Nintendo Wii

Ever since its launch, the Wii's unique and unprecedented approach to gaming has managed to expand the pool of gamers with its variety of gaming options. It has not only attracted those hard core gamers but has also drawn the interest of first time game players. And yet the success of this product has not stifled the creativity of developers who plan to launch three new ideas for their console. The first of which is Super Smash Bros. Brawl, which will hit stores on March 9th, 2008 and sell for $49.99. The game features Nintendo characters from every genre of Nintendo games and boasts to be something that can be played over and over with its variety of setting and character options. Read more

Turtle Beach’s new Ear Force W3 wireless headphones are designed specifically for use with the Nintendo Wii gaming console system. The W3’s ‘behind the neck’ design keeps them in place, with no cords to tangle during gameplay.

Based on the same wireless audio technology as the Ear Force X2 Xbox gaming headphones, the W3 can be used with any stereo audio source, such as a TV, PC or MP3 player. The wireless headphones function for over 30 hours with a single AAA battery (included). Read more

I want you all to consider what I am about to suggest to you. You people seem to want what we've got. Well, we have room for you. We have room for you and about 30 of your friends. You would be students of course, but you'd also be teachers. ” – Walter (Brian Dennehy) – Cocoon (1985)

How do you win in the PC/CE industry? Every engineer…every marketing “expert” knows the answer. You give ‘em more. More features. More fun. More quality. More bells. More whistles. You give ‘em less. Lower cost. That’s the way the gaming industry does it and conventional wisdom (don’t you love that word?) “proves” it works. Read more

Videogame boxes have been a yawn for 60+% of the population in the Americas for the past year. For the rest? They are the “A” list of lust. For MS, Sony and Nintendo the Xbox, PS3 and Wii are about percentage points. And bragging rights…serious bragging rights! But Sony drew the line in the sand. They said…”the console war doesn’t start till we say so…”

Like Nicholas Cage in Gone saying he was going to steal 50 cars in one night. Great chest thumpin’ but who cares? For the PS3 and Wii (and last year’s introduction of Xbox 360) it really was…gone in 60 seconds. People camped out in front of stores for days waiting for their chance to get one of the first units. Some didn’t get their box so they punched out, pistol whipped or used other persuasion to make their “purchase.” A lot of the PS3 winners threw theirs up on eBay for a couple of grand. People…it’s a game! You may have money. You may have “taste.” But come Saturday night you’re sitting there with your lowly console staring at a screen. Read more

The Wii console arriving in stores today (Sunday-November 19, 2006) will revolutionize the way people play videogames. Nintendo has created a unique game console that integrates a controller that is both simple and intuitive to use. Nintendo combined the familiarity of a remote control with the sophistication of motion-sensing technology to come up with an input device easy enough for the neophyte gamer to embrace with ease. In a tennis game, the motion sensor remote serves as your racket you swing with your arm. In a driving game, it serves as your steering wheel. For first-person shooting games, the remote serves as your weapon to inflict a death blow you to an enemy. The list of potential uses seems endless. Thanks to Bluetooth technology, the wireless Wii Remote controller sends your actions to the Wii console from as far as 30 feet away. As a pointing device, the controller can send a signal from as far as 15 feet away. Up to four Wii Remote Controllers can be connected at once. In addition to its pointing and motion-sensing abilities, the Wii Remote controller also includes a speaker, rumble/vibration feature and expansion port for additional input devices, such as the Nunchuk controller. The ambidextrous nature of the Wii controllers grants accessibility seldom seen in game controllers. Read more

Nintendo just announced the shipment date and pricing for its new home game system, Wii. The price of the Wii system will be around $250 in America, or ¥25,000 in Japan. Nintendo plans to ship 6 million systems to retailers between its launch in the fourth quarter of 2006 and March 31, 2007.

The company also said it expects to sell 17 million Wii games in the period. Exact launch dates, identification of the launch library of titles and details on the unique Virtual Console aspect of Wii will be announced soon. www.nintendo.com