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About 50% Of Netflix’s Streaming Viewers Are From Game Consoles

Amit Chowdhry — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 17:47:46 +0000

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 Launching A New Wii In 2012

Amit Chowdhry — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 01:47:02 +0000

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 facing major competition from smartphone and tablet companies that include Apple and HTC. Today Nintendo revealed a quarterly profit of 12 billion yen. This is down from 59.9 billion yen one year earlier. Nintendo sold 86 million units of the Wii since they launched in 2006. For the year that just ended, Wii console sales have fallen to 15.1 million units from 20.1 million one year earlier.

“We have decided that it is best to let people experience it for themselves at E3,” stated Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata. “It will offer a new way of playing games within the home.”

[Reuters]

Over 34 Million Wii Consoles Sold In The U.S.

Amit Chowdhry — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 07:40:04 +0000

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 Sold 1.5 Million Wii and DS Systems During Black Friday Week

Amit Chowdhry — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 04:38:28 +0000

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]

Angry Birds Is Coming To Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii

Amit Chowdhry — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 21:58:59 +0000

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]

Nintendo Files Trademark For “It’s On Like Donkey Kong”

Amit Chowdhry — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 17:21:49 +0000

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]

Thanksgiving Console Rush: Nintendo Sells 500K Wiis, 1 Million DS/DSIs; Sony Sells 440K PS3s

Amit Chowdhry — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 07:34:35 +0000

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 To Be Released On November 3 [Trailer Video]

Amit Chowdhry — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:03:32 +0000

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.

Atari Designing Project Runway Game For The Wii

Amit Chowdhry — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:44:30 +0000

Atari is designing a new game based on the TV show Project Runway for the Nintendo Wii. The game is expected to be released next year. Players will design fashion, outfit models, and use the Wii Balance Board controller for doing the catwalk. Project Runway is currently in its 6th season on the Lifetime channel. The show is hosted by Heidi Klum (pictured below).

Nintendo Is Now Selling Wii Fit Plus

Amit Chowdhry — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:02:30 +0000

Over the weekend, Nintendo launched Wii Fit Plus. This video game will most likely become one of the best selling games during the holiday season as its predecessor was at the top of the gaming charts for a long period. The game will be available for purchase in 2 ways:
1. Game + balance board
2. Just the game for users who bought the original game plus the board

The Wii Fit Plus has 20 new games which includes Segway and skateboarding. Workouts can be made from between 5 minutes and 1 hour. The game+balance board combo sells for $99.99 and the game itself costs $19.99. The Wii Fit Plus can also read data from the original game on the Wii. The original Wii Fit sold well over 8 million copies since the game launched in May 2008.