Demonstrated during today’s 24th Annual Chaos Communication Congress (24C3) in Germany was a fully hacked Wii capable of running native Wii homebrew with lowlevel hardware access. The guys over at 24C3 just demoed a Wii hack that is set to provide native Wii homebrew in the near future (not running in GC mode, and with full access to all the […]

Just in time for the holidays, Nintendo today updated the Wii Virtual Console with a fresh new bounty of gaming classics. First up is Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong’s Double Trouble (800 Wii Points) for SNES, the final installment in Rare’s Donkey Kong Country trilogy. Next up is Genesis coin-op actioner Rolling Thunder 2 (800 Wii Points). Last but […]

That’s right. In just a little over one year, the Wii has already surpassed the GameCube’s life to date sales in Japan. The news comes courtesy of the latest Media Create hardware sales figures for the week ending December 16. The sales figures list the Wii’s lifetime sales at 4,231,044 units sold, compared to the GameCube’s five year total of […]

According to research data from from the Nielsen Group, most PlayStation 3 owners are connected to HDTVs, with Xbox 360 and Wii owners trailing closely behind. The results indicate that 71 percent of all PS3 owners are connected to an HD display (LCD, plasma, front/rear projector), while 66 percent of Xbox 360 and 65 percent of Wii owners are hooked […]

Speaking to Reuters, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime admitted that the current level of demand for Wii is making future business planning difficult. The level of demand we are facing complicates all of our future business planning. Reggie Fils-Aime, president of Nintendo of America, told Reuters in an interview. “All of that becomes a much tougher exercise until we […]

The popular Wii Opera software development kit is now officially available to the public. Previously, it was only available by request. The SDK allows developers with knowledge in HTML and JavaScript to create web-based applications and games that make use of the Wii Remote and Nunchuk attachment. One of the first games created with the SDK was Daniel Gump’s HullBreach […]

On the hunt for a Wii? Get ready to line up at your local GameStop or EBGames this week. Yeah, Reggie spilled the beans last week, but what he said wasn’t entirely correct. So here’s the official scoop: Only on Friday, December 21, consumers can reserve a Wii console for pick-up by January 25. The reservation process requires payment in […]

Assuming Nintendo’s web team isn’t playing a cruel joke on us, it looks like not one, but two more consoles are coming to the Wii’s Virtual Console service in the near (or distant) future. That’s according to Nintendo’s redesigned Japanese VC page, which updated today with a spiffy new layout. We’ve heard rumors of Sega’s Master System coming to the […]

Kicking off this week’s Virtual Console update is Cybernator (800 Wii Points), a run and gun shooter which originally was released on the SNES. Next up is Sega Genesis shooter Alien Storm (800 Wii Points). Last we have Monster Lair (800 Wii Points) for the TurboGrafx16 CD, a cutesy platformer shooter hybrid that follows the fantastic adventure of young Adam […]

Aksys Games today announced that it is bringing Alfa System’s vertical scrolling shoot’em-up Castle of Shikigami III to the Wii. There’s no waggle in this game, just pure bullet hell. Players can go solo or dodge a seemingly endless array of bullets in a 2 player co-op mode. Featuring an extensive amount of replay value with over 55 possible story […]

Speaking during a conference call today, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime said that Nintendo is looking into the possibility of bringing a voice chat peripheral to the Wii. The Wii certainly has the capability for voice chat, but as Reggie says, it all comes down to finalizing the peripheral. Furthermore, he said that he “would not be surprised at […]

Unable to get your hands on a Wii this holiday season? Then you’ll be relieved to know that Nintendo is launching a “Wii Raincheck” program across all US GameStop retailers. How it works is simple. You pay for a Wii, in full, at any GameStop location on December 20 and 21. If the store is out of stock, you get […]

Awhile back, Insomniac Games said that it was flattered over the fact that Mario Galaxy had spherical worlds inspired by that of Ratchet and Clank. In an interview with the UK’s Official Nintendo Magazine, legendary game designer Shigeru Miyamoto responded to Insomniac’s rather presumptuous statement, admitting that he had never heard of Ratchet and Clank. It’s not an idea we […]

Sony CEO Howard Stringer is happy. Very happy. Why you ask? The Wii is facing shortages, and PS3 sales are on the rise. Eventually, the PS3 will come into its own, because its games are “infinitely more fun, demanding and exciting” than the Wii’s, according to Stringer: I’m happy the Wii seems to be running a bit short of hardware. […]

Square Enix sends word that Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors is set to hit North American retailers on February 26. Developed exclusively for the Wii, the title offers an action-adventure experience, fully utilizing the motion-sensing capabilities of the Wii Remote. Lucky for us, the US release will feature additional content, including a Payback Mode […]

Remember that shiny Wii that was covered in 7,500 24-carat gold dipped Swarovski crystals? It’s now available on eBay for the starting bid of $9,999.99 US dollars. Extremely pricey, but hey, at least the shipping is cheap – only $6 dollars! Nintendo Wii – Game console CUSTOM LEGEND OF ZELDA [eBay via GoNintendo]

Majesco Entertainment today announced that PaRappa creators Rodney Alan Greenblat and Masaya Matsuura are teaming up to develop and publish a brand-new music-based video game for Wii. Details are thin, but whatever these two are cooking up should be interesting. According to Majesco CEO Jesse Sutton, the game will be targeted towards the casual crowd, while still appealing to hardcore […]

Remember awhile back when Nintendo said it was working on a gifting feature for the Wii? You’ll be delighted to know that the gift giving feature officially goes live today, according to the press release supplied with this week’s Wii Shop Channel update: Later in the day on Monday, Nintendo will make your holiday shopping just a little bit easier. […]

This week’s Wii Shop Channel update marks the debut of the first Pokemon game on the Virtual Console: N64 title Pokemon Snap. As revealed earlier, the VC release features additional functionality that allows players to save and share their Pokemon photos with friends via the Wii Message Board. You can snap em’ all for 1000 Wii Points. Rounding out today’s […]

In majority of online games, when you’re facing off against a random opponent and they decide to log off all of a sudden because they’re losing, the game session ends with them leaving. Super Smash Bros. Brawl breaks this annoying trend by replacing your dropped connection with a computer controlled character. Even better, the change is fully transparent. When someone […]