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Nintendo Wii making waves at nursing homes (Le Mars Daily Sentinel)

Friday, January 4th, 2008

Your 13-year-old son wasn’t the only one with a Nintendo Wii on his Christmas wishlist. Area assisted living and nursing homes can’t wait to get their hands on the game system. Continue …

Love feeling like you’re exercising when you’re playing Wii Sports? Well for all the armchair sports lovers out there, the news from Hudson Entertainment is sure to put a smile on your face. From the the summer of 2008, you’ll be able Continue …

Halo 3 effect plus Wii famine makes it a close-run race Microsoft has sold 17.7m Xbox 360 games consoles since the machine was introduced in late 2005, 4.3m of them since the beginning of October 2007, the company claimed yesterday. Continue …

Filed under: Fan stuff. How do you make (what we assume is) a fairly straightforward craft project into something more? Vintage Nintendo fabric, of course! Craftster user paulinerose made this awesome tote bag out of Mario and Zelda Continue …

Nintendo Wii Hacked

Friday, January 4th, 2008

seems to be invulnerable, until now. According to The Register, security researchers Michael Steil and Felix Domke had successfully hacked the Nintendo Read more …

Your 13-year-old son wasn’t the only one with a Nintendo Wii on his Christmas wishlist. Area assisted living and nursing homes can’t wait to get their hands on the game system. Read more …



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Nintendo planning fully downloadable DS games via Nintendo Wii
GamesAreFun.com - 19 hours ago
Reggie Fils-Aime recently gave an interview with the New York Times, in which he addressed the issue of a lack of integration amongst its two most popular
Nintendo To Allow Full DS Game Download From Wii dBTechno
Nintendo Wii to use broadband connection for DS downloads BCS
Nintendo to offer DS Complete Game Downloads using Wii, soon TechShout!
GameSHOUT - Gamespy.com
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The Will allows physical therapy patients to stand while engaging in the game, but at the same time work on balance, endurance and upper extremity strength. Read more …

Filed under: News. Ubisoft has dropped the price of the Wii version of My Word Coach to $29.99, which is the same price as the DS version. So now potential My Word Pupils can base their choice in coachery format on considerations other Read more …

Halo 3 effect plus Wii famine makes it a close-run race Microsoft has sold 17.7m Xbox 360 games consoles since the machine was introduced in late 2005, 4.3m of them since the beginning of October 2007, the company claimed yesterday. Read more …

The Nintendo Wii and it s online functions are a double edged sword. Of course it is a good thing that the console is comfortably WLAN compatible. Especially so when talking about games like Mario Strikers Charged, or even the upcoming Read more …

Playing the popular Nintendo Wii might cause you some pain. The video game that gets you off the couch is great exercise but it’s also leaving some people in pain. After Fox 5’s Matt Ackland found out first hand, he’s taking a closer look. Read more …

Filed under: Virtual Console. As eBay darlings go, the SNES version of Harvest Moon isn’t quite in the same league as, say, Nintendo World Championships 1990, but it ain’t cheap, either; you can expect to pony up around $100 for a boxed Read more …

Nintendo Wii set to beat MS’ 17.7m all-time Xbox 360 sales tally (The Register)

Friday, January 4th, 2008


Halo 3 effect plus Wii famine makes it a close-run race Microsoft has sold 17.7m Xbox 360 games consoles since the machine was introduced in late 2005, 4.3m of them since the beginning of October 2007, the company claimed yesterday.
Source: go.theregister.com

Downloadable Games for the Nintendo Wii
Looking for a less expensive way of getting games on your Nintendo Wii? There is no need to spend big bucks at retail game stores for I will show you a far better way.
Source: digg.com

No More Heroes Nintendo Wii Screenshots (GameInfoWire)
42 Nintendo Wii Screenshots posted, from Grasshopper Manufacture Inc
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22:59 Gearbox talks Samba on Nintendo Wii (0) - Nintendic

22:59 Gearbox talks Samba on Nintendo Wii (0)
Nintendic - 18 hours ago
There were many rumours floating around about Samba de Amigo being dragged kicking and screaming from the Dreamcast over to Nintendo s innovative Wii
23:15 SEGA serves up first Wii and DS Superstar Tennis screens (0) Nintendic
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Beenox Behind Activision's Bond Game For Nintendo Wii - CommanderBond.net

Beenox Behind Activision's Bond Game For Nintendo Wii
CommanderBond.net, UK - 16 hours ago
The Wiire reports today that Beenox studio is currently working on developing the James Bond game for the Nintendo Wii console. Said Thomas Wilson, Creative


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Wii's cuisine reigns supreme

Friday, January 4th, 2008


Filed under: Rumors. A product listing for an Iron Chef game on Wii and DS showed up on GameStop (the listing has since vanished), and Siliconera’s Spencer Yip indicated that he is aware of such a game in development at Destineer.
Source: www.nintendoWiifanboy.com

Wii Nintendo Game Helps Rehab Patients at Immanuel Hospital - Action 3 News

Wii Nintendo Game Helps Rehab Patients at Immanuel Hospital
Action 3 News, NE - 14 hours ago
But some doctors say there's more than fun and games to the Nintendo Wii. Now at least one local hospital is getting in on the game.


