Correction ran 7/13/2007: Nintendo’s Super Mario Galaxy game will be released Nov. 12. Because of a source error, the date was incorrectly reported Wednesday.
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Nintendo, which helped create today’s video-game industry more than 20 years ago, had to change its game plan quickly to avoid being overwhelmed in the home-console wars.
Now Nintendo and its Wii are riding the biggest wave of success at the E3 game summit, overshadowing tech giants Microsoft and Sony and their more powerful entries.
With its unique motion-sensitive control system and several hot homegrown games, the $249 Wii’s infectious physicality has caught the attention of gamers and newcomers alike. And as sales outstrip those of the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, game developers are noticing.
The results are evident in a slew of new Wii titles on the way, from Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest …
