Tag: wii
CES 2010: Day 1 Round-Up
With CES 2010 now well under way, it can be pretty tough keeping track of all the latest announcements. Here's Tech Digest's round-up of the of best Day 1 at CES 2010 so far, including all the news from the…
CES 2010: Immerz KOR-FX acousto-haptic gear lets you "feel" your gaming experience
Ever felt bad watching all those little digital comrades taking hits in Gears of War or Modern Warfare? Ever wanted to know what it feels like to take one for the team? Me neither, it sounds painful. But peripheral…
Hospital housing Yorkshire Ripper and Robert Napper given 22 Wii consoles
Broadmoor Hospital, an asylum housing criminally insane inhabitants such as the "Yorkshire Ripper" Peter Sutcliffe and murderer Robert Napper has been given 22 Nintendo Wii consoles. The total cost of the consoles amounts to £5,000 of UK tax payer's money….
Xbox 360 Elite is Xmas most wanted games console whilst Nintendo Wii's popularity drops
New research from the online shopping community Ciao shows that the Xbox 360 Elite is top of the gaming pile this year, the most wanted console ahead of its rivals the PS3 and Wii. Ciao recorded the searches of 730,000…
Could the rumoured Wii 2 HD be named the Nintendo Zii?
The Nintendo rumour-mill went into a frenzy today as Sillicon Era revealed that Nintendo have bagged the trademark for the name "Zii" in Japan. So what is the Zii? The terms of the trademark mean it could be used for…
Video of the Day: Christmas Lights Guitar Hero hack
Remember that scene in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, where all of Chevy Chase's festive struggles come good when his ridiculous fairy light system shines brighter than the sun? Well some bright spark has gone one better. Or should that…
Nintendo DS sales hit 10 million; becomes best selling console in UK history
The Nintendo DS has sold over 10 million units, making it the best selling games console in UK history. If the figures collated by Gfk Chart-Track are accurate, it means that one in six Brits now own a DS. On…
Christmas Wishlist: Top Ten Games of 2009
In a bumper year for gamers, here's the best the past 12 months of gaming had to offer. Which will you find nestled under your Christmas tree?
Opinion: Do you still care about the Nintendo Wii?
It was once the king of the gaming pile, so sought after that you'd have to give a kidney on the black market to get one in your home. But recent months have seen the Wii fall from grace, with profits down as much as half over the same period a year earlier. Has the bubble burst for the Nintendo Wii? If so, what has caused it? Here's Tech Digest's five reasons why the Wii's star is falling.
Review: New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Paying homage to itspedigree ancestry, New Super Mario Bros Wii is another near-perfect running, jumping, red-shell throwing trip down memory lane.