The e-tailer Amazon has slashed the price of the Nintendo Wii to £139.99 in the UK, down from £179.99. The Amazon bundle includes one wireless controller and the game Wii Sports and seems to be a way to clear stock for the more expensive Wii MotionPlus bundle. That bundle will sell for £179.99 and include [...]
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DSi enjoys high demand in debut weekend
Nintendo’s DSi became the fourth fastest-selling console in UK history over its opening weekend, according to GfK-ChartTrack data. The handheld’s performance even eclipsed the debut sales numbers of the original DS – only being outdone by the opening weekends of PSP, PS3 and Wii. In unit terms, it outsold all other consoles combined over the [...]
Power Play Riiflex For The Wii
Wii owners who are looking forward to yet another interesting peripheral this summer can check out the Riiflex from Power Play – this pair of dumbbells actually intend to build your musles while you wave the Wiimote around, weighing in at 2-pounds each for $35. The Riiflex not only works with any game on the [...]
Wii supply finally catches up to demand
According to an interview with Gamasutra, GameStop has said they finally have enough Nintendo Wii supply to keep up with demand. GameStop Senior Vice President of Merchandising Bob McKenzie added: “Three years later, we finally have enough inventory on the shelf, and we’ve got a couple of weeks in supply.” McKenzie also says he is [...]
Nintendo ships 100 millionth DS console
When it comes to pure portable gaming consoles there are two choices – the Sony PSP and the Nintendo DS. You can play games on other devices on the go, like the iPhone and iPod touch, but the DS and PSP are the only dedicated portable gaming systems. Nintendo has announced that it has now [...]
Nintendo DSi Now Avail for Pre Order
For those that would like to get there pre orders in for the DSi I have included some links The Price @ any of these sites is £149.99 plus delivery with some Pre Order Links Amazon UK Black Pre Order Amazon Uk White Pre Order Argos (Free Accessory Pack with this one) Play.com (with Free [...]
Nintendo DSi Arriving April 5th in the US
Nintendo’s DSi, out now in Japan, has finally been slated for US release on April 5th for $170 UPDATE The Nintendo DSi will be released across Europe on Friday April 3 reports suggest it’ll be closer to the £149 mark
Nintendo To Enhance Wii Fit
Nintendo’s Wii Fit isn’t exactly the solution you should employ if you want to lose a couple of pounds here and there, but the Japanese gaming giant aims to enhance this best-selling game by working hand in hand with Panasonic Medical Solution, Hitachi and NEC to develop a new add-on that will send your personal [...]
YouTube heads to the Wii and Playstation 3
YouTube has enjoyed tremendous success, but like all superstars, things can get lonely at the top. It’s a service that’s been stuck on the computer. The internet to be exact. Sure, it gets tons of hits, lots of people enter it’s doors every day. But it gets lonely. People just watch and post their videos. [...]
Nyko clones the Wiimote
It had to happen and I’m surprised it took this long. Someone had to clone the Wiimote. That someone is Nyko. According to Mark Wilson of Gizmodo, who had a chance to play with it at CES, the device is pretty impressive, with no tangible difference aside from the red, white and blue color scheme. [...]