With Wii U just released it is no surprise that Nintendo would follow in the footsteps of Xbox 360 and PS3 by releasing a smaller version of one of its consoles. No there is not a slim Wii U due out but a Wii Mini coming out reportedly on the 7th of December. So if you are unable.to grab a Wii U for the holiday season you can always grab a Wii Mini which is not a Wii U and is not even close. But do you think remaking this system is a good idea with all the problems that Nintendo has been having over the years? Let me know.
Thanksgiving Day online traffic increased 71% in 2012 versus 2011 as the top 500 retail sites received more than 181 million total US visits. So far this Holiday week of online traffic to the top retail sites is up 8% on average. Retail traffic also increased 46% on Thanksgiving Day 2012 versus the day before.
The top five visited retail sites all saw growth on Thanksgiving Day 2012 versus the previous day. Amazon.com was the top visited retail site on Thanksgiving Day followed by Walmart, Target and Best Buy. Sears jumped up to the top 5 after ranking 6th the day before. Among the top 5 sites, BestBuy saw the biggest day-over-day growth at 104%.
Above are the top 5 sites visited on Thanksgiving day 2012.
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A new set top box that is designed to play some causal games and TV shows and movies has been confirmed but not details on when it will officially be out. The move was said to be made because Microsoft wants to compete with the Apple TV and other devices already in the market. A cheaper alternative then having to buy an Xbox and still being able to enjoy some of the perks of having an Xbox it looks like to me. More details to come as the story develops.
Did you know that Disney had a movie streaming service? Well if you didn?t don?t worry because they are ending it. As of December 31st, the streaming service will be shut down. Disney cited that they don?t have what the customer needs in flexibility that is demanded by streaming customers in this day in age. Another reason was that Disney did not have the subscriptions that they were looking for to sustain such an endeavor. This service which launched in 2009 let users buy and rent movies from the Disney library and it also had Pixar movies as well. They have not said anything about restarting the service but if they do maybe they need to look into their marketing strategies.
