A year and a half into its American availability, shortages for the Nintendo Wii may, finally, be coming to an end.http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorThu, 20 Nov 2008 4:08:22 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/35385/startup-goes-after-nintendo-over-patents.html?refid=rss_all_defaultA Maryland tech firm claims that Nintendo stole some of its technology for the popular Wii console, the Wall Street Journal reports. Hillcrest Laboratories filed a complaint with the US International Trade Commission, alleging that Nintendo infringed on patents for motion-sensing technology. It wants to ban Wii consoles from being imported to the US, and a lawsuit is pending. Nintendo had no comment on the complaint.http://www.newser.com/story/35385/startup-goes-after-nintendo-over-patents.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 20 Aug 2008 16:15:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34490/wii-want-to-train-surgeons.html?refid=rss_all_defaultNintendo’s popular Wii console is finding new uses in the hands of surgeons. The Guardian takes a look at an Arizona hospital that's making use of the Wii’s precise, motion-sensitive controller to hone motor skills for more serious applications. In a program for doctors being trained to do minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery, those who regularly played on the Wii scored 48% higher on tool control than those who didn't.http://www.newser.com/story/34490/wii-want-to-train-surgeons.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 08 Aug 2008 13:23:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33919/wii-caught-up-in-beer-pong-brouhaha.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe video game version of frat-boy favorite beer pong is getting watered down, Time reports. An outcry from parents concerned about youthful binge-drinking has forced JV Games to change the name of its new Wii release to Pong Toss —and to swap the virtual beer in the game's cups to virtual water.http://www.newser.com/story/33919/wii-caught-up-in-beer-pong-brouhaha.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSat, 02 Aug 2008 14:00:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32996/more-girls-get-into-gaming.html?refid=rss_all_defaultAfter years of male dominance, the video game industry is seeing a growing number of girls pick up the controllers, SiliconValley.com reports. More than half of "casual" PC card and puzzle-type game users are female, but girl-play goes further: More than half of Nintendo Wii players are now women, and 48% of US women either have a Wii system or have asked for one, the company says.http://www.newser.com/story/32996/more-girls-get-into-gaming.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSat, 02 Aug 2008 14:00:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32350/xbox-price-cut-to-clear-way-for-new-model.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMicrosoft is slashing the price of its Xbox 360 video game system to clear shelf space for a new model with a larger hard drive, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. The long-rumored price reduction knocks $50 off the $350 price of the 20-gigabyte model. The new pricetag places the Xbox 360 at $50 more than Nintendo’s wildly popular Wii system, and $100 below Sony’s Playstation 3 console.http://www.newser.com/story/32350/xbox-price-cut-to-clear-way-for-new-model.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSat, 02 Aug 2008 14:00:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/28257/wii-fit-is-great-for-couch-potatoes.html?refid=rss_all_defaultNintendo's Wii Fit is great for fitness beginners who want to shed their couch-potato ways, but more experienced athletes will want to stick with the gym, writes Jinny Gunmundsen in USA Today . The game delivers a fun and inventive way to tone muscles, improve balance, and burn calories, but hard-core athletes will likely find it to be no more than an interesting diversion.http://www.newser.com/story/28257/wii-fit-is-great-for-couch-potatoes.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 23 May 2008 8:30:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/27864/japans-arcades-fall-before-mighty-wii.html?refid=rss_all_defaultJapan’s arcades are in trouble, Reuters reports. For years, they’ve been immune to the ravages plaguing arcades elsewhere, but the $6.9 billion industry has met its match in the Nintendo Wii. A new generation of game consoles, coupled with an explosion of high-end TVs, has made the arcade experience easy to recreate at home—leading to big store closings at major chains.http://www.newser.com/story/27864/japans-arcades-fall-before-mighty-wii.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSat, 02 Aug 2008 14:00:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/27544/are-wii-fit-nintendo-helps-make-a-dent.html?refid=rss_all_defaultNintendo’s Wii Fit system can turn a couch potato into a workout warrior—or at least make that potato a bit less lumpy, Seth Schiesel writes in the New York Times . The system, launching in North America next week, could be THE next big home fitness trend, pushing that treadmill out to the curb and banishing the Thighmaster forever.http://www.newser.com/story/27544/are-wii-fit-nintendo-helps-make-a-dent.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 15 May 2008 13:37:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/80314/news-article-analyst-wii-shortage-to-end-soon.html?refid=rss_all_defaultGame industry analyst Michael Pachter of Wedbush Morgan believes the shortage of Wii systems in the United States should soon be a thing of the past.Speaking to the Dallas Morning News, Pachter said he believes the Wii shortage was caused by the weak U.S. dollar. By selling excess product in European countries with a strong Euro, Nintendo makes more profit when the money is exchanged to their native Yen.http://www.newser.com/story/80314/news-article-analyst-wii-shortage-to-end-soon.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 09 Apr 2008 11:47:57 CDT