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Nintendo has been granted a patent for a videogame instant messaging system. Originally filed in 2000, this patent could lead to lawsuits against other game console manufacturers.

There's a lot of grandstanding going on in the game console industry. Nintendo brags about its history of innovation; Microsoft is smug about its lead over the competition; and Sony says its rep alone will carry PS3. But Sony may be surprised to learn its chief rivals are holding hands and shouting things like "thief!" and "loser!"

Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo all let a lot of information fly at the E3 with regard to their new gaming console; PS3, Xbox360 and Revolution respectively. The specs of these systems are awesome. They've got massive multiplayer options inside the home or over the network. With WiFi, you can spread the play around the room. The visual capabilities will be stunning with the HD graphics capability hooked up to a new Samsung HDTV designed for the gaming experience.

Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo all let a lot of information fly at the E3 with regard to their new gaming consoles. The specs of these systems are awesome. They've got WiFi and wireless and downloadable systems, massive multiplayer options inside the home or over the network. The visual capabilities will be stunning with the HD graphics capability hooked up to a new Samsung HDTV designed for the gaming experience.

In a story repeated in several hundred news outlets worldwide countless times, the E3 expo featured announcements from all three manufacturers about their consoles.

Well you know, we'd all love to see the plan. But Nintendo didn't release many specs, but did disclose a couple of tiny surprises.

Nintendo grabbed the E3 stage by showing off the new Nintendo Revolution game console due out next year. Competing with the Sony PS3 and the Xbox360 from Microsoft, Nintendo needed to offer something new and improved and it looks like they might have done it.

Thousands of video game developers in a standing-room-only crowd today heard Nintendo President Satoru Iwata outline the company's bold vision for the future.