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Entries from December 2006

Amazon offers more Wii, PS3 to customers

December 31st, 2006 · No Comments

Amazon.com this week offered its customers additional allocations of Nintendo Co.’s Wii and Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 before year-end.

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Tags: News · Wii · Playstation 3 · Systems · Retail

Xbox 360 sales consistent in Japan

December 29th, 2006 · No Comments

Sales for Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 remain consistent in Japan after the release of Capcom’s Lost Planet: Extreme Condition.

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Tags: News · Xbox 360 · Systems · Retail

Nintendo DS outperforms Wii, PS3, Xbox 360 in Japan

December 29th, 2006 · No Comments

Nintendo Co.’s Nintendo DS Lite handheld outperformed next-generation console offerings in Japan in continued demand for the lighter, brighter device.

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Wii outsells PS3 by more than 3-to-1 in Japan

December 29th, 2006 · No Comments

Nintendo Co.’s Wii outsold Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 in Japan retail in hot demand for casual the new innovative game system.

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Tags: News · Wii · Playstation 3 · Systems · Retail

PS3 games drop to $39.99 at retail

December 29th, 2006 · No Comments

Select games for Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 dropped to $39.99 as the system nears its first holiday season at retail.

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Tags: News · Playstation 3 · Systems · Retail

Xbox 360 game Halo 3 pimps new documentary

December 27th, 2006 · No Comments

Microsoft Corp. and Bungie Studios has pimped a new video documentary for the upcoming Xbox 360 offering Halo 3.

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Tags: News · Microsoft · Xbox 360 · Systems · Videos

Circuit City offers after-Christmas Wii bundles online

December 27th, 2006 · No Comments

Circuit City this week offered customers after-Christmas bundles for Nintendo Co.’s Wii through its online division.

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Tags: News · Wii · Systems · Retail

Nintendo ships Wii replacement straps

December 26th, 2006 · No Comments

Nintendo on Sun. began shipping replacement straps for Wii as part of a company recall issued last week.

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Tags: News · Nintendo · Wii · Systems

Wal-Mart offers PS3 Holiday Bundle online

December 23rd, 2006 · No Comments

Wal-Mart on Sat. began offering customers an online bundle for Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 to last-minute shoppers.

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Tags: News · Playstation 3 · Systems · Retail

Nintendo processes new wrist straps to Wii owners

December 23rd, 2006 · No Comments

Wii owners on Fri. began to receive e-mail confirmations that wrist strap replacement orders for Nintendo Co.’s Wii console are being processed.

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Tags: News · Wii · Systems · Business

Xbox 360 game Crackdown to drop in Feb.

December 22nd, 2006 · No Comments

Microsoft this week announced that the Xbox 360 offering Crackdown will drop to retail in Feb.

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Tags: News · Microsoft · Xbox 360 · Systems

Microsoft extends Xbox 360 warranty to one year

December 22nd, 2006 · No Comments

Microsoft Corp. on Fri. announced that it will extend the warranty for the Xbox 360 console from 90 days to one year effectively immediately.

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Tags: News · Microsoft · Xbox 360 · Systems

Xbox 360 sales drop after spike in Japan

December 22nd, 2006 · No Comments

Sales for Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 dropped in Japan after a sales spike in the previous week.

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Tags: News · Xbox 360 · Systems · Retail

PS3 sales climb at Japan retail

December 22nd, 2006 · No Comments

Sales for Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 climbed at Japan retail as additional allocation increased sales.

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Tags: News · Playstation 3 · Systems · Retail

Wii outsells PS3 at Japan retail

December 22nd, 2006 · No Comments

Nintendo Co.’s Wii outsold Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 at Japan retail in the latest sales research data.

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Tags: News · Wii · Playstation 3 · Systems · Retail

Nintendo DS sweeps Japan sales charts

December 22nd, 2006 · No Comments

Nintendo Co.’s Nintendo DS swept Japan sales charts to outsell new console offerings in the territory.

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Tags: News · Nintendo DS · Handhelds · Retail

Nintendo to deliver Super Mario Bros. to Wii Dec. 25

December 21st, 2006 · No Comments

Nintendo on Thurs. announced that it will deliver the NES classic Super Mario Bros. to Wii on Dec. 25th, Christmas Day.

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Tags: News · Nintendo · Wii · Systems

Nintendo Wii a top seller at Amazon.com

December 21st, 2006 · No Comments

Nintendo Co.’s Wii is a top selling at online retailer Amazon.com following limited sales of the new video game console to select customers.

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Tags: News · Wii · Systems · Retail

GameStop, EB Games offer Wii bundle for 2007

December 21st, 2006 · No Comments

GameStop and EB Games are offering online customers a pre-order bundle for Nintendo Co.’s Wii that is scheduled to ship in 2007.

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Tags: News · Wii · Systems · Retail

Xbox 360 game Viva Pinata drops to $29.99

December 21st, 2006 · No Comments

Best Buy on Thurs. began offering customers Microsoft Corp.’s Viva Pinata for the Xbox 360 at $29.99.

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Tags: News · Xbox 360 · Systems · Retail