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Nintendo Wii Download Sites
I have reviewed the top Nintendo Wii Download Sites on the Internet and have recommended the best two so that you can choose which once-off payment to make for all your music, movies and game downloads to your Wii console.
Source: digg.com

Nintendo Wii set to beat MS’ 17.7m all-time Xbox 360 sales tally (The Register)
Halo 3 effect plus Wii famine makes it a close-run race Microsoft has sold 17.7m Xbox 360 games consoles since the machine was introduced in late 2005, 4.3m of them since the beginning of October 2007, the company claimed yesterday.
Source: go.theregister.com

Nintendo Wii set to beat MS’ 17.7m all-time Xbox 360 sales tally (Addict 3D)
Halo 3 effect plus Wii famine makes it a close-run raceMicrosoft has sold 17.7m Xbox 360 games consoles since the machine was introduced in late 2005, 4.3m of them since the beginning of October 2007, the company claimed yesterday.
Source: www.addict3d.org

Downloadable Games for the Nintendo Wii
Looking for a less expensive way of getting games on your Nintendo Wii? There is no need to spend big bucks at retail game stores for I will show you a far better way.
Source: digg.com

Wii's cuisine reigns supreme

Friday, January 4th, 2008


Filed under: Rumors. A product listing for an Iron Chef game on Wii and DS showed up on GameStop (the listing has since vanished), and Siliconera’s Spencer Yip indicated that he is aware of such a game in development at Destineer.
Source: www.nintendoWiifanboy.com

DS Game Downloads Reportedly Coming To Nintendo Wii - TrustedReviews


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DS Game Downloads Reportedly Coming To Nintendo Wii
TrustedReviews, UK - 15 hours ago
It is with the benefit of hindsight that I think back to my article on getting some use from the PS3 (prior to Ratchet and Clank: Tools of Destruction and
Wii most popular console in 2007 MCV
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Nintendo Wii's "Super Mario Galaxy" tops the Rogers Video game … - The Canadian Press

Nintendo Wii's "Super Mario Galaxy" tops the Rogers Video game
The Canadian Press - Jan 2, 2008
1 Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo Wii) 2 Assassin's Creed (Xbox 360) 3 Mario and Sonic at the Olympics (Nintendo Wii) 4 Mass Effect (Xbox 360) 5 Halo 3 (Xbox


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Nintendo Wii hack opens door to homebrew games (The Register)
Jeux sans frontier Security researchers have hacked into a Nintendo Wii game console to run their own code in a move that makes it far easier to develop homebrew games for the popular gaming device.
Source: go.theregister.com

Deca Sporta gets sorta new name for North America
“We have seen tremendous growth in the casual sports gaming market in the last few years, and saw an opportunity that would be a perfect fit for the Nintendo Wii” said John Greiner, President and CEO of Hudson Entertainment.
Source: www.nintendoWiifanboy.com

Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Citigroup, Lehman Brothers, GameStop

Friday, January 4th, 2008


MSN MoneyCentral - GameStop GME should continue to benefit from the video game console upgrade cycle, not to mention the Wii Fit that could see its U.S. release in May. (Just in time for when you completely forgot about your resolution to drop 10 pounds ) Crude

Hanwell girl wins Wii
Ealing Times - Throughout October, November and December Ealing Council ran a competition giving people joining the library for the first time and people using services for the first time since March the chance to win a Nintendo Wii games console. In December 858

Shippin’ Out Dec. 31-Jan. 4: Wii discount games, Metal Slug 3 XBLA
Gamespot News - On the downloadable front, the Wii Virtual Console welcomes the NES version of arcade classic Bubble Bobble (500 Wii points, $5), the Genesis action role-playing game Light Crusader (800 Wii points, $8), and the NeoGeo side-scrolling action game Top

Let your fingers do the manipulating

Friday, January 4th, 2008

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Filed under: News. Thanks to a GoNintendo reader who called up Nintendo and asked about the status of Sadness, we have a new entry on our Sadness Timeline of, well, sadness. 2008: Nintendo says that Sadness “has yet to be announced for Continue …


Mario, Sonic miss gold in 'Olympic Games'
Indianapolis Star, United States - 4 hours ago
"Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games," from Sega of America for the Nintendo Wii, joins two of the most recognizable video game icons in the world. by Sega

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Considered to be one of the most successful game consoles of all time, Nintendo Wii seems to be invulnerable, until now. According to The Register, security researchers Michael Steil and Felix Domke had successfully hacked the Nintendo Continue …

Jeux sans frontier Security researchers have hacked into a Nintendo Wii game console to run their own code in a move that makes it far easier to develop homebrew games for the popular gaming device. Continue …

42 Nintendo Wii Screenshots posted, from Grasshopper Manufacture Inc Continue …

Hudson Entertainment, the North American publishing arm for HUDSON SOFT, today announced that it is Continue …

Filed under: News. Wii owners certainly can’t complain about the number of third-party games available for the console. As MTV’s Stephen Totilo puts it, where there was once a game drought for Nintendo systems (specifically in the N64 Continue …

