Zelda wins Wii players but critics query future demand
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LOS ANGELES, Nov 23 (Reuters Life!) - 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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The Nintendo Wii may be the least powerful of the new generation of video game systems, but for many it will be the most fun, and thatÂs what really matters.
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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'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.
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Nintendo says it has sold more than 600,000 of its new Wii consoles, since its launch eight days ago in the US.
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Nintendo Co. Ltd.  sold  600,000 units of its new Wii video game console in the first  eight days after its release in the Americas, as the company  vies with rivals Sony Corp.  and Microsoft Corp.   for gamers' hearts and wallets.
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Nintendo Co. Ltd. (7974.OS) sold  600,000 units of its new Wii video game console in the first  eight days after its release in the Americas, as the company  vies with rivals Sony Corp. (6758.T) and Microsoft Corp.   for gamers' hearts and wallets.
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Nintendo is hoping that the Nintendo DS will win over older, more sophisticated gamers.
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SEATTLE - In a slight crouch, Reggie Fils-Aime snapped off a left jab followed by a right hook. Demonstrating how the hand controls of Nintendo&#39;s hot-selling Wii video game console work in a boxing game, Fils-Aime, executive vice president of sales and marketing, let out a laugh. He could well afford it. For now, Fils-Aime has put real-life business rivals at Microsoft and Sony at the receiving end of a pummeling.
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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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Whatever other accolades the Nintendo Wii might receive, it has already grabbed the title of this season's Scarcest Electronic Gift. Retailers and desperate parents alike tell similar tales of Wiis being sold so quickly that sightings of new shipments are big news.
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The heated competition between the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii for home console dominance has yielded surprisingly few great games this year. But I can still name 10 of this yearâs games that thrilled me to the core.
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Nintendo Co.'s  Wii game console  outsold Sony Corp.'s  PlayStation 3 by more than five  to one in Japan last month, Japanese game magazine publisher  Enterbrain said, casting a shadow over a turnaround in Sony's  game business.
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The early months of a new console's life are often overloaded with driving games. Take the Nintendo Wii: Less than a month after its launch, it was already home to "Excite Truck," "Need for Speed Carbon," "GT Pro Series," "Monster 4x4" and "Cars."
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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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As it raced past rivals to become the hottest new video game console, some analysts predicted that Nintendo Co.'s Wii was little more than a fad.
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And their pee'd of with the Wii Retailers think the Xbox 360 is most likely to win the next generation console war, but they're still pi**ed with the ongoing Wii shortage, according to a survey.â¦