Virtual Console - Top 10 List

I’ve been writing for WiiBlog.net for a few weeks now, so I figured it’s time to do a top 10 list. After playing some Virtual Console games for a few hours last night, I figured I’d share my Top 10 Virtual Console titles. So for all you young uns’ who missed out on the days […]

Nintendo Wii: Video Game System Or Neat Toy?

I’ve been a gamer since I can remember. In the late 80’s I received a NES, and haven’t looked back since. We’ve seen interesting evolution in the industry that we love so much. We’ve gone from plumbers gathering mushrooms, to overly endowed women shooting at bears, to epic stories in space. What has not evolved […]

MMO? None for Mii says the Wii

It’s a sad, sad day for all you MMO fans out there… as Satoru Iwata confimed the Internet specualtion that Nintendo has no interest of developing an MMO at this time.
Here is a quote from Iwata that was in JOystiq… where he tries to make sense of the no MMO thing… it’s senseless.
Iwata stated that […]

Old and Busted: Kickball - New Hotness: Virtual Wii P.E.

Recently, in England, four Worcestershire high schools added the Nintendo Wii console to their P.E. classes. In hopes the consoles would encourage students, who normally skip out, to get fit. (I recently wrote how gaming isn’t a suitable replacement for actual exercise).
Not only did the four high schools get the console… they also received heart […]

Complete 18 in 1 Wii Sports Attachment Kit

I’m not sure what to make of this “zany” assortment of attachments for the Nintendo Wii. But is all of this really necessary? Can’t people just play Wii Sports and the other games without these damned attachments?

Well, if your into this sort of thing, it looks as though they got everything pretty much covered…. wait […]

Presidential Candidates and Game Consoles

There is a mildly humorous GigaOm post comparing the three democratic frontrunning candidates for President of the United States with the big three gaming consoles.

It is interesting to see the comparisons laid out in this clever way. It boils down to this:
Barack Obama is the Wii.
Hillary Clinton is the Xbox 360.
John Edwards […]

I Say Burn as Many Calories as You Want

There has been a lot of talk about the Wii and how it relates to exercise and “getting active“. A Nintendo Consulting firm funded a study on this subject, which the British Medical Journal conducted.
As Jeremy mentioned before, the Wii is no replacement for traditional exercise, though many thought that it would be a […]

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 Welcomes The Weather Channel

It looks like real-time weather provided by The Weather Channel may become a big trend in gaming. I’m not sure how many games have utilized this so far, but I know NCAA Football 08 from EA sports on the PS3 did. Now the Wii is getting it’s first game to do so. The Game is […]

Consumers Not the Only Ones Annoyed by Wii Shortages

All of this talk about “Wii boredom” (mostly blamed on lack of games) and all of this talk about shortages of Wiis…guess what. They’re directly related. Who knew?
Game publisher Midway has come right out and said that they are holding back games due to Nintendo’s supply shortages. Maybe I’m mistaken, but I believe I read […]