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NEWS ABOUT: Nintendo Wii

Nintendo Wii stories: 61 news summaries

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 'Naughty' Mickey Hits the Wii 

Disney dares to reimagine him for new generation

Nov 5, 09 11:14 AM CST
(Newser) - Mickey Mouse is going back to his papered-over roots as a mischief-maker as Disney reimagines its core property for a new generation, and perhaps a new revenue stream. The first vehicle is “Epic Mickey,” a video game for the Wii console in which players can choose to play... More »

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Nintendo Wii • Mickey Mouse • Disney • rebranding • cartoon characters • video games

 Slumping Wii 
 Surprises 
 Nintendo 

Lack of hit games hits sales

Oct 30, 09 8:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - With hit games few and far between, consumers aren’t exactly fighting in the aisles to get their hands on a Wii anymore. Nintendo slashed its full year sales forecast for Wii hardware 23% yesterday, the Wall Street Journal reports, and offered little hope of a swift turnaround. “... More »

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 Nintendo Cuts Wii to $200 
 in Price War With Sony 


Console maker slashes price at opening of Tokyo Game Show

Sep 24, 09 8:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nintendo is slashing the price of its Wii console by 20% worldwide, bringing the US price to $200—a cut announced just as Sony was beginning its presentation at the annual Tokyo Game Show. The prices of Sony's Playstation and Microsoft's Xbox were both dropped to $300 lately as the... More »

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Nintendo • Nintendo Wii • video game console • Xbox • PlayStation • Sony Playstation • video games • Wii • Microsoft Xbox 360

Tech Review

Upgraded Remote Gives Wii New Spark

MotionPlus yields more accurate control, heralds things to come

Aug 5, 09 11:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - With sales slowing, the Wii needs a shot in the arm, and Nintendo thinks it’s found one with Wii MotionPlus, a little accessory that plugs into the bottom of the controller, giving it a gyroscope that can detect more subtle motions. The results are nice, writes Katherine Boehret for... More »

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Microsoft • Nintendo Wii • video games • tech review • Wii • remote control • Project Natal • motion sensor • gyroscope • MotionPlus

(Newser) - Seniors are wholeheartedly embracing Wii Bowling as a fun social activity mercifully devoid of the weight of an actual ball, the Chicago Tribune reports. “Can you think of anything better to do?” says the president of a league at a Chicago-area retirement community. “It's the piece de ... More »

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sports • elderly • Nintendo Wii • retirement communities • video games • seniors • bowling • league

 Harry Potter Charms Wii 


Jul 7, 09 2:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Gamers don't have to go to Hogwarts to fly on a broomstick, stir up potions or win a wand duel. They can pull off virtually the same stunts by picking up Wii controls in the latest game created for the popular console. Electronic Arts' Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince... More »

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Harry Potter • Nintendo Wii • virtual reality • Hogwarts • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince • flying • Wii • broomsticks • potions

 Fallon Beats Tiger 
 at His Own Wii Game 

They faced off in Times Square

Jun 25, 09 2:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tiger's not so tough in the virtual world. Jimmy Fallon crushed the champion golfer in Tiger's own Nintendo Wii game at Times Square this morning, the New York Post reports. Woods conceded on the third and final hole, after shooting a double-bogey and a bogey.  They played on the... More »

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golf • Tiger Woods • Nintendo Wii • Times Square • Jimmy Fallon • Wii Golf • US Open Golf

 Wii Sports 
 Cause Real 
 Injuries 

Treat it like real exercise: docs

Jun 17, 09 4:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nintendo Wii players may find themselves saddled with the same sprains and fractures that haunt athletes, often because they don't treat the virtual games like real sports, doctors tell the Washington Times. Sprains are the most common injury because Wii Sports don't provide the same resistance that actual tennis, bowling,... More »

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Nintendo Wii • exercise • sports injuries • brain injuries • Wii Fit • Wii

GAME REVIEW

 New Punch-Out!! Is Classic Fun 


May 19, 09 3:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!!, on the original Nintendo Entertainment System, was a “perfect combination of addictive gameplay and technological impressiveness,” Chris Kohler writes in Wired. In a new version for Wii, happily, the company has figured out "what made the original so compelling” and recreated it... More »

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boxing • Nintendo • Mike Tyson • Nintendo Wii • gaming • video game reviews • hand-eye coordination • Punch-Out!! • reflexes

 Wii Muscles Up 
 With 'Sports Resort' 

Nintendo hopes Frisbee, fencing will boost flagging console sales

Apr 9, 09 3:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Get ready to pull a muscle as Wii expands its offering of audience participation sports to Frisbee (with a dog), fencing and jetskiing, reports Reuters. Sports Resort is scheduled to be released in June, said Nintendo executives. The company hopes the new activities will boost flagging sales of Wii game... More »

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Japan • Nintendo • Nintendo Wii • sales • game consoles • Wii Fit • video games • Wii • electronic games

