WII

Nintendo, a former playing card company in Japan, burst onto the video game scene in the 1980s with its first console that found its way into millions of homes in the United States.

Their latest creation, the family-friendly Wii, took the 21st Century video game world by storm in December of 2006, becoming arguably the second biggest hit in the company’s history, behind its original machine. The Wii launched itself past Sony’s PlayStation and Microsoft’s Xbox products to become the leader in the industry shortly after its introduction. With its backwards compatibility to play the previous Nintendo creation, the GameCube, the Nintendo Wii is one of the most highly sought after game systems in the world.

The Wii continues to delight players of all ages, as evidenced by videos on YouTube of players across all generations playing on the easy-to-learn console.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “WII”

• Found Footage: The iPhone and the WiiMote

  
  The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — Authority: 786
  Filed under: iPod Family , Bluetooth , iPhone , Jailbreak/pwnage Matthias Ringwald, of iPhone Bluetooth fame, has just released BTstack 0.1 for iPhone. This video demonstrates his groups technology in action, as an iPhone syncs with a WiiMote and then uses the WiiMote for input. Although the system does not ...
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• Electronic Arts not popular with investors after Q2 report

  
  BloggingStocks — Authority: 665
  Filed under: Earnings reports , Electronic Arts (ERTS) , Activision Inc (ATVI) , Technology , Nintendo (NTDOY) While the big news today may be the release of Activision Blizzards ( ATVI ) new Call of Duty title, theres other stuff going on in the world of video games for investors to ponder. Electronic Arts ( ...
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• EEDAR predicts Nintendo dominance, weak GTA and Brutal Legend performance in October sales

  
  Joystiq — Authority: 790
  EEDAR has released its predictions for October sales charts in North America. Analyst Jesse Divnich expects year-over-year declines for every console except the PS3 -- but also expects the Wii to regain its place at the lead, with an estimated 600,000 units sold. Divnich predicts that the Wii will remain at the top ...
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• New Super Mario Bros. Wii Already Standing Out Here [Wii]

  
  Kotaku — Authority: 820
  Look what showed up at Kotaku on Modern Warfare 2 launch day. It kind of stands out. According to Nintendo, all copies will come in red. It ships on Sunday. More pics — and a note from Peach — follow.
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• All Change at EA…

  
  www.GamesAreEvil.com — Authority: 139
  At the same time that EA announces it will be fronting up to $400 million USD to buy the phenomonally successful social network  game developer, Playfish, they have also announced 1500 job cuts. Due to the publishing giant seening its eleventh quarterly loss in a row they have decided to cut 1500 jobs, 900 of ...
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• Black Friday 2009 Deals For Old Navy

  
  The Video Game Librarian — Authority: 134
  Yes, you read that headline right. For some reason, Old Navy will have Rock Band 2 and Lego Rock Band available on Black Friday. The chain will open at 3 AM on November 27 and if you can brave the horrific gaze of the Supermodelquins, you may be able to walk out of there with a new music game or guitar ...
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• Shaun White Snowboarding Launch Trailer

  
  Wii Balance Board Games Blog — Authority: 133
  Shaun White Snowboarding Launch Trailer:
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• Child’s Play 2009 charity fund drive begins

  
  Download Full Version Game Downloads Now — Authority: 162
  Filed under: Culture As we enter the holiday season, Penny Arcade ’s Child’s Play charity has begun its annual fund raising drive to help 70 children’s hospitals around the world. Last year the charity had over $1.4 million in cash, toys, games and other items that were donated to the participating ...
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• Nintendo Wii Fit Plus With Balance Board New

  
  Nintendo Wii Review — Authority: 148
  Hey, check out these auctions: NEW For WII REMOTE DUAL CHARGING CHARGER DOCK STATION US $9.39 (0 Bid) End Date: Tuesday Nov-10-2009 9:54:26 PST Buy It Now for only: US $10.34 Bid now | Buy it now | Add to watch list DDR Dance Revolution Pad Mat For Wii Hottest Party Game US ...
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• This Weeks Nintendo Downloads

