Buyers line up for Nintendo Wii
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Nintendo releases its Wii games console in the US, hoping to fight back against Sony and Microsoft.
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An initial 200,000 of the consoles went on sale in Tokyo on Sunday as thousands of shoppers lined up overnight to buy the first devices.
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By Shaun Conlin  Though many are all agog with PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Wii hype this holiday shopping season, there's a good chance someone on your wish list couldn't care less.
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Shortages of Nintendo Wii consoles leave some gamers who pre-ordered the new machine frustrated.
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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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Nintendo's Wii video game system hit Japanese stores Saturday with long lineups and shortages, following its sellout U.S. launch last month.
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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.
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Early forecast confirmed Welcome back to the top of the world games console totem pole, Nintendo - for next-gen machines at the very least. Sales data suggests that to date 9m Wiis have been bought, to 8.9m Xbox 360s and 3.7m PS3s.â¦
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Nintendo's Wii videogames console goes on sale at midnight on Thursday to UK gamers.
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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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The nation's shoppers  -  taking advantage of deep discounts and expanded hours  -  jammed stores over the last weekend before Christmas to try to grab a hard-to-find Wii or scoop up bargains on other items
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While it might not be as good as actually getting a Wii for Christmas, Nintendo and GameStop have joined forces to help consumers get their hand on one...eventually.
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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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To deal with frustration among holiday shoppers hunting for its Wii game console, Nintendo Co. and retailer GameStop Corp. are launching a rain check program.
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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.'s  game  console, the Wii, went on sale in Japan on Saturday, greeted by  thousands of shivering but exhilarated game enthusiasts who had  lined up through a wintry night to bring home the latest  machine.
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The holiday shopping season is set to be a shoot-&#39;em-up round in the video game industry, as its top players Nintendo and Sony go head to head by launching new and advanced hand held machines.