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Beatles to zombies, videogamers set for varied 2009

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RALEIGH, North Carolina - For videogame publishers the start of 2009 marks a new phase in gaming with the release of new titles no longer confined to the top holiday sale months but spread throughout the year.
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Nintendo Launches Wii Fit

Nintendo launched its Wii Fit fitness video game on Monday as the firm looks to expand its audience.
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Nintendo Outsells Rivals Again, Sony Second

Nintendo continued to dominate rivals in the month of February, with new data showing the game-maker selling nearly twice as many game-consoles in the second month of the year.
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Samsung teams up with Adidas to launch fitness phone miCoach

Samsung Electronics, the world's largest electronics and information technology company headquartered in Suwon, South Korea has teamed up with Adidas, the German sportswear giant, to launch miCoach - a pedometer, heart rate monitor, MP3 player and a cell phone, all rolled into one.
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Nintendo Wii outsells PS3 4-to-1 in Japan

Nintendo Co Ltd's Wii game console outsold Sony Corp's PlayStation 3 nearly 4-to-1 in Japan in February as Wii software titles dominated the best seller list, a game magazine publisher said. Nintendo sold 331,627 units of the Wii in the four weeks to February 24, compared with 89,131 units of the PS3, Enterbrain said on Thursday.
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Nintendo Wii to Displace Xbox 360

Nintendo's Wii is expected to displace Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 as the new-generation video game console with the world's largest installed base.
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Sony's PS3 Outsells Xbox 360 in Jan

Sony's Playstation 3 has outsold Microsoft's rival Xbox 360 for the first time since both systems have been released, according to new data surfacing late Thursday.
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Nintedo Wii To Overtake Xbox 360

Nintendo's Wii is expected to displace Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 as the new-generation video game console with the world's largest installed base.
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Nintendo's Smash Bros. Game Breaks 1mln

Nintendo sold over 1 million copies of its latest Smash Bro. game in Japan just 11 days after its launch according to a Japanese game publisher, making the new title on of the fastest games selling to break a million on the Wii game system.
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Video Game Sales Jump 34 Pct

Sales of video games jumped in the U.S thanks to a strong holiday season new data reveals, with Nintendo dominating rivals through 2007.
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Nintendo Reigns Supreme in 2007

Sales of video games jumped in the U.S thanks to a strong holiday season new data reveals, with Nintendo dominating rivals through 2007. The Nintendo Wii outsold competitors in December, coming in with sales of 1.35 million units for the month compared to 1.26 million units for the Xbox 360 and 797,600 units for the PlayStation 3 according to market data released by NPD.
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Nintendo Opposes Wii Bundles

Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime says he isn't too excited about retailers forcing buyers to get bundles which include its Wii game system together with other products such as games and accessories.
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Nintendo says Wii shortages hurt planning

Nintendo Co Ltd is having trouble planning for the coming months because of shortages of its Wii video game console, and the company is also seeing signs of higher-than-expected demand for its DS handheld device, a top U.S. executive said on Monday.
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New 3D Camera Controller Takes Step Beyond Nintendo Wii

As the Nintendo Wii video game system continues gain in popularity worldwide, one firm is developing a new 3D video camera controller that may provide a new way to build upon the motion control already being used on the system.
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Nintendo Wii Hottest Product for Online Shoppers

Nintendo Wii is the top searched product for this holiday season overall and in the electronics category ahead of rivals Microsoft Xbox and Sony PSP3, while Barbie dominates in searched toy items, an internet data monitor reported on Thursday.

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