Gaming's big three think outside the box

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Tokyo — A nagging fear that the market for videogame consoles is about to plateau has Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo rethinking their next-generation boxes in hopes of attracting a new audience. The console giants came to the E3 show in Los Angeles last week toting a new bag of tricks. Microsoft Corp. is pushing synergy among consoles, cell phones and PCs; Sony Corp. is pitching its upcoming Playstation 3 as a consumer electronics "gateway" device to broadband; and Nintendo is betting the farm on Wii, its new game console with a unique controller that uses three-axis motion signal-processing technology.