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Pole Dancing Game Being Developed For Wii

A UK based company called Peekaboo says it wants to create a pole dancing game for the Nintendo Wii."We are pleased to confirm that Peekaboo is in talks to develop a game for the Nintendo Wii that meets mainstream demand for the fun and fitness benefits of pole dancing," the company said.

Video Game Sales Increase 57 Percent In March

U.S. sales of video game hardware and software increased 57 percent in March from a year earlier, according to a report from the NPD Group.Sales of gaming hardware, software and accessories reached $1.7 billion in March with the Nintendo Wii seeing its biggest gain in a non-holiday month.

In-Game Ads To Reach $650 Million

The U.S. in-game advertising spending will increase from $295 million in 2007 to $650 million in 2012 according to projections from eMarketer.Video game software and hardware sales will increase to $21 billion in 2012, up from $15.8 billion in 2007. "At a time when other sectors of the digital entertainment industry are struggling with lagging sales and rampant piracy, the US video game business is booming," says Paul Verna, eMarketer Senior Analyst.

Nintendo Wii To Launch Pay Service

Nintendo has announced that it will begin charging Wii gamers for some of its online offerings.Called the Wi-Fi Connection Pay and Play, the service will feature red stickers on the titles that users must pay to play online. A pricing plan has not been released but Nintendo said that gamers could pay for titles using Wii points, the consoles virtual currency.

Wii Top Seller For January

Research firm the NPD Group has released its U.S. retail sales figures for January 2008. Software sales for the month were up by 11 percent to $611 million, hardware sales dropped by a quarter to $378 million. Overall the industry was down 6 percent for the month managing to reach $1.18 billion compared to January 2007 sales of $1.25 billion.

Wii Sales Boost Nintendo Profits

Strong holiday sales of Wii and Nintendo DS portable game device allowed Japan's Nintendo to more than double its quarterly operating profit and to raise its outlook ahead of market expectations.

Wii Makes Surgeons Better

The Nintendo Wii can help develop surgical skills according to Kanav Kahol and Marshall Smith of the Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona.The two have found that surgical residents performed better during simulated surgery after playing on the Wii console. They say its due to the console's "Wimote" control system, which allows players to direct on-screen action using a wireless remote that is sensitive to acceleration in three dimensions.

Call Her Queen Wii

Apparently the Queen of England has become a fan of Nintendo's Wii console. The British tabloid The People reported that the 81-year-old became interested in the Wii console after seeing her 25-year-old grandson Prince William play a game.

Ugg, Wii Obsess Holiday Searchers

The scarce Nintendo Wii ranked as the most searched-for item during the holidays, while Ugg boots drew the most luxury item queries.

Wii Sales Strong, Supplies Short

Nintendo holiday sales of the Wii game console are off to a "fantastic start" according to a top executive with the company.