Nintendo hasn’t announced anything, nor have there been any leaks or even indications that Nintendo is doing anything but stay the course. That said, Wii sales have dropped quite a bit since last year, and the Kinect has replaced it as the must-have family-friendly gaming device.
Some would have said that Nintendo should have preempted this decline by announcing a successor last year, but others… → Read More
Now don’t get too excited, this is just a demo being shown at GDC. Nintendo decided to test out what Wii games would be like in 3D, so they set up Mario Kart Wii to send a 3D image to a glasses-free TV, and decided… that it was cool. That’s all. Yeah, kind of a disappointment after that headline, but that’s what they did! Don’t blame me! There’s a nice flamewar… → Read More
WTF WTF WTF. Watch this video. This is a real game. German, yes — but nevertheless, real. → Read More
Nintendo this morning announced that its DS family of portable video game systems has sold more than 47 million in the United States since the original model launched in November 2004. The company also said that, according to its internal sales figures, the Wii system has gone over the counter more than 34 million times in the United States alone.
Of those 34 million, roughly 21 million Wii… → Read More
We love homebrew, custom-made, DIY solutions. They scream geek love and dedication louder than even dumb fanboy tattoos. This Wii laptop, and the word laptop is used loosely, is about the best thing since, well, this Wii laptop. This solution is a tad bit smaller thanks to the exclusion of the optical drive in favor of a game loader chip called SunDriver. Click through for a video look at the… → Read More
Ever wanted to know when your Wii was reading your SD card? Yeah, why not, right? Well, here’s the result of one curious Wii owner who discovered that one the voltage of one of the SD card reader’s changes when in use. Just like that, a little light is installed on the Wii’s front panel that blinks away when the SD card is in use. Clever. Click through for a video demo. → Read More
What can Nintendo do to sell more of their consoles? How about price them at $99? That’s what EA CEO John Riccitiello believes will truly save the Wii as it rolls down into obsolescence these next few years. According to an IndustryGamers interview, Riccitiello believes:
“I would say they did exceptionally well in ‘07 and ‘08, started tapering in ‘09 and ‘10, and… I think if they were… → Read More
Super Mario Brothers 25th Anniversary All-Stars MSRP: $29.99 Product Page Good For: People who remember when men were men, women were women, and plumbers wore little hats and smashed turtles. Not for: WoW players It’s hard out there for a plumber and for 25 years Mario and his brother have been smashing turtles and taking names. While I’m not a huge fan of the modern games, All-Stars… → Read More
There’s two big stories coming out of November’s NPD numbers. The first is that Microsoft somehow managed to sell more Xbox 360s than Nintendo sold Wiis, with Microsoft selling 1.37 million to Nintendo’s 1.27 million. That’s probably the result of the Kinect. The second is that, yes, Call of Duty: Black Ops sold a whopping 8.4 million units. Good on Activision, swimming in piles of coin. → Read More
It appears that the Wii Speak microphone we saw debuted at E3 2008 with the new Animal Crossing hasn’t seen the interest Nintendo hoped for, and has been discontinued. I probably could have told them that in the planning stages and saved them some money. Now the question is: will the Vitality Sensor share the same fate? → Read More
Nintendo today reported [PDF] it swung to a net loss of 2.01 billion Yen ($24.5 million) in the first half of fiscal 2010 after recording a handsome 69.49 billion ($850 million) profit in the same time frame last year. It was big N’s first net loss in the fiscal first half in seven years. → Read More
This is just “Look At Me!” type news, but put in context, it’s rather impressive that Nintendo sold at least 63,500,000 Nintendo Wii Remotes since the Wii’s 2006 launch — just in the US too. This is so many, in fact, that if that number represented citizens of a country, it would be the 22nd most populated country on Earth, falling in between France and the United Kingdom. Or, in other words… → Read More
Starting today, Netflix customers in the US and Canada can instantly stream content through their Wii consoles without the need to fire up a disc first.
