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POPSApple killing Micro-USB standard? Apple makes lots of money selling charger cords, converters and docks, so they're resistant to adopting Micro-USB. But this could come back to bite them; come 2012, if the iPhone is the only device with a proprietary charger, don't you think that's going to turn off consumers?
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POPSWii Sports Is Best-Selling Game Ever Wii Sports is obviously a big deal. But these record-breaking numbers have a lot to do with the ever-expanding market for video games -- consumers from kindergarten kids to senior citizens are playing games now. Credit Nintendo and the innovative Wii for much of that expansion -- but understand that in the grand hall of fame of gaming, Wii Sports isn't even on the same shelf as Super Mario Brothers.
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POPSNintendo Launches WiiWare Nintendo has a lot of catching up to do in the downloadable game space -- until now, all it has sold is ports of its own old console games. It's interesting to see the company focusing on new and indie developers, but that may not deliver enough buzz to make the service popular.
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POPSSpore Release Date: Sep 7 We've got a release date for one of the most anticipated video games in recent memory. It's well over a year later than anyone initially hoped, but better late than never. Good news too that it will launch on multiple platforms simultaneously.
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POPSVideo Game Sales Way Up Christmas came late for the video game industry; sales of consoles and games are both way up, and should drive significant revenue in the quarter.
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POPSCan't Find A Wii? How Bout A Raincheck? This is pretty lame. For one thing, you have to go to GameStop. Most gamers have a serious love/hate relationship with the store. But the bigger problem is that the program doesn't start until next Friday. As if a trip to GameStop wasn't usually a big enough pain, now you've got to go the weekend before christmas! Have fun!
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POPSWhy You Can't Find A Wii You might want to blame the continuing Wii shortage on the evil machinations of Wario or King Koopa. But the fact of the matter is that Nintendo just can't make enough of the devices to meet demand --even though the company has increased production from about 1 million to 1.8 million a month.
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POPSGaming Giants Fail At Green Tech When Apple placed last out of 14 companies last April, the company promised to clean up its act -- and has now climbed to number 11. Let's hope Nintendo, Philips and Microsoft follow suit. Since game consoles are such huge sellers, that's a lot of pollution and waste out there.
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POPSHalo 3 Hits $300 Million Everyone knew Halo 3 would be a big hit, but these numbers are really stellar. If the sales hold up, this carries Microsoft a long way towards catching up with the Nintendo Wii -- and towards meeting their promise that the Xbox division of the company would turn a profit this year.
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POPSMotion Sensitive Gadgets Take Off The motion-sensitive controllers of the Nintendo Wii have been really influential on other designers -- expect more and more gesture-driven gadgets and gizmos to hit the market in the next few years.
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