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If the biggest Nintendo announcement in recent times–its newest accessory, the Wii Motion Plus–isn’t enough to get your pulse racing in anticipation of increased precision for your existing Wiimote controller, here’s a quick cheap thrill: the Wii add-on’s going to be very reasonably priced.
So says Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, during a Wall Street Journal interview. [...]

The results are in: the second quarter of 2008 was all Nintendo’s.
The company shipped 5.2 units of its Wii gaming console from April to June, dwarfing its nearest competitor Sony, which shipped 1.6 million PS3s. Microsoft brought up the rear, moving 1.3 million XBoxes.
Nintendo also trounced the competition in terms of software and handheld gaming [...]

It could the next generation in motion-sensitive gaming: the Darwin controller. Like Nintendo’s Wii controller, it transmits the player’s movements to the gaming console, which converts them into in-game actions.
But what makes the Darwin different (and possibly dangerous to the Wii) is that its sensors don’t rely on infrared in order to orient itself in [...]

The Seattle Times website has posted a neat little article delineating the philosophical differences between game console rivals Sony and Nintendo. With its PlayStation 3, Sony is intent in expanding the console gamer’s online options, from playing to downloading content to chat and other interactive experiences.
Nintendo and its Wii, on the other hand, is focused [...]

The Nintendo Wii, Microsoft’s XBox 360, and the Sony Playstation 3 all contain too much bromine, according to environmental watchdog group Greenpeace.
Bromide is classified by Greenpeace as a chemical that’s hazardous to the environment,and the PS3 had the highest levels of it.
The XBox and PS3 also had beryllium-containing alloys, which Greenpeace found worrisome. All three [...]

Is Microsoft developing a motion-sensitive controller similar to Nintendo’s Wiimote? The project, supposedly codenamed “Newton”, has been making the rounds but Microsoft Game Studios head Shane Kim sort of put down the rumors, though he stopped short of a full denial.
Meanwhile, Yu Suzuki’s masterly Shenmue series is supposed to be up for a Nintendo [...]

Nintendo is making eight arcade style games available for its Wii gaming console on May 20… and they can be had via internet download!
The following games can be purchased online using Wii points, which can be purchased using a credit card at stores found at the average High Street:
Final Fantasy Chrystal Chronicles: My Life as [...]

 According to game publisher Enterbrain, the number of Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP) units sold last April in Japan was more than twice that of rival Nintendo’s DS.
However, the picture turned around when it came to full-fledged gaming consoles.
In the same month, Nintendo’s Wii outsold Sony’s PlayStation 3 (PS3)  five to one.  The Wii has continued [...]

Wii have seen the future, and the future is fit.
Nintendo’s latest accessory for its Wii gaming console is a white plastic slab of gaming technology that you stand on, and it detects subtle shifts in weight and balance of the player and transmits those to the game.
The balance board is designed to be used for [...]