WII NINTENDO NEWS » family http://the-wii.net News, Games, Article and all about Nintendo Wii Mon, 21 May 2012 20:26:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Wii U launch expected November 18, but hardware is lacking http://the-wii.net/6492/wii-u-launch-expected-november-18-but-hardware-is-lacking/ http://the-wii.net/6492/wii-u-launch-expected-november-18-but-hardware-is-lacking/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 21:25:19 +0000 admin http://the-wii.net/6492/wii-u-launch-expected-november-18-but-hardware-is-lacking/ The Wii U is now expected to launch on November 18. That’s not an official release date from Nintendo, instead a claim made by a Japanese retailer. It is a date that makes sense though, as the Wii launched on Sunday, November 19 in 2006

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]]> http://the-wii.net/6492/wii-u-launch-expected-november-18-but-hardware-is-lacking/feed/ 0 Big Buddies hosts second Wii Olympics fundraiser http://the-wii.net/6433/big-buddies-hosts-second-wii-olympics-fundraiser/ http://the-wii.net/6433/big-buddies-hosts-second-wii-olympics-fundraiser/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 22:34:13 +0000 admin http://the-wii.net/6433/big-buddies-hosts-second-wii-olympics-fundraiser/ Last year’s Wii Olympics raised nearly $3,500 for the Big Buddies program. The organizers hope to gather even more teams this year.

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]]> http://the-wii.net/6433/big-buddies-hosts-second-wii-olympics-fundraiser/feed/ 0 Nintendo Teams Up with Hulu Plus to Offer Thousands of Current TV Shows and Classic Movies on the Wii Console http://the-wii.net/6402/nintendo-teams-up-with-hulu-plus-to-offer-thousands-of-current-tv-shows-and-classic-movies-on-the-wii-console/ http://the-wii.net/6402/nintendo-teams-up-with-hulu-plus-to-offer-thousands-of-current-tv-shows-and-classic-movies-on-the-wii-console/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:37:00 +0000 admin http://the-wii.net/6402/nintendo-teams-up-with-hulu-plus-to-offer-thousands-of-current-tv-shows-and-classic-movies-on-the-wii-console/ Wii owners with broadband Internet access now have a new way to watch their favorite TV shows and movies. Starting today, Wii owners can subscribe to Hulu Plus for $7.99 a month and instantly stream current-season hit TV shows such as Family Guy, Glee, New Girl, Vampire Diaries, The Office, The Biggest Loser and Modern Family, as well as full back seasons of hit shows like Community and Grey’s …

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]]> http://the-wii.net/6402/nintendo-teams-up-with-hulu-plus-to-offer-thousands-of-current-tv-shows-and-classic-movies-on-the-wii-console/feed/ 0 Wii candle warning as boy burnt http://the-wii.net/6399/wii-candle-warning-as-boy-burnt/ http://the-wii.net/6399/wii-candle-warning-as-boy-burnt/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:00:15 +0000 admin http://the-wii.net/6399/wii-candle-warning-as-boy-burnt/ Firefighters urge people not to use candles to power broken sensors on Wii consoles after an eight-year-old boy suffers burns when his clothing catches fire.

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]]> http://the-wii.net/6399/wii-candle-warning-as-boy-burnt/feed/ 0 Thousand Oaks adult Wii bowlers joining forces http://the-wii.net/6390/thousand-oaks-adult-wii-bowlers-joining-forces/ http://the-wii.net/6390/thousand-oaks-adult-wii-bowlers-joining-forces/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:41:00 +0000 admin http://the-wii.net/6390/thousand-oaks-adult-wii-bowlers-joining-forces/ Wii bowlers from Belmont Village and Goebel Senior Adult Center are joining forces to build a league.

