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Nintendo is making a major push to clear out its Wii inventory as it gears up to unveil its successor to the gaming system next month. The company will cut prices on the Wii video game console to $149.99 from $199.99, and bundle four of its more popular games as a $19.99 set.

Under pressure to respond to competitors offering souped-up features for their video game systems, Nintendo announced Monday that it will offer a sneak peak of the Wii's successor in June. While consumers may love the shiny new system, the real question is how much it will cost.

Activision Blizzard's shares fell after the video-game maker forecast that 2011 sales would fall short of analysts' estimates and announced that it would cease creating Guitar Hero games because of lackluster sales.

Panasonic is gearing up to challenge Nintendo and Sony with a new handheld video-game player code-named "Jungle," Bloomberg News reported Tuesday. After leaving the portable-gaming market a decade ago, can this new device make Panasonic a major player?

Videogame publisher Activision Blizzard said its "Call of Duty: Black Ops" has had the most successful entertainment debut ever, generating more than $650 million in global sales in five days.

Stores sold 4% less video-game equipment -- including hardware, software and accessories -- in October compared to a year ago, according to research firm NPD Group. While players are spending more on the games themselves, they aren't shelling out for new consoles: Sales of those systems declined significantly.

Geoff "iNcontrol" Robinson is one of America's top pro-athletes. His game -- Starcraft. His earnings playing the popular video game and, more significantly, coaching other gamers give him a lifestyle he loves.

If you join me in thinking that $6.60 to play video games with a hottie via webcam for 10 minutes is crazy, then perhaps we do not understand the busy life of a male gamer. A WalletPop visit to GameCrush, the new social networking site for gamer lads "low on free time" to meet women, revealed a...

The video game market is often called recession proof. It's escapist product at a good value, but I'm sensing a slowdown even in this safe haven. Gaming, like the movies, provides good cost-effective entertainment. Many hours of it. Too many, some parents might say. Gamestop's performance in the...

A few months ago, I went to a friend's birthday party, where I found myself in a fairly uncomfortable position: I was buttonholed by a gamer. You know how it goes; you're talking to a lot of people, making friends and enjoying the friends that you have when some guy notices that you're polite and...