by Rainier on June 29, 2009 @ 5:45 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Nintendo added a classic, one NDSi, and two WiiWare titles to the Shop Channels. Nintendo owners with online access can redeem Points to download: Water Warfare, Reel Fishing Challenge, Silver Star Reversi (Wiiware), Fantasy Zone II: The Tears of Opa-Opa (VC), Sudoku Master (NDSiWare).
by Rainier on June 22, 2009 @ 5:08 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Nintendo added a classic, one NDSi, and three WiiWare titles to the Shop Channels. Nintendo owners with online access can redeem Points to download: Drill Sergeant Mindstrong, NEVES Plus, Family Mini Golf (Wiiware), SimEarth: The Living Planet (VC), Art Style: Boxlife (NDSiWare).
by Rainier on June 15, 2009 @ 10:20 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Nintendo added a classic, one NDSi, and two WiiWare titles to the Shop Channels. Nintendo owners with online access can redeem Points to download: Eduardo the Samurai Toaster, Rainbow Islands: Towering Adventure!, Let’s CATCH(Wiiware), Space Harrier (VC), Mario Calculator, Mario Clock (NDSiWare).
by Rainier on June 11, 2009 @ 12:39 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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U.S. District Court judge Manuel Real has dismissed a patent-infringement lawsuit against Nintendo brought by Guardian Media Technologies alleging Nintendo's Wii infringed on one of its patents.
by Rainier on June 8, 2009 @ 6:14 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Nintendo added a classic, one NDSi, and two WiiWare titles to the Shop Channels. Nintendo owners with online access can redeem Points to download: Swords & Soldiers, Fish’em All! (Wiiware), Genghis Khan II: Clan of the Gray Wolf (VC), Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! (NDSiWare).
by Rainier on June 1, 2009 @ 1:22 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Nintendo added a classic, two NDSi, and two WiiWare titles to the Shop Channels. Nintendo owners with online access can redeem Points to download: Final Fantasy IV: The Years After, Texas Hold’em Tournament (Wiiware), Boulder Dash (VC), Mighty Flip Champs! (NDSiWare).
by Rainier on May 25, 2009 @ 10:30 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Nintendo added a classic, two NDSi, and two WiiWare titles to the Shop Channels. Nintendo owners with online access can redeem Points to download: Bubble Bobble Plus!, Adventure Island: The Beginning (Wiiware), Clay Fighter (VC), American Popstar: Road to Celebrity, Photo Clock (NDSiWare).
by Rainier on May 18, 2009 @ 8:47 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Nintendo added a classic, an NDSi, and two WiiWare titles to the Shop Channels. Nintendo owners with online access can redeem Points to download: Crystal Defenders R2/Silver Star Chess (Wiiware), The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask (VC), Art Style: PiCTOBiTS (NDSiWare).
by Rainier on May 11, 2009 @ 5:13 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Nintendo added a classic, a WiiWare, and a NDSi title to the Shop Channels. Nintendo owners with online access can redeem Points to download: Family Pirate Party (Wiiware), Galaxy Force II (VC), Real Soccer 2009 (NDSiWare).
by Rainier on May 4, 2009 @ 5:07 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Nintendo added a classic, a WiiWare, and two NDSi titles to the Shop Channels. Nintendo owners with online access can redeem Points to download: Penguins & Friends – Hey! That’s My Fish! (Wiiware), Tower Toppler (VC), Animal Crossing Calculator/Clock (NDSiWare).
by Rainier on April 27, 2009 @ 6:48 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Nintendo added a classic, a WiiWare, and two NDSi titles to the Shop Channels. Nintendo owners with online access can redeem Points to download: Cocoto Platform Jumper (Wiiware), Nobunaga's Ambition (VC), Clubhouse Games Express: Card Classics, and Paper Airplane Chase (NDSiWare).
by Rainier on April 20, 2009 @ 5:59 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Nintendo added a classic, a WiiWare, and two NDSi titles to the Shop Channels. Nintendo owners with online access can redeem Points to download: Crystal Defenders R1 (Wiiware), Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair (VC), Master of Illusion Express: Deep Psyche, and Dr. Mario Express (NDSiWare).
by Rainier on April 13, 2009 @ 5:18 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Nintendo added a classic, a WiiWare, and two NDSi titles to the Shop Channels. Nintendo owners with online access can redeem Points to download: Party Fun Pirate (Wiiware), Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure (VC), Master of Illusion Express: Shuffle Games, and Mixed Messages (NDSiWare).
