videogame business as a whole, non-gaming technology suppliers are also getting a boost by the runaway success of the new console.
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Wii to take UK lead
The Nintendo Wii is on course to hit one million sales in the UK within three to four weeks, according to official sell-through figures from Chart-Track.
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iPhone unlikely to ever compete effectively with DS, says analyst
A recent New York Post story claims that Apple and Nintendo are headed for a "showdown" in the portable gaming market
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German Charts: Pokemon top again
Pokemon Diamand and Pearl are spending a second week in the top two German chart positions according to the latest sales information from GFK International.
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Japanese hardware sales slow
Sales of gaming hardware have slowed in Japan according to the latest data from Media Create.
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Nintendo reveals new peripheral for DS
Nintendo Japan has revealed a new slide sensor for the DS, which effectively turns the handheld into an optical mouse.
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Wii update stops Freeloader backwards compatibility
Nintendo has remained quiet about whether it will fix compatibility problems with third-party software Freeloader, after yesterday's Wii firmware update rendered it unusable.
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Nintendo patents handheld motion tech
A patent has been filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office by Nintendo which seems to indicate it is working on motion sensing technology for use in a handheld console.
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Nintendo hiring for top PR positions
Nintendo of America is to recruit nearly 40 members of staff for its PR department, including a new VP, director and senior director of corporate communications.
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People are noticing videogames again, says Miyamoto
In an interview with Dean Takahashi, Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto reflects upon the Wii's influence
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Rare unveils Viva Piñata for DS
Microsoft development studio Rare is working on a DS version of its acclaimed Xbox 360 game Viva Piñata.
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DS extends sales lead in Japan
Nintendo's domination of the Japanese console market continued last week as the DS and Wii once again took the top two positions in the Media Create hardware sales chart.
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