Imagine my surprise this morning when I found the front of my Wii glowing blue. That is the signal that you have mail waiting. So, what did this mail tell me? It told me that there was something new in the Wii shop for me to download for free, something to do with Metroid Prime…
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Get in shape with Wii Fit
The hit combination of Wii Sports and the Wii Remote brought golf swings and tennis serves into people’s homes. Now Nintendo turns the living room into a fitness center for the whole family with Wii Fit and the Wii Balance Board. Family members will have fun getting a “core” workout, and talking about and comparing…
Nintendo News of the Day
I’ve got two news items dealing with Nintendo for you today. Item Number One The Wii is now on MySpace. I can’t really tell you anything about the site because you can just follow the link and see for yourself. Item Number Two Gamers Worldwide Already Have Downloaded More Than 4.7 Million Retro Games, at…
Are you ready for WiiWare?
SANTA MONICA, Calif., June 27, 2007 – The search for the next ingeniously ground-breaking video game has begun. At a private developers conference this week, Nintendo announced the introduction of WiiWare, a game-creation service that will allow developers large and small to create new downloadable video game content for sale by Nintendo through the Wii…
Pokemon Battle Revolution: First Glance
I just picked up my copy of Pokemon Battle Revolution for the Wii and I’m reading through the instruction manual. I have not played the game yet so this will just be a “first glance” article where I cover things from the instruction booklet that I feel will interest you. On the back of the…
Pokemon Battle Revolution is out!
Today’s launch of Pokémon® Battle Revolution heralds a number of firsts for Nintendo’s hot-selling Wiiâ„¢ video game system. Pokémon Battle Revolution is: The first online Wii game in the Americas. The first Pokémon game for Wii. The first Wii game to wirelessly link to Nintendo DSâ„¢. The first Wii game that lets players use their…
Apple’s YouTube offering is still not as good as My Wii
So Apple just announced some limited YouTube functionality for the Apple TV. They made it sound as if it were ground breaking news! You might get the impression that watching a YouTube video on your TV was some amazing new thing! Guess again. If you have a Wii and a broadband connection you can already…
Skinning the Wii
Some of you may wonder why I would do this but I did. I got a skin for my Wii and I put it on. The Wii has a certain simplistic beauty to it’s stark whiteness. Ask any Mac fan and they will tell you that plain white is an awesome color for technology products….
Mario Party 8: First Impressions
Now that I have my copy of Mario Party 8 and I have spent some time playing it I feel qualified to report to you my first impressions of the game. After reading all of the negative reviews about this game I was prepared for the worst and hoping for the best. Some of the…
Wii Preview: Mario Strikers Charged
Mario Strikers Charged for the Wii is due to be released in the US on July 30, 2007. This one to four player sports game will be the second American Wi-Fi enabled Wii game to hit the market. The captains from the original Super Mario Strikers game are back, as well as four new ones….