Force Feedback Wheel for the Nintendo Wii Introduced by Logitech

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Logitech has announced today the first ever force feedback wheel for the Nintendo Wii. The device is called the Logitech Speed Force Wireless racing wheel and is designed to work with EA's forthcoming Need for Speed Undercover video game. The wheel is licensed by Nintendo and introduces force feedback to the Nintendo Wii.

The wheel uses a one-piece design and is convenient to use on a couch, armchair, or on the floor. The wheel features built-in gas and brake controls located on the wheel and expandable lap rest that's adjustable. The wheel is wireless and uses 2.4 GHz technology allowing for range of up to 30 feet from the console. Read more

Posted on Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:30:47 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Hillcrest files Patent Suit against Nintendo

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 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hillcrest Laboratories asked a trade panel to determine if Nintendo Co and its U.S. subsidiary have infringed four patents to make its top-selling Wii game, according to a filing on Wednesday and a Hillcrest statement.
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Posted on Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:46:21 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Nintendo Wii is I4U Top 100 Holiday Gift Tip #1

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We start our 100 day countdown of our Top 100 Holiday Gift Guide with the Nintendo Wii. Why? Because the Wii console is still as hot as it was back in 2006. Nintendo sold 555,000 Wii consoles last month alone. The Wii is still not that easy to find, especially online. The permanent Wii shortage is another reason why we feature the Wii so early in our Top 100 Holiday Gift Guide.
You should by all means buy a Wii if you see it on your Sunday stroll through the mall at Target, Wal-mart, Toys'R'Us etc. There will be no price cut for the Wii and sales offers would just be featuring Wii bundles moving closer to the Holidays. If you see a Wii for the $249 price do not hesitate and just buy it and hide it from your kids in the cellar until Christmas. Read more

Posted on Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:40:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

GC 2008 in Leipzig will bring no Nintendo News

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The GC 2008 (Games Convention) is taking place in Leipzig next week starting on the 21st of August. The GC has become Europes largest fair for games and entertainment with 185,000 visitors in 2007.
Given the size it is disappointing for many video game fans that Nintendo opted out of the GC 2008. Nintendo announced the move in May, arguing that they are planning their own road show in the 2nd half of 2008 in Germany. Read more

Posted on Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Nintendo sold 369,603 Wii Fit Accessories in July

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Based on NDP sales numbers Nintendo had an outstanding month again in the United States. You would think people spend their time outside during Summer. Instead Americans bought 369,603 Wii Fit systems to apparently loose those pounds.
Nintendo managed to sell 555,000 Wii units and 608,000 DS units leaving the competition in the console and handheld gaming system market far behind. Read more

Posted on Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:35:13 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Nintendo to boost Drive in Latin American Market

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PLAYA BONITA, Panama (Reuters) - Japan's Nintendo plans a more aggressive marketing campaign in Spanish to corner Latin America's growing games market and tap growing appetite for fitness and sports titles.
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Posted on Fri, 15 Aug 2008 02:14:59 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

The next Nintendo Wii to take us way into the Future?

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That Nintendo's hardware developers are already working on the next generation of the Nintendo Wii is for certain. The Times Online has a report triggered by a statement of Nintendo's President Satoru Iwata. He said: "The hardware team started work on the next thing as soon as they were done with their previous project, but what they think up doesn't necessarily become a product."

Speculations on what Nintendo would release as a Wii 2 are manifold. Nintendo could just release a Wii with more CPU power that is able to handle media and games at higher resolution or they could just break the rules again and deliver something outlandish like a body-suit or brain interface. Read more

Posted on Sun, 10 Aug 2008 10:16:27 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sony PSP outsells Nintendo DS in Japan

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According to the sales analysis of Enterbrain the Sony PSP outsold the Nintendo DS last month.

Sony sold 256,765 PSP consoles and Nintendo sold 217,639 units.
This is not the first time the PSP has outsold the Nintendo DS. Sony said in July that they already sold 10 million PSP consoles in Japan alone. Read more

Posted on Fri, 1 Aug 2008 05:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Nintendo Wii outsells PS3 3-to-1 in Japan in July

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TOKYO (Reuters) - Nintendo Co Ltd's Wii video game console outsold Sony Corp's PlayStation 3 by more than 3-to-1 in Japan in July, a game magazine publisher said.
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Posted on Fri, 1 Aug 2008 02:55:29 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Dragon Quest V for Nintendo DS ships 1m in 2 Weeks

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Square Enix Co. announced that it has shipped more than one million copies of its latest version of Dragon Quest V for the Nintendo DS in the two weeks since its launch in Japan on July 17th.

Since its first release in 1992, Dragon Quest V has been remade twice.
Dragon Quest, the mainstay role-playing game of Square Enix, has been a huge hit with global cumulative shipments of over 45 million copies. Read more

Posted on Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:28:29 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Nintendo's Profit rises by 34% because of Wii

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Nintendo announced it's quarterly earnings and reports a rise in profits of 34%.