El Segundo, CA - January 3, 2007 - Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. announced that Target: Terror[TM] is currently in development for the Nintendo Wii[TM]. The game is based on Target: Terror Gold, the top-grossing arcade game of 2006 Continue …


Beenox Behind Activision's Bond Game For Nintendo Wii
CommanderBond.net, UK - 4 hours ago
The Wiire reports today that Beenox studio is currently working on developing the James Bond game for the Nintendo Wii console. Said Thomas Wilson, Creative

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Massive 9/11 Hypocrisy - Video Game Blamed

Friday, January 4th, 2008

Spong - Jennifer Strange, died of water intoxication while trying to win a Wii console in a Sacramento radio station’s “Hold Your Wee for a Wii” contest. It involved drinking large quantities of water without urinating. Strange finished second”, yup it sure Read the rest of this entry

BBC Brasil - A wave of panic spreads though parents in the UK and the USA as it becomes clear that stocks of the Nintendo Wii console are in short supply in run-up to Christmas. Who could have predicted that people would want to buy it as a Christmas present Read the rest of this entry

Gamespot News - On the downloadable front, the Wii Virtual Console welcomes the NES version of arcade classic Bubble Bobble (500 Wii points, $5), the Genesis action role-playing game Light Crusader (800 Wii points, $8), and the NeoGeo side-scrolling action game Top Read the rest of this entry

Daily Telegraph - Game Group, the video games and console retailer, said on New Year’s Eve that pre-tax profit for the year to January 31 would be ahead of market expectations. Thanks to the popularity of Nintendo’s Wii and DS consoles, Game said that profit would be Read the rest of this entry

BusinessWeek - Last year, Nintendo ( NTDOF ) stock shot up 125%, thanks in part to its Wii game console that pulls in women and seniors with modules ranging from cooking to golf. Rivals focus on males 10 to 30. “Wii was a huge success, but there is still a long way Read the rest of this entry

GQ Magazine UK - one in every three households. Games sales rose by 16 per cent to 76 million games, with a combined value of 1.72bn. Nintendo s DS handheld was the bestseller, shifting 2.5 million units, closely followed by the Japanese company s Wii console. Read the rest of this entry

Complete DS game downloads headed to Nintendo's Wii

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008

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If you were lucky enough to get your hands on a Nintendo Wii this holiday season, you may have gotten more than just a gaming system. A recent press release has stated that certain gaming consoles, like the Nintendo Wii and the Read me …

The Will allows physical therapy patients to stand while engaging in the game, but at the same time work on balance, endurance and upper extremity strength. Read me …

Apple s heavily promoted iPhone ended 2007 as what one analyst calls the fastest-growing consumer electronics product ever. The one analyst (according to USA Today) is Richard Doherty of the Envisioneering Group, who pegs iPhone Read me …


12:16 Bandai Namco talks fitness on Nintendo's Wii (0)
Nintendic - 7 hours ago
Bandai Namco recently revealed plans at the Tokyo Games Show to resurrect the NES s Power Pad and Family Trainer series on Nintendo s Wii in 2008 with

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Running Linux on the Wii? - TG Daily

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008

Running Linux on the Wii?
TG Daily - 15 hours ago
By Mark Raby Persistent but clever hackers have finally discovered how to circumvent the Nintendo Wii's encryption safeguards, opening up the possibility of
Wii Hacked, Runs Homebrew Software Wired News
New Hack Could Enable Linux on the Wii Wired News
News for nerds, stuff that matters Slashdot
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Xbox 360, Wii, PS3 help Industry rake in $40 Billion in 2007 - TECH.BLORGE.com


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Xbox 360, Wii, PS3 help Industry rake in $40 Billion in 2007
TECH.BLORGE.com, Australia - 11 hours ago
Strong sales of both the Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS helped make this the most profitable year in the history of the industry with strong sales throughout
ANALYSIS: Mark Androvich talks 2008 GamesIndustry.biz
Biggest Videogame Disappointments of 2007 Seattle Post Intelligencer
BioShock set a new standard for games Sun-Sentinel.com
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Game rides high on Wii and DS sales boom - Financial Times


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Game rides high on Wii and DS sales boom
Financial Times, UK - Jan 1, 2008
By Pan Kwan Yuk Unrelenting demand for this year s must have gift the Nintendo Wii and DS consoles has helped Game Group defy the prevailing gloom in
Nintendo Wii is reason for delight at Game Telegraph.co.uk
Demand for Wii and DS boosts Game gamezine.co.uk
Game Group notches up big numbers in annual battle of the high street Times Online
Bloomberg
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Minority Report with Nintendo Wii
software on a some kind flat screen surface. Very cool and useful, indeed. In the second footage we can see the same effect but produced with the help of Nintendo Wii, without no doubt, the best product of 2007 and maybe even 2008.
Source: www.hakiri.com

Complete DS game downloads headed to Nintendo's Wii
Filed under: Gaming. Just a few months ago, we received word that DS demo downloads would be headed to the Wii, but if recent comments made by the Big N’s own Reggie Fils-Aime are to be believed, entire games are also on the horizon.
Source: www.engadget.com

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