Read more Nintendo Wii stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/2730/nintendo-wii.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:44:23 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73397/naughty-mickey-hits-the-wii.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMickey Mouse is going back to his papered-over roots as a mischief-maker as Disney reimagines its core property for a new generation, and perhaps a new revenue stream. The first vehicle is “Epic Mickey,” a video game for the Wii console in which players can choose to play Mickey as...http://www.newser.com/story/73397/naughty-mickey-hits-the-wii.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Nov 2009 11:14:13 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72932/slumping-wii-surprises-nintendo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith hit games few and far between, consumers aren’t exactly fighting in the aisles to get their hands on a Wii anymore. Nintendo slashed its full year sales forecast for Wii hardware 23% yesterday, the Wall Street Journal reports, and offered little hope of a swift turnaround. “Right now, the...http://www.newser.com/story/72932/slumping-wii-surprises-nintendo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 30 Oct 2009 8:07:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70176/nintendo-cuts-wii-to-200-in-price-war-with-sony.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNintendo is slashing the price of its Wii console by 20% worldwide, bringing the US price to $200—a cut announced just as Sony was beginning its presentation at the annual Tokyo Game Show. The prices of Sony's Playstation and Microsoft's Xbox were both dropped to $300 lately as the...http://www.newser.com/story/70176/nintendo-cuts-wii-to-200-in-price-war-with-sony.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 24 Sep 2009 8:24:22 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66144/upgraded-remote-gives-wii-new-spark.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith sales slowing, the Wii needs a shot in the arm, and Nintendo thinks it’s found one with Wii MotionPlus, a little accessory that plugs into the bottom of the controller, giving it a gyroscope that can detect more subtle motions. The results are nice, writes Katherine Boehret for the...http://www.newser.com/story/66144/upgraded-remote-gives-wii-new-spark.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 05 Aug 2009 11:12:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65035/wii-bowling-a-strike-with-seniors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSeniors are wholeheartedly embracing Wii Bowling as a fun social activity mercifully devoid of the weight of an actual ball, the Chicago Tribune reports. “Can you think of anything better to do?” says the president of a league at a Chicago-area retirement community. “It's the piece de resistance of retirement....http://www.newser.com/story/65035/wii-bowling-a-strike-with-seniors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 22 Jul 2009 15:33:05 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63732/harry-potter-charms-wii.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGamers don't have to go to Hogwarts to fly on a broomstick, stir up potions or win a wand duel. They can pull off virtually the same stunts by picking up Wii controls in the latest game created for the popular console. Electronic Arts' Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince...http://www.newser.com/story/63732/harry-potter-charms-wii.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 07 Jul 2009 2:35:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62847/fallon-beats-tiger-at-his-own-wii-game.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTiger's not so tough in the virtual world. Jimmy Fallon crushed the champion golfer in Tiger's own Nintendo Wii game at Times Square this morning, the New York Post reports. Woods conceded on the third and final hole, after shooting a double-bogey and a bogey. They played on the Bethpage...http://www.newser.com/story/62847/fallon-beats-tiger-at-his-own-wii-game.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 25 Jun 2009 14:50:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62133/wii-sports-cause-real-injuries.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNintendo Wii players may find themselves saddled with the same sprains and fractures that haunt athletes, often because they don't treat the virtual games like real sports, doctors tell the Washington Times . Sprains are the most common injury because Wii Sports don't provide the same resistance that actual tennis, bowling,...http://www.newser.com/story/62133/wii-sports-cause-real-injuries.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 17 Jun 2009 16:10:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59492/new-punch-out-is-classic-fun.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! , on the original Nintendo Entertainment System, was a “perfect combination of addictive gameplay and technological impressiveness,” Chris Kohler writes in Wired . In a new version for Wii, happily, the company has figured out "what made the original so compelling” and recreated it “in spades.” Sometimes, Kohler writes,...http://www.newser.com/story/59492/new-punch-out-is-classic-fun.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 19 May 2009 15:50:02 CDT