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NewsFactor - Nintendo’s announcement on Thursday that its next-generation game console — formerly codenamed “Revolution” — is officially named “Wii” has received mixed reactions from industry watchers and gamers alike.

Reuters - A Silicon Valley start-up hopes
to introduce a lot of bounce, rattle and roll into the video
game industry with a new microchip that makes virtual worlds
behave as realistically as they look.

The Motley Fool - When it comes to video game consoles, Nintendo (Nasdaq: NTDOY.PK - News) doesn’t seem to get a whole lot of play these days. While it continues to dominate the portable gaming market with its addictive Nintendo DS, it has fallen behind market-leader Sony (NYSE: SNE - News) and distant silver-medalist Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT - News) in the sector it once dominated.

Reuters - Microsoft Corp. has ramped up
shipments of its Xbox 360 console to widen its head start on
video game rival Sony Corp.'s (6758.T) PlayStation 3, the
software giant's chief financial officer said on Thursday.

AP - Gamers no longer have to ask what Nintendo Co. will call its upcoming video game console — the answer is Wii.

Reuters - Microsoft Corp. posted a 16
percent rise in quarterly profit on Thursday but missed Wall
Street expectations and set a disappointing profit target due
to increased costs on products from Windows to the new Xbox 360
game console.

NewsFactor - The official name Nintendo has given its next-generation gaming console formerly codenamed Revolution is “Wii.” Pronounced “we,” the name is meant to invoke a sense of community and emphasize that the “console is for everyone,” according to the company.

AFP - Japan's Nintendo announced that its new gaming console — known during development as "Revolution" — will be called "Wii" and will be unveiled next month.

Reuters - Nintendo Co. Ltd (7974.OS) on
Thursday said it has named its new video game console "Wii,
which it said is pronounced "we" to emphasize that the console
is for everyone.

PC Magazine - The company is also forecasting a rosy year ahead, predicting the next fiscal year will deliver even stronger double-digit revenue growth than this year.

A federal judge has rejected calls for peace talks in Gov. Bob Taft’s all-out legal war opposing Indian casinos in Ohio. Lima Mayor David Berger, in a letter earlier this month, said he favored holding settlement talks with an Oklahoma Indian tri

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