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Nintendo swamps Japanese top twenty
Nintendo has flooded the Japanese charts, with the top sixteen best-selling games all exclusive to the Wii or DS.
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Miyamoto not interested in Halo
Nintendo designer Shigeru Miyamoto has said that although he could create a game like Halo, he prefers to find new ways to go beyond gamers' expectations.
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Wii sales hit 80k in Australia
The Xbox 360 may still have the largest installed base of all the next-gen consoles in Australia, but the Wii is catching up - with 80,000 consoles sold since December.
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Wii offers new challenge for third parties, says analyst
IDC analyst Billy Pidgeon has warned that while the success of the Wii and DS will have a positive effect on the games industry as a whole, publishers now face a new set of challenges with regard to producing games.
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Nintendo confirms 2007 release for key titles in Japan
Nintendo has confirmed that more than a dozen Wii software titles will be released in Japan this year, including key titles Super Mario Galaxy and Metroid Prime 3.
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Success of Wii does not "bode poorly", says Pachter
Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter has dismissed comments by a fellow analyst which suggested that Nintendo's success will have a negative effect on third party publishers.
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Iwata promises 45 games for Wii this summer
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has announced that the company is developing 45 new software titles for Wii and a further 79 for Nintendo DS.
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Iwata confirms plans to increase Wii production
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has admitted that the company failed to accurately predict demand for Wii, confirming that production of the console is now being ramped up.
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Nintendo acquires RPG specialist Monolith
Namco Bandai has sold an 80 per cent share of Japanese developer Monolith Soft to Nintendo
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Nintendo to ramp up Wii production
A Nintendo spokesperson has confirmed to <i>GamesIndustry.biz</i> that the company plans to increase Wii production as demand for the console continues to outstrip supply.
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Nintendo profits up 77 per cent
Nintendo has announced its financial results for the year ending March 31, revealing a huge rise in sales and soaring profits as the DS and Wii continue to prove popular with consumers.
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Wii shortages could damage consumer interest - Pidgeon
The continued shortages of the Nintendo Wii could mean that potential consumers will lose interest in a product they cannot easily buy, according to IDC's Billy Pidgeon.
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DS helps US game sales surge to $1.1 billion
The Nintendo DS was North America's best-selling games hardware during March, helping to boost overall sales in the market to a massive USD 1.1 billion.
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Nintendo cleans up at MCV awards
Nintendo's rival platform holders failed to get a look-in at the MCV Excellence Awards last night as the company walked away with no less than four trophies.
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Nintendo releases finalised Wii browser
Nintendo has finalised and released the complete web browser for its Wii console, with a number of changes made to the online service following consumer feedback.
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Sony, Nintendo nominated for D&AD awards
Educational charity D&AD has announced that several games from Sony and Nintendo have been nominated to receive prestigious Yellow Pencil design awards.
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Wii enjoys third biggest sales week since launch
Nintendo has told <i>GamesIndustry.biz</i> that Easter gift buying and a rise in the number of Wii units shipped to retail contributed to 25,000 units being sold in the UK last week.
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Nintendo offers praise for US Government
Nintendo of America has declared strong support for US Government-led initatives to crack down on videogame piracy in China.
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Halo 3 beta goes live May 16
Microsoft and Bungie have announced that the Halo 3 multiplayer beta test will go live on May 16 and run until June 6.
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Nintendo raises forecasts again following DS success
Nintendo has raised it's full year sales estimates from JPY 900 billion (EUR 5.6bn) to JPY 966 billion (EUR 6.08bn), following tremendous sales and profit success lead by the DS handheld.
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Wii still outselling PS3 in Japan
The latest figures from Famitsu publisher Enterbrain have revealed that the Nintendo Wii is outselling PlayStation 3 by two to one in Japan.
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Miyamoto will work on Sonic and Mario
Nintendo and SEGA have confirmed to <i>GamesIndustry.biz</i> that Shigeru Miyamoto will have a hand in the development of forthcoming title Mario & Sonic at the Olympic games.
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Nintendo to be "anchor exhibitor" at E for All
IDG has announced that Nintendo of America has signed on as an anchor exhibitor for the Entertainment for All Expo set to take place in LA this October.
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Supply and Demand
Nintendo's Laurent Fischer on Wii supply, delaying software and the lack of competition