Japanese gamers brave frosty weather for Nintendo Wii
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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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Roughly 1,000 eager fans line up in Los Angeles to get their hands on the Nintendo Wii.
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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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Sony&#39;s first hand-held game machine is vying to give Nintendo a run for its money in Japan this holiday season. Nintendo President Satoru Iwata is taking the news with a grain of salt.
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You may not be able to get your hands on one of the company's popular consoles before Christmas, but now you can at least put something under the tree: a certificate redeemable for a Wii in January.
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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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A large crowd did during a chilly night in Tokyo--but this one was different. This one was Sony&#39;s first handheld game machine, a PlayStation Portable, and about 200,000 sold when it went on sale Sunday morning.
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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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By Troy Wolverton, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Dec. 16--Nintendo hoped the motion-sensing controller for its new Wii  console would get users excited and give the game machine some buzz.   It turns out that some Wii users got a little too excited.
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A low price and innovative controller could push Nintendo's Wii to the top spot in Japan.
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters Life!) - Kris Smith called it "the  equivalent of a man Tupperware party." In early December, he  and a few pals gathered in a basement in suburban Chicago to  try out their friend's brand new Nintendo Wii video game  console.
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The video game wars, particularly between top rivals Sony and Nintendo, are in heavy battle mode during the holiday season, with stores struggling to keep enough of the hottest consoles and game titles on the shelves to satisfy hungry gift-buyers. -washingtonpost.com
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Nintendo Co. Ltd. has some cautionary advice for players of its Wii video game console: when waving the controller, use the wrist strap, keep your palms dry and, whatever you do, don't let go.
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The Japanese launch of Nintendo's Wii console takes place on 2 December.
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Consumers get psyched for the release of Nintendo and Sony gaming devices.
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Retailer's Japanese arm posts product page for hotly anticipated game console.
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Nintendo Co Ltd (7974.OS) said on  Friday it will launch a "rain check" program to deliver the Wii  in January to shoppers who can't get hold of the game console  due to inventory shortages over the holiday season.