Nintendo's Wii on Toys "R" Us hot holiday list
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Toy retailer Toys "R" Us has unveiled   its "hot toy" list for the upcoming holiday season, and this   year it includes a video game console for the first time --   Nintendo Co. Ltd.'s 7974.OS Wii.
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Internet retailer announces its best holiday season; electronics were the key.
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Yes, it was a good weekend for the Wii, though not so joyous for some shoppers. Reports from around the U.S. indicate that Nintendo's new game console, which competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3, sold out quickly. Many would-be buyers went home empty-handed, in spite of braving long lines and cold weather to purchase the much coveted game console.
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Nintendo Co. Ltd.  (7974.OS) said on Thursday it will start selling its new video  game console, the Wii, in the United States on November 19 for  about $250, as it girds for a three-way holiday showdown with  Microsoft and Sony.
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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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The holiday season may come with a little extra cheer for U.S. toy makers this year.
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A decision by Toys ``R&#39;&#39; Us Inc., the second-largest US toy retailer, to match the low prices of Wal- Mart Stores Inc. this holiday season may help it attract a buyer.
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Nintendo Co. Ltd.'s 7974.OS new Wii   game console and related software will be profitable to the   company once sales begin in the United States in November, the   president of Nintendo of America said on Thursday.
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While Nintendo Wii gamers are having a smashing good time with one of this holiday season's hottest-selling game consoles, Nintendo is being hit with a lawsuit over the Wii's uniquely designed controllers.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. _ Hoping to pack enough video-game thrills at a bargain price to attract a broad audience, Nintendo revealed launch details Thursday for its Wii video game console, saying it will start selling in the United States Nov. 19 for $250.
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(InfoWorld) - The 2006 holiday shopping period got off to a strong start over the weekend, according to several e-commerce operators. The Friday after the Thanksgiving holiday is typically seen as the start of the holiday sales season in the U.S. and retail outlets across the nation see some of the largest crowds of the year on that day. In recent years, online retailers also report strong traffic on the day. While consumers may be opening their wallets to online retailers like never before, there's also evidence they are after bargains like never before. Two online price comparison sites, which point consumers to the lowest prices for various items, reported surging traffic. Pricegrabber.com said it's seen a 45 percent increase year-over-year in referrals to merchants for November to date. In some categories, including toys, sporting goods and apparel, the amount of traffic sent to retailers by Pricegrabber has more than doubled, it said. Rival site Shopping.com reported a 40 percent jump in November-to-date referrals to online retailers and said hot categories include kids and family, home and garden, and clothing and accessories. Despite the strong traffic, Monday is likely to be busier, said Shopping.com. Last year visitors to the site peaked between noon and 2 p.m. on Monday. Two of the season's hottest holiday gift items, the recently-launched PlayStation 3 and Wii games consoles, have been selling fast on Ebay. In the week to Nov. 24, 14,675 PlayStation 3 and 26,708 Wii consoles were sold through the site. The average price of the PS3 was US$1,186.39 while the Wii fetched an average $412.53, according to eBay Marketplace Research. Both prices are well above their suggested retail prices. Other hot electronics items include the Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. BDP-1000 Blu-ray Disc player and Apple Computer Inc.'s iPod nano and iPod Shuffle, the company said.
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U.S. sales of video game hardware  and software rose 28 percent in December from a year earlier as  holiday shoppers snapped up new consoles like Nintendo Co Ltd's  (7974.OS) top-selling Wii, market research firm NPD said on  Thursday.
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By Richard J. Dalton Jr., Newsday, Melville, N.Y.  Dec. 16--While Nintendo's Wii game consoles have been flying off the  shelves, its remote control has been flying into shelves -- and television  sets, and ceiling fans and walls.
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Nintendo&#39;s Wii is still holding the top spot in its home country, but Sony&#39;s PlayStation 3 is gaining ground on the low-cost console. According to Japanese game magazine publisher Enterbrain, Nintendo sold 245,653 Wii consoles during the four weeks ending August 26. Sony sold 81,541 units of the PS3 during that same period.
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While shoppers are still lining up to buy Nintendoâs Wii, its older portable sibling, the Nintendo DS, is the best-selling game machine in the United States.
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Again this year, we offer the video-game shopper a cheat sheet identifying some of the top titles of the holiday season. Keep in mind that weird tastes abound and some are reflected on this list, which is culled from hundreds of games released in time for the holidays.
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NEW YORK -- Nintendo's quirky game console, the Wii, will go on sale in the U.S. on Nov. 19 for $250, much less than Sony's PlayStation 3, which launches just two days earlier with $500 and $600 models.