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Within just 12 hours of going on sale, the much anticipated launch of the Nintendo Wii console has reached new heights of success with 50,000 units sold. The staggering figure translates to one unit sold throughout the UK every second, since the very first sale at the star-studded midnight store opening at HMV on London’s Oxford Street.

David Yarnton, General Manager, Nintendo UK says; “We are delighted with the amazing response to Wii and that people of all ages and gaming experience are embracing the way that we are turning the industry on its head. With so many units sold it is great to see that people will be enjoying Wii with their families this Christmas. We are doing everything we can do to meet demand throughout Christmas and the New Year period.”

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California based company Interlink Electronics has filed a complaint against Nintendo of America, with an accusation of patent infringement. The Wiimote is compared with US Patent No. 6,850,221 (Trigger Operated Electronic Device).

The company is looking for a settlement that covers “loss of reasonable royalties, reduced sales and/or lost profits as a result of the infringing activities.”

I wonder if PowerPoint clicker sales went down after the Wii was released?

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In the November NPD video games sales report, Nintendo dominated. Nintendo sold 55% of all video game consoles during the first month in which all three new home consoles were available.

The study also revealed that The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess was sold to 87% of Wii purchasers. This was highest industry rate of sale for any launch title since introduction of Super Mario 64 on the N64.

US buyers also purchased approximately two games for each console sold in the US. These figures do not include the pack-in game, Wii Sports.

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Check out the SICKmods website where you can find instructions on how to modify your Wii to include PulseVU. PulseVU makes the Wii Blue Light pulse in time to audio from the Wii.

Despite the bright image, this post is all about Mario Party 8 on the Nintendo Wii. GoNintendo is reporting that Nintendo have announced the release of Mario Party in March 2007.

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02/05/07 Diddy Kong® Racing DS
02/05/07 FINAL FANTASY VI ADVANCE
03/05/07 Mario Party 8
03/05/07 Wario: Master of Disguise
03/19/07 Custom Robo™ Arena
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Mario Party 8, March 2007. Bring it on!

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To celebrate the Australian Wii launch, Nintendo.com.au has undergone virtual cosmetic surgery and came out looking young and wrinkle-free. If you are an Australian Nintendo fan, the new and improved Nintendo.com.au is certainly worth a look.

Check out the latest Rapala Trophies Wii video at GameSpot.

This game could just work, combining easy-to-use control mechanisms with addictive gameplay, or just be a disappointing mesh of interactive Wii concepts.

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