Nintendo's Next System Links

New motion-reading controller is a good move for Sony’s PS3

How far ahead of its time was the Wii, Nintendo Co.’s wildly successful video game console? It was so far ahead that it’s taken Nintendo’s chief rivals four years to catch up. Nintendo - Wii - Sony - Video game console - Video game

Nintendo executive: next-gen console will make you lose your freaking mind

When Nintendo first unveiled the Wii back in 2006, they managed to take the entire video game world by surprise. Instead of huffing and puffing along with the likes of Microsoft and Sony on the graphics treadmill, Nintendo purposely opted to pair meager hardware with a revolutionary new motion-control system… and then let the controls [...]

TV remotes morph into motion sensors

What is needed to design a remote control for next-generation DTVs and STBs? Assuming that future TVs and STBs will run web-based services and Google-like search functions, this is a question must be thought through by every system designer.

Nintendo Teases Wii 2, Says You'll Leave "With Your Mouth Open"

Yoshio Sakamoto, the man behind the incredibly successful Metroid series, has given a rather intriguing tease about Nintendo's next home console, saying it will blow your mind and leave you...

Microsoft's Xbox ready for bigger battle in Japan

Microsoft is armed with a new weapon, its new controller-free Kinect game technology, that it hopes will convince Japanese consumers to embrace the Xbox 360.