Video Game Consoles Blog Entries

Dying for a Wii-literally Wednesday January 17, 2007 in: Video Game Consoles Tag(s):
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A woman trying to win a Nintendo Wii by joining a water-drinking contest sponsored by a Sacramento-area morning radio show died several hours after drinking too much water.

From ABC News:

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What gamers can expect in 2007 Friday January 5, 2007 in: Video Game Consoles Tag(s):

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The year 2006 saw the advent of the latest video game consoles to hit the market. First, there was the Sony PlayStation 3, followed by the Nintendo Wii, which made its debut a few days later. And way ahead of them was the Microsoft Xbox 360, which was launched a couple of months before 2006 began.

With all this new hardware, it follows that the gaming public would want new games to go along with the all-time favorites. To help gamers get a glimpse of what to expect this year, here's a few tidbits from SFGate:

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Wii straps to be replaced Monday December 18, 2006 in: Video Game Consoles Tag(s):
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Nintendo, manufacturer of the wildly popular Nintendo Wii, is set to replace more than three million straps for the video game console's controllers after a number of reports that players have been playing Wii games enthusiastically-a little too enthusiastically-and losing their grip on the controller, resulting in broken TV sets and cut fingers in the process. According to ABC News:

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Video games put kids’ health at risk, says study Thursday December 14, 2006 in: Video Game Consoles Tag(s):
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With the PlayStation 3 and the Nintendo Wii still a few weeks old in their owners' hands, expect these gamers, especially kids, to immerse themselves within the vastly improved graphics on the PS3 or playing tennis like a pro on the Wii. The problem is, most of these kids spend more time playing video games than they should, and that, according to a new study, poses risks to a child's health, both physical and mental.

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Wii sales reach 600,000 in 8 days Wednesday November 29, 2006 in: Video Game Consoles Tag(s):
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The figures are in.

Nintendo announced that the Wii, its latest video game console, has sold more than 600,000 units after only 8 days in the North American market.

Newsfactor tells us more:

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Successful North American launch for Wii Wednesday November 22, 2006 in: Video Game Consoles Tag(s):
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The Nintendo's newest video game console, the Wii, has finally reached North America. And its launch last Sunday was generally peaceful, unlike the chaos that marred the launch of the Sony PlayStation 3 last Friday.

The Wii, as predicted by many, sold like the proverbial hotcakes.

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