Crime is a constant feature of video games writing. Somewhere, someone is doing something illicit with them—sometimes comically stupid, sometimes tragic. Games and consoles are currency, objects of dispute, sometimes even weapons themselves. Kotaku's Police Blotter is here to round up the latest in games crime. » 5/28/13 3:30pm 5/28/13 3:30pm

When Capcom showed survival horror game Resident Evil 5 being played with PS3 Move motion controls at last year's Tokyo Game Show, I quietly snickered to myself. No, actually, it may have been audible. Boy, was I ever wrong. » 6/24/10 9:00am 6/24/10 9:00am

This year's E3 gaming expo in Los Angeles has two of the biggest game companies go literally head-to-head in...waggle. » 5/12/10 3:00am 5/12/10 3:00am

Inventor-by-day, DJ-by-night Henry Strange's latest creation is a laser beam that is controlled by a Nintendo Wii Remote mounted in a white, plastic gun casing. » 3/10/10 8:30am 3/10/10 8:30am

Fans of hardcore child-rearing sims will no doubt find the Wii-exclusive "Baby and Me" to be a day-one purchase this year, promising a revolutionary new peripheral in which you stick a Wiimote inside a baby. » 11/01/09 2:00pm 11/01/09 2:00pm

That infamous "Mama!!!" video where the Wiimote destroys the flat-screen has been endlessly debated: staged or real? In this, it's safe to assume the Home Shopping Network did not intend to smash its own TV showing off Wii Tennis. » 10/18/09 7:30pm 10/18/09 7:30pm

Using a concave mirror, Airborne Ultrasound Tactile Display and Wii Remotes, University of Tokyo researchers have created a tangible hologram projector. » 8/07/09 12:00am 8/07/09 12:00am

This year, both Microsoft and Sony announced motion technology platforms. This comes years after Nintendo first launched its own motion controlled console, the Wii. So what does Nintendo think? » 6/10/09 12:00am 6/10/09 12:00am

Nintendo is releasing add-on for the Wii Remote called Wii MotionPlus. It brings much needed accuracy to the Wii-mote. Why wasn't it included in the original Wii-mote? » 6/04/09 2:00am 6/04/09 2:00am

A new patent application Nintendo has filed in the U.S. tips its hand to a potential new focus for the game-maker, and no, it is not core gamers. » 3/21/09 5:00pm 3/21/09 5:00pm

According to game site IGN's Wii podcast, the Wii MotionPlus is delayed. According to Nintendo, it's not. » 3/10/09 7:00am 3/10/09 7:00am

When Nintendo says it puts more smiles on more faces, I'm sure it's not including the maniacal grin one must get blasting away raving Rabbids with this gangsta MP5 mod. » 12/28/08 10:00am 12/28/08 10:00am

Researchers at Rice University make heavy use of high-end motion capture systems (glued on ping-pong balls and all) when studying how humans acquire and improve motor skills, but perhaps a WiiMote will work. » 12/09/08 8:20pm 12/09/08 8:20pm

The very definition of 'Neat Hack', Ken Moore shows us his DIY Wiimote Theremin with a virtuoso rendition of a piece traditionally associated with the instrument - the theme from Star Trek » 11/26/08 6:20pm 11/26/08 6:20pm. It's not, in actual fact, a real . Rather than radio frequency oscillations, Ken uses tiny LEDs on the tips of his fingers…

Gizmodo is gonna think I am copying their homework but, seriously, you gotta see these two dogs dressed as a Wii and a Wiimote for Halloween, and these poor sons of bitches (literally) do not look happy about it. Looks like they are having less fun playing Nintendo hardware than this guy did. » 11/01/08 5:00pm 11/01/08 5:00pm In deference to our…

In a get-out-the-vote ad from presidential hopeful Barack Obama, the candidate is reminding voters that they need to make sure they actual do vote on Election Day, November 4. This new ad points out that you cannot make history on November 4 with a Wii-mote. (We'll take this to mean you can » 10/28/08 11:00pm 10/28/08 11:00pm make history with a…

Fighting games are about timing. These games are razor sharp, competitive. Konami's Wii fighter Castlevania Judgement » 10/23/08 4:00am 10/23/08 4:00am is different: It's not really about timing and the input isn't so important. It's as sharp as a bowling ball. Lead Konami Koji Igarashi explains: Waggle, waggle, punch. Elsewhere in the interview,…

A Japanese modder has mashed Google Maps with the Wii-mote to create "Tokyo-jogging". It works pretty much like Jogging in Wii Sports » 9/22/08 8:00am 9/22/08 8:00am: Users put the Wii-mote in their pocket and run in place. Instead of running through a Nintendo created background, users can jog (in place) through the streets of Tokyo. The interface…

It seems like we these "health researchers using Wii in study" stories about once a month but, anyway, Oxford University, last I heard, was a pretty good school. And they're looking at the Wii as a means to help stroke patients relearn simple tasks. The study is a little more subtle than other research involving the… » 9/21/08 1:00pm 9/21/08 1:00pm