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  Linux 3.1 is out and supports OpenRISC, NFC, Wii

  Linus Torvalds released Linux 3.1 Monday and the new feature list is long and wide. Linux 3.1 includes a new iSCSI implementation and support for OpenRISC, Near-Field Communication chips, and -- get this -- Wii controllers.

  By Julie Bort | 25 October, 2011 07:27

  Tags: Game platforms, games, Intel, Linux, non-Windows, operating systems, software, wii

• Nintendo slashing price of 3DS

  Nintendo will slash the price of its 3DS handheld gaming device in Japan from mid August.

  By Martyn Williams | 28 July, 2011 17:20

  Tags: Nintendo, business issues, financial results, games, Handhelds, nintendo ds, Game platforms, wii

• Japan's gaming market sinks 16 per cent in first half

  Japan's console and portable gaming market sank 16 per cent in the first six months of the year as new software failed to make a splash and sales of hardware fell, according to data released on Thursday.

  By Martyn Williams | 30 June, 2011 12:56

  Tags: capcom, Enterbrain, Game platforms, games, game software, Handhelds, Microsoft, Nintendo, nintendo ds, PS3, psp, Sony Computer Entertainment, square enix, wii, Xbox360

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  Wii 2 on the way: Nintendo is growing up

  Almost five years after the Nintendo Wii launched, broke sales records, and revolutionized gaming with the introduction of motion-sensitive controllers, the console is slated to get a successor by E3 in June 2011.

  By Brennon Slattery | 16 April, 2011 00:44

  Tags: Game platforms, games, gaming, Nintendo, wii

• Kinect, Wii used to play Call of Duty in gadget mashup hack

  So, you want to play some Call Of Duty on your PC? You could do that the old fashioned way, or you could spice things up a little by hooking your PC up to Microsoft's Kinect and Nintendo's Wii Remote for some added FPS awesomeness, One avid gamer has done just that, sharing the impressive results on YouTube for all to see.

  By Chris Brandrick | 12 January, 2011 12:23

  Tags: Game platforms, games, gaming, Microsoft, Microsoft Kinect, Nintendo, wii, Xbox, XBox 360

• The Top 10 Video Games of 2010

  Here's my obligatory list of 2010's top 10 video games, in no particular order. Yours would no doubt look different. That's the point of lists, after all: To throw our favorites out there, then stand around comparing and critiquing.

  By Matt Peckham | 22 December, 2010 06:36

  Tags: consumer electronics, game consoles, Game platforms, games, gaming, gaming PCs, Handhelds, Handhelds / PDAs, Microsoft, Nintendo, nintendo ds, operating systems, Playstation, psp, software, sony, wii, Windows, Xbox

• Nielsen: Xbox 360 Most Used Console, Wii Most Played

  Microsoft's Xbox 360 is the most used console among users aged 13 or older, according to a new survey from media tracker Nielsen. "Most used", meaning everything from playing games to watching movies or catching some tunes to surfing the internet.

  By Matt Peckham | 18 December, 2010 02:18

  Tags: Game platforms, games, gaming, Microsoft, nielsen, Nintendo, Playstation, sony, wii, Xbox

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  Nintendo loses grip on handheld gaming, drops into loss

  Nintendo reported a 2.01 billion yen (US$24.6 million) net loss for the six months to Sept. 30, as its sales of hardware and software dropped, the company said on Thursday. It sold 42 percent fewer handheld game consoles than a year earlier.

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 29 October, 2010 04:39

  Tags: business issues, consumer electronics, financial results, Game platforms, games, game software, Handhelds, Nintendo, nintendo ds, Phones, smartphones, wii

• Xbox 360 redesign pays off

  Microsoft's revision of the Xbox 360 brought results in July when the console topped the U.S. video game sales ranking for the first time in three years, according to figures from NPD Group.

  By Martyn Williams | 13 August, 2010 10:11

  Tags: Game platforms, games, game software, Handhelds, Microsoft, Nintendo, nintendo ds, NPD, PS3, psp, sony, Sony Computer Entertainment, wii, Xbox360

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  The honeymoon is over: Nintendo records a loss as DS sales plummet

  Nintendo reported a net loss for the April to June quarter as the strong Japanese yen and weak demand for its products hurt earnings.

  By Martyn Williams | 29 July, 2010 04:55

  Tags: business issues, financial results, Game platforms, games, Handhelds, Nintendo, nintendo ds, wii

• Smash Bros, arcade Ninja Gaiden on Wii this week

  With plenty of people unwrapping Wiis and DSes this Friday, Nintendo obviously wants to perk up their online marketplaces with fresh new content for the many folks taking their consoles online after they plug them in for the first time.

  By Dave Rudden | 22 December, 2009 07:02

  Tags: Nintendo, wii

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  Nintendo profits fall 61% as Wii sales slump

  A sharp fall in global sales of Nintendo's popular Wii console and a less dramatic slowdown in sales of the portable DS pushed down the company's sales and profits in the April to June quarter, the company said Thursday.

  By Martyn Williams | 31 July, 2009 05:21

  Tags: gaming news, Nintendo, nintendo dsi, nintendo wii, profit, revenue, wii

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  Wii console sales hit 8 million in Japan as growth slows

  Sales of Nintendo's Wii console have passed 8 million in Japan, according to data released on Wednesday.

  By Martyn Williams | 23 April, 2009 05:36

  Tags: games consoles, Japan, Nintendo, nintendo wii, wii

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  Wii hack makes light work of mowing the grass

  When Mary Poppins talked about turning chores into games it's a good bet she didn't expect Casmobot.

  By Martyn Williams | 06 April, 2009 05:37

  Tags: Nintendo, nintendo wii, wii

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  Breasts, beer and bacon: Colin McRae Dirt 2 trailer

  The newly launched Colin McRae Dirt2 trailer is a 39 second appeal to red-blooded gamer bogans.

  By Darren Pauli | 30 March, 2009 09:51

  Tags: gaming news, PS3, psp, wii, XBox 360