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Nintendo's Sale Dominance Gets Noticed

Posted by Zonk on from the that's-why-they-call-it-the-big-n dept.

Via Kotaku, a Wall Street Journal report on Nintendo's continued dominance of the game charts. The piece rehashes the February NPD numbers and discusses the role the Wii and DS have had in revitalizing a company the WSJ refers to as an 'also-ran'. "To take better advantage of the Wii's growth, EA moved quickly to ramp up game production for the system, acquiring Headgate Studios, a developer in Utah focused entirely on making titles for Nintendo hardware, and shifting resources in other EA development groups to Nintendo projects. The company released four titles for the Wii in March, including a version of its Tiger Woods golf game in which players swing the Wii controller like a club. EA is also working on a line of consumer guides for the Nintendo DS that will be aimed at older players in Japan."

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  1. one word by cpt.hugenstein · · Score: 3, Funny

    Nintendo execs say only one word as they ride the rollercoster to the top... wiii! (mandatory wii joke, I know its getting old)

    1. Re:one word by Pojut · · Score: 5, Funny

      No need to explain yourself, buddy...wii understand

      --
      Living With a Nerd
  2. Dominating by EmperorKagato · · Score: 4, Funny

    [quake3arena]

    DOMINATING

    [/quake3arena]

    --
    ----- You know you have ego issues when you register a domain in your name.
    1. Re:Dominating by rkanodia · · Score: 1, Funny

      Actually if you were playing it properly, it was more like

      ULTRAAA! ULTRAAA! ULTRAAA! ULTRAAA! ULTRAAA!

      (opponent walks away from the machine)

      ULTRAAA! ULTRAAA! ULTRAAA! ULTRAAA! ULTRAAA!

      (opponent comes back with chips and a sandwich)

      ULTRAAA! ULTRAAA! ULTRAAA! ULTRAAA! ULTRAAA!

      (watch someone else play a round of Puzzle Fighter on the machine next to you)

      ULTRAAA COMBO!

      and that was the first third of the match or so.

    2. Re:Dominating by fimbulvetr · · Score: 2, Funny

      Um...
      [MK]
      FINISH HIM!
      [/MK]

  3. Re:Games? by lmnfrs · · Score: 2, Funny

    A SuperGameCube? That sounds totally rad, but I haven't seen one of these in stores anywhere - where can I get one!?

  4. Two name-jokes already? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Okay, but let's stop there. Thwii or four would be wiidiculous.

    (checking "Post Anonymously" out of shame...)

  5. Re:Doesn't matter by LWATCDR · · Score: 3, Funny

    Sounds like an Audiophile to me. Can I interest you into some great $2000 speaker cables? They are pure copper alloy and have been demagnetized as well. I also have a demagnetized granite shelf to mount your equipment on for 20,000. And a tuned power cable for $500.
    You know that price is a sure indicator of quality.

    --
    See my blog http://ilovecookes.blogspot.com/ for light hearted technical information.
  6. Re:Doesn't matter by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    And a tuned power cable for $500.
    You know that price is a sure indicator of quality.

    You're paying $500 for a power cable? What kind of cheap junk is that!

    The only thing almost good enough for MY ears is the
    JPS Labs Kaptovator Power Cord for $1500.