The net income was 107.3 billion yen ($99 million) in the three months ended June 30, up from 80.3 billion yen a year earlier.
The Sales of the Nintendo Wii console have risen 51%.
Nintendo forecasts sales of of the Wii to rise 34% this year, which would bring Nitendo closer to pass Sony as the world's largest maker of video game consoles. Read more

Posted on Wed, 30 Jul 2008 05:03:08 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Nintendo sues 5 Japan Firms over Game Equipment

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Japan's Nintendo Co Ltd said on Tuesday it had filed a lawsuit against five Japanese firms for importing and selling equipment that enables illegal game programs to be played on Nintendo's popular DS portable video game player.
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Posted on Tue, 29 Jul 2008 03:36:25 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Comcast offers Nintendo Wii to new Triple Play Customers

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Comcast offers a free Nintendo Wii console for new Comcast Triple Play customers. From today until August 17, 2008, those who sign up for Comcast Preferred Plus or Premier Triple Play package will receive a complimentary Wii console.

If you are in need for a new broadband service this sounds like a nice opportunity as Wii consoles are still hard to find for the $249 they actually should cost you. This is a pretty smart marketing move by Comcast to choose an incentive that is actually not that expensive, but consumers are just having a hard time getting their hands on it at that price. Read more

Posted on Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:20:42 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

PopCap’s Peggle Coming to Nintendo DS

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PopCap is one of the bigger names in casual games for the computer. It has now announced that one of its most popular games, Peggle, will be debuting on the Nintendo DS later this year. PopCap partnered with Q Entertainment to bring the game to the DS.

PopCap says that plans for launch in Europe for the Nintendo DS are not confirmed at this time. The Nintendo DS version is expected to have more levels than the existing versions of the game and some levels will be DS exclusives. Controls for the game will also be re-mastered. Read more

Posted on Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:48:07 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

7 inch portable Screen for Nintendo Wii on Sale

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If you cannot go on your vacation without leaving your Wii behind, here is the solution. The Intec 7" display for the Nintendo Wii makes your Wii mobile.

Our I4U Shop has the Intec 7" Wii Screen system on sale for a very low $101.67. The best price on Amazon.com for the Intec Wii accessory is $122.99 right now. Read more

Posted on Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:21:11 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Nintendo, Fujifilm start Wii online Photo Service

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TOKYO (Reuters) - The Nintendo Wii just got a photogenic makeover.

Nintendo said on Wednesday that it would offer new online photo services together with Fujifilm Holdings Corp , enabling users to upload and print photos via the Internet.
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Posted on Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:26:31 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Nintendo Wii Fit Review

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Our review partner got around to testing the Wii Fit accessory for the Nintendo Wii.

Quote from the review: "Exercise-oriented video games aren't new, but Wii Fit is certainly the most technically advanced one yet. Fun games like snowboarding, Hula Hoop, and tightrope keep it from being tedious. Read more

Posted on Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Rockstar Brings GTA: Chinatown Wars to Nintendo DS

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Love it or hate it there is no denying that Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto is one of the biggest franchises in all of gaming. Rockstar announced a new GTA title that will be coming exclusively to the Nintendo DS this winter called Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars.

Rockstar says that the game is an entirely original game in the GTA series and adds new interactivity and large environments that are open. Using the DS touchscreen players will navigate through streets and uncover the truth behind the tale of crime and corruption inside the Triad crime syndicate. Read more

Posted on Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:45:08 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

InvenSense IDG-600 Powers Nintendo Wii MotionPlus

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At E3 this week Nintendo announced a new MotionPlus accessory that promises much more fluid motion recognition by the Wii console. InvenSense announced today that its IDG-600 multi-axis MEMS rate gyroscope is the brains behind the MotionPlus controller.

InvenSense says that the IDG-600 has started shipping to Nintendo in mass quantities for the production of the accessory. InvenSense says that conventional MEMS gyroscopes are larger size, use lots of power and cost a lot. Its new silicon based MEMS gyroscopes are smaller, low cost and need less power. All requirements for a gaming accessory attached to the Wii remote running off AA batteries. Read more

Posted on Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:34:59 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Nintendo rolls out Wii Games, Sony takes to Video

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 By Kiyoshi Takenaka and Jennifer Martinez

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Riding the success of its popular Wii video game console, Nintendo Co Ltd on Tuesday unveiled fresh titles for gamers to throw frisbees and rock on, while rival Sony Corp turned to Hollywood with a new video service.
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Posted on Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:23:14 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Nintendo plans 60-instrument ''Wii Music''

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  By Kemp Powers and Kiyoshi Takenaka

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Nintendo Co Ltd said on Tuesday it plans to launch a music game for its hit Wii game console this year, taking it into the fast-growing software segment pioneered by "Guitar Hero."
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Posted on Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:02:58 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr