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Sanyo to sell Wii remote rechargeable battery pack

July 24th, 2008 · No Comments

Sanyo Electric Co. this week said it will retail a new rechargeable battery pack for Nintendo Co.’s Wii Remote in Japan on Aug. 25.

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Wii controller sales up amid possible ban

July 24th, 2008 · No Comments

Sales for Nintendo Co.’s Wii Classic Controller increased this week at Amazon.com following a court ruling that may ban the sale of the product from retail shelves.

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Tags: News · Wii · Systems · Business · Peripherals · Retail

Nintendo Wii controller may see retail ban

July 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

Nintendo Co.’s controller for the Wii and GameCube hardware may see a retail ban following an unsuccessful bid to overturn a $21 million patent-infringement ruling in favor of Anascape Ltd.

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Rock Band Wii stays in top 10 amid price cut

July 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

Harmonix Inc. and MTV Games’ Rock Band Special Edition for Nintendo Co.’s Wii stayed in the top 10 on Tues. following a discount at Amazon.com to $139.99.

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Wii Fit works out to No. 1 upon restock

July 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

Nintendo Co.’s Wii Fit blazed back to the No. sales rank at Amazon.com on Tues. upon restock of the popular fitness title.

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Tags: News · Wii · Systems · Peripherals · Retail

E3: Video: Wii Sports Resort Wood Chopping

July 16th, 2008 · No Comments

Nintendo Co. this week showcased Wii Sports Resort at the E3 Media & Business Summit in Los Angeles, CA.

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Tags: News · Wii · Systems · Videos · Peripherals

E3: Wii Sports Resort fun in the sun for Wii

July 16th, 2008 · No Comments

Nintendo Co.’s Wii Sports Resort, the follow-up to Wii Sports, is a fun time in the sun in a play test at the E3 Media & Business Summit in Los Angeles, CA.

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Tags: News · Wii · Systems · Peripherals

E3: Video: Wii Sports Resort Water Cruising demo

July 15th, 2008 · No Comments

Nintendo Co. on Tues. demonstrated the new Water Cruising game featured in the game title Wii Sports Resort.

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Tags: News · Nintendo · Wii · Systems · Peripherals

Nintendo to offer Wii MotionPlus accessory for Wii

July 14th, 2008 · No Comments

Nintendo Co.’s U.S. game division on Mon. said that it will release Wii MotionPlus, a new accesssory for the Wii Remote controller.

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Tags: News · Nintendo · Wii · Systems · Peripherals · Retail

Konami sues Harmonix over Rock Band

July 11th, 2008 · No Comments

Konami Corp. on Thurs. sued Harmonix Inc. over the music game Rock Band for patent infringement, Bloomberg reported Thurs.

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Tags: News · Wii · Playstation 3 · Xbox 360 · Playstation 2 · Systems · Peripherals · Retail

Xbox 360 controller discounted prior to hardware cut

July 10th, 2008 · No Comments

Amazon.com on Thurs. discounted Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 wired controller pending a planned retail price cut for the Xbox 360 Pro hardware SKU next week.

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Tags: News · Xbox 360 · Systems · Peripherals · Retail

Active Life pre-sales pump up on Wii

July 10th, 2008 · No Comments

Advanced sales for Namco Bandai Inc.’s Advance Life: Outdoor Challenge for Nintendo Co.’s Wii increased this week at Amazon.com following the success of fitness title Wii Fit.

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Tags: News · Wii · Systems · Peripherals · Retail

Rock Band 2 Xbox 360 solo SKU orders start

July 9th, 2008 · No Comments

Amazon.com this month began advanced sales for the stand-alone version of Harmonix Inc. and MTV Games’ upcoming sequel, Rock Band 2.

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Rock Band 2 Xbox 360 orders ramp up

July 8th, 2008 · No Comments

Advanced orders for Harmonix Inc. and MTV Games’ Rock Band 2 Special Edition for Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 increased at Amazon.com on Tues. on strong demand for the upcoming sequel.

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Tags: News · Xbox 360 · Systems · Peripherals · Retail

Rock Band Wii stays in top 10 at $139

July 7th, 2008 · No Comments

Harmonix Inc. and MTV Games’ Rock Band Special Edition for Nintendo Co.’s Wii stayed in the top 10 on Mon. following a discount at Amazon.com to $139.99.

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Tags: News · Wii · Systems · Peripherals · Retail

Guitar Hero World Tour Wii in top 20 sales

July 5th, 2008 · No Comments

Activision Inc.’s Guitar Hero World Tour - Band Kit for Nintendo Co.’s Wii ranked in the top 20 sales at Amazon.com on high demand for the upcoming music title.

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Tags: News · Wii · Systems · Peripherals · Retail

Rock Band Wii charts in top five amid discount

July 4th, 2008 · No Comments

Harmonix Inc. and MTV Games’ Rock Band Special Edition for Nintendo Co.’s Wii charted in the top five sales at Amazon.com on Fri. following a discount for the hit music product.

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Tags: News · Wii · Systems · Peripherals · Retail

Amazon discounts Rock Band Wii

July 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

Amazon.com on Thurs. discounted Harmonix and MTV Games’ Rock Band Special Edition for Nintendo Co.’s Wii in the latest round of video game price cuts.

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Tags: News · Wii · Systems · Peripherals · Retail

K-Mart discounts Xbox 360 HD DVD Player to $5.00

July 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

K-Mart stores have discounted Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 HD DVD Player to $5.00 as the retailer moves remaining units of the defunct high-definition peripheral.

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Tags: News · Xbox 360 · Systems · Peripherals · Retail

Guitar Hero Aerosmith Xbox 360 sales ramp up

July 1st, 2008 · No Comments

Sales for Activision Inc.’s Guitar Hero Aerosmith Wireless Bundle for Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 increased at Amazon.com on Tues. on high-demand.

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Tags: News · Xbox 360 · Systems · Peripherals · Retail