Entries Tagged as 'Console'

Nintendo Wii Outsells PS3 In Japan 5 To 1

June 6th, 2007 · No Comments

The trend of the Nintendo Wii outselling the Sony PS3 is not limited to the US market as was reported on this site earlier. The numbers in Japan are a little bit worse for the former king of the console market, Sony. Sony managed to sell 45,321 units of the PS3 while Nintendo sold 251,794 […]

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Nintendo Wii Used For Physical Therapy In Hopsital

May 21st, 2007 · No Comments

The Nintendo Wii continues to make headlines, this time for being used as a device for physical therapy. Therapists at the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital in Edmonton, Canada, are using the Wii to help treat patients who have movement and balance problems.
One account of the success of the Wii, involves the story of Albert Liaw. Albert […]

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Nintendo Wii Sales Tops As PS3 Sinks

May 18th, 2007 · No Comments

The Nintendo Wii was the leading console in terms of sales for the fourth month in a row. The Wii managed to sell 360,000 units in April, which was more than double the 174,000 units of the XBox 360 and more that quadruple the 82,000 units of the PS3.
In terms of falling sales since January, […]

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Nintendo Wii on Cruise Lines Big Screen

March 30th, 2007 · No Comments

Norwegian Cruise Lines has announced that they will start offering the opportunity to play the Nintendo Wii on big screens to travelers. And, I do mean big as seen in the screen above. Wii Sports, Wii Play, WarioWare: Smooth Moves, and Excite Truck will reportedly be available to play.
It certainly adds another way of keeping […]

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Nintendo Wii Update Details Already

November 17th, 2006 · No Comments

The Nintendo Wii has not even been released, but there is already news of a second version to be made available in the second half of 2007. The updated Wii will offer DVD movie playback and come in at a higher price. DVD movie playback is to be handled by Sonic Solutions who offer the […]

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