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Review: Wii Motion Plus
The Wii Motion Plus is a small addition to the Wii Remote, often referred to as, the Wii-mote. When people purchased this latest generation of Nintendo home gaming console, they purchased it for the motion controls and innovative game play. While many games worked quite well with the Wii remote, many players complained about the sensitivity of the controls. With the release of the Wii Motion Plus, the remote becomes everything players originally expected from Nintendo.
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Nintendo Shows Off New DSi, Digital Games Push at Summit
Hot on the heels of Microsoft’s X10 event, Nintendo held its own Media Summit in San Francisco. Yesterday’s event was bursting with just as many big reveals as Microsoft’s, and there are plenty of reasons for fans to get excited.
With a new DS refresh and a slew of new games for both the Wii and DSi consoles, 2010 should continue the company’s success. Here is what to expect in the first half of 2010.
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WiiWare, Virtual Console Sales Exposed
The three console manufacturers (Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft) all tend to be cagey when it comes to releasing sales data for their digital distribution platforms. But research firm Forecasting and Analyzing Digital Entertainment released its own estimations on the revenue Nintendo collected last year from WiiWare and Virtual Console sales. According to FADE, the two services combined generated $125 million in revenue for Nintendo. WiiWare earned $59 million and Virtual Console earned slightly more with $66 million.
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Nintendo to Publish Dragon Quest IX in North America
Nintendo of America EVP of sales and marketing Cammie Dunaway confirmed on Wednesday that NOA is working with Square Enix on bringing the Nintendo DS Japanese hit Dragon Quest IX Stateside.
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French Court Legalizes DS Homebrew
A Paris court has dismissed a lawsuit by Nintendo over the manufacture of homebrew DS carts, saying that the platform should be more open. The ramifications of this decision could be far-reaching throughout console gaming.
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New Challenges for Nintendo
The Nintendo Wii, the motion-control darling of the video game console world, faces new challenges and questions about its future like never before.
The question is whether the Wii can maintain its market lead or if it will fall back into the ranks of more traditional game systems, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and Sony’s PlayStation 3.
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Review: Wii Fit Plus Gives You a Run for Your Money
The evenings are blustery and dark and the last thing you want to do is head outside for a jog. With this in mind, Nintendo has launched the latest addition to their virtual gaming empire – the Wii Fit Plus.
The next generation gaming console encourages players to get active by playing motion-based games and toning exercises in their living rooms. It promises to improve everything from your core strength to your athletic ability and coordination.
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Nintendo’s Weekly Downloads Include Five Wii Demos
Nintendo just recently announced that it planned to release game demos for the Wii and it has already made it happen. This week’s list of downloads from Nintendo also includes five demos for the Wii console.
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Despite Sales Slip, Nintendo Predicts Strong Season
Although October sales of Nintendo’s Wii console dropped 36 percent compared with the same period last year, company executives expect robust sales in the holiday season.
“We’ll have a very strong November and December,” Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo of America’s president, predicted.
Mr. Fils-Aime said in a telephone interview that Wii sales are in line with expectations at this point in the product’s life cycle.