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September 24, 2009
Nintendo cuts price of Wii for first time
...than 52m Wiis sold worldwide up to the end of June. “Wii has reached more video game players...everyone—both men and women, and people of all ages,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s sales and marketing chief, in a statement... By Chris Nuttall in San Francisco
December 23, 2007
Nintendo hit by Wii shortage
...more than 6m Wiis. Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo of America president, said last week that the ongoing high demand for the Wii had meant that Nintendo was unable to stockpile units for pre...during the summer months. “The appeal of the Wii to non-gamers has taken away... By Chris Nuttall in San Francisco
January 6, 2010
Record US sales for Nintendo’s Wii
...console – which helped to end nine months of declining numbers. Nintendo sold about 4m copies of the new software title in the US between...to a two-and-a-half-month high of Y24,500. The shares had suffered since Nintendo revised down its full-year profits... By Lindsay Whipp in Tokyo
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Video game sector seeks way out of the inferno
...Microsoft and Sony, and a strong line-up of games.EA also predicted digital and...sales by 8 per cent.However, excluding Nintendo, video game stocks fell by 9 per cent...peripheral controller this year and saw sales of its PlayStation 3 leap 87 per cent year...units in the US, after a price cut.The Nintendo Wii sold 3.8m units in the US in December and benefited from strong sales of the Wii Sports Resort , Wii Fit Plus and... By Chris Nuttall in San Francisco
September 25, 2009
Nintendo price cut steals Sony thunder
...release next spring. It also cut the price of its PlayStation Portable mobile game system...everyone - both men and women and people of all ages," said Cammie Dunaway, America sales and marketing chief for Nintendo. "Our research shows there are 50m Americans...affordable price point and our vast array of new software mean many of them can now... By Chris Nuttall in San Francisco and Robin Harding in,Tokyo
November 16, 2006
Wii and PS3 go head to head
...the Wii technically are really not peers of the PS3 from a longevity standpoint...to the benefits – such as the quality of high-definition TV and accompanying DVD...risk-free strategy. Perrin Kaplan, Nintendo of America’s head of marketing, argues that it could... By Chris Nuttall
January 7, 2010
Investors cheer record Wii US sales
...console, which helped end nine months of declining numbers. Nintendo sold about 4m of the new software title in the US between...234,000 last week against levels of 11,000 a week reached in September. Nintendo stock gained the most that it has... By Lindsay Whipp in Tokyo
January 4, 2008
Nintendo aims to keep gamers off the sofa
In spite of acute Wii shortages across America and Europe, 2007 has been a rip-roaring year for Nintendo – a company that, just three years ago, was in danger of being relegated to the dustbin of complacent...to the basics, trolling through some of Nintendo’s greatest hits – like Super Mario... By Mariko Sanchanta in Tokyo
May 17, 2005
Nintendo plans a Revolution
...extending the platform to many of its smart phones by putting games...potentially bigger installed base of users. Nintendo also matched Microsoft and Sony...be a virtual console capable of downloading and playing any...three major territories of North America, Europe and Japan before the... By Chris Nuttall in Los Angeles
May 18, 2005
Nintendo plans a Revolution
...extending the platform to many of its smart phones by putting...potentially bigger installed base of users. Nintendo also matched Microsoft and Sony...be a virtual console capable of downloading and playing any...three major territories of North America, Europe and Japan before the... By Chris Nuttall in Los Angeles