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The Wii Balance Board Push Up Bar

If you partake in Wii fitness regularly, you probably know that there is only one thing keeping you from having a full-fledged, muscle-building, vein-popping work-out experience: limited range of push-up motion. Thankfully, this push-up bar attachment lets you dig deep. More »

03/11/10

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By Kyle VanHemert

#playstationmove

Mental Math: The PlayStation Move Experience Is Going to Be Expensive

Sony barely mentioned pricing with their PlayStation Move motion controller, only noting that the combo pricing with PlayStation Eye and a game will cost less than $100. But by our back-of-the-envelope calculations, the experience is going to be really expensive.

03/11/10

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By Jason Chen

#gaming

Bets Being Taken By UK Bookmakers On Next Console To Suffer From "Global Glitch"

UK bookies Paddy Power doesn't have much faith in the state of console gaming. After the PS3's spectacular shitstorm of a failure this week, they're putting odds of 11/8 on it happening again. The Xbox 360 meanwhile has 7/4 odds. More »

03/03/10

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By Kat Hannaford

#ghostbusters

Wiimote Proton Pack Mod Shows Both Dedication and Indifference For Graphical Capability

This man, Jack Rossi, created a simulation proton pack + thrower so he can play the Wii version of Ghostbusters with as much realism as possible. This is the result. More »

02/23/10

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By Jason Chen

#robots

A Robotic Band With a Wiimote-Wielding Frontman

In what may be a precursor to the hippie/robot showdown we've always hoped for, musician Patrick Flanagan has founded Jazari, a three-piece robotic drum circle with some impressive grooves. If that's not fun enough, it's all controlled by two Wiimotes. More »

02/20/10

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By Kyle VanHemert

#roundups

This Week's Gaming Stories You Cannot Miss

Bioshock 2 is out, genre-bender Heavy Rain has been reviewed and there's news on Fable III, Crackdown II and Alan Wake. So let's do this. More »

02/12/10

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By Mark Wilson

#wii

Riiflex Wii Weights Finally Available for $30

It's been a long road from conceptual render to final product, but the Riiflex Wii weights (for Wii Fit, or any other game) are available now for $30/pair. Me? I'm too lazy to even waggle a stock Wiimote. [Riiflex]

02/11/10

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By Mark Wilson

#netflix

Why Netflix Doesn't Really Care About HD

Only one in 12 Netflixers subscribe to the Blu-ray service, and at just 6% of their total streaming catalog, HD content is "underwhelming," according to Netflix. Two stories, one lesson: HD just isn't what matters right now to Netflix. More »

02/08/10

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By John Herrman

#medicine

From Wiiitis to Wii Fractures: A Guide to Nintendoid Medical Conditions

A British doctor was so kind as to write a letter to the New England Journal of Medicine, handily summarizing what is known about Nintendo-related injuries. The gist: Your Wii wants you dead.
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02/08/10

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By John Herrman

#roundups

This Week's Gaming Stories You Cannot Miss

Star Trek Online? Iron Man 2 details? Mass Effect alien shagging? A new Sonic in 2D? Oh yes, friends. All this and more! More »

02/05/10

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By Mark Wilson

#gaming

Put Your Wii On a Pedestal and It'll Pretend to Be Organized

It's tough to motivate yourself to keep remotes, add-ons, and games organized. But when the organization system simply depends on shoving a console and all that junk onto an acrylic base that actually looks good? Suddenly things are neat. More »

02/03/10

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By Rosa Golijan

#wii

Wii Magic Stick Cover Ditches D-Pad For Analog Stick

If you can't wait 'til spring, and you want to give your Wii-playing thumbs a rest with an analog stick, slide the $7 Magic Stick cover on your Wiimote. It ain't pretty but it'll do the trick. [Brando via Technabob]

01/30/10

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By Kyle VanHemert

#gaming

Nintendo Q3 Report: 23 Percent Profit Loss

01/28/10

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Wii Classic Controller Pro Finally Hitting US This Spring

The Classic Controller Pro for Wii has been available in Japan for some time already, but it's making its way to these here parts this April. More »

01/25/10

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By Brian Barrett

#roundups

This Week's Gaming Stories You Cannot Miss

ZOMG. Is that Optimus Prime...on the iPhone??? This, and more stories from this week in video games: More »

01/22/10

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By Mark Wilson

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In Early Tests, $99 Wii Balance Board Outperforms $17,885 Medical Rig

Another day, another story about some cheap, plastic Wii motion control accessory finding an application outside of gaming. In this case, it's the balance board, and not only is this device helping stroke victims recover, it's saving them money, too. More »

01/17/10

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By Jack Loftus

#infographics

The Statistics of Game Consoles, Summed Up In One Big Graphic

I'm an infographic junkie. With about one minute of non-work, you're basically an expert on any topic, as if you've been beamed an expertise straight through the Matrix...with a few more fonts. Today's topic? Video games. [Online Education via Kotaku]

01/15/10

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By Mark Wilson

#roundups

This Week's Gaming Stories You Cannot Miss

Did you know that the Xbox could have been compatible with Dreamcast games? Sega offered Microsoft the opportunity. That, and more gaming stories you cannot miss: More »

01/15/10

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By Mark Wilson

#gaming

Nintendo Claims Wii Owners Don't Need Netflix HD, Nor A New Console

Oh, Reggie. You used to be such a gaming icon, hell, I even bought your Wii nunchuck t-shirt. But how can you judge your fanbase so incorrectly, saying Wii owners don't care about Netflix HD? More »

01/15/10

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By Kat Hannaford

#xboxlive

Microsoft, It's Time to Stop Charging for Other Companies' Content on Xbox

If your subscription is paid, you can watch Netflix for free on your computer, your Blu-ray player, your PS3, and soon, your Wii—but not on the Xbox 360. Microsoft, it's time to kill the Xbox internet tax More »

01/13/10

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By John Herrman

#nintendowii

Netflix Video Streaming Available on Nintendo Wii In Just A Few Months

Thankfully Netflix's CEO Reed Hastings wasn't just stirring up hype last week when he said the chances of Netflix on Nintendo were "excellent," as the deal's just been inked and will debut in early Spring. More »

01/13/10

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By Kat Hannaford

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