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fuchikoma: No biggie... the system has so little computing power that it can not only be emulated during its commercial lifetime on home PCs, but you can also se... more »
phicaluk: That's not a denial. All he says is that he doesn't know how forcefully he can deny it. #nintendowiihdrumors more »
dagamer34: That's because if he said yes, whatever crappy sales they have now would get even worse. #nintendowiihdrumors more »
imalexx001: I can't wait for the new super mario bros to come out on the wii! old school game are da best! more »
brkmrtn002: I play my snes all the time, my wii is a doorstop. more »
Identity (Metric): This actually looks remotely (no pun intended) classy. If I had a Wii I would definitely get this. I just can't justify buying a Wii at this point. ... more »
RickyRogers: How much more must we spend on this hellspawned plastic box before it actually does what we want!? #nykochargebaseic more »
Scott Stockton: Digging the counter-strike hs noise. #wiixbox360 more »
Bokusatsu_Tenshi: Well... Bayonetta made that real already. #wiixbox360 more »
ottermann killed Kenny: Adam fell off a ladder? So much is explained now. #wiixbox360 more »

#blockquote

Nintendo's Reggie Fils-Aime Quashes Wii HD Rumors
The big man himself says rumors of a Wii HD with Blu-ray player and 1080p are a non-starter. With the 360's Natal and the PS3's motion-wand on the way, Nintendo better have something besides vitality sensors planned. [GameTrailersTV via TechRadar]
#review

Nyko Charge Base IC Review: Wiimote Charging Bliss
Nyko's Charge Base IC is the most elegant solution we've found to charge pesky Wiimotes yet. More »
#humor

Wii Xbox 360 to Make Shooters More Accessible to Non-Gamers

Like Wii Music before it, Nintendo's upcoming Wii Xbox 360 takes something that once required skill to be good at and lowers the bar for entry. Finally, your mom can kick ass at Call of Duty! More »
#wii

Whole Baby Wiimote Peripheral Confirms I'm Trapped in Bizarro World
I'd suspected so for years, but this baby doll Wiimote add-on proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that something is just not right with this Earth. More »
#nintendo

Why Nintendo Had to Slash the Price of the Wii
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 percent, almost perfectly matching a near 50 percent drop in Wii sales. More »
#rumor

Netflix Streaming Coming to Wii Next, Naturally
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 pitchas to prove it. More »
#wii

Miyamoto: Next Gen Wii Could be Smaller, Cheaper
A few Wii 2 rumors 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 »
#ruhroh

OK, This Wiimote Mishap? We're Calling Not Fake.
That infamous "Mama!!!" video where the Wiimote destroys the flat-screen has been endlessly debated: staged or real? In this, it's safe to assume the Home Shopping Network did not intend to smash its own TV showing off Wii Tennis. [Kotaku]
#roundups

This Week's Gaming Stories You Cannot Miss
Mass Effect 2 has a release date. Tim Schafer's rock masterpiece Brutal Legend is out, right along with Uncharted 2—one of the best PS3 titles to date. If Man's existence gets any better than this, we're missing something critical. More »
#wtf

Wii Nunchuck-Controlled Robotic Tail is the Ultimate Accessory for Furry Fetishists
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 Nunhuck? Yep. More »
#nintendo

Black Wiimote Saves You $10 on Wii MotionPlus
Available November 16th, the black Wiimote will run you $50. But, surprise, that includes the $20 Wii MotionPlus peripheral! So the package is neither particularly cheap nor particularly expensive, but it'll hide stains better than the white Wiimote. [Kotaku]
#wii

Wii Exercise Bike Would Be Perfect For Paperboy
As one Kotaku commenter correctly pointed out, an exercise bike peripheral for the Wii is nothing without a remake of Paperboy. More »
#homelandsecurity

Nintendo Wii Balance Boards to Fight Aircraft Terrorism?
A $20 million project funded by Homeland Security is researching ways to detect how suspicious you are by tracking your temperature, breathing, and eye movements. And get this: they've modified a Wii Balance board to check for nervous fidgeting/weight-shifting. More »
#remote

This No-Name HTPC Remote Has a Keyboard, Can Work With Game Consoles?
If this $40 remote actually does what it says it does, then it might be one of the most useful HTPC remotes out there. It looks like a Motorola Q, but communicates over RF to its USB receiver. More »
#wii

Vader Wii Sensor Bar Impedes Our Quest for Social Normalcy
We'll hand it to those Star Wars toy engineers: They've stolen our hearts yet again with another clever Wii/Vader mash-up. More »
#dealzmodo

Wii Price Cut Dealzmodo Goes Live at Amazon
The all but confirmed Wii price cut to $200 is now in effect over at Amazon, where they get things started with the new $200 asking price. More »
#wii

Wii Sports Resort Bundle Gets a Second MotionPlus
After confirming the Wii drops to $200 this Sunday, Nintendo now says it'll throw an extra MotionPlus into the Wii Sports Resort pack from October 12. It will be $60 (up $10), but hey, a second MotionPlus sounds great. [Kotaku]
#wii

Nintendo Wii Price Cut Confirmed? $199 This Sunday
So those rumors that the Wii will drop $50 on Sept. 27 are looking increasingly like a done deal. An internal memo from an anonymous Best Buy tipster backs-up the claim, and says Nintendo will make things official this Friday. More »
#crime

Undercover Investigators Can't Resist Playing With a Drug Dealer's Wii
For many of us, the novelty value of the Wii wore off a long time ago—not so for undercover cops in Polk County, Florida. They were recently busted bowling on the job by a convicted drug dealer's security camera. More »
#nintendo

