WII NINTENDO NEWS http://the-wii.net News, Games, Article and all about Nintendo Wii Sat, 09 Jan 2010 21:53:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Make-A-Wish Foundation gives TV, Wii to 12-year-old battling cancer (New Bern Sun Journal) http://the-wii.net/29/make-a-wish-foundation-gives-tv-wii-to-12-year-old-battling-cancer-new-bern-sun-journal/ http://the-wii.net/29/make-a-wish-foundation-gives-tv-wii-to-12-year-old-battling-cancer-new-bern-sun-journal/#comments Sat, 09 Jan 2010 21:53:19 +0000 admin http://the-wii.net/29/make-a-wish-foundation-gives-tv-wii-to-12-year-old-battling-cancer-new-bern-sun-journal/ Ra’kem Wallace had a whole bunch of questions for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Eastern North Carolina when he was told he would be granted his wish to receive a flat-screen TV and a Wii video game system with games.

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]]> http://the-wii.net/29/make-a-wish-foundation-gives-tv-wii-to-12-year-old-battling-cancer-new-bern-sun-journal/feed/ 0 Netflix CEO: Chances Of Nintendo Wii Support Are “Excellent” (Gizmodo Australia) http://the-wii.net/30/netflix-ceo-chances-of-nintendo-wii-support-are-%e2%80%9cexcellent%e2%80%9d-gizmodo-australia/ http://the-wii.net/30/netflix-ceo-chances-of-nintendo-wii-support-are-%e2%80%9cexcellent%e2%80%9d-gizmodo-australia/#comments Sat, 09 Jan 2010 03:46:37 +0000 admin http://the-wii.net/30/netflix-ceo-chances-of-nintendo-wii-support-are-%e2%80%9cexcellent%e2%80%9d-gizmodo-australia/ Without a hint of doubt, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings says that chances of Netflix on Nintendo are “excellent”. Stir that together with October’s confident rumours about forthcoming Netflix support on the Wii and, well, you get it

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Netflix CEO: Chances Of Nintendo Wii Support Are “Excellent” (Gizmodo Australia)

]]> http://the-wii.net/30/netflix-ceo-chances-of-nintendo-wii-support-are-%e2%80%9cexcellent%e2%80%9d-gizmodo-australia/feed/ 0 Check Your Health: Wii Fit v. Wii Sports (KUTV Salt Lake City) http://the-wii.net/31/check-your-health-wii-fit-v-wii-sports-kutv-salt-lake-city/ http://the-wii.net/31/check-your-health-wii-fit-v-wii-sports-kutv-salt-lake-city/#comments Sat, 09 Jan 2010 00:59:01 +0000 admin http://the-wii.net/31/check-your-health-wii-fit-v-wii-sports-kutv-salt-lake-city/ Some of you have already finished your Christmas shopping. And others still have a ways to go. But if a Nintendo Wii (wee) game is on your family’s list, you’ll want to pay close attention to the results of a recent study from the American Council on Exercise.

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Check Your Health: Wii Fit v. Wii Sports (KUTV Salt Lake City)

]]> http://the-wii.net/31/check-your-health-wii-fit-v-wii-sports-kutv-salt-lake-city/feed/ 0 Wii meets special needs of Fairfield students (The Fairfield Ledger) http://the-wii.net/33/wii-meets-special-needs-of-fairfield-students-the-fairfield-ledger/ http://the-wii.net/33/wii-meets-special-needs-of-fairfield-students-the-fairfield-ledger/#comments Fri, 08 Jan 2010 23:57:32 +0000 admin http://the-wii.net/33/wii-meets-special-needs-of-fairfield-students-the-fairfield-ledger/ Since it was rolled out in 2006, the Nintendo Wii game system has found its way into homes, hospitals and even schools.

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]]> http://the-wii.net/33/wii-meets-special-needs-of-fairfield-students-the-fairfield-ledger/feed/ 0 20 Life Lessons you can learn from the New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Geek.com) http://the-wii.net/32/20-life-lessons-you-can-learn-from-the-new-super-mario-bros-wii-geek-com/ http://the-wii.net/32/20-life-lessons-you-can-learn-from-the-new-super-mario-bros-wii-geek-com/#comments Fri, 08 Jan 2010 23:18:48 +0000 admin http://the-wii.net/32/20-life-lessons-you-can-learn-from-the-new-super-mario-bros-wii-geek-com/ Being a gamer for most of my life, I can testify that like good books, movies, and music, video games can teach you important lessons that can be used later in life.

