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You Fit, I Fit, Wii Fit

Keeping fit while having fun! If you own a Wii, here comes the motivation to do some exercises. Wii Fit is a new game that works with the new Wii Balance Board. The Wii Balance Board is a wireless pressure-sensing device, that is able to calculate your Body Mass Index (BMI) and your center of [...]

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Nintendo Fixes Wii’s Strap Problem

Nintendo is listening! In an attempt to fix the many flying wiimote issues that have been appearing all over the web, Nintendo is making the strap thicker. The Wiimotes that come equipped with these new straps will be initially available in Australia. Until it reaches your shores or to fix the Wiimote that you already got, [...]

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Girl Goes Crazy Playing Wii Boxing

“Ahhhhhh…..YEEEEEE…..Yarrrrr…NOOOO!” *pant* “NOOOOOO!! Yeahhhhh!” Admit it, most of you look at least half as funny when playing your Wii. sale – boxing equipment

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How Not To Crack Your TV With A Flying Wiimote

People everywhere are reporting about their cracked TV due to their Wiimote slipping out of their slippery hands. So how can you prevent that from happening to your new HDTV? Why, by standing far away from the TV of course. But, how far can you go? Two dudes by the name of Mike and Luke decided [...]

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Broken Wiimote Strap + Sweaty Hands = Cracked TV

A guy and his poor buddy were playing Wii Sports: Bowling on their new Wii for more than 24 hours. And on what must have been his 300th bowl, his sweaty hand slips… The wrist strap should have saved the Wiimote from flying right? Apparently not, as the strap broke at the same moment. And so that [...]

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Nintendo Wii Unboxed

The lucky fellows at Engadget have gotten their hands on the Nintendo Wii. How sweet! For more Wii pr0n, please do give Engadget a visit.

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Wii Can Freeze Too

“The Wii has frozen. It’s a frozen Wii!” Not quite sure why, but I like the way the guy said that line.

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Drumming With The Nintendo Wiimote

Here’s another video to convince yourself that Nintendo Wii rocks. It demonstrates some cool drumming with the Wiimote motion detection controller. Simply amazing!

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Nintendo Wii To Be Priced Below $250

After so much speculation, Nintendo has finally revealed the official price of their next generation gaming console, the Nintendo Wii. Nintendo says it’ll be Â¥25,000 in Japan, which translates to around US$220 with the current exchange rate. So non-PS3 fanboys, would you buy the Wii?

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Video: Nintendo Wii Controller In Action. And New Classic Controller

Check out the Nintendo Wii video above that was shown at E3. Looks cool and all, swinging the Wii Remote around as if you’re actually playing the real golf/tennis/FPS. But really, we’ll only know how well it’ll catch on when it’s eventually released. Home console input devices that require exaggerated movements have never ever really [...]

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