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11.03.2009 12:15 pm

Can Mario ’save’ the Wii?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The bloom is off the rose over at Nintendo.

After several years of high interest and robust sales, the company’s Wii console is looking a little less appealing to consumers. Sales of the system over the first half of the business…

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10.30.2009 12:05 pm

Bigger Nintendo DSi may not be better

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The larger DSi XL (pink) compared to the DSi. Photo courtesy of Nintendo.

If it’s possible to have too much of a good thing in video gaming, we’ll find out early next year.

That’s when gaming giant Nintendo is expected bring to…

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10.27.2009 12:15 pm

Thousands of puzzles, ghosts coming to Nintendo DSi

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

"Puzzler World" cover art courtesy of Atari

More brain teasers are coming soon for Nintendo’s handheld console. Apparitions will show up not long afterward.

Atari announced today it will release “Puzzler World” for DS systems in early December. The sequel to “Puzzler Collection”…

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10.26.2009 1:00 pm

‘Guitar Hero 5,’ ‘Wii Sports Resort’ dominate wish lists, survey says

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

No doubt, a video game is on your teen’s or tween’s Christmas wish list, and that game probably is “Guitar Hero 5″ or “Wii Sports Resort.”

So says a survey of 1,005 consumers ages 8 to 17 directed by retailer Game Crazy and…

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10.12.2009 9:19 am

‘Wii Fit Plus’ lives up to its name

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“Wii Fit Plus”
Genre: Exercise, fitness
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Wii
ESRB rating: “E” for Everyone
Price: $19.99 ($100 with Balance Board)
Grade: A

There’s one good reason to pick up “Wii Fit Plus.”

It’s in the name.

As implied, “Plus” picks up everything already in “Fit” and has a few enhancements, making the original “Fit”…

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10.08.2009 6:26 pm

‘Project Runway’ could be bigger on Wii than on TV

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Next year, the Wii Balance Board turns into a catwalk.

Atari and The Weinstein Co. have announced they’re combining forces to bring “Project Runway” to the Nintendo console by spring. The popular fashion oriented reality program on Lifetime pits budding designers against each other…

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09.28.2009 9:30 am

‘Dead Space: Extraction’ offers too little, costs too much

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“Dead Space: Extraction”
Genre: Survivor-horror rail shooter
Developer: Visceral Games
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: Nintendo Wii
ESRB rating: “M” for mature
Release date: Tuesday, Sept. 29
Price: $49.99
Grade: C

There are games you buy and games you borrow.

Toss “Dead Space: Extraction” on the latter pile.

This latest installment in the ongoing war against virus-infected, semi-dead things brings Wii…

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09.25.2009 9:30 am

Limited edition ‘Wii Sports Resort’ has 2 MotionPlus accessories

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Next month, Nintendo’s new “Wii Sports Resort” ought to become twice as fun.

The company announced it plans to include two MotionPlus expansion devices for the Wii wand controller in the game bundle, instead of just one. The double-device limited-edition packs go on…

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09.24.2009 1:50 pm

3 reasons why Wii price cut won’t spur sales

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The rumors have matriculated into reality: Nintendo has confirmed it will trim the price of its Wii console by $50 starting this weekend, reducing the system’s overall cost to $199.99.

Speculation about the cut has lasted weeks following recent price reductions on…

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09.22.2009 9:33 am

Executive’s Wii HD comment spurs speculation

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Short of actual news, the next best thing to read about online is abject speculation.

To wit: the Web chatter yesterday about a new Nintendo Wii with high-definition capabilities coming in 2011.

Gaming publications got busy after Square Enix president and CEO Yoichi…

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