Wii to win next-gen console war - just
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And the winner of the next-generation console war is... Nintendo's Wii - at least according to market watcher IDC. In the short term, at least. It reckons Wii will "outship and outsell" the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation throughout this year and next.â¦
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Nintendo&#39;s runaway surprise hit, the Wii gaming console, continued its strong performance last month, particularly in the Far East. According to Reuters, research by the marketing firm Enterbrain showed that the Wii outsold the high-end Sony PlayStation 3 by a ratio of more than six to one. In the four weeks ending June 24, Nintendo sold more than 270,000 Wiis, compared to Sony&#39;s sales of just over 41,000 units. Microsoft&#39;s Xbox 360 was a distant third, with just under 18,000 units sold.
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Since its introduction late last year, the Nintendo Wii has been the surprise hit in the gaming industry. Thanks in large part to its innovative game controller and easily accessible games, the Wii has rocketed into second place in the next-gen console race.
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The European launch of Nintendo's Wii console -- the most sought-after gadget for video gamers everywhere right now -- lasted just a few minutes.
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If you're still trying to find a Nintendo Wii, keep looking. The console is expected to remain in short supply in the near future, says its North American president.
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Nintendo next-gen sales surpass Microsoft's Nintendo's Wii is now the world's best-selling next-gen videogames console, having this week nosed past the Xbox 360. The Microsoft console has been available to buy for the best part of a year more than has the Wii.â¦
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Nintendo Co. Ltd. (7974.OS) sold  476,000 units of its new Wii video game console in the United  States in November, more than twice the number of PlayStation  3s sold by rival Sony Corp. (6758.T), as the two consoles  debuted mid-month, research group NPD said on Friday.
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Xbox to peak the year before This year will see another gruelling sales showdown between the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 as they battle it for hardcore gamers' cash. However, the PS3 is eventually expected to become the dominant console.â¦
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Nintendo plans to release its new Wii video game console in North America and South America in November.
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Canadian console craziness captured on video Well, they did it. The crazy guys who last week spent CAD550 on a brand new Sony PlayStation 3 only to smash it to bits with a sledgehammer right outside the store have made good on their pledge to do exactly the same with a Nintendo Wii.â¦
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The game-console war is officially under way with the sold-out launches of Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii, but there are still a lot of battles to fight &#151; and dragons to slay.
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After placing a distant third in the last generationâs console wars, Nintendo has roared back to a position approaching dominance.
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Nintendo Co. Ltd. (7974.OS) said on  Thursday it will launch its new game console, the Wii, on  December 2 in Japan for 25,000 yen ($212), making it the third  and last major game maker to bring a next-generation console to  market.
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Nintendo Co.&#39;s (7974.OS) Wii game console  outsold Sony Corp.&#39;s (6758.T) PlayStation 3 by more than five  to one in Japan last month, according to XFN-Asia.
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Nintendo's Wii console continues to be the surprise success in the next-generation console race, outselling the Sony PlayStation 3 by a two-to-one margin in Japan during the month of January.
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The holiday shopping season might be over, but the game console war is still raging, with Sony calling the Wii an "impulse buy" and Nintendo bragging about shipment volumes that dwarf the PlayStation 3's numbers.
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Nintendo's new game console has been flying off the shelves at retail stores across the country this season. And some game fans are reporting that the Wii's controller has been flying, somewhat unexpectedly, across their living rooms.