by Rainier on April 6, 2009 @ 6:14 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Nintendo added a classic and one WiiWare title to the Wii's Shop Channel. Wii owners with online access can redeem Wii Points to download: Equilibrio (Wiiware), Uncharted Waters: New Horizons (VC), and half a dozen Nintendo DSiWare titles.
by Rainier on March 25, 2009 @ 10:51 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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During his GDC 09 keynote, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata revealed that the Wii has now sold over 50 million units, making it the fastest-selling game console in history. Earlier today Square Enix announced
a few new titles, but Nintendo itself is working on Rock N' Roll Climber, a rock climbing simulator using the balance board and nunchuk, and The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks for the DSi later this year. Classic arcade games are coming to the Wii Shop Channel ($5/6) while a new Wii System Update will allow users to expand storage with an SD Card from which to load games.
by Rainier on March 11, 2009 @ 12:34 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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AMD announced that it has shipped the 50 millionth ATI "Hollywood" graphics processor for Nintendo's Wii console. This figure is in line with the forecast that Nintendo made last year about shipping 50 million Wii consoles by spring 2009.
by Rainier on Feb. 26, 2009 @ 3:47 a.m. PST | Filed under
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While the Wii has most of its success because of the motion controlled Wiimote, the Wii also comes with a classic controller for the retro fans. Nintendo updated
its Wii website revealing the Classic Controller PRO, which will sport additional shoulder buttons and hand grips compared to the old version, but will still require the good old wire to connect to the Wii. No price was revealed and so far it is only scheduled for release in Japan, somewhere this summer.
by Rainier on Oct. 27, 2008 @ 3:47 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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With the holidays approaching, the hunt for the perfect gift begins anew, and ever since its launch, the Wii has been a hard-sought, and even harder to find, item. Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime recently told the
L.A. Times that production is going full speed ahead. It currently has 33% more Wiis rolling off the belt than a year ago, and it will further ramp up production to 50% more units than the 2007 holiday season.
by Rainier on July 29, 2008 @ 9:26 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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A Forbes article taking a look at the future of gaming includes some quotes from Nintendo president Satoru Iwata who revealed that, "We are always preparing for the next hardware. We are under development. This time around, it happened to be we had a revolutionary user interface. Will it be the same for the next generation? I really can't tell. If the people are expecting so many different things from Nintendo, it's going to be difficult for us to go beyond that expectation again."
by Rainier on July 15, 2008 @ 11:22 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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At its E3 briefing Nintendo unveiled the
previously announced enhancement for its Wiimote controller, as well as new installments in the
Wii Sports franchise, the next
Guitar Hero,
Animal Crossings,
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, and
Wii Music.
by Rainier on July 14, 2008 @ 12:27 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Nintendo's upcoming Wii MotionPlus accessory for the Wiimote redefines game control, by more quickly and accurately reflecting motions in a 3-D space. The Wii MotionPlus accessory attaches to the end of the Wii Remote and, combined with the accelerometer and the sensor bar, allows for more comprehensive tracking of a player's arm position and orientation, providing players with an unmatched level of precision and immersion.
by Rainier on June 25, 2008 @ 5:30 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Nintendo isn’t waiting to announce new titles for the Wii console and NDS until the start of E3. Classic Nintendo characters like bad-boy Wario and pink powerhouse Kirby will star in their own platform games, while A new Mystery Case Files game brings the best-selling Big Fish Games franchise to NDS for the first time.
by Rainier on June 24, 2008 @ 5:14 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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In order to help lift the spirits of seriously ill children and their families, Nintendo and Starlight Starbright Children’s Foundation are placing 1,250 Fun Centers, now featuring Wii game systems, in hospitals across the United States and Canada this year.
by Rainier on May 12, 2008 @ 5:43 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Nintendo's new WiiWare service tears down limitations for how developers create games – and the way people receive them. Starting today, Wii owners with an Internet connection can download new, creative games from a wide range of developers, from large publishers to indie shops.
by Rainier on May 12, 2008 @ 3:48 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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To celebrate today’s launch of the new WiiWare downloadable game service for Wii, there will be no Virtual Console games added today. But don’t worry – next week the Wii-kly Update will be back to its regular Monday schedule, bringing Wii owners information about the best classic Virtual Console titles and coolest new WiiWare games.