Netflix says members who have a plan starting at $8.99 a month (or $7.99 in Canada), a Wii and an Internet connection can now instantly watch movies and TV shows by downloading the application from the Wii Shop Channel. → Read More
Sales for the Wii last month totaled just 245,000, just over half of the 462,000 sold in September of 2009. Could it be that Nintendo’s juggernaut has finally lost its steam? → Read More
To be honest, I didn’t even know there was going to be a Nintendo Wii version of Call of Duty: Black Ops, but lo and behold: a licensed headset! Yup, this is the official headset of the game on the Wii, and it’s the handiwork of PDP, one of the bigger Wii accessory designers. → Read More
This special edition Red Wii was spotted on the Nintendo Japan site, it’s in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the original Super Mario Brothers game. → Read More
Big news for Wii players, Nintendo is working on a new controller, the Wii Remote Plus. They are combining the best qualities of the Wii Remote and the Wii MotionPlus, but little else is currently available about the new controller. Nintendo has stated that they will be releasing more information in the near future. → Read More
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. Let’s face it, you’re not going to spend all your time at school in class or studying and as a result, it’s a good idea to have some gear for gaming. We’ll hit the usual suspects here. → Read More
Here’s a weird project. Instead of using a Wii Balance Board to play those Wii Fitness and such games, disassemble the hardware and stuff it into a pair of perfectly good Nikes. I’m not sure it’s entirely practical in this case, but my gadget-sense seems to think that sensor-equipped shoes will be coming with games some time in the near future. They won’t have tentacles you… → Read More
Just when you thought you couldn’t care about anything anymore we have Sony’s “Wii-killer” teaser for the Motion. I’d say this is one of the most ham-handed ads I’ve seen in a while. Thoughts? → Read More
When the NPD Group released their August figures, there was a little summer surprise for Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo. Turns out that while Wii sales have slowed down a bit, the overall volume hasn’t really changed that much. That translates to good news for the PS3 and Xbox 360, as their sales have gone up while the Wii’s overall have gone down. → Read More
Nintendo apparently is working on something big. So big that that Metroid’s co-creator, Yoshio Sakamoto, recently stated that it’s going to surprise us all and, well, leave [us] all with out mouths open. Sounds great, but all I want is the Wii with proper graphics and better tracking. Oh wait, that’s the PS3 Move. → Read More
Gamestop (damn their eyes) has a deal right now where if you buy Metroid: Other M, you can pick up a MotionPlus bundle for $20 off. Total cost: a billion dollars. Well, more like $85 plus tax, but it’s still a fair chunk of cash. Of course, it’s better than the $105 you would have paid yesterday for the same thing. Man, this is why I play Super Nintendo. → Read More
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/video_embed.php?id=3645 I’m going through a bit of the new Metroid game by Team Ninja, the same guys who made Ninja Gaiden and I’m pleased to report that the game, although a departure from the tamer Metroid games, the injection of real emotion and a bit of (non-bloody) space horror adds considerably to the game. → Read More
Let me let that sink in. Just a minute. There. Got it? How does it feel? They made Grease into a video game. Yeah. The movie your and my mom both love, the movie that’s kind of fun if you watch it once but kind of annoying if you have to watch it a bunch of times? Yeah. They made that into a Wii game. Yeah. I know. → Read More
Thank god another peripheral maker has made something that I can pun on with “Wii.” The other options are getting stale. So, this Wiicom tablet (reference, if you’re not clued in) is an accessory that lets you draw inside Wii games. Great! Not sure many games were really crying out for this, since you already control a free cursor and “drawing” games work better on a… → Read More
Nintendo just announced that they sold 30 million Wiis – that’s one Wii for every unemployed American as of last February or, if you’re a little more chipper, one for every Facebook user in the world. → Read More
Step one: Mod your Android device to play nicely with a Wii Remote Step two: Find a cheap Wii Remote steering wheel Step three: MacGyver an universal mounting bracket or something Step four: Totally disregard your self esteem and use this contraption on the subway. → Read More
Microsoft has come up with its own internal version of a price comparison between motion control platforms. Of course, Microsoft shows their way being the cheapest route to motion control, but it really depends on how you’re playing the game. → Read More
Bored with that plain old white Nintendo Wii? Want to make it look like an abomination? Well here’s your chance! For only $19.99 you can buy a 24 piece kit that will cover all of your Wii-ness with chrome gold! → Read More
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