On Thursday, Nintendo reported that annual earnings have dropped for the first time in six years. The Wii maker reported a profit of 228.6 billion yen ($2.5 billion) for its fiscal year that ended March 31. That’s an 18 percent decline from last year. Sales also slipped 22 percent year over year to 1.4 trillion yen ($15.4 billion).
Nintendo blamed the weaker financial performance on several factors, including a recent price drop on the Wii, fewer strong Wii titles, appreciation of the yen, and poor global sales.
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Both Sony and Microsoft plan on releasing motion-sensing controllers in 2010.
Sony originally said it would introduce the controller this spring, but is now delaying the release of its new motion-sensing controller for the PlayStation 3 game console until autumn.
The new release date gives Sony more time to accumulate a “comprehensive portfolio of titles to choose from at launch.”
This may still bring the new PS3 controller out before the XBox version, which games rival Microsoft Corp. aims to release in time for the end-of-year holiday season. Supposedly the Microsoft entry (Project Natal) eliminates the need for a controller altogether by using the body’s movements to control on-screen actions.
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Here is where I and Nintendo have a little disagreement.
We spend a couple of hundred to get the Wii machine, as much as $50 or more each to get some good games, some more yet to get additional controllers (expensive due to sensors inside) and then I find out that some (many?) of the games will not work well without nunchuks!!! What’s a Nunchuk?
That said, the family loves this beast, and the sensor feature in the controllers is awesome!
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My 7 year old grand daughter and I love this. Easy to learn games, for both a 7 year old, AND a grandpa! Especially great right now as it is often too cold to play outside very much.
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Wii Play collects nine quick and addictive games that are easy to pick up and play and hard to put away. Thanks to the intuitive controls of the Wii Remote, even the most inexperienced gamers will have no trouble mastering the controls. Wii Play features nine separate mini-games, including the following: Shooting Range, a point-and-fire game
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Amazingly, there is only one console game that has been on the top 5 list since its release. This video game is the Wii Fit for the Nintendo Wii. Released in May of 2008, the Wii Fit has never been dislodged from the top 5 position in almost all sales charts around the world. In fact, the Nintendo Wii’s bestselling game has even grabbed the number 1 spot in many occasions when there are no high profile games being released.
One would have to ask, what is it about the Nintendo Wii Fit that makes it such a highly coveted video game title?
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