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The Nintendo Wii Turns Five Today

10:30AM November 20, 2011 | Andrew Liszewski

Do you remember where you were five years ago? If you’re a gamer there’s a good chance you were standing in line waiting for the Nintendo Wii, and an even better chance you didn’t get one. More »


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Wii Gets A Redesign, Easier To Sit In Corner Forgotten

7:45AM August 18, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

This Christmas, the Nintendo Wii is a getting a slight, wait for it, Wii-design. I mean redesign! More »


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This Wii Cycling Peripheral Costs More Than The Console

10:00AM June 30, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Nearly two years ago Bigben Interactive teased us with the Cyberbike, a full-sized stationary bicycle that acts as a game controller for your Nintendo Wii. Now that the Wii has dropped in price to $US150 and a new console is on the way, the Cyberbike finally hits North America for $US199.99. More »


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The Wii Is Now $US150

6:00PM May 4, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Confirming earlier rumours, Nintendo has tonight announced that the Wii has had its price slashed from $US200 to $US150. It has also confirmed the establishment of the Wii’s first line of budget software. More »


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Nintendo Concedes Wii Struggled With Online, Promises To Improve

6:00AM May 3, 2011 | Stephen Totilo

Last week, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata said he regretted going it alone with the Wii, which was an odd regret given the machine’s massive success. Was something lost in translation? Today, we get a look at how Nintendo itself translated Iwata’s remarks. Suddenly the regret is more clear… and more understandable. More »


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Nintendo Likes Buttons And Won’t Ditch Them

3:40AM April 29, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

Nintendo is making a new video game console. Rumours state that the console has a touchscreen – something Kotaku has confirmed with its own industry sources. More »


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Nintendo Confirms Wii Successor

5:15PM April 25, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

Today in Japan, Nintendo confirmed the Wii’s successor. The still unnamed console will be revealed at this year’s E3 gaming expo in Los Angeles. [Kotaku]


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We’ve Sketched The Wii 2 Controller Of Our Dreams

4:30AM April 23, 2011 | StephenTotilo

We haven’t seen the controller for the next Nintendo console. (Nintendo hasn’t sent it over to us yet. Thanks for nothing, Miyamoto!) But we’ve been stitching together the snippets of info we’re picking up from people who do know what the controller is like. So we just had to sketch it out. [Kotaku]


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Fresh Details About Wii 2′s Unusual Controller

3:40AM April 22, 2011 | StephenTotilo

In the week since reports about Nintendo’s next home console began appearing in the gaming press, several aspects of the controller of the system’s controller have become more clear. More »


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Nintendo Game Drought Means One Thing: Get Ready For Wii 2

6:05AM April 7, 2011 | Drew Cohen

You’re feeling it, we’re feeling it: there appears to be a veritable drought of first-party Nintendo titles this spring. None, to be exact. More »