NewsFactor – In Wednesday’s highly anticipated keynote address at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata offered a list of positive developments for the company’s fans.
PC World – Nintendo President Satoru Iwata’s predictably vague keynote was long on rhetoric and short of details. He pointed out that Wii sales worldwide have bumped past the magic 50 million milepost. The salient detail isn’t the number but the timeframe: The Wii is officially the fastest selling video game doohickey in history. Add 100 million DS handhelds sold worldwide to Nintendo’s bragging rights.
AFP – Google got its game on late Wednesday, launching videogame-themed wallpaper for customized home pages and providing a glimpse at online play making its way to the website.
PC World – Google is playing along with the gamer crowd and has unleashed a series of eye-popping video game themes for its iGoogle homepage. Check out the gallery of all 24 themes currently available, pick one, and enjoy the pixilated pleasures provided. Or, if you love ‘em all and can’t make up your mind, use the game of the day option and automatically change your backdrop every 24 hours.
AP – Japanese game maker Nintendo Co. said Thursday global sales of its popular Wii video game console have topped 50 million since it went on sale worldwide in late 2006.