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Thursday 15th November, 2007 - 10:32am

News: Shaft Your Wii

Overline Gaming are releasing a fancy new arcade stick for the Wii, essential for all those arcade classics on the Virtual Console.

A Customizable Turbo Function allows you to program individual buttons to be Turbo while leaving others to work as normal. Full 360 Degree range of motion that works with both digital and analog stick games. 8 Locking points for Awesome..

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Tuesday 19th December, 2006 - 03:11pm

News: I've Got A Wii, So Could You....

Well, it's been a horrible few weeks trying to get a Wii, hearing their out of stock and lots of missions of ringing about, but today I head good news....

I heard Argos was trying to get Nintendo Wii's again as they sold out of their last batch. I rang up today and heard "there out of stock" what I didn't klnow is my mum rang 10 minutes before and the person she got hold..

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Monday 20th November, 2006 - 09:32pm

News: Oh Nos, Wii Broke It

Popular Science's John Mahoney decided to rip apart his Wii, quite literally.

Ever get the urge to just take something apart? Well it seems PopSci got pretty bored with their Wii, they only played it for one afternoon and then took the darn thing apart. "The plan was simple: carefully disassemble the little white box and controllers for a detailed inside look, then..

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Monday 13th November, 2006 - 05:43pm

News: European Nintendo Wii Packaging

Nintendo have sent us some very sleek pictures of the European packaging for some of the Nintendo Wii's peripherals and we thought it best to share them with you.

The pictures do confirm that you will be able to use RGB Scart for connecting your Wii to the television, which is good news for all those that weren't sure whether the Wii would work on their TV. Unfortunately no..

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Monday 13th November, 2006 - 05:09pm

News: Nintendo Wii Upgrade?

Sonic Solutions have unveiled that Nintendo has chosen the Sonic Cineplayer CE DVD Navigator application to bring high-quality DVD viewing to a future version of the console to be released in the latter half of 2007.

Based on the same technology as that used in Hollywood, the Sonic Cineplayer CE DVD Navigator will bring exceptional quality DVD playback to the Nintendo Wii..

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Saturday 28th October, 2006 - 09:17pm

News: The Pink DS Lite Is Finally Here

Good news for all you pink-loving people out there, the pink version of Nintendo's extremely successful handheld console just hit the store shelves in both Europe and the US, so grab your wallet and run to the nearest gaming shop to get yourself one of these beauties.

For those of you who have always wanted a Nintendo DS, but didn't find the current spectrum of available..

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Wednesday 25th October, 2006 - 02:02pm

News: More Controller Shells

Vemon are releasing three shells for your wii-mote joy.

Yesterday we told you that you will be able to buy Ubisoft's steering wheel shell separately for racing games, now we have discovered another steering wheel and two other shells from company Venom. It would appear Venom are currently producing three shells for attaching to your wii-mote to make the games fell more..

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Tuesday 24th October, 2006 - 10:08pm

News: Wii Interface Revealed?

CVG post some images displaying the Wii interface for playing games, Mii creator and Web Browsing.

There's been much speculation as to what the Wii system will look like, it seems Nintendo have gone with a rather simplistic design, which is clean, bold and easy. "The simple-looking web browser will be controlled using the Wii Remote's pointer. A panel across the bottom..

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Friday 15th September, 2006 - 11:00am

News: Wii.com Opens American Page

Inside are video's explaining the various functions preformed in the different channels.

When the Japanese site opened a few days ago I was expecting quite a wait before any other region appears on Wii.com. But to my surprise I checked this morning and saw that the American site is now also live. Hopefully this means that both the European and Australian sections are both..

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Friday 15th September, 2006 - 10:40am

News: Region Free Wii With No DVD Playback

Nintendo have delivered a couple more surprises since their conference, by announcing that they are dropping the DVD playback but supporting region free games.

Very few people were actually excited about the DVD attachment for Wii, most people have a DVD player nowadays so whats the point? Its a good move that allows Nintendo to focus their efforts onto some other, more..

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Friday 8th September, 2006 - 10:35pm

News: IBM Starts To Ship The Wii Chips

The hardware developer IBM, today announced that the shipping of the "Broadway" processor for Nintendo's upcoming console, the Wii, has started.