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20 Life Lessons you can learn from the New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Geek.com)

]]> http://the-wii.net/32/20-life-lessons-you-can-learn-from-the-new-super-mario-bros-wii-geek-com/feed/ 0 NEWS: Capcom Discusses ‘Ever-Shifting’ Wii Market and Zack & Wiki Sales (Nintendo World Report) http://the-wii.net/35/news-capcom-discusses-ever-shifting-wii-market-and-zack-wiki-sales-nintendo-world-report/ http://the-wii.net/35/news-capcom-discusses-ever-shifting-wii-market-and-zack-wiki-sales-nintendo-world-report/#comments Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:20:15 +0000 admin http://the-wii.net/35/news-capcom-discusses-ever-shifting-wii-market-and-zack-wiki-sales-nintendo-world-report/ Capcom director talks about the company’s difficulty in understanding the Wii marketplace, and reveals poor sales numbers for Zack & Wiki.

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]]> http://the-wii.net/35/news-capcom-discusses-ever-shifting-wii-market-and-zack-wiki-sales-nintendo-world-report/feed/ 0 Learn to Use Wii at Senior Enrichment Center (The Southern Pines Pilot) http://the-wii.net/34/learn-to-use-wii-at-senior-enrichment-center-the-southern-pines-pilot/ http://the-wii.net/34/learn-to-use-wii-at-senior-enrichment-center-the-southern-pines-pilot/#comments Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:18:45 +0000 admin http://the-wii.net/34/learn-to-use-wii-at-senior-enrichment-center-the-southern-pines-pilot/ The Nintendo Wii is an interactive gaming console that is bridging gaps between the old and young.

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]]> http://the-wii.net/34/learn-to-use-wii-at-senior-enrichment-center-the-southern-pines-pilot/feed/ 0 Seniors ready to roll with regional Wii bowling league (Crawford County Avalanche) http://the-wii.net/38/seniors-ready-to-roll-with-regional-wii-bowling-league-crawford-county-avalanche/ http://the-wii.net/38/seniors-ready-to-roll-with-regional-wii-bowling-league-crawford-county-avalanche/#comments Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:07:53 +0000 admin http://the-wii.net/38/seniors-ready-to-roll-with-regional-wii-bowling-league-crawford-county-avalanche/ Crawford County senior citizens have Nintendo Wii bowling skills and will travel. Seniors throughout northern Michigan have thrown down the proverbial gauntlet, challenging each other to Nintendo Wii bowling competitions between senior center teams.

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]]> http://the-wii.net/38/seniors-ready-to-roll-with-regional-wii-bowling-league-crawford-county-avalanche/feed/ 0 Capcom Reveals Weak Zack & Wiki Sales, Talks ‘Tough’ Wii Market (Gamasutra) http://the-wii.net/36/capcom-reveals-weak-zack-wiki-sales-talks-tough-wii-market-gamasutra/ http://the-wii.net/36/capcom-reveals-weak-zack-wiki-sales-talks-tough-wii-market-gamasutra/#comments Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:54:49 +0000 admin http://the-wii.net/36/capcom-reveals-weak-zack-wiki-sales-talks-tough-wii-market-gamasutra/ Despite high ratings and its status as a media darling, Capcom’s Zack & Wiki: Quest For Barbaros’ Treasure sold only 126,000 units in 26 months — “abysmally,” according to senior director of communications Chris Kramer. “If you’re not Nintendo, it does seem harder to make money on the Wii today compared to the PS3 and the Xbox 360,” Kramer says.

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]]> http://the-wii.net/36/capcom-reveals-weak-zack-wiki-sales-talks-tough-wii-market-gamasutra/feed/ 0 Saling The World: Wii Fit Plus, EA Sports Active Lead New Year’s Sales (Gamasutra) http://the-wii.net/37/saling-the-world-wii-fit-plus-ea-sports-active-lead-new-years-sales-gamasutra/ http://the-wii.net/37/saling-the-world-wii-fit-plus-ea-sports-active-lead-new-years-sales-gamasutra/#comments Fri, 08 Jan 2010 13:54:50 +0000 admin http://the-wii.net/37/saling-the-world-wii-fit-plus-ea-sports-active-lead-new-years-sales-gamasutra/ Gamasutra’s weekly column, “Saling The World”, covers the top five sellers for every available platform in the United States, Japan, and Europe, providing an important update of sales patterns worldwide. This week’s charts, with data taken from January 7th, 2010, find EA Sports Active and Wii Fit Plus heading Nintendo Wii sales in the United States, while Final Fantasy XIII maintains its lead in …

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