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Nintendo 3DS Launches in Japan February 26, 2011 at $300
09.29.10

Nintendo will bypass the busy Christmas shopping season and debut its first 3D gaming portable in Japan on February 26, 2011. The Nintendo 3DS will retail for $300 in Japan. While no official North American release date was announced, analysts expect the Nintendo 3DS to hit U.S. retail shelves in March 2011 at an expected hardware price of $250 to $300.

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Sony Follows Nintendo's Motion Gaming Lead with PlayStation Move
09.18.10

Sony Computer Entertainment America has launched PlayStation Move in North America, almost four years after Nintendo introduced the world to motion-controlled gaming and a few weeks before Microsoft jumps on the bandwagon with Kinect for Xbox 360. PlayStation Move fuses realistic, high-definition gaming with accurate and easy-to-use controls. The Move is also being blended with stereoscopic 3D on key games like Killzone 3 and The Fight: Lights Out.

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Olympic Gold Medalist Shawn Johnson Crowns Nintendo Champions
09.06.10
Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson crowned the winner of the first Nintendo Wii Games: Summer 2010 nationwide competition. Players from across the country competed on Nintendo Wii at tour stops and the winners were flown to Redondo Beach, California to compete for top prizes like a family cruise. Approximately 200 finalists from around the country - joined by family, friends and spectators of all ages - gathered to get up and get playing with motion-controlled video games for the Wii system. Tournament play included games such as Wii Sports Resort, Wii Fit Plus, New Super Mario Bros. Wii and Mario Kart Wii.
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Big Games of 2010: Nintendo Unleashed Metroid: Other M
08.31.10

Nintendo has released one of the big games of 2010. Samus Aran, protagonist of Nintendo’s Metroid series, is already known as one of the most iconic heroines in video game history. Now, with the launch of Metroid: Other M for the Wii system today, players are about to discover more about this enigmatic bounty hunter than ever before. Combining crisp action, immersive graphics and multifaceted controls, this latest entry in the legendary Metroid franchise marks a return to classic form that will captivate fans and newcomers alike.

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Nintendo Slashes Pricing on Nintendo DSi Portables
08.30.10
It’s getting more affordable to go portable. Nintendo is dropping the price of its Nintendo DSi and Nintendo DSi XL videogame systems. Effective Sept. 12, the new suggested retail price of the Nintendo DSi system will be $150, while the new suggested retail price for the Nintendo DSi XL system will be $170. The Nintendo DS Lite model will remain at a suggested retail price of $130. The Nintendo DS family of video game systems is the best-selling in the history of the U.S. and worldwide. The new prices offer consumers tremendous value for their money while providing access to the best portable video game experiences possible.
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King of Kong Villain Billy Mitchell Reclaims His Donkey Kong Record
08.14.10

The villain from the hit documentary, "King of Kong: A Fistful of Dollars," has finally reclaimed his videogame throne from good guy Steve Weibke. Billy Mitchell, who came across as an egotistical loser in the documentary film, has made his mark on videogame history after revealing two new, official world records last Saturday night, August 7th, at the International Video Game Hall of Fame celebrations in Ottumwa, Iowa.

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Shawn Johnson Talks Wii Games: Summer 2010 National Championship
08.14.10

Participants and spectators from across the United States will come together in Los Angeles on September 3-5 for the Wii Games: Summer 2010 national championship. As many as 90 winning teams from dozens of qualifying events held throughout the country will join six sweepstakes winners to participate in this first-of-its-kind tournament event. Players of all ages will enjoy the fun of Nintendo’s groundbreaking motion-control video games as they compete for prizes and celebrate the active, inclusive spirit of the Wii console. Olympic gold medalist and Dancing with the Stars champion Shawn Johnson, the official Wii Games: Summer 2010 Ambassador, will make a special appearance to lead participants in a Wii warm-up session on Sept. 3.

