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WalMart offering Nintendo Wii $50 gift card

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Nintendo Wii, one of the hottest Christmas gift ideas, is getting another $50 off its retail price, thanks to WalMart. The retail giant said it will be offering a $50 gift card to anyone who purchases the game console, effectively lowering the price to $149. The average retail price for a Nintendo Wii is $199.
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October U.S. video game sales down 19 percent: NPD

Sales of video game equipment and software in the United States tumbled 19 percent in October to $1.07 billion, research group NPD said on Thursday, troubling figures as the industry heads into the most important selling weeks of the year.
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Daily Wrap Up - Sept. 24 Tech

Research In Motion Ltd. Reported a drop of 4 percent in its second quarter earnings as a legal settlement charge offset strong sales of the company's popular line of BlackBerry devices.
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Nintendo to cut Wii price by 20 percent

Nintendo Co Ltd will cut the price of its popular Wii video game console by 20 percent, responding to similar cuts by rivals Sony Corp and Microsoft Corp aimed at kick-starting demand.
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Nintendo to cut Wii price by 20 percent to $200

Nintendo Co Ltd, the top maker of the current generation of video game consoles, said on Wednesday it will cut the price of its Wii video game console by $50 to $199.99, starting Sunday.
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Grand Theft Auto game heading to iPhone

After announcing the game's release for Sony's PSP in October, Rockstar Games revealed Monday that they'll be taking it to the iPhone and iPod Touch as well.
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New technology key to gaming sector in downturn

Luring new audiences by moving away from traditional gaming consoles is more crucial than ever as the downturn curbs consumer spending in a sector once seen as recession-proof, analysts and executives said.
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Rock Band unveils 19 songs for new Beatles game

A list of 19 songs by The Beatles including classics Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds and A Hard Day's Night for a new Rock Band video game were revealed on Tuesday, leaving only one mystery title remaining.
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Sony, Sharp post losses, Nintendo loses steam

Sony and Sharp's third straight quarters of losses underscore the challenges they face in flat TV market as they struggle to compete with Samsung Electronics and other South Korean rivals benefiting from a weaker won.
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Ubisoft 1Q figures, delays games

Ubisoft, whose revenues declined 51 percent in the first quarter, delayed its awaited game Splinter Cell Conviction and Red Steel 2 due to slow demand and in the anticipation of market conditions.
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Nintendo DS Japan sales jump on Dragon Quest

Nintendo Co Ltd sold more than twice as many units of the DS game player last week in Japan as it did the week before, helped by the latest version of Square Enix's Dragon Quest game, a research firm said.
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Health games become serious business

Videogames were once blamed for rising obesity rates but are now being championed by the medical industry and for use by government departments for their health benefits.
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Nintendo rejected rivals' technology choice: FT

Nintendo Co Ltd tried and rejected the motion-sensing technology that Sony Corp and Microsoft Corp are counting on to catch up in the video games wars, the company's president told the Financial Times.

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