Next Generation Wii Coming With HD Graphics and New Controller in 2011
Leave it to Yoichi Wada—president of final fantasizer Square Enix, the biggest Japanese game house—to break the news about the next generation Nintendo Wii. All while predicting that Microsoft and Sony motion efforts won't be "truly successful." More »
#unconfirmed

Nintendo Conference Call Allegedly Confirms Sept. 27 Wii Price Cut
If unofficial company confirmations are your thing, and you've been following Nintendo's all but certain Wii price cut, feast on this: One Nintendo fan site eavesdropping on a retailer call claims the company confirmed a $50 cut for Sept. 27. More »
#gaming

Wiimote Football Thwarts Everything We've Worked For
Hey, idiotic software designers and hardware manufacturers. Video games, even sports video games, are supposed to even the playing field for us non-jock types. More »
#unconfirmed

Nintendo Wii Price Cut to $199 in Two Weeks
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 $199 in the next couple of weeks. With Wii Sports intact, even. About time. [Kotaku]
#robots

Taizo Robot Doesn't Help My Fear of Clowns, or Exercise
With over 40,000 citizens aged over 100 years old, it's no wonder that Japan is pumping out elderly care robot bear nurses, exoskeleton walking aids, and now Taizo, the bizarre clown-faced, spaceman-lookin' physical movement robot. More »
#wii

Nintendo Wii Anatomy Art Is Perfectly Twisted
Created for a project that would encourage doctors to use the Wii for patient rehabilitation (even though they already are?), these illustrations are like something David Cronenberg would dream up, and remind me of those spooky Lego Minifig anatomy renders. More »
#guitar

Logitech's New Wii Drums and Guitar Ignore Recession
I love me some Guitar Hero, but I'm not sure enough to upgrade to Logitech's wireless drum and guitar for the Wii. Having the best is cool, but $200 for the guitar and $230 for the drums!? More »
#photoshopcontest

42 Gaming Peripherals You'll Never Play With
For this week's Photoshop Contest, I asked you to design some unlikely gaming peripherals. And a lot of these, as ludicrous as they are, aren't that much crazier than some of the Wii crap currently for sale. More »
#nintendo

On October 4, You Can Lose $20 and a Few Pounds on the Wii Fit Plus
Brian will be one happy boy come October 4. That's when the Wii Fit Plus (announced at E3) will be arriving. Good news: looks like it'll be only $20 if you don't need a Balance Board. More »
#wii

Nintendo Stops Charging for the Wii's Browser, Emulates an Apology
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 »
#gaming

Nexilux 3-In-1 Mini Guitar Hero Instrument Is Like Assembling a Sniper Rifle
Sometime early next month, Nexilux is planning to release this mini retractable guitar that works on the PS2, PS3 and the Wii for both Guitar Hero and Rock Band games. Plus, putting it together makes you feel cool. [Nexilux]
#gaming

Wireless Game Gun Available for Pre-Order From The Redneck Techie
The Game Gun, essentially a plastic rifle with a top-mounted screen and accelerometer (packaged in the most hilarious way possible), is available for pre-order and should be arriving by this holiday season. Get ready to stalk around your basement! More »
#wii

PlayOn Will Soon Stream Netflix, Hulu to Your Wii
MediaMall is on the verge of announcing their Wii PlayOn beta, which has been in quiet testing for a while now. What this means to you: For about $40, you'll be able to stream Hulu and Netflix to your Wii. More »
#nintendowii

Wii Sports Resort 8-in-1 Pack Preserves Every Ounce of Summer Fun
Summer may be on its way out, but the Wii Sports Resort kit makes sure the fun never ends. A ping pong paddle, wakeboard and row boat paddle attachment for the Motionplus?! Sign me up. More »
#wii

Nyko Charger Grips Wiimotes with Magnets, Refills Through Jackets
Nyko's latest Charge Station IC is a pretty unique idea in the otherwise ubiquitous design world of Wiimote charging stations. More »
#xbox360

Survey: Xbox 360 Failure Rate Is Over 50%, People Don't Care
According to a new reader survey by Game Informer, the Xbox 360 suffers from a whopping 54.2% failure rate. That's an insanely high figure, but I can't say it seems that inaccurate. And you know what? People don't care. More »
#redbox

Reno Redbox Kiosk Begins Spitting Out $2 Video Game Rentals
The first of the long-rumored Redbox video games kiosks has gone live in Reno. Rentals are $2 per night for an at-the-moment limited selection of 13 Xbox 360 titles. More »
#wii

Nintendo Opens SDHC to Bootable DLC
Nintendo's decision to eschew a standalone Wii hard drive for the support of SDHC was a good one, as users can buy tiny and cheap 32GB SDHC cards to expand storage. But what just you could store was in question. More »
#blockquote

Iwata: It's a "Good Sign" When Everybody Thinks New Nintendo Stuff Is Lame
Sometimes, I wish my brain processed reality with this kind of incredible logic. Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata says the fact that you think the Wii Vitality sensor is lame balls is actually a "good sign" for Nintendo: More »
#wii

Wii Ultimate Power Station: Crazy or Crazy-Brilliant?
We see so many gadgets at Giz that sometimes our radar gets overloaded. The blinking red dots pool together in a goopy mess on the screen. So tell us, what do you think of this Wii Ultimate Power Station? More »
#gaming

Nintendo Patents Inflatable Horse Controller (Yes, That You Ride)
It's not enough for Nintendo that you look idiotic while flailing at a TV screen. They won't rest until a 200lb man is riding an inflatable "pony," "dolphin" or "gryphon." More »

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