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Interpret to Present New 3D Research on Entertainment and Games
08.14.10

Interpret LLC, a leading entertainment, media and technology measurement and market research firm, will present its latest survey report on consumer attitudes towards 3D at the third annual 3D Entertainment Summit presented in association with Variety. The announcement was made today by conference co-producers Bob Dowling, President of The Bob Dowling Group; and John Golicz, CEO of Unicomm LLC, a leading event management company; along with Michael Dowling, CEO of Interpret LLC. The 3D Entertainment Summit takes place Wednesday-Thursday, September 15-16, 2010 at the Hilton Los Angeles in Universal City, CA.

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Nintendo Wii Crosses 30 Million Sales Threshold
08.10.10

Nintendo’s internal sales figures show that the Wii video game system has now sold 30 million units in the United States alone. This significant milestone was reached in just 45 months. This further establishes Wii as the fastest-selling console in the history of the industry, reaching this milestone 15 months faster than the next best-selling console.

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Comic Con 2010: Nintendo Rolls Out Metroid and Dragon Quest IX for the Convention
07.19.10

Attendees at the upcoming Comic-Con International 2010 will have an opportunity to experience two of the summer’s most anticipated video game releases. For the first time since 2006, Nintendo of America will be a featured exhibitor at the annual Comic-Con expo, scheduled to take place July 22-25 at the San Diego Convention Center.

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Nintendo Dominates June Game Sales in the U.S. with Super Mario Galaxy 2
07.15.10

In the month of June, U.S. sales of Nintendo’s Super Mario Galaxy 2 for the Wii system reached 548,000 units, according to the independent NPD Group, bringing the game’s cumulative nationwide sales to more than 1.1 million units. Also in June, Nintendo systems sold a combined 933,000 units, accounting for 50 percent of all gaming hardware units sold in the United States. The Nintendo DS family of hand-held systems topped the charts with more than 510,000 units sold, bringing life-to-date unit sales to nearly 42 million. Wii system sales totaled more than 422,000, closing in on a cumulative milestone of 30 million units sold in the United States alone.

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Motion Games Broaden Use Beyond Exercise
07.09.10

North Carolina (Reuters) - Ever since Nintendo launched the Wii, gamers have been interacting with characters and working out with virtual trainers in titles like Electronic Arts' "EA Sports Active" or Ubisoft's "Your Shape."

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Nintendo Encourages Fitness with Wii Games: Summer 2010 Competition
06.29.10

The Wii system has revolutionized the way people play video games by bringing simple-to-use motion controls and a physically active brand of social fun into millions of households worldwide. Now Nintendo of America is urging players of all ages and backgrounds to step out of their homes and into the active-play spotlight during the first-ever Wii Games: Summer 2010 national competition. Beginning July 16 with a large-scale kick-off event in Liberty State Park in New Jersey and culminating in a national championship event in Los Angeles Sept. 3-5, the Wii Games: Summer 2010 competition will include tournament events in 24 markets across the nation. People are encouraged to come together to have fun, interact with the games and one another, and vie for top scores as they get active with Nintendo’s groundbreaking motion-control video games.

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E3 2010: Nintendo Launches Next Generation Sin & Punishment Game
06.23.10

Nintendo had a great E3 2010, now the company is shipping some of the games it displayed. With the June 27 launch of Sin & Punishment: Star Successor for the Wii console, Nintendo is taking adrenaline-soaked adventure to inspiring new heights. Packed with nonstop arcade-style thrills, intense boss battles and precision pointer controls, the game challenges players to rack up high scores as they fend off waves of enemies in a stylish post-apocalyptic world.

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E3 2010: Motion Sensor Games Heading to European Set Top Boxes this Month
06.21.10

With Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo showing off the latest motion-sensor games at E3 2010 in Los Angeles last week, Softkinetic, Optrima and Metrological Media Innovations have partnered to offer set-top-box and television manufacturers an integrated 3D gesture-based solution that will transform home entertainment. In addition, Softkinetic and Optrima technologies will be offered to media service operators as part of Metrological’s Mediaconnect TV system, enabling Metrological to provide their global customer base with 3D gesture-based interfaces, video games and other interactive gesture-based applications. The commercial deployment of Mediaconnect TV begins in Europe in the coming weeks and is expected to begin in North America by fall of this year.

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