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Nintendo promises better games for core Wii players

 
The Wii celebrates its second birthday in the US today. But despite phenomenal sales, a pair of bewildered rival consoles left in its wake and having converted a ton of non-gamers into Wii addicts, the rise and rise of the little white console might just be starting to look a little shaky.   The latest major first-party title, Wii Music, has failed to make much an impact on the charts, and hardcore Ninty fans have been feeling abandoned since the console maker spent the past year focussing its greedy gaze on the lucrative casual market.   Nintendo has now sought to undo some of the damage it has done by ignoring and even insulting its staunchest set of supporters. Cammie Dunaway, executive vice president of sales and marketing, has promised that more attention will be paid to the demands of core gamers next year.   “I think that next year you’re going to see the tide turn a little bit, in terms of people realizing that the Wii can have something of ... (link)

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