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NEWS ABOUT: Wii

Wii stories: 15 news summaries

Gaming Causes Joint Pain in Kids: Study

Child scientist finds 60+ minutes of daily play may cause trouble

Oct 19, 09 4:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - The repetitive motions involved in playing video games cause joint pain in children, according to a new study by a true expert—an 11-year-old gamer. Deniz Ince, with the help of his rheumatologist dad, studied joint pain among his fellow video game enthusiasts, aged 7 to 12. More than an... More »

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parenting • children • gaming • Xbox 360 • PlayStation 3 • Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors • joint pain • video games • Wii • PlayStation 2

 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

 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

 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

(Newser) - Just-released patent applications suggest Microsoft has indeed created a so-called “Magic Wand” to rival the Wii remote, the BBC reports. It could come out at next month's industry expo in Los Angeles. The applications say the wand has "biometric sensors" that would detect "fingerprint, hand geometry, hand... More »

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technology • Microsoft • Xbox • sensors • video games • Wii

 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

 Nintendo to Launch
Videos for Wii 

Service will begin in apan in 2009

Dec 26, 08 5:31 AM CST
(Newser) - Nintendo plans to launch video programming for the blockbuster Wii game console, reports AFP. Players could access original programming online to watch on their TV sets. The service will  be aimed initially at the Japanese market and expand to markets worldwide. Rival Sony already uses its popular PlayStation for online... More »

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Nintendo • Sony • online shopping • videos • Sony Playstation • movies • Wii • Dentsu


 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

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

Wii Want to ... Train Surgeons

Doctors at Arizona seeing benefits
from time spent with Nintendo console

Aug 8, 08 4:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nintendo’s popular Wii console is finding new uses in the hands of surgeons. The Guardian takes a look at an Arizona hospital that's making use of the Wii’s precise, motion-sensitive controller to hone motor skills for more serious applications. In a program for doctors being trained to do... More »

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surgery • Nintendo • video game console • Wii

Wii Caught Up
in Beer Pong Brouhaha

Parents' outcry forces video game to change name, sub in water

Aug 1, 08 8:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - The video game version of frat-boy favorite beer pong is getting watered down, Time reports. An outcry from parents concerned about youthful binge-drinking has forced JV Games to change the name of its new Wii release to Pong Toss—and to swap the virtual beer in the game's cups to... More »

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beer • binge drinking • beer pong • underage drinking • video games • Wii

 More Girls Get Into Gaming 

Half of Wii users and majority of PC puzzle gamers are female

Jul 21, 08 7:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - After years of male dominance, the video game industry is seeing a growing number of girls pick up the controllers, SiliconValley.com reports. More than half of "casual" PC card and puzzle-type game users are female, but girl-play goes further: More than half of Nintendo Wii players are now... More »

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women • gaming • female • video games • Wii

Xbox Price Cut to Clear Way
for New Model

Current model slashed $50; new version to offer larger hard drive

Jul 14, 08 2:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Microsoft is slashing the price of its Xbox 360 video game system to clear shelf space for a new model with a larger hard drive, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. The long-rumored price reduction knocks $50 off the $350 price of the 20-gigabyte model. The new pricetag places the Xbox 360... More »

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Nintendo Wii • Xbox 360 • PlayStation 3 • video games • Wii

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