Read more Nintendo stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/2299/nintendo.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 8:03:29 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72932/slumping-wii-surprises-nintendo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith hit games few and far between, consumers aren’t exactly fighting in the aisles to get their hands on a Wii anymore. Nintendo slashed its full year sales forecast for Wii hardware 23% yesterday, the Wall Street Journal reports, and offered little hope of a swift turnaround. “Right now, the...http://www.newser.com/story/72932/slumping-wii-surprises-nintendo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 30 Oct 2009 8:07:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72542/brit-health-service-endorses-wii-fit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTurn on the boob tube and get fit. That's the message from the British National Health Service, which is endorsing Nintendo's new Wii Fit Plus video game. It's the first time ever the service has endorsed a video game and it's sure to raise criticism from some health experts, reports...http://www.newser.com/story/72542/brit-health-service-endorses-wii-fit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 26 Oct 2009 4:14:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71556/the-new-video-gamer-is-a-chick.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn 2001, women and girls constituted just 12% of video gamers; now, fully 40% of game players are female, and the gaming industry has taken notice. EA, Sony, Nintendo, and several other companies are rolling out new products catering to girls, from a dancing game to a Hannah Montana adventure...http://www.newser.com/story/71556/the-new-video-gamer-is-a-chick.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 13 Oct 2009 8:23:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70176/nintendo-cuts-wii-to-200-in-price-war-with-sony.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNintendo is slashing the price of its Wii console by 20% worldwide, bringing the US price to $200—a cut announced just as Sony was beginning its presentation at the annual Tokyo Game Show. The prices of Sony's Playstation and Microsoft's Xbox were both dropped to $300 lately as the...http://www.newser.com/story/70176/nintendo-cuts-wii-to-200-in-price-war-with-sony.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 24 Sep 2009 8:24:22 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61802/tetris-creators-want-it-in-the-olympics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs it celebrates its 25th anniversary, Tetris is still selling like wildfire, so you’d have to forgive the men behind it a little arrogance. Creator Alexey Pajitnov and Blue Planet CEO Henk Rogers want Tetris to be an Olympic sport, they told CNN, and no, they’re not joking when they...http://www.newser.com/story/61802/tetris-creators-want-it-in-the-olympics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 13 Jun 2009 13:53:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60740/how-tetris-fell-into-place.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAlexey Pajitnov was supposed to be an artificial intelligence researcher for the Soviet Academy of Sciences, but when he got his first computer 25 years ago, he used it to write games. He tweaked and translated mathematical puzzles he’d always loved, and one stood out right away. “The program wasn’t...http://www.newser.com/story/60740/how-tetris-fell-into-place.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 02 Jun 2009 10:19:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59492/new-punch-out-is-classic-fun.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! , on the original Nintendo Entertainment System, was a “perfect combination of addictive gameplay and technological impressiveness,” Chris Kohler writes in Wired . In a new version for Wii, happily, the company has figured out "what made the original so compelling” and recreated it “in spades.” Sometimes, Kohler writes,...http://www.newser.com/story/59492/new-punch-out-is-classic-fun.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 19 May 2009 15:50:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56788/why-game-boy-at-20-still-rules.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNintendo's Game Boy portable gaming system has been around for 20 years today, and even has a spiritual successor in the DS. Benj Edwards takes a look at why the franchise is a lasting one on Ars Technica. Tetris: "Every new hardware platform needs a 'killer app,'" and that...http://www.newser.com/story/56788/why-game-boy-at-20-still-rules.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 21 Apr 2009 15:51:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56031/iphone-tilts-gaming-industry.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe videogame industry, recently geared toward churning out bigger and bigger blockbusters, is shrinking its ambitions down to iPhone size, the Los Angeles Times reports. Thanks to Apple’s App Store, the iPhone and iPod Touch have become surprisingly popular gaming devices—and developers have taken notice. Electronic Arts, for example,...http://www.newser.com/story/56031/iphone-tilts-gaming-industry.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 13 Apr 2009 9:43:30 CDT