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gamedaily.com - 4/14/2009

Wii Sports on Wii Features: Is Wii MotionPlus Support Coming to Wii Sports?

— gamedaily.com — UPDATE: After GameDaily sent an inquiry to Nintendo about whether the company would deliver patches that would... make older games compatible with the new accessory, the company responded that "The Wii MotionPlus accessory is only for games that are ... (more) Wii Sports on Wii Features: Is Wii MotionPlus Support ...

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gamestop.com - 4/14/2009

Buy Wii MotionPlus - Nintendo Wii

— gamestop.com — Nintendo's upcoming Wii™ MotionPlus accessory for the revolutionary Wii Remote™ controller again redefines game control, by more... quickly and accurately reflecting motions in a 3-D space. The Wii MotionPlus accessory attaches to the end of the Wii ... (more) Buy Wii MotionPlus - Nintendo Wii

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edge-online.com - 4/7/2009

Nintendo Denies Wii Price Cut Plans

— edge-online.com — Nintendo has poured cold water on speculation that it could soon lower the retail price of the... Wii. Credit Suisse analyst Koya Tabata suggested on Monday that manufacturing costs for the Nintendo Wii have reduced by 45 percent since the console's ... (more) Nintendo Denies Wii Price Cut Plans

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More details from Iwata on why there will not be a Wii price cut, and why Japan is losing interest in games
GoNintendo — ... the one we want. A price cut in a difficult economy cannot really excite the market and drive up sales. As of now I really don’t think that a price cut is a good option for us. The speed with which people get tired of any new entertainment is faster in Japan than in overseas markets.” - Satoru Iwata You can bet that Nintendo is banking big on Wii Sports Resort. If it sells anything like the first one, the game could keep the Wii rolling hard until next year…or even the year after. Link Posted April 9th, 2009 at 1:52 am | ...

Nintendo President: "Wii In Unhealthy Condition" [Satoru Iwata]
Kotaku — ... market is not the one we want. Another thing Nintendo doesn't want: a price cute. The reason? "A price cut in a difficult economy cannot really excite the market and drive up sales," Iwata says. "As of now I really don't think that a price cut is a good option for us." Because when sales of your console have plugged 69 percent, the last thing you want is to drive up sales. Is this the beginning of the end or is Nintendo just hitting a slow patch? Nintendo says Wii losing luster but no price cut [ABS-CBN] ...

Wii in 'Unhealthy Condition' in Japan, says Iwata
GameDaily BIZ Features Feed — According to ABS-CBN News , Nintendo publicly acknowledged that the company's Wii console had hit a rough patch in the Japanese market. "The Wii is in the most unhealthy condition since it hit the Japanese market," said Nintendo president Satoru Iwata during a press conference. "The current condition in the Japanese market is not the one we want." Still, Iwata shot down the possibility of dropping the price in the region. "A price cut in a difficult economy cannot really excite the market and drive up sales. As of now I really don't think that a price cut is a good option for ...

‘Wii Sports Resort,’ MotionPlus Dated For June Release in Japan
MTV Multiplayer — ... cites KBC analyst Hiroshi Kamide as saying the game will be available “overseas” in July. Source: Nintendo says Wii losing luster but no price cut [ABS-CBN News]

Nintendo President Says Wii in "Unhealthy Condition"
The Escapist : Latest News — ... . Sales of the Wii have dropped almost two-thirds from the previous year, according to an ABS-CBN report, and for the first time in well over a year the PlayStation 3 outsold the Wii in sales last month. More than eight million Wii consoles have been sold in Japan but the company says sales are beginning to slow because of the recent lack of compelling new games to drive sales. "The speed with which people get tired of any new entertainment is faster in Japan than in overseas markets," Nintendo President Satoru Iwata said. In the five week period beginning March 29, ...

‘Wii Sports Resort’ Dated For June Release in Japan
MTV Multiplayer — ... cites KBC analyst Hiroshi Kamide as saying the game will be available “overseas” in July. Source: Nintendo says Wii losing luster but no price cut [ABS-CBN News]