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 [...]
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Wii, DSi Firmware Updates Squash Homebrew Support
You may have noticed your Wii's disc slot glowing eerily in the night this week, signaling that Nintendo just released firmware updates for both its motion-controlled console and the DSi. The company cites "behind-the-scenes improvements to system performance" as the reason for the patches, but the updates also reportedly remove support for a number of flash cards, mods, and other solutions for ...
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Nintendo Updates Wii, DSi Firmware To Block User Modifications, Flash Carts
Nintendo released firmware updates earlier this week for the DSi and Wii that reportedly block the use of many popular piracy-enabling flash carts and software modification on the systems. The official release notes for DSi Menu Ver. 1.4.1U state only that the update "provides behind-the-scenes improvements to system performance." But forum posters at GBATemp.net report the new firmware breaks ...
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Nintendo Dropping DSi and DSi XL Price, But Only a Tick
Nintendo cuts the price on its DSi and DSi XL gaming handhelds, but will it be enough to reverse a significant downturn in monthly sales? Nintendo - Nintendo DSi - DsiXl - Video Games - Games
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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
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