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The Wii was kind of a big deal ... until interest fizzled over the last year.That's not a knock on the wonder-console. It's just that it will enter its sixth year this November. And historically, Nintendo (as other console makers) release new hardware in five-year intervals -- at least that's been the case with Nintendo's four previous home consoles.Whatever the reasoning for the delay, Nintendo this week finally announced the successor to Wii . Its name is a clever oxymoron: Wii U. Go on, sound it out. It features a nifty touch-screen controller that doubles as a personal display. And it's launching sometime next year at an undisclosed price.But despite all the media frenzy surrounding the announcement this week, there are some surprising details about the Wii U you may have missed:1. Despite its looks, the touch-screen controller is not a tablet. With a screen over six inches wide, the new controller may look like a tablet, but it's really just a dummy display/controller. It sends an...
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Paul Raines, Gamestop CEO, on the future of gaming and his holiday retail predictions.
A day after the United States honored George Washington, a French software company released a video game that depicts the first president as a tyrant who hangs peopl...
Back in 1972, Atari's Pong was a rec-room phenom -- and the first computer in most homes. Since then, video game consoles have continued to push the technology enve...
Nintendo Co. Ltd. said on Tuesday its next-generation video game console , called Wii , will be available in the fourth quarter of 2006.Nintendo is taking a markedly...
Blair Herter and Morgan Webb of G4TV discuss what to expect from E3 2012
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Ideas for the hard-to-please
In the world of gaming, the motion wars are in full effect. Now that motion-control game controllers like Sony's PlayStation Move and Microsoft's Project Natal are s...
For the gamer who has everything -- including gobs of money -- a British designer has unveiled the ultimate video game console: a solid-gold Nintendo Wii.Stuart Hugh...
I just lost 100 calories playing a video game! Microsoft's brand-new, much-hyped Kinect for Xbox is finally out -- in all of its motion-controlled glory. Forget the ...
Will gamers want One?After four years of development, Microsoft unveiled the Xbox One entertainment console and touted it as an all-in-one solution for playing games...
In the six years since the last major video game system launched, Apple unveiled the iPhone and the iPad, "Angry Birds" invaded smartphones and Facebook reached a bi...
Shigeru Miyamoto kicked off Nintendo's press conference with a cute assist from the lovable Pikmin. From there the father of modern video games wasted no time gettin...
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 18, 2012--Photos From Midnight Wii U Launch at Nintendo World in New York City Nov. 17, 2012 are available on Business Wire's Website ...
It's finally here! A year and a half after the announcement at the Electronic Entertainment Expo, Nintendo has finally launched the Wii U game system in the United S...
Nintendo Co. is dropping the price of its 6-year-old Wii gaming console ahead of the launch of its successor, the Wii U.Nintendo said Monday that the Wii will cost $...
Just five years after introducing the blockbuster console, the Wii is getting a big brother. Presenting -- the Wii U.The Japanese gaming giant said Tuesday that the ...
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