Nintendo, Sony try to kindle demand ahead of holidays
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Nintendo Co. and Sony Corp. made separate product unveilings yesterday that the video game giants hope will attract more customers ahead of the highly competitive holiday shopping season.
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Sony Corp.  said on Monday  U.S. sales of electronics have been better than expected so far  this holiday shopping season, fueled by demand for flat panel  televisions and digital cameras.
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Sony's 6758.T delay of the   European launch of its long-awaited PlayStation 3 is stoking   worries about crucial holiday season sales for video game   publishers, nudging down their shares on Wednesday.
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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.
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Gaming console giants Nintendo and Sony are enabling music and video playback on their popular gaming devices in an effort to dominate the lucrative market, expected to account for sales of $2 billion in the United States this year.
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Know someone who's getting a Wii for the holidays? These add-ons will let them (or you) make the most of it.
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The holiday shopping season is set to be a shoot-'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.
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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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U.S. consumers binged on toys and electronics this Thanksgiving weekend, leaving retailers and analysts to wonder if demand has already been satiated and whether discounts that spurred the three-day spree will cut into profits.
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How did Nintendo really do in the holiday quarter?
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Nintendo makes some noise with two new titles in the run-up to Christmas, says the BBC's Daniel Etherington.
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Nintendo Co. and Sony Corp. (SNE) 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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Nintendo Co. Ltd.'s hit Wii video game consoles will still be scarce this holiday season, a senior executive said on Wednesday.
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Nintendo Co Ltd 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.
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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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NEW YORK -- Nintendo Co. said its Wii game console will go on sale in the United States on Nov. 19 for $250, hoping that like its plucky game character Mario, it will be able to take on the gorillas of the market: Sony and Microsoft .
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If you're into video games, Christmas definitely came early this year. Not only did Sony release the PlayStation 3, but Nintendo launched its new console system, the Wii. Both have a lot to offer in terms of entertainment and media functionality,  so picking one over the other is a difficult...