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Super Mario Bros Wii: Nintendo Updates Classic, But Innovates Little

AP | BARBARA ORTUTAY | Posted 11.18.2009 | Technology


NEW YORK — You might call him the Mickey Mouse of video games. He's reminiscent of a doughnut, round and sweet and comforting. He's also a vesse...

Mickey Mans Up: Is It A Disney Trend?

Val Brown | Posted 11.20.2009 | Media


Val Brown

Disney, perhaps belatedly realizing that it needs to get a little edgier to appeal to today's kids, announced last week that they will be launching a ...

Nintendo Wii: Virtual Exercise May Be A Real Workout, Study Shows

tech.yahoo.com | Posted 11.16.2009 | Technology


Some of the Nintendo Wii sports games and activities included in the Wii fit series, both of which require video- game enthusiasts to get up off the c...

Nintendo Wii Sales Plummet

NY Daily News | Posted 11.02.2009 | Technology


Sales of Wii machines around the world fell 43% to 5.75 million from 10 million in the six months ending on Sept. 30. ...

Wii: Netflix Streaming Arriving 'Very Shortly' On Nintendo Wii, Sources Say

businessinsider.com | Posted 10.29.2009 | Technology


Netflix's (NFLX) movie streaming service will arrive on the Nintendo Wii sooner than later, but the timing is uncertain, and how the companies choose ...

Top 7 FAQs On Brain Fitness And Neuroplasticity

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 10.26.2009 | Living


Alvaro Fernandez

I have selected the 7 most common questions on brain fitness and neuroplasticity, and answered them here. I hope you enjoy the FAQ session.

World's Best Companies? Delving Into BusinessWeek's List

Posted 10.06.2009 | Business


Could a video game company actually be the world's greatest corporation? According to a new ranking from BusinessWeek and the consulting firm A.T. Kea...

Police Play Wii Bowling During Drug Raid (VIDEO)

Posted 09.22.2009 | Technology


New security camera video shows police officers in Florida bowling on a Nintendo Wii for hours during a drug raid at a suspect's home. Tampa Bay Onli...

`Scribblenauts': Nintendo Games Still Ahead Of The Pack

AP | LOU KESTEN | Posted 11.16.2009 | Technology


Apple has turned the iPhone into a popular device for video games. Sony is about to introduce the PSP go, a slick new version of its handheld PlayStat...

Tin, Tantalum and Tungsten: The New Blood Diamonds

Janet Ranganathan | Posted 09.11.2009 | Green


Janet Ranganathan

Rebel groups are funded by profits from mining activities, and by unwitting American consumers who purchase electronics using minerals sourced from mines in eastern DRC.

Facebook: Gameboy for the Over-40 Set

Anne Hill | Posted 08.11.2009 | Media


Anne Hill

My boyfriend is on his laptop before 7 am, commenting on everyone's status updates and new photos. By the end of the day he has caught up with friends from Russia to New Zealand.

Debunking 10 Brain Health Myths

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 07.24.2009 | Living


Alvaro Fernandez

Think about this: How can anyone take care of his or her brain when every week brings a new barrage of articles and studies which seem to contradict each other?

Gold Wii Given To Queen Elizabeth By Software Company THQ

CBS News | Posted 07.03.2009 | World


If Queen Elizabeth decides to play some video games, she could do it in style -- with a gold-plated Wii! ...

Brand New Nintendo DSi Launches in Los Angeles

Jenna Busch | Posted 05.08.2009 | Entertainment


Jenna Busch

The DS games are totally addictive. And hey, if you think you look silly playing video games, you can tell your friends you bought it for the Sudoku.

Doctors Fear "Wii Knee" Epidemic This Christmas

Daily Telegraph | Kate Devlin Medical Correspondent | Posted 01.19.2009 | Style


The games, which encourage players to mimic the actions of sports, can cause painful sprains and fractures, they added. Although the games have bee...

Video Game Sales Nearly $3 Billion In November

AP | BARBARA ORTUTAY | Posted 01.12.2009 | Business


NEW YORK — Americans may be cutting back on holiday shopping, but they are still buying video games _ to the tune of nearly $3 billion in Novemb...

Even Gaming Companies With Uptick In Sales Watch Their Stocks Slide

Epicenter | Posted 12.26.2008 | Business


While retailers, manufacturers and tech companies are watching their holiday profits slip away, the gaming industry has been basking in impressive sal...

No Post-Debate Power-Ups From Candidates' Plumber Story

Jason Notte | Posted 11.16.2008 | Entertainment


Jason Notte

Mario has become a worldwide icon. He now represents every immigrant who had ever struggled through the levels of society and has opened the door for countless others who came after him.

Nintendo Profits Jump, As Do Wii Gamers

AP | YURI KAGEYAMA | Posted 08.07.2008 | Business


TOKYO — Nintendo Co.'s profit for the fiscal first quarter surged 34 percent as sales of its hit Wii console shot up, underlining the success of...

Top 10 Brain Training Predictions

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 08.02.2008 | Living


Alvaro Fernandez

As brain fitness and training becomes mainstream and new "brain trainers" appear, we can observe a number of trends given significant market growth and recent research findings.

'Wii Fit' U.S. Shortages Intentional

LATimes.com | Alex Pham | Posted 06.10.2008 | Business


For some Wii fans, the exercise in Wii Fit has been in running around trying to find one. That was the case for Dhruv Thukral, a 25-year-old from San...

Can Nintendo Get Your Kid Into Harvard?

Silicon Alley Insider | Vasanth Sridharan | Posted 04.22.2008 | Living


If playing video games can (theoretically) get you in better shape, why can't they help prep for your SATs? Kaplan (WPO) thinks they can. The test pr...

Nintendo Says No To Holocaust-Themed Video Game

New York Times | Sridhar Pappu | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


The Nintendo DS video game console has made itself indispensable to the playground set by serving up a steady menu of Super Mario games, plus the occa...

Ten Smartest CEO Moves Of 2007

Portfolio | Liz Gunnison | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


The bottom has dropped out of the banking business, brokerages are floundering, home foreclosures are soaring, and the threat of recession looms. What...

Frustrated Wii Hunters Hit The Web

Silicon Valley Insider | Peter Kafka | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Maybe Sony's PS3 will really launch a comeback next year, but in the meantime video game shoppers desperately want a Wii. Latest evidence: A handy cha...