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Nintendo Announces More Than 34 Million Wii Consoles Sold in the United States

, Jan 4th 2011 Discuss [1]

Even if some people may be bored with the first-party titles that Nintendo has released for the Wii videogame console, there's no doubt that the Nintendo-branded consoles have a way of flying off the shelves and into the homes of millions of people. In the United States, Nintendo is happy to announce that they've managed to continue their sales strengths with not only the Wii console, but also the DS handheld videogame console. Read The Full Story

Sonic the Hedgehog inductive Wii Remote charger from Mad Catz

, Dec 28th 2010 Discuss [0]

One of the more popular characters in the world of gaming is the classic Sonic the Hedgehog from Sega. Sonic has been around for a long time a now and has been in games on multiple consoles. This is the first time I have seen the blue guy on a gaming accessory though. Read The Full Story

Wii Speak Phased Out by Nintendo …Maybe

, Dec 2nd 2010 Discuss [0]

Just about a half a month ago, we reported the fact that Nintendo was asking developers of the game Conduit 2 to not utilize Wii Speak in their game. Looks like it was because now, just a couple weeks later, they've announced they're going to completely phase out the Wii Speak peripheral - perhaps to replace it with something neater? Read The Full Story

Nintendo Sells 1.5 Million Consoles Over Black Friday Week

, Nov 29th 2010 Discuss [2]

While Black Friday is over and done with, and we're knee-deep in the savings that come with Cyber Monday, it looks like Nintendo made a killing off the Black Friday week. They sold plenty of consoles, which include members of the DS family, as well as the Wii home console. They sold enough, in fact, that the company feels like a formal press release is the right thing to do. Some may call this bragging, but then again, when you've sold as many consoles as Nintendo did, there might be a little room to do that. Read The Full Story

Nintendo Tells Developer High Voltage to Not Use WiiSpeak in Upcoming Game

, Nov 16th 2010 Discuss [1]

One aspect of playing games online, is the ability to talk to people while you're doing it. Using microphones, both wired and wireless, allows players all over the world to talk to complete strangers, catch up with old friends, or just make small talk with their best friend, all while playing their favorite games. But, while headphone/microphone combinations may still be the item of choice for communication online for most gamers, Nintendo (and more recently, Microosft) wanted people to be able to talk without the headset, so more people could communicate all at once. That's why WiiSpeak was introduced with the Wii version of Animal Crossing, so you could sit and chat with a friend, without having to worry about a headset. Read The Full Story

Angry Birds Heading to Xbox LIVE Arcade, PlayStation Network & WiiWare

, Nov 12th 2010 Discuss [1]

We could say that Angry Birds is popular, but that would be an understatement. The game, which has made its way from iOS to webOS and Android, is a mobile title that lets you sling-shot birds from a set location, and take down structures where pigs reside, all in hopes of collecting points while you take out the pigs. The game's popularity has been insane, and it looks like Rovio, the developer behind the game, is getting ready to expand the horizons of some angry birds. Read The Full Story

Nintendo Wii Won’t See Price Cut in Near Future, Focusing on Bundles

, Oct 29th 2010 Discuss [0]

Even if Nintendo isn't seeing the profits they'd like to, and Wii sales slumping, it looks like the company isn't planning on making any drastic changes to the working model they've got in place now. They still believe that the $200 price point for the console, which already has plenty of extras in the box, is the right way to go. Instead, they believe that offering up console bundles is the way to go forward. Read The Full Story

Donkey Kong is Back with a Vengeance!

, Oct 28th 2010 Discuss [0]

What in the world? Nintendo has just (10 minutes ago or so) released two new sites for two new games: Donkey Kong Country Returns for the Wii, and Mario VS Donkey Kong Mini-Land Mayhem! for Nintendo DS. Looks like lots of fun for everyone! Get Thinkering! Read The Full Story

Sunflex unveils Snakebyte Wii Remote XL+ controller with MotionPlus

, Oct 27th 2010 Discuss [0]

If you are a big Nintendo Wii gamer that has the original controllers with the MotionPlus accessory plugged into the bottom of the remote, you may be interested in the new controllers with MotionPlus integrated. A company called Sunflex has announced that it will be distributing the Snakebyte Wii controller in the US. Read The Full Story

Babysitting Mama for the Nintendo Wii Makes Babysitting Terrifying [Video]

, Oct 22nd 2010 Discuss [0]

Accessories for video games and video game consoles have some of the most unique, and sometimes confusing designs in the accessory world. And, when it comes to the Nintendo Wii, the accessories usually take the cake for disturbing, or seemingly pointless. Except that tennis paddle, which was great. But, a new video game from the people who brought you Cooking Mama is primed to disturb you all weekend. Read The Full Story

Nintendo Wii Remote Plus Launches November 5th in Europe

, Oct 18th 2010 Discuss [0]

We had already heard that the next peripheral for Nintendo's Wii, the Wii Remote Plus, would be landing in Japan on November 11th, but it looks like Nintendo has plans to launch the controller in Europe first. The company has just announced that the remote will be launched in Europe almost a full week ahead of the launch in Japan, but it doesn't look like Nintendo's including any kind of console bundle with this launch. Read The Full Story

PDP unveils Call of Duty: Black Ops special edition Headbanger headset for Wii

, Oct 13th 2010 Discuss [0]

PDP has announced a new special edition headset for Wii gamers that are fans of the Call of Duty franchise. The new special edition headset is a customized version of the Headbanger headset with a Call of Duty: Black Ops theme. The headset is black in color and has the game logo on the earpiece. Read The Full Story
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