WII NINTENDO NEWS » current http://the-wii.net News, Games, Article and all about Nintendo Wii Thu, 17 May 2012 20:32:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 News: EA: Wii U is launching at the perfect time http://the-wii.net/1280/news-ea-wii-u-is-launching-at-the-perfect-time/ http://the-wii.net/1280/news-ea-wii-u-is-launching-at-the-perfect-time/#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2011 03:17:00 +0000 admin http://the-wii.net/1280/news-ea-wii-u-is-launching-at-the-perfect-time/ Traditional console cycle now irrelevant? Nintendo has chosen the perfect time to launch the Wii U, reckons EA boss John Riccitiello

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]]> http://the-wii.net/1280/news-ea-wii-u-is-launching-at-the-perfect-time/feed/ 0 Evolution of the console: Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii http://the-wii.net/968/evolution-of-the-console-xbox-360-ps3-and-wii/ http://the-wii.net/968/evolution-of-the-console-xbox-360-ps3-and-wii/#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 03:23:08 +0000 admin http://the-wii.net/968/evolution-of-the-console-xbox-360-ps3-and-wii/ As we near this year’s E3 and we hear rumblings of a next-gen console from Nintendo, let’s take a look at how far the current consoles have come.

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]]> http://the-wii.net/968/evolution-of-the-console-xbox-360-ps3-and-wii/feed/ 0 Nintendo drops Wii price to $150 from May 15th, throws in a free Wii Wheel and copy of Mario Kart http://the-wii.net/822/nintendo-drops-wii-price-to-150-from-may-15th-throws-in-a-free-wii-wheel-and-copy-of-mario-kart/ http://the-wii.net/822/nintendo-drops-wii-price-to-150-from-may-15th-throws-in-a-free-wii-wheel-and-copy-of-mario-kart/#comments Wed, 04 May 2011 12:29:25 +0000 admin http://the-wii.net/822/nintendo-drops-wii-price-to-150-from-may-15th-throws-in-a-free-wii-wheel-and-copy-of-mario-kart/ Turns out our snooping was spot on — Nintendo has just made official its intention to drop the suggested retail price of the Wii down to $149.99, and will additionally include a copy of Mario Kart and the Wii Wheel peripheral with all purchases of the console. They’ll replace the current bundle of Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort games

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]]> http://the-wii.net/822/nintendo-drops-wii-price-to-150-from-may-15th-throws-in-a-free-wii-wheel-and-copy-of-mario-kart/feed/ 0 How the Wii’s successor impacts the console business http://the-wii.net/779/how-the-wiis-successor-impacts-the-console-business/ http://the-wii.net/779/how-the-wiis-successor-impacts-the-console-business/#comments Tue, 26 Apr 2011 16:09:49 +0000 admin http://the-wii.net/779/how-the-wiis-successor-impacts-the-console-business/ With Nintendo announcement of its next console and rumors suggesting a new Xbox and new PlayStation will hit shelves in 2014, how will the current systems stay relevant?

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]]> http://the-wii.net/785/how-the-wiis-successor-affects-the-console-business/feed/ 0 Nintendo: Wii successor coming in 2012 http://the-wii.net/743/nintendo-wii-successor-coming-in-2012/ http://the-wii.net/743/nintendo-wii-successor-coming-in-2012/#comments Mon, 25 Apr 2011 13:35:58 +0000 admin http://the-wii.net/743/nintendo-wii-successor-coming-in-2012/ The maker of the mega hit Wii console says it will formally unveil its next system at E3 in Los Angeles in June. To date, it has sold 86 million Wiis. Rumors expect the next system could cost $400 and be far more powerful than the current console.

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]]> http://the-wii.net/743/nintendo-wii-successor-coming-in-2012/feed/ 0 Nintendo: 3DS Has Led to Wii Game Delays http://the-wii.net/493/nintendo-3ds-has-led-to-wii-game-delays/ http://the-wii.net/493/nintendo-3ds-has-led-to-wii-game-delays/#comments Wed, 09 Mar 2011 10:06:44 +0000 admin http://the-wii.net/493/nintendo-3ds-has-led-to-wii-game-delays/ Not only has the Wii seen a bunch of sales declines in the last year, but for the current year, the software slate is pretty sparse so far. You have Kirby’s Epic Yarn and Mario Sports Mix, and then Zelda: Skyward Sword later in the year. That’s about it from the first-party perspective.

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]]> http://the-wii.net/493/nintendo-3ds-has-led-to-wii-game-delays/feed/ 0 Wii cut to 199 USD spied in US (Ferrago) http://the-wii.net/19/wii-cut-to-199-usd-spied-in-us-ferrago/ http://the-wii.net/19/wii-cut-to-199-usd-spied-in-us-ferrago/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:41:29 +0000 admin http://the-wii.net/19/wii-cut-to-199-usd-spied-in-us-ferrago/ Retail led, not official – Nintendo An advertisement said to come from US retail giant Target appears to show that despite Nintendo’s denials the Wii will soon fall in price. The commercial for the week beginning September 27th sees the Wii being sold for 199 USD – the same point as previously speculated – a drop of 50 USD over the current price

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]]> http://the-wii.net/19/wii-cut-to-199-usd-spied-in-us-ferrago/feed/ 0 Nintendo look to push Wii users online (Ferrago.co.uk) http://the-wii.net/11/nintendo-look-to-push-wii-users-online-ferrago-co-uk/ http://the-wii.net/11/nintendo-look-to-push-wii-users-online-ferrago-co-uk/#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:47:41 +0000 admin http://the-wii.net/11/nintendo-look-to-push-wii-users-online-ferrago-co-uk/ New program hopes to get users connected The Nintendo Wii may be the best selling console of the current generation, but the system has already come under-fire for being the least played of the big three, critics hitting out over a lack of good games and a focus on casual filler releases. Nintendo aren’t taking these criticisms lying down however, and in a bid to get Wii users more serious they …

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]]> http://the-wii.net/11/nintendo-look-to-push-wii-users-online-ferrago-co-uk/feed/ 0 To Wii or Not to Wii (PC World via Yahoo! News) http://the-wii.net/7/to-wii-or-not-to-wii-pc-world-via-yahoo-news/ http://the-wii.net/7/to-wii-or-not-to-wii-pc-world-via-yahoo-news/#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:51:00 +0000 admin http://the-wii.net/7/to-wii-or-not-to-wii-pc-world-via-yahoo-news/ Pity that busy monster, gamers-unkind…to Nintendo’s extraordinarily successful pint-sized hexahedral Gamecube-with-motion-control. Who knew the Wii would become the sales darling of the current generation? The Nintendo ditto-heads, sure, but they thought the Virtual Boy would usher in head-mounted gaming long before the Wachowskis were jamming knitting needles upside the backs of pasty-faced …

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