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Gadgets
Nyko Charge Base IC Review: Wiimote Charging Bliss
6:40AM Mark Wilson | Nyko’s Charge Base IC is by far the most elegant solution we’ve found to charge pesky Wiimotes yet. More »
Games
Why Nintendo Had To Slash The Price Of The Wii
11:33PM Matt Buchanan | It’s time for Nintendo to resort to its classic rainbow strategy to sell more Wiis: Its net profit for the past six months fell by 50 per cent, almost perfectly matching a near 50 per cent drop in Wii sales. More »
Entertainment
Netflix Streaming Coming To Wii Next, Naturally
9:30AM Matt Buchanan | Netflix is finally, officially about to hit the PS3, leaving the Wii as the odd console out. Well, besides past hints and the whole “duh” aspect, StreamingMedia swears that the Wii is next, and has seen pictures to prove it. More »
Games
Miyamoto: Next Gen Wii Could Be Smaller, Cheaper
1:10AM Danny Allen | A few Wii 2 rumours are floating around: it might have HD and a new controller, and could arrive next year. Now in an interview with Popular Mechanics, Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto says it may also be more compact and cost-efficient. More »
Robots
Wii Nunchuk-Controlled Robotic Tail Is For Furry Fetishists
2:10AM Danny Allen | Regular Giz readers will have seen countless crazy homebrew inventions powered by the DIY Arduino platform — but this could be the strangest yet. How about a robotic tail that’s controlled by RFID “mood cards”, or a Wii Nunchuk? Yep. More »
Games
Nintendo Wii Price Cut Confirmed? $US199 This Sunday
6:04PM Danny Allen | So those rumours of a $US50 price drop are looking increasingly like a done deal. An internal memo from an anonymous Best Buy tipster says it will be effective on September 27, and Nintendo will make things official this Friday. More »
Games
Nintendo Wii Cut To $US199 In Two Weeks
5:40AM Matt Buchanan | A Toys R US ad for Sept. 27 follows a Walmart list that makes it seem pretty damn likely the Wii’s gonna drop to $US199 in the next couple of weeks. With Wii Sports intact, even. About time. [Kotaku]
Design
Nintendo Wii Anatomy Art Is Pleasantly Twisted
4:45PM Danny Allen | Created for a project that would encourage doctors to use the Wii for patient rehabilitation, these illustrations are like something David Cronenberg would dream up, and remind me of those spooky Lego Minifig anatomy renders. More »
Online
Nintendo Stops Charging For The Wii’s Browser, Emulates Apology
3:20AM John Herrman | You know what was dumb, until just now? That you had to pay, at least in Wii Points, to download the console’s Opera browser, which isn’t very good. Today, Nintendo would like to let you know that they’re (somewhat) sorry! More »
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