In the Wii-PS3 Playoff, Nintendo Upsets Sony on the Fun Factor
Summary from United States, from articles in English
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Sports fans who know their way around a game controller tend to associate six-year-old PlayStation 2 with EA Sports the company's Madden NFL game is one of the best-selling titles year in and year out. (article 1)
There was a showdown between the Nintendo Wii and the Sony PlayStation 3 at The Post's game testing lab last weekend. (article 3)
U.S. video game sales - including hardware and software - jumped 34 percent in February to hit $1.33 billion, even with two top-selling consoles in short supply, according to data from market researcher NPD Group. (article 5)
The game, which will be available on the Xbox 360 and Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3, is expected to boost sales of both consoles. (article 5)
Xbox 360 sold 254,600 consoles in the U.S. in February, compared to 587,600 for the Nintendo DS; 432,000 for the Nintendo Wii; 351,800 for the Sony Playstation 2 (PS2 and 280,800 for the Sony PS3. (article 4)
Aside from acknowledging shortages, Microsoft also painted a rosy picture around other numbers associated with sales of games and accessories for the Xbox console. (article 4)
Xbox 360 games also continue to sell better than games for competing consoles and held five of the top 10 spots for titles sold for game consoles, according to NPD. (article 4)
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Story keywords
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Xbox, Sony, ps, Playstation, Wii |
Source articles
- Suddenly, EA Faces PlayStation Competition (Washington Post, 03/16/2008, 550 words)
- Ever More Ways to Play (Washington Post, 03/16/2008, 554 words)
- In the Wii-PS3 Playoff, Nintendo Upsets Sony on the Fun Factor (Washington Post, 03/16/2008, 568 words)
- Microsoft Blames Xbox Shortages for Lagging Sales (Washington Post, 03/14/2008, 468 words)
- ABC News: Gamers: Recession? What Recession? (ABCNews, 03/14/2008, 325 words)
- Love It or Hate It, Sony's Latest Stokes Passions (Washington Post, 03/16/2008, 566 words)
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