Archive for the 'Nintendo Co. Ltd.' Category

Report: Nintendo will add camera, music to DS

Monday, September 29th, 2008

Japanese news site Nikkei Net is reporting that the time has finally come for Nintendo to roll out another new DS video game system, complete with a camera and music playback. Earlier this year, Nintendo projected hardware sales of its DS handheld system to total 28 million…
Original post by Gadgets, gizmos, and […]

ITC to probe Nintendo Wii patent infringement

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

The U.S. International Trade Commission has agreed to look into Hillcrest Laboratories’ allegations that Nintendo infringed Hillcrest’s patents in making its popular Wii video game WASHINGTON–The U.S. International Trade Commission has agreed to look into Hillcrest Laboratories’ allegations that Nintendo infringed Hillcrest’s patents in making its popular Wii video…
Original post by Gadgets, gizmos, and […]

Playing a video game? No, it’s health therapy

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

Video games are known to improve hand-eye coordination but now they’re being used to help someone quit smoking or lose weight. Raleigh, North Carolina–Video games are known to improve hand-eye coordination but can they help someone quit smoking or lose weight? Hot on the heels…
Original post by Gadgets, gizmos, and […]

Nintendo posts strong results, boosts outlook

Friday, January 25th, 2008

Holiday sales of the Wii and DS game consoles help company more than double fourth-quarter operating profit. Robust holiday sales of its Wii and DS game machines helped Nintendo more than double its quarterly operating profit and prompted it to raise its outlook above market expectations. Operating…
Original post by Gadgets, gizmos, and […]

Video games a sales winner in ‘07

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

Consumer spending for console and portable games netted $8.64 billion, a 34 percent increase from 2006, with Halo 3 in the lead. DVD sales might have slipped in 2007, but another key segment of the home entertainment market had a banner year: video games. Sales of video…
Original post by Gadgets, gizmos, and […]

Canadian students test Nintendo Wii workout

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

Kinesiology student and colleagues monitor heart rates and exertion during three types of activity, including Wii boxing. Canadian students have given each other a Wii workout to see if the top-selling video game console can get couch potatoes to work up a sweat. Twenty-eight students at Dalhousie…
Original post by Gadgets, gizmos, and […]

Fantasy, gore kick off 2008 game releases

Friday, January 18th, 2008

Last year’s string of A-list titles will be a hard act to follow, but several games set for release soon will give it their best shot. Video gamers, finally emerging from the pixilated haze brought on by last year’s bumper crop of best-selling titles, are now turning their…
Original post by Gadgets, gizmos, and […]