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Nintendo's Got a New Little Wii in the Oven

April 24, 2011

"Hopefully, they will come up with something innovative as they did with first Wii," Pietro Macchiarella, a research analyst at Parks Associates, told the E-Commerce Times. "Right now, the Wii is showing its age."

Among the qualities the new device must have, said Macchiarella, are innovation -- it's too late for catch-up now -- as well as user-friendly controls for non-core gamers and a good price.

From the article, “Nintendo's Got a New Little Wii in the Oven,” by Erika Morphy

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