Nintendo Misses Estimates as Apple Lures Gamers Away - BusinessWeek

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**BusinessWeek**
Retail sales of packaged video **games** have fallen sharply for about two years as consumers purchase **games** to play on smartphones and social networks such as **Facebook** Inc., NPD said. Nintendo probably sold 235000 Wii consoles and 240000 3DS handhelds **...**
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