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The Beach or The Gym?
The Beach or The Gym?
Do Wii owners prefer going to a gym or prefer going to a beach resort? Well, from data provided by the Nintendo Channel, one seems to be favored clearly over the other! The original Wii Sports and Wii Fit have done extremely well, both selling millions of copies. Wii Sports was included with ...
Exclusive: Wii 2 specs leaked, Blu
Exclusive: Wii 2 specs leaked, Blu
maxconsole.net — thumb Exclusive: Wii 2 specs leaked, Blu-ray enabled and 1080p support? We've just received some exclusive news... and specs on the Wii 2 via Logic-Sunrise.com ) (though a Nintendo of France marketing employee). The leaked specs denote the Wii 2 will ... (more) Exclusive: Wii 2 specs leaked, Blu
Gamers are no longer hot for Wii
nydailynews.com — THE Wii has lost its cool factor. Nintendo reported a 52% drop in profits and slashed its... full-year forecast, as sales for its once red-hot Wii video game console slumped. Sales of Wii machines around the world fell 43% to 5.75 million from 10 million ... (more) Gamers are no longer hot for Wii
Saling The World: Dragon Age, Uncharted 2 Top U.S. Charts
gamasutra.com — Gamasutra's weekly column, "Saling The World", covers the top five sellers for every available platform in the... United States, Japan, and Europe, providing an important update of sales patterns worldwide. This week's charts, with data taken from ... (more) Saling The World: Dragon Age, Uncharted 2 Top U.S. Charts
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Wii Sports Resort Vs. Wii Fit Plus - player data breakdown
GoNintendo — Looks like more people would rather spend time on a resort than working out. It’s surprising, because you’d think people would be spending more time working out with Wii Fit Plus! Link

Surprise: People Prefer Wii Sports Resort To Wii Fit Plus [Screengrab]
Kotaku — As seen on Coffee With Games via the Go Nintendo blog. Me, I'm loving Wii Fit Plus — but I don't own Sports Resort and I have a virtual crush on my virtual Wii Fit Plus trainer. ...

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