Nintendo zaps handheld video game shortage
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com December 9, 2004, 9:37 AM PT. Video game systems maker Nintendo said it will increase North American shipments of its popular DS handheld by 40 percent in order to address a shortage of the devices.
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SONY, the electronics and gaming giant, said its long-awaited PlayStation Portable (PSP), which can play movies, music and games, had virtually sold out on its home debut today.
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With the specter of its first real competition in the handheld gaming market looming, Nintendo of America said it is putting &#36;40 million into the marketing effort that breaks today for its newest product, the Nintendo DS.
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Nintendo Co Ltd (7974.OS),  already struggling with shortages of its Wii video game  console, is also seeing signs of higher-than-expected demand  for its DS handheld device, the company's U.S. president said  on Monday.
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Nintendo has changed its strategy in an effort to dominate the newest generation of video game consoles.
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Nintendo raises its sales target for the DS handheld  games console after strong early sales.
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Shortages of Nintendo Wii consoles leave some gamers who pre-ordered the new machine frustrated.
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Nintendo announced today that it has sold roughly half a million units in Japan, bringing global sales of its new handheld over its goal of one million units.
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Nintendo's new DS handheld gamer is not supposed to replace the Game Boy Advance; the idea is to carve out a whole new market.-The washington Post
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Sony&#39;s forthcoming PlayStation Portable handheld will fail to attract newcomers to gaming, according to Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, whose comments come as shipment targets for the DS are raised once again.
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Nintendo Co. and Sony Corp. made separate product announcements Tuesday that the video game giants hope will attract more customers ahead of the highly competitive holiday shopping season.
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In a shift in strategy, Nintendo was expected to announce yesterday that it plans to begin selling its next generation of hand-held video game devices in the US in time for the Christmas season.
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The rush to get hold  of Nintendo's new Wii video game console is being fueled by  demand for another attraction -- the new game in Nintendo's  legend of Zelda series -- but game critics were uncertain this  level of interest would continue.
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Sony's handheld is still lagging behind the massive sales figures of the mighty Nintendo DS.
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Sony Corp.&#39;s new PSP portable game console sold out at Tokyo electronic retailers such as Yodobashi Camera Co. and Bic Camera Co.
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U.S. sales of video game hardware  and software were $1.18 billion, with Nintendo Co Ltd's  (7974.OS) Wii console keeping a slim edge over rivals amid  ongoing supply constraints.
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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.