US video game angers Chavez allies (Reuters)
May 25, 2006
Reuters - Venezuelan lawmakers are
complaining that a video game to be marketed by a U.S. company
next year provides a blueprint for violently overthrowing
President Hugo Chavez.
Nintendo Sets Price Targets For Wii Console (PC Magazine)
May 25, 2006PC Magazine - Nintendo Co. Ltd. posted a 19 percent fall in annual operating profit on Thursday, hit by slowing demand for its GameCube and Game Boy Advance machines, but it expects a healthy recovery this year on its upcoming console, Wii, and hot-selling DS portable players.
Nintendo annual profit down, sees growth ahead (Reuters)
May 25, 2006Reuters - Japan's Nintendo Co. Ltd. posted a 19 percent fall in annual operating profit on Thursday, hit by slowing demand for its GameCube game console and software, and it forecast a weaker-than-expected recovery this year. Its shares fell more than 8 percent.
Nintendo sees 2006/07 Wii sales of 6 mln units (Reuters)
May 25, 2006Reuters - Japanese video game maker Nintendo Co. Ltd. (7974.OS) said on Thursday it expected to sell 6 million units of its upcoming Wii game console in the year to next March.
Review: Games make comeback on Nintendo DS (AP)
May 25, 2006
AP - Two defining video games from the 1980s are back for the Nintendo DS handheld. "New Super Mario Bros." and "Tetris DS" are updated versions of classic games aimed at giving 21st century players a fresh dose of retro, old-school goodness.
Video game raises Venezuela lawmakers' ire (AP)
May 25, 2006
AP - A U.S. company's video game simulating an invasion of Venezuela is supposed to hit the shelves next year, but it's already raising the ire of lawmakers loyal to President Hugo Chavez.
PC game spending hit $1.4 bln in US: NPD (Reuters)
May 25, 2006
Reuters - U.S. spending on video games for
personal computers hit $1.4 billion in 2005, according to an
estimate released by market research firm NPD Group on
Wednesday.
Study: Most young kids glued to the TV (AP)
May 25, 2006AP - Eight in 10 of the nation's youngest children — babies up to age 6 — watch TV, play video games or use the computer for about two hours on a typical day. A third live in homes where the TV is on most of the time.
Dutch gamer finds unwelcome fame with gaming movie (Reuters)
May 25, 2006Reuters - The Dutch creator of a video game-based movie, which the U.S. government says is being used as a recruitment tool by Muslim militants, says that his home-made creation was nothing more than a bit of fun.
Nintendo profits up 12.5 percent on year (AP)
May 25, 2006AP - Nintendo's profit jumped 12.5 percent for the fiscal year ended March 31 as a foreign exchange gain and robust sales of handhelds offset shrinking sales of home consoles, the Japanese video-game maker said Thursday.