As a result of legal victory against IA Labs in Wii Fit case, Mario maker obtains entire IA Labs patent portfolio.
With Nintendo's all-conquering console on its last legs, we look back at what made the Wii such a huge success.
US court dismisses patent litigation concerning Wii Balance Board, Wii Fit, and Wii Fit Plus; Nintendo says, "We refuse to succumb to patent trolls."
After six weeks at the top, FIFA 12 gets knocked down to four, and Final Fantasy XIII-2 is the first new release to go to number one in 2012.
Nintendo touts new sales figures for Wii-exclusive dancing game; title becomes system's eighth game to sell 5 million units in the region.
We count down to the 2011 Electronic Entertainment Expo with a series of features about the issues affecting the future of the games industry.
Rhythm game minted $830.9 million--but Call of Duty: Black Ops is closing fast with $787.4 million; Wii Fit, Modern Warfare 2, and Rock Band also make top 10.
Controller pack-in reigns supreme on console as Nintendo releases separate top 10 US sales lists for first, third party games; Mario Kart Wii and Wii Fit take silver and bronze.
Nintendo balance board-based fitness titles reach million mark in Australia.
University of Wisconsin study finds the EA Sports Active series meets US guidelines for exercise.
Game publisher teams with health organization to promote fitness, "active-play" games like Wii Fit, Wii Sports Resort.
IA Labs sues publisher over infringing technologies also seen in CES Innovation Award-winning Kilowatt Sport, Exer-Station.
The UK gets into the family spirit this Easter and takes Ubisoft’s Just Dance to the top of the chart.
Australian games industry worth more than A$2 billion last year; Wii Fit top-selling game of 2009.
Wii Remote pack-in leads list of all-time titles; Guitar Hero III, GTA: San Andreas, Modern Warfare 2, Wii Fit, Mario Kart Wii, Call of Duty 4, Madden NFL 07, COD: ...
Modern Warfare 2, Sims 3 top sellers as domestic physical game hardware, software, and accessory sales slip 8 percent; PC software slides 23 percent to $538 million; DS sells 11M, ...
Xbox 360 edition of Activision's megahit leads US list, followed by Wii Fit, Wii Sports Resort, Mario Kart Wii, Wii Play, Halo 3: ODST, Pokemon Platinum, PS3 MW2, Madden, and ...
NPD analyst pegs total store-bought software figure at $1.46 million last month; Activision's shooter franchise most lucrative so far in 2009.
Retailer will begin stocking consoles and exer-games including Wii Fit, Jillian Michaels' Fitness Ultimatum, and others; dedicated EA Sports Active outlets also spotted.
BBC promises an "improved viewing experience" from iPlayer integration into the Wii home menu.
Wedbush Morgan's Michael Pachter and EEDAR's Jesse Divnich believe software fell 9 to 11 percent last month; Uncharted 2, Borderlands, Wii Fit Plus lead sales.
Disappointment for other publishers as Band Hero, SingStar: Take That, and Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time all fail to break the top 10.
Nintendo's latest minigame compilation debuts to nearly septuple-platinum sales.
GameSpot UK takes a look at the brand-new black Wii, complete with video unboxing.
Weakening Wii sells only 5.75 million units during six months, down from 10.1 million; just $2.5 billion in annual profit now expected; new large-screen DSi hits Japan November 21, US ...
Aion, Champions Online debut atop NPD's monthly PC rankings, while Kingdom Hearts 358/2, Scribblenauts, and NHL 10 and in bottom half of top 20; [UPDATE] Need for Speed Shift moves ...
Nintendo's Wii Remote pack-in and Activision's guitar-based rocker cap NPD's top 10 US bestsellers from Jan. 2000 to Aug. 2009; San Andreas, Call of Duty 4, Wii Fit also make ...
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, and Wii Fit Plus all due out in time for Christmas.
Games now take up more time than reading magazines and newspapers for many; mobile, social platforms boom.
TGS 2009: Konami's action adventure, Nintendo's racer deemed top titles of last year by the CESA; Peace Walker, FFXIII, Assassin's Creed II among best up-and-comers.
Madden, Wii Sports Resort, Batman stand atop console top 20, while the Sims and World of Warcraft duke it out for PC supremacy...again.
Nintendo's expanded fitness sim offering 21 new activities, customizable routines later this year; stand-alone disc running for $19.99.
Nintendo offers up Opera browser gratis; users who paid previously get 500-point virtual console NES game in late October.
EEDAR's Jesse Divnich and NPD's Anita Frazier weigh in on 29% monthly decline--and whether the industry can pull out of its slump before year's end.
NPD reports game industry's fifth straight month of double-digit decline; hardware down 47%, software 26%; Nintendo and EA titles claim entire top 10 best-seller list.
Source: The Star Wars cantina of game discussion known as the NeoGAF Forums. What we heard: On Tuesday, the Web lit up with news of an inflatable horse-riding peripheral for ...
Nintendo president says Wii Music, Animal Crossing disappoint with 2.65 million, 3.38 million sales; Vitality Sensor due in 2010; Wii Sports Resort, Wii Fit Plus and New Super Mario Bros. ...
Slowing hardware market, lack of hit new releases, currency fluctuation batter Mario maker's first fiscal quarter; worldwide Wii total tops 52 million.
Wii Fit reclaims top spot; Arma II successfully deploys on PC.
ChartSpot: NPD's rankings of US game sales from January to June show EA's sim sequel edging out WOW expansion on PC charts with over 820K sold; Nintendo takes half of ...
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