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gamasutra.com - 3/19/2009

News - GameStop's McKenzie: Wii Supply 'Finally' Sufficient

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Last week, Gamasutra had a chance to ask GameStop SVP of Merchandising Bob McKenzie about Nintendo pricing issues, following reports that the wholesale price of the Wii has been raised in the UK. McKenzie doesn't foresee Nintendo of America raising the wholesale price of the Wii like its UK ...

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developmag.com - 3/20/2009

Nintendo preps 'major app strategy' for DSi | Game Development | News by Develop

— developmag.com — dsi, dsi ware, nintendo, nintendo ds, nintendo dsi Nintendo preps 'major app strategy' for DSi Michael French... Mar 19 2009, 2:17pm Be first to comment Format-holder tells studios to make small-scale handheld applications, Develop understands Nintendo ... (more) Nintendo preps 'major app strategy' for DSi | Game ...

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ds.kombo.com - 3/24/2009

News: New Nintendo DSi News from Preview Event

— ds.kombo.com — On Sunday evening, Nintendo held a special event in order to give gold and platinum Club Nintendo... members a preview of the soon-to-be-released DSi. I was unable to make it, unfortunately, but our own man-on-the-scene, Matthew Green, was in attendance ... (more) News: New Nintendo DSi News from Preview Event

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kotaku.com - 3/20/2009

Nintendo DSi: Nintendo Pushing Third Parties To Focus On DSiWare Apps, Not Just Games

— kotaku.com — Your Nintendo DSi is going to do more than just play games out of the box. Built-in... apps for photos and music will provide minutes, if not hours of fun. Expect the same of DSiWare. Already available in Japan, the online DSiWare shop lets Nintendo DSi ... (more) Nintendo DSi: Nintendo Pushing Third Parties To Focus On ...

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Nintendo Wii supply will be ’sufficient’ this time say GameStop
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Nintendo Wii shortage finally over
SlashGear — It seems like as far back as I can remember, there have never been enough Wiis. But now, Nintendo has finally caught up with the demand–even though they didn’t do much to catch up in the first place–and the dreaded Wii shortage is no more. So, if you still have an interest in getting your hands on a Wii, it should be fairly easy. Well, if you have the extra money sitting around, that is. According to Bob McKenzie, an executive at GameStop, the company has plenty of Wiis on their shelves for the first time in three years. It’s hard to say if there’s finally enough ...

Nintendo Wii supply has finally caught up to demand
Crave: The gadget blog — Sorry I underestimated you, Wii.(Credit: Nintendo of America) GameStop, the leading boutique video game retailer in the U.S., finally has enough supply of Nintendo Wii consoles on store shelves to satisfy consumers who want to simply walk in the store and pick one up. In an interview with Gamastura, ...