“Active” Gaming No Replacement for Exercise

If you thought that playing the Nintendo Wii was exercise enough… you’ll want to put the Wii remote as well as that cupcake and keep on reading.
According to BBC News playing “active” games is no substitute for exercise, also check out the following quote…
“Wii players used only 2% more energy than players of regular computer […]

How Rad Will this Racer Be?

If you’ve been waiting for an Indy Car game to find its way to the Wii, you won’t have to wait much longer. Personally I haven’t played an Indy car game since Pole Position 2 on Atari before I got my first NES. That is unless you count the almighty Rad Racer, but seriously, who […]

Trio of Sci-Fi Games Join the Virtual Console

This weeks Virtual Console game releases all hail from the Sci-Fi genre. The games are Cybernator, Alien Storm, and Monster Lair.

Cybernator (Super Nintendo - 800 Wii points) The game takes place in the future, during a time when Earth’s fossil fuels have begun to dwindle. There is a massive war taking place all over the […]

Wii Game Quality Control

Kotaku has an interesting post today about the mixed quality around third-party developed games for the Wii. The author, Mike Fahey, points out that Wii games not developed by Nintendo rarely live up to the standards of quality as those that were developed by Nintendo.
The company has even addressed the issue in a conference […]

Wii Going on an African Safari

This upcoming spring you’ll be able to go on an African Safari… without even leaving the comfort of your own home. Wild Earth: African Safari puts players in the role of a photo-journalist exploring the Serengeti National Park.
1up.com states that the game will feature 30 different animal species for you to snap photos of, they […]

Nintendo Unveils It’s Classic Game Gifting Option

Just in time for the 2007 holiday season, Nintendo has unveiled it’s “gifting” feature for the Wii console. Via the Wii Shop Channel, users can buy and send classic games to other users.
According to DigitalTrends.com…
Beginning this week, owners of Nintendo’s Wii video game console will be able to purchase classic games using the Wii Shop […]

Using the Wiimote to Make a Whiteboard

So how would you like to make yourself a “Low-Cost Multi-point Interactive Whiteboards Using the Wiimote”… well trust me it’s a lot cooler then it sounds. Well, I can’t really explain it - but watch the video below to get the full idea of it, it “stars” a guy named Johnny Lee.

According to Gizmodo.com….
Since you […]

Activision Replacing Guitar Hero 3 discs… For Free

Were you one of the people bummed when you found out that Guitar Hero 3, for the Wii, only provided Mono output? Well today you can rejoice… it’s been announced that your disc can be upgraded for free to one that allows for stereo output.

“We recently became aware that some consumers have not been able […]

Nintendo May Pull Commercials Due to Demand

Apparently Nintendo is even putting a stop to television advertising for the Wii for a while due to problems meeting demand. That is the case in the UK at lease according to BBC News:
It said that holding back adverts until to 2008 would be a “responsible” move.
It now expects to have sold 17.5 million of […]

A New Kind of Ninja Game

There is a different kind of Ninja game headed to the Wii. Unlike most ninja games, this one will not emphasize violence, but rather the stealth and cunning that most ninjas are known for.

Developer David Luntz tells MTV News, “Those games are, although awesome games, I felt that that road of ‘Let’s go […]