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Nintendo: Wii won't top $250 in U.S. market
May 25, 2006
The next-generation game console due for release this fall is priced well below PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
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The Xbox 360 aims for Elite status
March 28, 2007
With the PS3 and the Wii getting all the buzz, Microsoft sets to tinkering with its game console.
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Nintendo to bring 2 million Wiis to U.S. by year's end
November 21, 2006
Want a Nintendo Wii? Looks like you probably won't have to break a bottle over someone's head to get one.
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Playing for keeps in the console biz
November 13, 2006
Microsoft's Xbox 360 has had the market to itself for a year, but the arrival of Sony's PlayStation 3 and the Nintendo Wii will reshape the game.
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Next-gen console specs at a glance
May 10, 2006
Pricing and availability for the rival game consoles: Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii.
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Hands on the Wii
October 16, 2006
reporter's notebook CNET News.com takes Nintendo's forthcoming Wii video game console for a test spin. And likes it.
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Microsoft aims to make Xbox more family-friendly
November 7, 2007
New feature lets parents set a daily or weekly limit on how many hours children can use the game console.
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Xbox 360 meets PS3, and it's ready to rumble
December 11, 2006
reporter's notebook But is it a fair fight between game consoles when Microsoft is calling the shots?
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PS3 and Wii create a new playing field
November 21, 2006
Microsoft's Xbox 360 has had the market to itself for a year, but the arrival of Sony's PlayStation 3 and the Nintendo Wii will reshape the game.
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Game on: PS3, Wii finally hitting stores
November 13, 2006
No longer does Microsoft's Xbox 360 have the next-generation video game console market to itself. But who will come out on top?
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Next-gen console war off and running
November 19, 2006
With the release of Nintendo's Wii hot on the PS3's heels, the game market now has all three big-name competitors. Photos: Lining up for the Wii in L.A. Video: Wii takes Manhattan
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Building an empire, an Xbox at a time
September 20, 2006
Microsoft Vice President Peter Moore talks about how the company intends to bring a billion people into its gaming empire.
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Xbox tries to get its 'Halo' back
September 20, 2007
Microsoft is hoping "Halo 3" will boost Xbox sales enough to knock Sony's PS3 down for good.
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Year in review: Video game industry grows up
December 22, 2006
With the launch of the PS3 and the Wii, and the end of E3 as we know it, video games have moved to the next level.
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Sony says sayonara to father of PlayStation
April 26, 2007
Ken Kutaragi was a gaming innovator, but his company will make do without him as it struggles to compete with Nintendo's hot-selling Wii.
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PlayStation 3 shines in prelaunch test
October 20, 2006
Sony rolls out the red carpet for journalists and analysts a month before the game console's launch.Photos: PS3 in basic black
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A Nintendo surprise? Mais Wii!
November 10, 2006
perspective CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says that the odds favor Microsoft and Sony, but the game console victor may very well turn out to be Nintendo.
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Microsoft, Peter Jackson to form game studio
September 27, 2006
Called Wingnut Interactive, the New Zealand-based game shop will join in Microsoft's "Halo" efforts.
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Week in video: Fun and games at E3
May 13, 2006
Gamers descended en masse on the Electronic Entertainment Expo to check out the game goodies. Also: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's five-year view.
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Year in review: Video game industry pins hopes on hits
December 16, 2008
A series of popular titles, combined with inexpensive consoles from Microsoft and Nintendo, could be what insulates the game industry from the chilly economy.
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