Nintendo, Sony devices to target holiday shoppers
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NEW YORK -- Nintendo Co. and Sony Corp. made separate product announcements yesterday that the video game giants hope will attract more customers ahead of the highly competitive holiday shopping season.
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While Nintendo may be banking on a hot holiday season with the launch of the Nintendo DS hand-held game unit, Sony has set in motion a series of plans that could see them take another sizeable lead in the gaming market.
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Sony's cheaper PS3 will be on U.S. store shelves in time for the holiday season.
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The holiday shopping season might be over, but the game console war is still raging, with Sony calling the Wii an "impulse buy" and Nintendo bragging about shipment volumes that dwarf the PlayStation 3's numbers.
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NEW YORK/CHIBA, Japan  - Nintendo Co. Ltd.   7974.OS said on Thursday it will start selling its new game   console, the Wii, in the U.S. on November 19 for about $250, as   it girds for a three-way showdown this holiday season against   Microsoft and Sony 6758.T.
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Make your holidays bright by putting these high-tech toys on your wish list.
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In a shift in strategy, Nintendo was expected to announce yesterday that it plans to begin selling its next generation of hand-held video game devices in the US in time for the Christmas season.
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Internet retailer announces its best holiday season; electronics were the key.
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By Clint Swett, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Dec. 14--As the holiday shopping season heads into its final days, the appeal of hitting your keyboard for gift-getting only gets brighter.
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OTTAWA (CP) - With the holiday buying season in full swing, Statistics Canada reports that we spent a bundle last year on new electronic devices.
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Gaming giant Nintendo launched its latest handheld gaming device, the much-anticipated Nintendo DS on Sunday. Scheduled for release in time for the holiday season, the system is aimed at older, more sophisticated
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Microsoft is gearing up to do battle with Nintendo for the family audience in the run-up to Christmas.
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Nintendo says its new two-screen portable gaming device will first go on sale in the US in November.
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Sony and Nintendo made separate product announcements 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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Japan's Nintendo Co. Ltd. struck the  first blow in what is set to be an all-out war with Sony Corp.  for the lucrative handheld game console market, aggressively  pricing its new dual-screen model at $149.99 and setting its  U.S. launch date for Nov. 21.
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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.