Archive for the ‘Nintendo Wii’ Category

With the economy in shambles, video game sales continue to soar in January

In this day and age it is extremely rare to see a tech company thrive, let alone an entire industry. People still manage to dig up enough cash between the couch cushions for video games however, and Reuters is reporting…

EA looks to Wii for salvation

Electronic Arts reported its earnings yesterday and while things are hardly as catastrophic as, say, a company like Sony, EA did manage to fall short of projections. Revenue came in at $1.65 billion, short of the $1.90 billion projection and…

Nintendo reveals top selling Wii and DS games, Wii Sports becomes best selling game ever

Nintendo just can’t seem to make an announcement regarding numbers without wowing us these days, and its recent financial call is no exception. Forgetting about the dollars and cents for the purposes of this post, Nintendo released a list of…

Nintendo Wii and DS break US sales record for 2008

Despite the slumping economy, Nintendo sold a record setting number of Wii consoles and portable DS systems in the US during 2008. According to NPD Group’s  statistics the Wii dominated the market, selling 10.17 million Wii consoles which accounted for…

Nintendo Wii to offer streaming video and online food ordering service in 2009

Nintendo announced on Thursday that it will offer a streaming video service for its Wii gaming console. The new service will launch in Japan in 2009 and will feature original programming developed by Nintendo and partnering companies. Nintendo has hired…

Nintendo sells over a million Wiis in the US alone during week ending December 20th

Google employees might be getting lumps of coal in their Christmas stockings this year but we have a feeling our pals over at Nintendo will likely be getting regularly scheduled bonuses. We all know that Wii sales have been consistently…

Nintendo unveils Q1 2009 Wii and DS lineups

On Wednesday Nintendo announced the full lineup of Wii and Nintendo DS game titles the world can look forward to in Q1 of 2009. Totaling 39 Wii games and 64 titles for the Nintendo DS, Nintendo fans have a busy…

Nintendo Wii still selling like hotcakes, sets US sales record

News flash: Nintendo sells tons of Wii consoles. We know, we know – the Wii’s success is hardly news these days. In fact, Nintendo’s console is flying off the shelves almost as fast as the comment count is jumping up…

Wii breezes by N64 to become 5th best-selling console of all time

Two years is all it took for the Wii to slide on past its grandfather and sneak into the number five spot on the all time best-selling console list. That’s right folks, the spunky young newcomer rang up an impressive…

Wii homebrew back in action

Last week we told you about a recent update to the Nintendo Wii software that prevented users from enabling the homebrew channel on their consoles. Some people may have had an extreme reaction to the news, like the guy above,…

Wii update stops homebrew, today

Where there’s a console, there’s a battle between manufacturers and hackers. On the one side – the hacker. Always fighting to open closed doors and enable free functionality for gamers around the world. On the other side – the manufacturer.…

Marriott and Renaissance Hotels to offer in-room Nintendo Wii

Marriott announced on yesterday that they will begin offering a “Wii and You” hotel room package that includes a Nintendo Wii gaming system. The specially built Wii console will come with 20 different pre-installed games (no CD required) including Mario…

Nintendo Wii Hacked to run backup disks, homebrew code

In addition to being rather elusive, the Nintendo Wii has also proven to be relatively hack proof. The little console that could has resisted most attempts at homebrew alteration, and has stymied those that have tried to rig it up…