Nintendo Wii - SlashGear

‘Nintendo Wii’ Stories

CTA Wii Rowing Accessory is $34.99 Too Much [Video]

Evan Selleck, May 18th 2010 Discuss [0]

As much as we love ridiculous accessories, especially for the Nintendo Wii, this one might take the cake. And not just a piece, either, but the whole thing. It's supposed to be a rowing machine (that's what it says in the commercial), and it's actually supposed to help you, some how. We realize that many people consider the Wii a revolutionary work-out assistant, but we have to draw the line somewhere. Read The Full Story

Black Nintendo Wii Could be Coming to the States After All

Evan Selleck, Apr 27th 2010 Discuss [0]

When the black Nintendo Wii was announced for Japan last year, it was one of the most hotly anticipated pieces of technology here in the States, at least for a few months. That probably wavered, a lot, when a month after that announcement, Nintendo came forward and revealed that the coveted piece of tech wouldn't be coming to the United States. It only got worse when European "limited edition" models started showing up in Europe near the holiday season, but there was still no US launch date. Well, things may be changing for the better. Read The Full Story

NPD with report that Wii fronts video game industry to “biggest sales month ever” in December

Paul Fang, Jan 15th 2010 Discuss [0]

NPD Group’s retail data released last night discloses that December was the video game industry’s “biggest sales month ever”, besting last December by 4%. While it wasn't enough to match up with 2008's combined record-smashing revenues, December's sales rally saved 2009 from an even dismal finish, leaving aggregate industry revenue 8 points down, or $19.7 billion compared to last year's $21.4 billion. Read The Full Story

NERF Switch Shot EX-3 shoots darts and plays Wii

Shane McGlaun, Oct 8th 2009 Discuss [4]

We are big fans of NERF products around here and we are big fans of the Nintendo Wii too. It would make since that we would get all excited at the thought of a new NERF blaster from PDP that shoots the darts we all know and love and can be used as a Wii blaster too. Read The Full Story