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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. Obligatory by Karganeth · · Score: 0, Troll

    Stiill?

    Sorry.

  2. Jump on the bandwagon! by dj_tla · · Score: 0, Troll

    Though I am getting a bit impatient waiting for a great game for the Wii (Super Paper Mario was alright, but didn't satiate my craving), this and other announcements is just encouraging companies to rush out tripe. Only a matter of time until we get another E.T.!

  3. Re:Final Fantasy XIII May Be Coming to the Wii by rnmartinez · · Score: 0, Troll

    what wil happen is they will make Final Fantasy XIII: Crystal Chronicles or some kind of knockoff for the Wii - I doubt they would let Nintendo have a real FF game - although it beats the hell out of me as to why not. I know that the Wii us underpowered but I don't own an HDTV so if I play FF XIII its going to be in 480p regardless of the platform.