The "Broadway" processor is the heart of the Wii, and it is being developed by IBM. According to IBM, the processor has up to a 20% reduction in power consumption, and it also produces less heat, compared to the "Gekko" processor..

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Friday 21st July, 2006 - 08:05pm

News: Nintendo Offering Repairing Service For Broken DS Lites

In case your DS Lite has any cracked hinges, like few consumers have reported all over the net, then you are qualified to get your DS fixed by Nintendo of America.

Following a number of online reports, Nintendo of America has offered free DS Lite repairs to anyone who calls their support line. Nintendo stated the following about cracked DS Lite Hinges: “In the U.S., the..

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Saturday 15th July, 2006 - 11:55am

News: Wii Controller Details Slip Out

Nintendo have let slip more information on the features of the Wii-mote, according to "official Wii developer documentation" obtained by IGN.

With the recent influx of Wii related rumors flying around the Internet its hard to trust many of them. But when a source turns out to be IGN, one feels inclined to listen. In their article they have stated several new pieces of..

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Thursday 13th July, 2006 - 07:27pm

News: Final Fantasy III & Winning Eleven Themed DS Lite's

It comes as no surprise to find out that Japanese gamers will be getting a limited edition FFIII DS lite when the game is released next month.

Furthermore you probably won't be surprised to hear the fact that there has been no conformation of this DS reaching any areas outside of Japan (well, other than eBay at a silly price that is). According to SPOnG.com"The system..

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Thursday 6th July, 2006 - 05:55pm

News: Wii Gets In A Flap

Nintendo rumour mongers are put to rest as an proper photos surfaces of the mystery flap.

Just as Reggie explained a few days ago, the Wii console does indeed have a flap on the front panel. When lifted up, a SD card slot is revealed. "That is where an SD card goes. That's storage media. And on top are the attachments for the GameCube controllers. It will be one of the..

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Wednesday 28th June, 2006 - 10:03pm

News: Nintendo Reveal Pink DS Lite

Just in case that black DS Lite was looking abit too "manly", Nintendo will be releasing a "Noble Pink" edition in Japan

The DS Lite section on Nintendo's Japanese website has today been updated with a new "color variation" titled simply "Noble Pink". Nintendo have been having problems keeping up with DS demand in recent months, even though they have increased they're..

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Wednesday 7th June, 2006 - 11:11pm

News: DS Lite Production Stepped Up

Nintendo announce the increase in production of their DS Lite console set to meet global demand.

Business watchers GamesIndustry.biz have revealed that production of the DS Lite is to be stepped up 25% in order to match global demand. "At present, the firm turns out around 1.6 million hardware units a month - but with 2.5 million units sold in Japan alone this year,..

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Wednesday 7th June, 2006 - 10:02pm

News: Wii Price + DS Connectivity

Wii price by September, Iwata outlines the plans for how your DS and Wii will be the best of friends.

Today, Nintendo's Satoru Iwata addressed Japanese journalists for the latest Nintendo sales figures. Most importantly, he told us we should expect a release date and final pricing for Wii by September. "Nintendo will announce the release date and price for its new..

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Wednesday 7th June, 2006 - 02:38pm

News: Multimedia Nintendo DS

Turn your Nintendo DS and Lite into a fully multimedia player with Max's hardware addon.

With this hardware addon you can listen to music, watch films and play emulators and run various programs, all can be stroed onto a flash card up to 8GB of storage. At the heart of MAX Media Dock is Datel’s exclusive MAX Media Player, supplied on a DS cart. Insert it into the slot..

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Monday 29th May, 2006 - 03:55pm

News: DS Lite Rumbled

Thought you already bought your last rumble pack? Think again, DS Lite friendly Rumble Pak on the way.

4cr have uncovered the rumble mystery that has cast its shadow over the DS Lite. If your one of the lucky few that have already got your dirty paws all over a crystal white DS Lite, you might of noticed that if you insert a DS Rumble Pak into the GBA slot it sticks out..

