Game News: November 18, 2006

Nintendo launches Wii, challenging Sony (AP)
   

AP - More than a thousand fans lined up in Times Square for the Sunday launch of Nintendo's entry into the holiday season's field of competing video game consoles, the cheap but innovative Wii.

Nintendo Wii bids for video game console crown (Reuters)
   

Reuters - The final salvo in the new video game console war comes first thing on Sunday, as Nintendo Co. Ltd.'s unconventional underdog, the Wii, takes on Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3 for top billing in the $30 billion global game market.

Nintendo's Wii console launches (AP)
   

AP - Nintendo's quirky new video game console, the Wii, goes on sale Sunday, just two days after the launch of the rival PlayStation 3 from Sony turned violent at some stores. The release of the Wii is expected to be less dramatic, mainly because Nintendo has made sure to have a lot more units available than Sony could muster.

Nintendo Wii joins bid for video game console crown (Reuters)
   Reuters - The final salvo in the new video game console war comes first thing on Sunday, as Nintendo Co. Ltd.'s unconventional underdog, the Wii, takes on Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3 for top billing in the $30 billion global game market.