According to Nielsen, half of the viewers on Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) are coming from game consoles. This shows that game consoles are becoming a major source of entertainment. The number one console for Netflix users is the Nintendo Wii. Below is a chart from Nielsen:

Nintendo Co. Ltd. said that they plan on launching a Wii console successor in 2012 as they recently reported a slump in profits. Nintendo is expecting that profits will be remaining flat in the current financial year. Nintendo plans on demonstrating the Wii replacement at the E3 game show on June 7 in Los Angeles, California.

Nintendo is pulling in some solid sales numbers. On top of recently announcing the sales of 47 million DS devices, the company has also announced 34 million Wii sales. Of the 34 million, 21 million were sold in the last 3 years. In November, Nintendo sold 2.7 million Wii and DS systems. [VGChartz]

Nintendo has sold 1.5 million Wii and DS video game systems during Black Friday week. Of this number, about 600,000 Wii consoles were sold and 900,000 DS units were sold between November 21st and the 27th. The Wii bundle costs $199 with a Wii Remote Plus and 2 games. The DSi XL sold with 3 games for $179. The DSi with only one game sold for $149. Nintendo of America president said that the Nintendo sold around 9,000 systems every hour during Thanksgiving week. [VentureBeat]

After being downloaded 36 million times on the iPhone and Android, Angry Birds is now coming to gaming consoles. Rovio developers are working on Angry Birds for the Microsft Xbox 360, Sony PS3, and the Nintendo Wii. Rovio CEO Peter Vesterbacka did not give any specifics on when Angry Birds will be available for download on gaming consoles. [BBC]

You may have heard Stifler in America Pie 3 or B-Rad Gluckman yell it in Malibu’s Most Wanted. I’m talking about the expression “It’s on like Donkey Kong!” Now Nintendo wants the trademark for it. Pretty random, eh? Nintendo filed a trademark request with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for ownership of the expression in order to promote Donkey Kong Country Returns for the Wii. [Kotaku]

Sony and Nintendo have both released the numbers of their console sales over the Thanksgiving weekend and they are big! The Sony PlayStation 3 sold 440,000 units in the U.S. for the week ending November 29th. Nintendo announced that they sold over 1 million DS and DSi handheld console units. And the Nintendo Wii sold over 500,000 units for the week ending November 28th. Microsoft’s statement was that they sold twice as many 360 consoles during Thanksgiving week compared to the week before.

Lego Rock Band is a music video game that is being put together through a partnership between Harmonix Music Systems, MTV Games, EA, and Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment. This game will be released on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and the Wii on November 3.