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Put down that doughnut, Wii Fit is finally coming: Nintendo announces a U.S. release date for its much-anticipated fitness device.; Farhad Manjoo 2008.02.20
Wii and PS3 projected to eclipse XBox 360: Peek into one market research firm's video game crystal ball; Farhad Manjoo 2008.02.15
With Wii and DS, Nintendo owns 2007: The Tiger Woods of game companies.; Farhad Manjoo 2008.01.18
PS3 sales fall short of Sony's high hopes: Despite its predictions of an end to the slump, Sony's Playstation 3 game console is still in third place, trailing XBox and Wii.; Farhad Manjoo 2007.08.24
We are playing Wii, and a little PS3: New video game numbers show a pickup in sales of Sony's high-priced console. But it's the Wii everyone really loves.; Farhad Manjoo 2007.07.24
Put down the doughnut, play Nintendo's new Wii Fit game: The company announces a new "balance board" controller that lets you do push-ups and Hula-Hoops on a video game.; Farhad Manjoo 2007.07.11
Microsoft touts new Halo -- and takes on Wii, too?: At the big game convention in L.A., Microsoft announces the special Halo edition Xbox console, plus some controllers that may be aimed at Nintendo's hot system.; Farhad Manjoo 2007.07.11

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Farhad Manjoo is a Salon staff writer covering technology and tech culture. He lives in San Francisco.

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Farhad’s new book, “True Enough: Learning to Live in a Post-Fact Society,” examines propaganda on the Web, cable news and talk radio.

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