Average Wii Sits on Shelf for Just an Hour

Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo of America’s president claims that the average Nintendo Wii is only a store shelf for an hour!!
“We are passionately upset about the lack of product relative to demand,” Fils-Aime told Wired., who hit the points that Nintendo has been reiterating all along about its runaway hit game machine: The production numbers are [...]

Don King’s Prizefighter — Wii LIke to FIGHT

Wii Sports introduced us all to Wii boxing…but it’s not enough is it?
And so far there hasn’t been a good boxing game on the Wii but that’s going to change in June of this year with 2K sports (that’s the same guys from Rockstar that do Grand Theft Auto) are puttin gout Don King’s Prizefighter…
If [...]

Wii is the top selling console in March 2008

Nintendo sold more high-end video game consoles in the U.S. in the month of March than Sony and Microsoft combined, according to a report released Friday by market researcher NPD Group.Nintendo sold 721,000 Wii consoles in March, according to NPD. Microsoft sold 262,000 Xbox 360 units while Sony sold 257,000 PlayStation 3 systems.
Nintendo Wii [...]

Nintendo’s Media Tour – New Wii titles on display

We’re still looking for the online vids of the stuff that Nintendo is showing this week at its media event.
Apparently they’ve got some tight embargoes on some of the stuff but this is what we know from multiple source:
The following games are being shown:

Wii – Mario Kart Wii, Wii Fit, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, [...]

Inside Mario Kart Wii – It Took 30 Prototypes to Get Right

When we all finally get our hands on a Mario Kart Wii Wheel this month, it will be the result of a lot of hard work by Nintendo.
According to a new interview up on Nintendo.com, there were some 30 different prototypes that Nintendo developed to finally figure out the ideal wheel.
I guess it’s not [...]

Star Wars Force Unleashed – Wii version out Sep 17th!

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is one of the most ambitious projects LucasArts has ever launched. The combination of a great new Star Wars story with revolutionary new technology and game play means more fun than you’ve ever had in the Star Wars universe,” said Peter Hirschmann, Vice-President of Product Development, LucasArts. “We can’t wait [...]

Wii Like To Play — At The Westin

Wii travel alot, and the simple truth is that most business hotels are often the same.
But wouldn’t it be cool if you could choose a hotel just because they offered Free Wii Gaming?
Apparently that’s the plan for Starwood’s Westin hotel chain.
According to a post on Kotaku:
Westin Hotels & Resorts’ new Wii program will be [...]

Dancing With The Stars – Wii Like to Dance

Good Fun.
That’s what ‘dancing with the stars’ for the Wii is all about – fun.  The basic vibe of this game is much like the hit show and it feels the same.
Gameplay requires both nunchuk and wiimote with users needing to move the correct hand the correct direction with the music (sorta like dancing).
Then there [...]

Wii Zapper Links Crossbow Training – Wii Like Zapper

At $20 (or less) Wii Zapper is a must have for any Wii owner.
Sure you could go two handed with the Wiimote and nunchuk ..but plugging both into the Zapper creates the ultimate first person shooter weapon.
Link’s Crossbow training is a decent (though easy) little game..but check out the Zapper on Medal of Honor Heroes [...]

Smash Bros Brawl Smashes Wii Record and Bandwidth

Apparently Super Smash Bros Brawl is the fastest selling game in Nintendo history.
All that success is also straining the Wii online gaming network too.
“As with the launch of any online-enabled game, especially one as popular as Super Smash Bros. Brawl, everyone wants to play at once,” said a Nintendo spokesperson in an email to GamePro [...]