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Microsoft unleashes its challenge to the Wii

Jun. 1, 2009
Microsoft, in a bid to court some of the Nintendo Wii users while pushing the edge of gaming and entertainment, unveiled a new 3-D motion capture camera today that encourages full body interaction. Code-named Project Natal, the camera is able to accurately...
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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- Nintendo plans to issue tens of thousands of rain checks to appease Christmas shoppers who want the sold-out Wii video game console.

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Nintendo says it has increased the production rate of its Wii game console three times this year and still isn't making enough.

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NEW YORK, Feb. 22 (UPI) -- Wii, Nintendo's gaming console, is outselling PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the United States, said NPD Group, an industry analyst organization. The Wii sold 435,000 units in the United States, compared to Sony's PlayStation3 with 244,000, and Microsoft's

Wii takes wind out of competitors' sales

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Nintendo to replace Wii wrist straps

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Nintendo will replace defective Wii remote wrist straps after a number of them snapped and controllers slipped from players' hands, sometimes smashing into TVs.

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Nintendo to ship 'Wii' console in 2006

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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler