Jun 26

Nitho releases a plethora of Wii Motion Plus accessories

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If your gaming experience seems a little underwhelming for want of little plastic Wii Motion Plus-compatible accessories, it looks like the gang over at Nitho has got your back. A quick trip over to the company’s website reveals baseball bats, golf clubs, a revolver / nunchuck, charging docks, and more: all suitable for the make-believe Pete Rose, Arnold Palmer, or Chuck Norris in your life, and all in that boring white plastic that’s become synonymous with the game system. We haven’t seen a street date or price for these bad boys yet, but we’re keeping our eyes peeled. PR after the break.

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Jun 25

CinemaNow launches Wii movie streaming service in Japan

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CinemaNow, the company that’s over the years brought streaming content (and often Frisbees) to such varied devices as the Samsung P2, various Dell PCs, and the Xbox 360, has announced that it’s partnering with Fujisoft to deliver flicks to the Nintendo Wii. The service will initially launch in Japan, subjecting our friends to the East to such Paramount Pictures fare as Hotel For Dogs and Madagascar 2: Return of the Sassy Cartoon Animals, but we’re fairly confident that a Stateside launch is in our future. In related news, cult film director Tommy Wiseau is reportedly negotiating with Chintendo to bring his inadvertent comedies to the Vii game platform.

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CinemaNow launches Wii movie streaming service in Japan originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 22

Black Wii, blue controllers spotted in the wild, behind glass

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We’ve already seen both the black (or kuro) Wii and blue Wii remote and nunchuck in the form of promotional photos, but it looks like both braved the trip to this past weekend’s World Hobby Fair, where they were on display for all to see, but not touch. As you might expect, there aren’t a ton of surprises but, as Joystiq notes, the contrast between the glossy and matte portions on the Wiimote and nunchuck is much more noticeable on the black version (pictured after the break), and the black Classic Controller Pro also looks like it has an extra coat of gloss compared to the white version. Unfortunately, it looks like Nintendo is still saving word of a release date ’round these parts for another day.

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Jun 15

Nintendo unveils light blue Wii remote with MotionPlus, for select Japanese Wii Sports Resort owners only

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Just great, more hue-enhanced Wii hardware that we in North America will very likely never get. After teasing us with that kuro (i.e. jet black) Wii and matching classic controller, Nintendo’s announced a light blue sleeved Wii remote, nunchuk, and motion plus set that’ll be given out to five thousand members of its Japanese Club Nintendo program who have registered Wii Sports Resort. Historically, Club Nintendo gifts have only made their way stateside via unofficial channels, so if you’re desperate for a non-white peripheral and using paint is absolutely out of the question, we suggest you keep a close eye on eBay and hope the House that Mario Built takes a cue from its portable line sooner rather than later.

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Jun 12

Nintendo Wii sets record as fastest-selling console in the US

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The Wii has already set more than its share of sales records, but it looks like Nintendo has now claimed another big one, with the latest NPD figures indicating that the Wii has become the fastest-selling console ever in the United States. That milestone was apparently marked when the Wii sailed past 20 million consoles sold after just 31 months on the market, although that number is of course just a small part of the more than 50 million consoles shipped worldwide which, incidentally, has already made the Wii the fastest-selling console in the world.

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Jun 05

Nintendo’s Iwata: Wii could be around for three, five, or eight more years

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He’s still not firmly committing to quite as long a console lifespan as Microsoft and Sony have, but Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata has now dropped word that the Wii could be around in its current state for longer than some may have suspected. In a wide ranging interview with VentureBeat, Iwata responded to a question about console life cycles by saying that when it comes to timing for a new Nintendo console launch, “it may be three years from now, five years from now or eight years from now.” Iwata further went on to say that, “if we have an opportunity to make a new console, it will probably support HD,” although he disappointingly added that Nintendo has “not found a significant reason” to make the current Wii HD-compatible “at this time.”

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Jun 04

Miyamoto: Super Mario Bros. Wii could be better, but the Wii’s too weak

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Look, it’s no secret that the Wii is comparatively weak. It always has been, and unless some magical, unicorn-approved firmware update hits in the near future, it always will be. The Big N’s Shigeru Miyamoto sat down at E3 this year with GameDaily and confessed as much, stating that he “would like to use Wii Speak more, but [in Super Mario Bros. Wii], the Wii processor is already being taxed.” He added that this was all “part of being a developer to work with the tools you have to create new and interesting projects,” but it certainly makes us wonder just how much more awesome this console could be with a specifications list fit for this millennium. Ah well, maybe we can actually look forward to native 1080p games from Nintendo next decade… if we’re lucky.

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Jun 03

Classic Controller Pro appears at E3, unbeknownst to Nintendo

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Well, here’s a curious one. Those eagle-eyed folks at Joystiq caught sight of a pair of Classic Controller Pros for the Wii at Nintendo’s E3 booth, which wouldn’t be so unusual if not for the fact that it still hasn’t been announced for release outside of Japan. Adding to the intrigue, the Nintendo reps at the booth apparently know nothing (or weren’t talking) about a planned release, and there’s no official word to speak of on the E3 press site either. Yet the controllers were there for all too see, which leads Joystiq to rightly speculate that a release ’round here is now decidedly more likely than not.

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Jun 03

E3: Nintendo Wii Punchout Gloves

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New York’s CTA Digital makes video games accessories–and lately, the company has taken a particular liking to the sort of versatility afforded by the Wii’s gesture-based controllers. CTA has created a skateboard, a bowling bowl, and a rifle for the Nintendo console. Its latest accessory is designed specifically for the Wii’s recent reboot of the Punchout franchise.

The closely–but not too closely–named Knockout Boxing Gloves for the Wii slip over the player’s hand and encase the Wiimote and Nunchuk. The gloves are available now and also work with Wii Sports Boxing, Victorious Boxers: Revolution, FaceBreaker K.O. Party, and Ready 2 Rumble: Revolution.

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Jun 03

Tony Hawk Ride feets-on

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Tony Hawk Ride feets-on

Want to humble a videogame journalist? Ask him if he skates and, if he answers with a modest “a little bit,” proceed to make him lose his balance and stumble off of your toy skateboard controller. That was the scene seen again and again at Activision’s thumping booth on the E3 show floor, and we took our turn to get humiliated on the company’s plastic deck, the feature piece of this October’s Tony Hawk Ride. It’s fun, it’s hard, and it’s a surprisingly (and somewhat embarrassingly) good work-out.

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