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Review: 'Xenoblade' pierces Wii role-playing void

Thursday, April 12th, 2012

In most game-playing households, Nintendo’s Wii is the console that gets powered up when the whole family wants to play, whether engaging in the lighthearted antics of “Mario Kart” or “Wii …

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Review: 'Xenoblade' pierces Wii role-playing void

Students on spring break teach Wii games to seniors

Thursday, March 22nd, 2012

“I’m too old for this,” Letia Gay protested Wednesday as she held a remote control and faced a TV screen to play a Wii video game that mimics bowling. Having dropped in at the Andover Senior Center for a regular fitness class, she said she’d never even bowled for real in her life. But students from nearby schools were there to volunteer for their spring break, and a grant from the Butler County …

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Nintendo Wii Controllers Help Diagnose Eye Disorders In Children

Friday, March 9th, 2012

Researchers have developed a low-cost, highly effective head-posture measuring device using the famous Nintendo Wiimote. Described in a recent article found in Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, researchers developed this measuring device to diagnose an eye condition called ocular torticollis which causes abnormal head position and posture in children with the disease

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Wii U Release Date 2012: 'Twice As Powerful As The Xbox 360' And Other Specs

Thursday, March 8th, 2012

Nintendo is attempting to revolutionize the gaming experience with the Wii U. Its predecessor, the Wii, was the first system to feature an external tablet as a controller, and now the console company is stepping it up a notch. The Wii U’s controller will feature a 6.2 inch touch screen display, and can easily be mistaken for a portable device.

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Wii Bowling Tournament Friday at SSSC

Wednesday, March 7th, 2012

SILVER SPRINGS — This Friday is the “Senior Center Manager’s Wii Bowling Tournament” at noon at the Silver Springs Senior Center.

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