 Wii Becomes 
 Fastest-Selling 
 Console Ever 

Nintendo boss credits 50M milestone to gaming's move into the mainstream

Mar 26, 09 1:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Nintendo Wii has passed the 50 million milestone to beat out Playstation 2 as the fastest-selling game console, the BBC reports. The massive sales were beyond expectations, Nintendo boss Saturo Iwata said yesterday at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. He credited Wii's success to gaming's solid move... More »

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Nintendo • Nintendo Wii • game consoles • Game Developers Conference • video games • Wii

YouTube Comes to TV— Through PlayStation 3, Wii

Game consoles—though not Xbox—are new distribution platform for clip site

Jan 16, 09 1:18 PM CST
(Newser) - YouTube has come to the boob tube—clips from the video website can be watched on a conventional TV using either Sony or Nintendo’s current video-game consoles, PC World reports. Using the web browser built into the PlayStation 3 or Wii consoles, viewers can access a streamlined version of... More »

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Internet • YouTube • Nintendo • Nintendo Wii • Sony • video • PlayStation 3

OPINION

 Are Video Games Art? 

Outselling theater, music, and movies, but still not taken seriously

Dec 28, 08 8:14 AM CST
(Newser) - Video games are going gangbusters financially, but they're still generally relegated to "lowbrow" entertainment by the culturati. Some critics, however, are finally giving video games their due and deeming them art. "The best games are already beautiful, and I can see no reason why the look of video... More »

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art • Nintendo • Nintendo Wii • gaming • Ayn Rand • Shigeru Miyamoto • video games

REVIEW

Wii Music Offers Cute Fun
and Some Lessons

Don't expect your teen to embrace (outwardly) Nintendo's new offering

Dec 24, 08 11:17 AM CST
(Newser) - You might not rock out with Nintendo’s new Wii Music the way your teen would with Guitar Hero, but that won’t stop the family from having a ball with the game, Katherine Boehret writes in the Wall Street Journal. The game stays true to the Wii tradition of... More »

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Nintendo Wii • Rock Band • video games • Guitar Hero: World Tour • Wii Music

 Wii Are the Champions as Holiday Sales Rocket

Game sales stay strong despite recession

Dec 12, 08 4:01 AM CST
(Newser) - Video game sales remain strong despite the flagging economy, reports USA Today. Nintendo Wii had its biggest month ever in November, selling more than 2 million systems, twice what the company sold last November. Microsoft Xbox 360 also had a strong month with best-selling games Gears of War 2, and... More »

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Nintendo Wii • sales • PlayStation 3 • video games • Microsoft Xbox 360 • Gears of War 2 • Call of Duty: World at War


 EA Offers 
 Its Answer 
 to 'Wii Fit' 

Game maker plans line of products to get couch potatoes into shape

Nov 14, 08 8:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Electronic Arts has become the latest game maker to target the Wii-as-personal-trainer market, USA Today reports. EA Sports Active, developed with experts including Oprah Winfrey's trainer, hits the shelves in March and aims to help users lose weight through more than 20 exercises that work the upper and lower... More »

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Nintendo Wii • EA Sports • exercise • fitness • Electronic Arts • Wii Fit • video games • Wii

GLOSSIES

 Top Games for Holiday Play 

The titles you want stuffed in your stocking this year

Oct 25, 08 6:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Are you ready to wear out your thumbs this holiday season? Looking at games slated for holiday release, Forbes thinks gamers "crave a lot of morally questionable mayhem."  Here are their top choices:
  • Gears of War 2 (Microsoft): This game promises hordes of aliens to
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Nintendo Wii • Xbox • holiday shopping • Guitar Hero • Christmas wish lists • Sony Playstation • video games • Guitar Hero: World Tour • chanukah

 10 Ways to 
 Replace 
 Overhyped 
 Gizmos 

Tech experts list top overrated, underrated products

Sep 29, 08 12:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - You can replace your most over-hyped devices with the tech world's top 10 wallflowers, compiled by PC World. Start with the iPhone:
  1. Stop stubbing your fingers on Apple's impractical keyboard interface. Sidekick offers the best QWERTY around.
  2. Nintendo Wii is hard to find and offers few good games.
... More »

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Google • iPhone • iTunes • Nintendo Wii • Technology • Sidekick • Pandora • OpenOffice

OPINION

Digital Age Makes It Harder to Cheat

Even your Wii can give you away in the era of too-much-information

Aug 26, 08 7:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Wii may look family-friendly, but tell that to the US soldier who discovered from the console that his wife was having an affair, virtual-bowling with her lover while he was in Iraq. Welcome to the digital age, Nick Harding writes in the Independent, where secrets are impossible to keep,... More »

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technology • social networking • Nintendo Wii • infidelity • Internet freedom • extramarital affair

Startup Goes After Nintendo Over Patents

It claims the Wii uses stolen motion-sensing technology

Aug 20, 08 5:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Maryland tech firm claims that Nintendo stole some of its technology for the popular Wii console, the Wall Street Journal reports. Hillcrest Laboratories filed a complaint with the US International Trade Commission, alleging that Nintendo infringed on patents for motion-sensing technology. It wants to ban Wii consoles from being... More »

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technology • Japan • Nintendo Wii • video game console • patent • patent infringement • video games • Wii

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