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Startup Goes After Nintendo Over Patents

Aug 20, 2008 5:50 PM CDT

Startup Goes After Nintendo Over Patents

It claims the Wii uses stolen motion-sensing technology

(Newser) - A 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...

Wii Want to ... Train Surgeons

Aug 8, 2008 4:34 PM CDT

Wii Want to ... Train Surgeons

Doctors at Arizona seeing benefits from time spent with Nintendo console

(Newser) - Nintendo’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...

Wii Caught Up
in Beer Pong Brouhaha

Aug 1, 2008 8:40 AM CDT

Wii Caught Up in Beer Pong Brouhaha

Parents' outcry forces video game to change name, sub in water

(Newser) - The 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...

More Girls Get Into Gaming

Jul 21, 2008 7:53 PM CDT

More Girls Get Into Gaming

Half of Wii users and majority of PC puzzle gamers are female

(Newser) - After 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...

Xbox Price Cut to Clear Way
for New Model

Jul 14, 2008 2:10 AM CDT

Xbox Price Cut to Clear Way for New Model

Current model slashed $50; new version to offer larger hard drive

(Newser) - Microsoft 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...