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Super Mario Bros. Goes Multiplayer on the Wii

Nintendo owns some of the best-known gaming franchises on the planet, and today the company has launched New Super Mario Bros. Wii for its popular Nintendo Wii gaming console…and the title amplifies the franchise’s madcap fun by enabling up to four people to play at the same time, whether in cooperative or competitive modes.

“As the holiday season draws near, it feels especially appropriate to offer consumers a new Mario adventure that they can enjoy together with family and friends,” said Nintendo of America executive VP of sales and marketing Cammie Dunaway, in a statement. “New Super Mario Bros. Wii has something special for everyone, and lets players of all abilities explore the imaginative world of the Mushroom Kingdom like never before.”  Read more...

PlayStation 3 Still Beating Xbox In Console Sales

Media metrics firm NPD has released its figures for October sales of video games and video game systems in the United States, and the news was again good for Sony. During the month, the PlayStation 3 continued to outsell Microsoft’s Xbox 360, moving 321,000 units during the month compared to 250,000 units for the Xbox 360. The Nintendo Wii still remains the console to beat—selling some 507,000 units during the month—but the Wii looks to have peaked: compared to October of 2008, saled of the Nintendo Wii are down 37 percent.

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Apple’s Portable Gaming Emerges as Main Rival to Nintendo

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For the last six years, Nintendo has been swimming high with great profits. Recently, however, the company announced that it would reduce its sales forecasts and reported a 52% drop in profits after sales of the Wii and DS game consoles dropped.

Nintendo is facing increased competition from Sony and Microsoft with cheaper consoles being more of a factor in the market. Nintendo is also facing stiff competition in the mobile gaming space from Apple with its iPhone and iPod touch.  Read more...

The 10 Best Nintendo DS Games and Nintendo DSi Games

It’s no surprise to Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi fans looking for the best DS/DSi games: Hundreds of great titles are available for purchase and download. But with so many amazing video games out there for the DS and DSi in 2009, 2010 and beyond, how to pick the perfect one for you? Easy – check the following list below, compiled by our resident video game expert, which highlights some of the most popular DS games on store shelves. Be sure to scan our gaming section regularly as well for updates on all the latest new game downloads and hot releases for these systems, as well as helpful buying guides to make shopping for all your video game needs even easier.  Read more...

The 10 Best Games for Wii: Best Wii Games From Nintendo and More

It’s a common question the video game experts here get from Nintendo Wii owners: What are the best games for the Wii, and of the Wii’s best games, which are guaranteed to please all gaming fans, especially with such a vast selection of software titles to choose from? We’ve combed store shelves to find the best Wii fitness games, music games, sports games and more, yours to browse through below. Be sure to check our gaming section often for new game reviews, updates on hot accessories, Wii game downloads (dozens of classics and exclusive originals can be downloaded right to your system without leaving the couch), buying guides and more, as the following are just the tip of the iceberg.  Read more...

Netflix Streaming Coming to Nintendo’s Wii?

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Nintendo hinted today that the Wii may have Netflix streaming capabilities sooner than later.  No actual date has been revealed, but industry analyst Dan Rayburn says “Nintendo originally planned to bring the Netflix service to the Wii before the end of this year.”  This might happen, but if it doesn’t the Rayburn confirms that it’ll definitely come to fruition in early 2010.

Whether this happens next week or early next year, this is good news for Wii users and for Netflix. According to Dan Frommer, a reporter for The Business Insider, “with more than 21 million Wii units in the U.S., even small uptake could lead to significant subscriber growth for Netflix.”

Nintendo DSi LL Coming to Japan with 4.2-inch Screens

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In mobile gaming size and portability have always been huge factors in a product’s success—but Nintendo has decided its going to take a chance with its new Nintendo DSi LL (Japanese), due to launch in Japan on November 21 with a 4.2-inch dual-screen displays. Overall, the DSi LL will be about 20 percent larger than its predecessor, and offer some 93 percent more screen area.

The expanded display will no doubt help the Nintendo DSi LL compete with the Sony PlayStation Portable, which has always featured a larger, single-screen design.  Read more...

Nintendo’s Wii Fit Plus Offers Customized Regimens

There’s little question that Nintendo broke some new ground with its Wii Fit game and Balance Board accessory (which has sold more than 8 million copies in the U.S.), enabling users to tap into the Wii console for a bit of home fitness without necessarily having to undergo the humiliation of something like Dance Dance Revolution. Balance Board-supporting games and Wii Fit have proven a hit among a demographic Nintendo has unique success with—non-traditional gamers—as parents, seniors, and young children get into the games.

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Nintendo Preparing to Drop Wii Pricing to $199?

wiiNintendo hasn’t changed the price of its Wii gaming console one penny in the nearly three years since it was introduced—and the company hasn’t had to, since for the bulk of that time Nintendo hasn’t been able to make enough Wiis to keep retailers stocked. However, recent price drops on the Microsoft Xbox 360 and Sony’s PlayStation 3 have given both consoles an uptick in sales, where Nintendo has actually seen Wii sales declining—although they’re still leading the console game.  Read more...

Mother’s Day Gift Guide

She gave birth to you, raised you, fed you, and watched all two hours of the horrible school play where you played Thomas Jefferson and ended up crying when you forgot your lines. (And even took you for ice cream afterward, remember?) After putting up with your childhood nonsense, Mom deserves something nice on the one day a year set aside to pay tribute to her infinite patience.  Read more...

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