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• Wii U sold fewer than 60,000 units in the US last month

  

  18 February 2013, 11:00

  During the same period Microsoft sold 281,000 Xbox 360 consoles .

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• Nintendo exec defends “poor” Wii U CPU

  

  5 February 2013, 18:01

  Will it have enough muscle to compete with the big boys this summer?

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• Wii U sales forecasts slashed

  

  30 January 2013, 12:30

  Also does third-party publisher AAA games support show signs of drying up?

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• Nintendo Wii U more successful than the original Wii

  

  11 January 2013, 12:24

  This is in terms of revenue generated rather than the number of consoles sold.

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• Americans get the Nintendo TVii service starting from today

  

  20 December 2012, 12:30

  All your cable, satellite and video-on-demand services accessed from the Wii U gamepad.

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• Wii U sells 307,471 units during debut week in Japan

  

  11 December 2012, 12:30

  Also evidence of first “positive” steps in Wii U cracking.

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• The first UK top 20 chart for the Wii U is published

  

  4 December 2012, 13:30

  Plus the console sold 40,000 units in its first 48 hours in the UK.

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• Wii U launches in the UK at midnight tonight

  

  29 November 2012, 18:20

  Four lads have spent the last week in a tent in Oxford Street waiting for this moment!

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• Wii Mini is leaked by online retailer Best Buy

  

  27 November 2012, 14:00

  It’s scheduled for release in North America on 7th December 2012.

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• Atari veteran Bushnell thinks the Wii U will pong

  

  26 November 2012, 12:00

  Godfather of gaming says “I don’t think it’s going to be a big success.”

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