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LONDON (AFP) – Nintendo’s Wii console is as effective as more traditional videogames for burning calories, but players are running the risk of injury by not warming-up properly, according to British experts. The Japanese firm launched Wii in November last year. Its motion-sensitive console — rather like a wireless remote control — allows the movements [...]

TOKYO – Booming sales of the popular Wii and DS game machines lifted Nintendo Co.’s earnings 77 percent for the latest fiscal year, showing that the Japanese maker is holding its own against bigger rivals Sony and Microsoft. Nintendo reported group net profit of 174.29 billion yen ($1.47 billion) in the year through March, up [...]

Another Namco Museum might not sound all that exciting, but apparently the upcoming DS compilation will feature Pac Man Vs. Originally a GameCube title, Pac Man Vs. put human players behind the ghosts. It was a fun multiplayer game that, unfortunately, relied on GBA connectivity. Shipping sometime in the summer, Namco Museum DS looks to [...]

LOS ANGELES (Billboard) Once a dark-horse contender, the Wii has outsold both its competitors in recent months. According to sales data from the NPD Group, the Wii sold 335,000 units in February to the Xbox 360′s 228,000 and the PS3′s 127,000. Of the three new-generation game consoles, the Xbox 360 has sold the most at [...]

Another revelation to come via Miyamoto’s keynote today at GDC, the newly announced “Popularity” Wii Channel is coming soon. There sadly wasn’t much as far as details go for the channel, but from what was gathered is that it will be a Mii focused. Apparently, Mii creators will be able to vote on others Mii’s [...]

Today during Shigeru Miyamoto’s keynote at GDC, he took the time to debut some stunning new Super Mario Galaxy footage. After the trailer played he went on to say that we’ll be seeing the title by the end of the year. Great news, as you can never be skeptical enough about when Nintendo’s first party [...]

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo 64, 1 player, 1,000 Wii Points): The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time reveals the genesis of the fantasy land of Hyrule, the origin of the Triforce and the tale of the first exploits of Princess Zelda and the heroic adventurer Link. Vibrant, real-time 3-D graphics transport [...]

This weeks Japanese software sales look a bit off from what we’re used to. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd for the PSP debuted at an astounding 705k units sold. But, what’s this? Four Wii titles managed to break into the top 10? Unheard of! Fire Emblem: Goddess of the Dawn leading the pack with 75k units [...]

Yesterday, Nintendo held a press conference in Japan regarding their 2007 Wii release schedule. What’s on track seems to be a hearty amount of content for both core and casual audiences. Some of surprise titles include Animal Crossing, Kirby, and Donkey Kong Barrel Blast, as none of those were previously slated for a 2007 release. [...]

The ever-fluctuating Japanese software sales proved no different this week. It seems last weeks Virtua Fighter 5 fell off the top ten entirely. Conversely, new titles for this week including Professor Layton and the Mysterious Village, Tales of Destiny 2 for the PSP, and Bleach DS 2nd rounded out the top three. Additionally, this weeks [...]

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