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Wii MotionPlus an Integral, Inexpensive Piece of Nintendo’s Strategy?

In a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata explained that the company’s love affair with expensive add-on peripherals may be coming to an end — but you may want to consider at least one of their recent endeavors in that field. Yesterday, Iwata provided hope that the Wii MotionPlus will [...]

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Straight From the Horse’s Mouth: More Insight From the Corporate Sphere

It is said that you should never look a gift horse in the mouth — but if you choose to get your news from the same equine orifice, you might want to check the animal’s pedigree. That’s what GameSetWatch did in November 2006, when it noticed that PlayStation-friendly blog ThreeSpeech was a “semi-official” media outlet, and [...]

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Promises, Promises: Nintendo Wii

As the kid-tested, mother-approved — hell, grandmother-approved — game console whose demand continues to outstrip supply over a year after release, the Nintendo Wii has certainly caused a stir — but not quite the all-out Revolution its creators originally hyped. Wii online sucks. There are few compelling hardcore games. For every critically acclaimed title that [...]

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Satoru Iwata on Wii Storage Space, U.S. Economy, WiiWare Royalties

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, following a recent financial briefing, engaged in a prolonged Q&A with curious attendees. Spotted over at IGN, the full Q&A reveals Iwata’s thoughts and predictions for a number of crucial Nintendo issues.

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Iwata Says No Price Cuts For Wii or DS

Nintendo may intend to double the number of Wii in consumers’ hands this year, but it plans to do so at that same $250 price point the home console has commanded since November 2006. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata told the Associated Press earlier today that there were no plans to cut prices of either the [...]

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