  
  DailyGamesNews.com — Authority: 159
  This weeks Nintendo downloads include Bomberman Blitz for your DSi and Excitebike: World Rally on WiiWare: DSiWare Bomberman Blitz - $5 Electroplankton Trapy, Hanenbow, Rec-Rec, Nanocarp, and Beatnes - $2 each. WiiWare Excitebike: World Rally - $10 Frogger Returns - $5 Dragon Master Spell Caster - $5 ...
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• Nintendo will need better casual games to continue their console war

  
  Infendo - Nintendo blog — Authority: 528
  As most of you have no doubt read, Nintendo President Satoru Iawta is concerned that the Wii is in an unhealthy state, and that it is urgent for Nintendo to recover sales momentum. This statement, coupled with recent numbers confirming this sales drop, has left many to point the finger at Nintendo’s Blue Ocean ...
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• Review: Shaun White Snowboarding: World Stage

  
  Eurogamer — Authority: 727
  Going down hill? Everything except Modern Warfare 2 has fled from Q4 2009. Mass Effect 2, BioShock 2, Heavy Rain. All gone. Its because none of them wanted to go up against Shaun White: World Stage, for fear of the inevitable - for fear of being crushed, like fragile ...
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• Interview: Prometheus designer chats about latest UDK-based game

  
  Download Full Version Game Downloads Now — Authority: 162
  Filed under: Features , Interviews , FPS Last week’s release by Epic Games of the Unreal Developer Kit opened up the power of their Unreal Engine 3 game development tools to, well, anyone who wanted to use it. The release of the UDK was especially welcomed by mod teams who have previously created mods ...
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• Nintendo Wii Fit With 5 in 1 Fitness Outfit

  
  JpmStyle.com | Lifestyle, Tech, Music and Gadget news — Authority: 136
  Product Description Includes 1 Nintendo RVLRRFNE Nintendo Wii Fit 1 PAIR OF TEXTURED FOOT SOCKS RECHARGEABLE BATTERY PACK USB CHARGING CABLE JELI SLEEVES FITNESS MAT TRAVEL BAG. (more…) Related posts Wii Fit Plus Wii 5-In-1 Fitness Bundle Top Reasons Why the Nintendo DSi Rocks
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• Updates to the Nintendo Channel

  
  Game On Nintendo — Authority: 138
  Videos Nintendo Week 11/9 New Super Mario Bros. Wii Interview with Shigeru Miyamoto The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks trailer Excitebike: World Rally Info Video New Super Mario Bros. Video 3 New Super Mario Bros. Wii TV Spot Style Savvy Interview with a professional stylist Bakugan: Battle Brawlers “Roll On” TV ...
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• Dante’s Inferno demo dated

  
  Gamer Guru — Authority: 150
  ‘Gates of Hell’ demo coming fittingly in time for Christmas. Forget turkey, bad Christmas cracker jokes and pretending to like family members you never see. See more here:  Dante’s Inferno demo dated
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• Interview with Charles Martinet the voice behind Mario

  
  Gamesweasel — Authority: 125
  Charles Martinet recently joined us for a chat and explains what it’s like to be the voice behind the oldest and most recognisable video game character of all time – Mario. He’s also behind a whole host of other Nintendo characters who’ll be appearing in the forthcoming New Super Mario Bros for the Wii which ...
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• Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 goes on sale

  
  ICM Commercial & Business News — Authority: 435
  One of the most highly-anticipated video games of 2009 has gone on sale today (Tuesday 10 November) – Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2, from Activision Publishing. In the US, more than 10,000 retail outlets opened doors precisely at midnight to sell the much sought-after title. The game had a reported 4.5 million ...
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• NATSUME’S HARVEST MOON: ANIMAL PARADE FOR NINTENDO Wii MARCHES STRAIGHT TO RETAIL

  
  pure nintendo — Authority: 517
  Players Will Cultivate Crops, Befriend Wild Animals, Teach Them Tricks, And More! Burlingame, Calif., November 10, 2009 – Natsume, a worldwide developer and publisher of family-oriented video games, announced today that Harvest Moon: Animal Parade for the Nintendo Wii has shipped to retail. The game is priced at ...
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• OK Im putting this out there!!!

  
  creativeFlutter — Authority: 103
  Im overweight! According to the Wii Im OBESE! YIKES! What a horrible word! Ive never been called that before! How rude! Well it was rude enough to get me to act on it! With all the sickness going on in the world right now Ive decided to quit my gym membership and not bring my daughter into the germfest that is the gym ...
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