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Nintendo’s Wii U online service may be powered exclusively by EA’s Origin

Posted byby GamesBeat
November 15, 2011
2 min

Nintendo could be looking for third parties to provide the online infrastructure for its upcoming Wii U console, according to a report released this...

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U.S. console video games (finally) grow 1 percent in October

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
November 11, 2011
3 min

U.S. retail video game sales finally showed some life in October, when sales grew 1 percent from a year ago, according to market researcher...

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Apple and Android are now dominating mobile game market

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
November 9, 2011
2 min

The mobile game landscape has changed dramatically in the last couple of years, with Apple and Android games surpassing both Nintendo and Sony to...

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Nintendo Wii U may support simultaneous usage of two controllers

Posted byby GamesBeat
November 9, 2011
1 min

Nintendo is working on upgrading the Wii U to support the simultaneous use of two tablet controllers, according to a story by Develop Online,...

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Hulu Plus brings its TV treasure trove to Nintendo Wii and 3DS

Posted byby GamesBeat
October 21, 2011
2 min

Nintendo’s 3DS handheld and Wii console will get access to Hulu Plus‘ trove of streaming TV content before the end of 2011, the company said...

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Our picks for the best video games of the fall season

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 7, 2011
8 min

NOTE: Each week, I’m writing a column on videogames called The DeanBeat that’s available to newsletter subscribers a day before it appears on the...

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Why music video games aren’t dead

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
September 26, 2011
4 min

Music video games such as Activision Blizzard’s Guitar Hero and Electronic Arts/MTV/Harmonix’s Rock Band were among gaming’s fastest-growing sectors a few years ago, soaring...

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4 min

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The DeanBeat: The video game industry’s grudge matches

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
September 23, 2011
6 min

EDITOR’S NOTE: Welcome to VentureBeat’s new newsletters. Each week, I’m writing a column on an aspect of gaming world that GamesBeat covers. My colleague...