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Friday 26th May, 2006 - 02:05pm

News: Wrapstar Gets World Cup Fever

Those crazy guys over at Wrapstar have decided to complete your World Cup and offer you some skins for your DS, word.

If your a street-smart homie, you'll know you couldn't possibly take your DS to a World Cup match, until now. The home boys over at Wrapstar have launched a new World Cup range of skins for your portable friend. "Wrapstar, the sole retail provider of..

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Monday 22nd May, 2006 - 10:28am

News: DS Lite To Launch In Europe This June

Nintendo have announced that the DS Lite will go on sale in Europe on 23rd June at £99.99

Today, Nintendo UK have put the rumours to rest, the DS Lite will be released in the UK and Europe on June 23rd, the portable system will also launch in two distinct flavours -- a sleek black edition and a cool, stylish white edition. "Nintendo DS Lite is a lighter and brighter..

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Tuesday 9th May, 2006 - 02:24pm

News: Sony Unveil New PS3 Controller

Sony release huge amounts of information about the PS3 and its new controller design.

Alas the boomerang is no more. After Sony were heavily criticised last year for its PS3 controller design, they've decided to go back to basics and have re-adopted the DualShock shape, however of course, they have added a few new things. "The controller for PS3 has been created by..

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Thursday 27th April, 2006 - 10:42pm

News: Revolution Named: Wii

Nintendo finally announce the final name of the Revolution console, the Nintendo Wii. Wiill it catch on?

Nintendo have officially announced the name of their new console, previously codenamed 'Revolution' Here is what Nintendo had to say about it: Introducing... Wii.As in "we."While the code-name Revolution expressed our direction, Wii represents the answer.Wii..

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Friday 21st April, 2006 - 06:17pm

News: 4GB Hard Drive For DS This Month

Datel's hot new product the Max Media player gives DS users 4GB of space that fits into the GBA slot and runs of the DS's battery.

In their press release Datel stated: "MAX Media Player for DS This is the greatest add-on in the history of the handheld. MAX Media Player turns your Nintendo DS into a powerful home entertainment device, with movie playback, music on the..

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Thursday 23rd March, 2006 - 03:20pm

News: Revolution GDC Showcase

IGN.com has posted a bumper load of Revolution photos from this years Games Developers Conference

Some of the lucky Americans got to go to this years Games Developers Conference in San Francisco, Nintendo had a little treat for them up to arrival, a glass cabinet holding the forbidden fruit, 1 x Nintendo Revolution alongside controller. I'm sure all the cameras must of come..

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Friday 10th March, 2006 - 11:34am

News: IGN Snag Revolution Dev Kit

Those extremely lucky kids over at IGN have bagged a Revolution Dev Kit and decide to tell us all about it.

Reggie recently revealed that Revolution Development Kits had been shipped off to games developers around the world, IGN have reported on a "Hands On" session with one of the kits. The freehand-style remote included in the preliminary kit is neither as well produced..

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Monday 27th February, 2006 - 04:17pm

News: Coloured DS Lite Problems

Woops, Nintendo announce some "problems" that mean the coloured DS Lite won't be available on launch.

GamesIndustry.biz have today reported that the Japanese launch of the improved DS, dubbed DS Lite, won't include the flavours Ice Blue or Enamel Navy following "unspecified production problems". The launch, on March 2nd, will still include the original White design. Recent..

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Monday 20th February, 2006 - 02:41pm

News: Original DS To Be Axed

Reggie gives us the info, the soon-to-be-replaced Nintendo DS will cease production later this year.

Reggie yesterday appeared on the "Game Heads" show broadcast by American Spike TV (the UFC lot). He announced that the current Nintendo DS will be phased out in favour for the new DS Lite. This comes as no real surprise, as the new DS is no doubt cheap to manufacture with..

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Thursday 16th February, 2006 - 04:22pm

News: Up Close With Nintendo DS Lite

Nintendo release some better quality images of the new, lighter, brighter, Nintendo DS.

You've no doubt heard about the new DS Lite, the smaller, lighter version of the Nintendo DS handheld. Nintendo teased us last week with a single concept graphic of what its going to look like, they've finally given in to the demand from fanboys around the globe and released some better..

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