ITC to probe Nintendo Wii patent infringement (Reuters)

Posted September 19th, 2008

Reuters - The U.S. International Trade
Commission has agreed to look into Hillcrest Laboratories’
allegations that Nintendo Co Ltd (7974.OS) infringed
Hillcrest’s patents in making its popular Wii video game, the
ITC said on Wednesday.

Think Video Games Are Solitary? New Study Says No. (NewsFactor)

Posted September 19th, 2008

NewsFactor - If you think video games are solitary, antisocial endeavors, a new study indicates otherwise. Released Tuesday, the survey from the Pew Internet & American Life Project reported that 76 percent of teenage gamers play with others online at least some of the time, with 65 percent playing with others in the same room.

Survey: Nearly every kid a video gamer (AP)

Posted September 19th, 2008

AP - Katherine Graden doesn’t really like shoot-’em-up video games. She prefers games on her Wii system that test her fitness and agility — the ones her guy friends tease are her “sissy games.”