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gamebizblog.com - 4/16/2009
Wii Downturn Continues in Japan. Why?
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According to sales tracking group Media Create, the Wii's weekly sell-through rate in Japan has dropped to an all-time low. Screen Digest Games Analyst Ed Barton says this is largely because of two underachievers.
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World of Goo [Online Game Code]: Wii: Video Games
— amazon.com — Nintendo grants you a personal, limited, non-exclusive, revocable (in whole or in part) license to use the... Wii Network Service, pursuant to this agreement. Specifically: Although the Wii Network Service is intended for your personal recreational use, ... (more) World of Goo [Online Game Code]: Wii: Video Games

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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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Wii Sports on Wii Features: Is Wii MotionPlus Support Coming to Wii Sports?
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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GoNintendo:  Analyst - Japanese Wii sales dipping due to lack of staying power in Wii Music, Animal Crossing City Folk, Monster Hunter may not be a huge hit

Joystiq:  Analyst: Poor Wii Music, Animal Crossing sales stamina to blame for downturn

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Analyst - Japanese Wii sales dipping due to lack of staying power in Wii Music, Animal Crossing City Folk, Monster Hunter may not be a huge hit
GoNintendo — ... Hunter 3, correct? Mr. Barton thinks the title will be big, but perhaps not as big as everyone is thinking. “I agree that Monster Hunter is a massive title, it was the best-selling game in Japan last year. But with the Wii version you’re taking a huge title, which one-in-four PSP owners have, and you’re trying to transfer that userbase from handheld to home console. And so I feel there’s a relatively large risk that it won’t have the same level of success that it had on the PSP.” Full interview here ...

Analyst: Poor Wii Music, Animal Crossing sales stamina to blame for downturn
Joystiq — ... Wii sales have been the lowest they've ever been in Japan. Is the Japanese public losing interest? Screen Digest analyst Ed Barton told GameBizBlog that the Wii sales downturn is mostly due to the lack of staying power exhibited by Animal Crossing: ...

Eight new stories 17.4
Bruce On Games — ... Wii sales slowing down, especially in Japan. Inevitably, Nintendo have run through nearly all their own IP on this platform and the third party stuff is mostly dismal. Across the three home consoles we have a potentially really boring year ahead as most of the exciting stuff has been done and the platform holders look towards the next generation. Let’s hope that the HD consoles introduce gesture interfaces to liven things up. ...

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