Wii to Displace Xbox 360 by End of 2008
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Nintendo's Wii game console will displace Microsoft's Xbox 360 as the new-generation game machine, according to market research firm iSuppli.
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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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In a Jan. 25 story about Nintendo Co.'s Wii video game console, The Associated Press, relying on erroneous information supplied by Nintendo, reported that consoles would need a Web browser to access news content. Nintendo now says the browser is not necessary.
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Microsoft Corp does not expect sales of its Xbox 360 game console to suffer if Toshiba Corp discontinues HD DVD technology, Microsoft said in a statement on Monday.
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According to a new market report from Understanding & Solutions, both Blu-ray and HD DVD player prices should decline significantly in early 2008.
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With the next-generation console battle about to heat up for the holidays, Microsoft Corp. is hoping that going wireless will help draw in consumers to its Xbox 360 system.
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Fresh off bumper earnings, Nintendo Co. ruled out a price cut for its smash-hit Wii video game console Friday and announced the company will being selling the Wii in China next year
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The new video game consoles already look pretty wimpy compared with the latest gaming PCs. The Wii? Whatever. The Xbox 360? No match. The PlayStation 3? You can't find one anyway.
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Microsoft will cut the price of its Xbox 360 console in Japan by about 13 percent from 39,795 yen ($348) to 34,800 yen ($304) starting November 1. The Core version of the console will now run 27,800 yen ($243), further putting pressure on Sony, which recently lowered the price of the PS3.
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Microsoft Entertainment & Devices chief Robbie Bach says he expects the Xbox 360 to topple revenue records in 2008, given total spending on 360 products last year.
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Microsoft has decided to sell the Core Xbox 360 System in Japan at a price lower than it's US counterpart, but also with two games included. Does Redmond's move signal a better deal soon for American consumers?
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Microsoft Corp.  said on  Wednesday it will launch its Xbox 360 HD DVD player in Japan on  November 22.
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Nintendo Wii sales worldwide have surpassed lifetime Microsoft Xbox 360 sales in less than a year.
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Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O said on   Wednesday it will launch its Xbox 360 HD DVD player in Japan on   November 22.
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Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox video game business will lay off 76 workers and stop making some sports games, the company said.
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Nintendo Co. Ltd. said on Thursday  it will start selling its new game console, the Wii, on  December 2 in Japan for 25,000 yen ($212), making it the third  and last major game maker to bring a next-generation console to  market.
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Details of the next generation of Microsoft's Xbox console will not be made available in March as gamers hoped.