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]]> http://the-wii.net/6390/thousand-oaks-adult-wii-bowlers-joining-forces/feed/ 0 Wii fat to Wii fit as Brownhills mum loses 9st http://the-wii.net/5783/wii-fat-to-wii-fit-as-brownhills-mum-loses-9st/ http://the-wii.net/5783/wii-fat-to-wii-fit-as-brownhills-mum-loses-9st/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:23:56 +0000 admin http://the-wii.net/5783/wii-fat-to-wii-fit-as-brownhills-mum-loses-9st/ When Deb Rose stepped on the Wii Fit she was hoping to join in fun with the family.

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]]> http://the-wii.net/5783/wii-fat-to-wii-fit-as-brownhills-mum-loses-9st/feed/ 0 Rumor: Devs Expecting June 2012 Wii U Release, Struggling With New System http://the-wii.net/2512/rumor-devs-expecting-june-2012-wii-u-release-struggling-with-new-system/ http://the-wii.net/2512/rumor-devs-expecting-june-2012-wii-u-release-struggling-with-new-system/#comments Sat, 10 Sep 2011 23:09:26 +0000 admin http://the-wii.net/2512/rumor-devs-expecting-june-2012-wii-u-release-struggling-with-new-system/ Back at E3 2011, I was rather excited to go hands on with the Wii U, Nintendo’s HD successor to the Wii. Unfortunately, a new rumor suggests that developers may not having as much fun with it. According to an article from French site 01.net (via Destructoid ), an unnamed Nintendo insider has accused the system of being in “development hell.” According to the leak, the Wii U’s current chipset is …

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]]> http://the-wii.net/2512/rumor-devs-expecting-june-2012-wii-u-release-struggling-with-new-system/feed/ 0 New Dragon Quest Game Planned For Nintendo’s Wii, Wii U Consoles http://the-wii.net/2369/new-dragon-quest-game-planned-for-nintendos-wii-wii-u-consoles/ http://the-wii.net/2369/new-dragon-quest-game-planned-for-nintendos-wii-wii-u-consoles/#comments Mon, 05 Sep 2011 12:41:50 +0000 admin http://the-wii.net/2369/new-dragon-quest-game-planned-for-nintendos-wii-wii-u-consoles/ TOKYO -(Dow Jones)- Japanese videogame software maker Square Enix Holdings Co. (9684.TO) said Monday that it plans to release the latest installment of its popular Dragon Quest franchise for Nintendo Co.’s (7974.OK) Wii home game console and the upcoming Wii U console.

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]]> http://the-wii.net/2369/new-dragon-quest-game-planned-for-nintendos-wii-wii-u-consoles/feed/ 0 Wii U- Too late? Or too early http://the-wii.net/1287/wii-u-too-late-or-too-early/ http://the-wii.net/1287/wii-u-too-late-or-too-early/#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:45:52 +0000 admin http://the-wii.net/1287/wii-u-too-late-or-too-early/   With Nintendo’s recent announcement of the Wii U, plenty of people are excited knowing a console that can compete graphically and other things with the PS3 and 360 is coming from Nintendo. But is the console to late or to early for this generation? Nintendo has dominated this generation with their family friendly Wii over powering the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 in sales

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]]> http://the-wii.net/1287/wii-u-too-late-or-too-early/feed/ 0 5 reasons to why you should own a Nintendo Wii http://the-wii.net/611/5-reasons-to-why-you-should-own-a-nintendo-wii/ http://the-wii.net/611/5-reasons-to-why-you-should-own-a-nintendo-wii/#comments Fri, 01 Apr 2011 15:28:33 +0000 admin http://the-wii.net/611/5-reasons-to-why-you-should-own-a-nintendo-wii/ Now, the wii may not be as technically advanced as the ps3 or xbox 360, but it attempts(and succeeds)in giving you a gimmicky,fairly cheap home entertainment console. the wii is aimed at the family audience and was most probably not aimed at the ‘hardcore audience’(something that has came back to bite Nintendo on the backside)but it has a little something for everybody. let me list my five …

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