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Wii Fit taps into new market for video games

Jul. 19, 2009
Women have been one of the hardest demographics to crack for makers of console video games. That was until Wii Fit from Nintendo was introduced in May last year, becoming the best-selling game over its first 12 months and the most successful console title...
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YOKOHAMA, Japan, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Japanese police used the "Mii" feature on Nintendo's popular Wii gaming console to create a caricature of a hit-and-run suspect for posters.

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LONDON, June 16 (UPI) -- British women who use the Nintendo Wii Fit video game to work out have caused a total of nearly $40 million in destruction to their homes, research indicates.

Nintendo to offer Wii rain checks

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Wii consoles not meeting holiday demand

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Gaming sales up for first half of '06

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Wii debuts to enthusiastic Japanese market

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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