kotaku.com - 3/9/2009
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The writing was on the wall when Wii Sports Resort dropped off Nintendo's release schedule, but now there's further fuel being poured on the "MotionPlus delayed" fire, courtesy of IGN's Wii podcast....
gonintendo.com - 3/5/2009
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gonintendo.com —
Follow me on this one, okay? I have
a bit of explaining to do… Earlier today, the...
online hub for Nintendo Power gave us a two-page preview of their EA Grand Slam Tennis article . While we got our first look at the in-game graphics, we also got to ...
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press.nintendo.com - 3/12/2009
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press.nintendo.com —
NINTENDO SHIPS 100 MILLIONTH PORTABLE NINTENDO DS SYSTEM
Nintendo DS Helped Redefine What a Video Game Could...
Be REDMOND, Wash., March 11, 2009 - Somewhere - perhaps in Chicago, maybe in Paris, possibly in Tokyo - the 100 millionth system in the ...
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Welcome to Nintendo of America's Media Site
weblogs.variety.com - 3/12/2009
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One of Hollywood's top digital distribution executives thinks
so. In an interview I recently conducted with Curt...
Marvis, president of digital media for Lionsgate, for Variety's technotainment blog, he specifically mentioned the Wii as a huge ...
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Movies and TV coming to the Wii?
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Nintendo facing delay on Wii MotionPlus?
SlashGear —
... in the Wiimote controller, using the accelerometer and sensor bar to more precisely track arm position and motion. According to Nintendo, the aim is true 1:1 response in gameplay.
According to the rumors, however, Nintendo will miss their original June release target and both the MotionPlus and the Wii Sports Resort title will be pushed back until later in the year. No specific dates have been mentioned, and Nintendo themselves are yet to comment on the situation.
[via Kotaku] ...
Wii MotionPlus Delayed, According to IGN [Uncomfirmed]
Gizmodo —
... their MotionPlus functionality for games hitting around June, coupled with the pretty extensive hands-on with the peripheral we were allowed almost a year ago, it's hard to believe that technical glitches could be all that devastating at this point in time. If anything, it seems like IGN is confirming what we already suspected after Nintendo kept so quiet since E3. Wii MotionPlus was delayed. Now it's on schedule for a June-ish release. [IGN via Kotaku]
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Wii MotionPlus ‘hiccups’ could delay release
CrunchGear —
... according to Kotaku, another sign that the peripheral will be delayed. It was previously thought to be available in June.
My biggest concern is whether or not MotionPlus will be available for Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10, which is due on June 16th and will make use of the ultra-sensitive controller add-on. The game apparently doesn’t require MotionPlus, so it’s very possible that TW10 be released on time with our without the add-on from Nintendo.
[via Kotaku]
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crunchgear.com 3/9/2009 —
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Nintendo ships 100 Million Nintendo DS Consoles —
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Nintendo Wii price rise incoming —
T3.com News 3/12/2009
Nintendo has given gamers a stark reminder of the scale of financial mess we’re in by announcing that it’s going to increase the price of the Nintendo Wii console bundle.
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