Archive for the Wii category

Wii U Is Only “Twice As Powerful” As Xbox 360

It’s time for another session of “random shit said by nobody in particular about the next generation of consoles”. Today’s victim is the Wii U which we at least know [...]

Nintendo’s New Console… To Be Called Nintendo?

There are many names that have been given to Nintendo’s new mystery console so far, including the likes of Wii 2, Wii HD, Project Cafe and even Beem. Speaking of [...]

Analysts Give Sales Predictions For April — 3DS Off To A Slow Start

Ahead of the  NPD Group’s release of official market data this week, game industry analysts have weighed in with their own sales predictions for the month of April, in the [...]

Possible Wii 2 (Project Cafe) Prototype?

As is always the case with upcoming releases of anything, except maybe the Driver series, there will be mass hype surrounding it, and a few people trying to troll them [...]

Nintendo Confirms Wii Successor To Bring World To An End in 2012

There are many things that are big in Japan; television manufacturers, motor vehicle manufacturers, Godzilla, the Pacific Ocean, but not many can match up to the multi billion dollar franchise [...]

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Tron Controllers Have Arrived

Behold, the Tron Limited Edition Controllers from Performance Designed Products. The same people who brought us the AfterGlow controllers, PDP has done it again with these awesome Tron controllers. The [...]

LEGO Builds Wiimotes

If you own a Wii or are just plain bored of seeing the old boring Wii remote then you might consider this option: This official Wii remote made by Lego [...]

Nintendo: The Next Console Will ‘Leave Your Mouth Open’

Yoshio Sakamoto, the creator of Metroid, has recently said that Nintendo’s next console will leave gamers with their ‘mouths open’. During an interview with Spanish gaming site 3DJuegos, Sakamoto said [...]

Treyarch: Black Ops Co-Op Mode Still To Be Announced

It looks like Treyarch still have an ace in the hole with upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops – and that’s the announcement of co-op. The developer’s community manager Josh [...]

A Wii Tablet For All Your Sorrows

Okay, not exactly. Later this year, THQ will be launching its very own Wii tablet aimed at 6-12 year olds. Officially called the uDraw game Tablet, it measures 9×7 ” [...]

AfterGlow [In The Dark] Controllers Are Cool, Very Cool

Interested in Glow in the Dark gaming peripherals? Well, if you just nodded, you’re in luck. PDP, or Performance Designed Products, has created illuminating controllers which can be used for [...]

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Xbox 720 and Wii 2 will beat PS4 to the market, says Sony

Sony predicts that Microsoft and Nintendo will launch their new home consoles before it gets round to unleashing the fourth generation of PlayStation. The three platform holders are still to [...]

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Guitar Hero goes Old Skool!

What’s that? You want more Taylor Swift? Well then I’ve got bad news for you and of Taylor’s biggest fan dean0… Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock is coming and this [...]

Zelda Skyward Sword Won’t Be Easy, Says Aonuma

The word from Nintendo’s Eiji Aonuma is “The Legend Of Zelda Skyward Sword won’t be easy.” This was said after Shigeru Miyamoto had previously spoken of the need to make [...]

CEO Iwata: Wii 2 Is Not Needed “Right Now”

Nintendo doesn’t need to release a successor to the Wii right now. That’s according to the CEO of the company, Satoru Iwata. During an interview with BBC, Iwata made it [...]

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E3 2010: Tiny Wii Controllers For People With Tiny…Hands

I’ve never really had any problems with Wii controllers but then again, my hands are of average size. Third party outfit, Power A, has now taken into their own hands [...]

Awww, What A Cuddwy Wittle Wiimote

Those brave enough to buy the upcoming Sesame Street Wii games, will receive probably the best attachment for the Wii Remote to ever be invented. When purchasing Elmo’s A-to-Zoo Adventure [...]

Nintendo Factory Staff Commit Suicide

People say that the holiday season, namely Christmas, is a major cause for suicide. But this is wrong. Clearly it’s Nintendo factories — else the firm wouldn’t be looking into [...]

MP5? Wii!

Well last October there was some chatter about a Wii accessory spotted at a trade show in China. China? Probably some generic control right? WRONG! Well this controller, which resembles [...]

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Wii Lets You Flap Arms, No Seriously

What is the stupidest peripheral that the Wii has ever had? No, you’re wrong. This is. It’s called the the Wii Wings and has been made for the game Bird’s-Eye [...]

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Nintendo Says Wii 2 Is In Planning Stages

Within a few months, the PS3 will have its Move and XBox will have its Natal. What this means for the Wii is that it will lose its dominion over [...]

Wii Gets A Fireplace

The Wii has always been the family console. The one that can be used for family games night instead of Monopoly or Scrabble. It is therefore safe to assume that [...]

The Safer, Friendlier Wii Gun

Not long ago, we were all devastated by the story of a little girl who shot herself when mistaking her step-father’s gun for the gun attachment that she was used [...]

Reports Show That PS3′s Are Online More Than Xbox And Wii

The Diffusion Group has been hard at work crunching figures to come up with solid figures showing which console is online more than others. While we’re always hearing about the [...]

GDC 10: EA Announces EA Sports Active 2.0 For Wii & PS3

EA recently announced at the 2010 GDC that it would be releasing a new version of its Sports Active title previously seen on the Wii. The new version comes complete [...]

WiiAuto Pistol Instrumental In Death Of 3 Year Old

The WiiAuto Pistol is a peripheral for the Wii similar to the WiiZapper that many of you may be familiar with. The difference is that while just about every Wii [...]

Nintendo Has Said That The Wii Does Need Something New

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata was recently questioned about the future of the Wii, where he was asked if HD is a possible solution for future models. Many Wii fans would [...]

Nintendo Politely Declined Project Natal Technology Back In ’07

Nintendo execs have apparently said that they were given the option to benefit from the same technology which powers Microsoft’s Project Natal, however they declined as camera technology was a [...]

Sony’s PS3 Thrashes The Xbox In 2009 Sales

2009 was said to be an interesting year for console gaming, as new technologies saw numbers turn sales figures around. The most significant change the console world was Sony’s PS3 [...]

Capcom Says That The Wii Market Is Tough To Crack

Capcom recently landed in some hot water after they chirped that they are so over Wii. However, after extinguishing the fire that was rage, the company then commented by saying [...]