I’ll make a deal with you, Nintendo: I will promise to buy any console that you release, if you will promise to…
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Opening in December 2006, and serving millions around the world for over a decade, the Wii Shop closes its virtual…
The Wii Shop Channel is closing today, marking another blow against Nintendo’s old console and game preservation. If you have points remaining, here’s a list of great games you might want to pick up before it is too late.
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Netflix will no longer be available on the original Wii after January 30, 2019. The official Netflix site says that “Nintendo will suspend all video streaming services on Wii” on that date.
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It is the year 2018 and Ubisoft is releasing Just Dance for the Wii.
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The Liberty University Wind Symphony is supposed to be playing a Bach Chorale here.
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Today, Nintendo announced that the Switch has become the fastest-selling home game console ever in the United…
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In Japan, Nintendo has announced that it’s shuttering the Wii Shop Channel. Wii Points can be added until March 27, 2018, while games can be bought on the Wii Shop Channel until January 31, 2019. No word on how this impacts regions outside Japan.
Fifth grader Hibiki Sakai sent Nintendo a letter, thanking the company for its Rhythm Heaven games. Hibiki is blind,…
Genyo Takeda has worked on some of Nintendo’s most iconic games, consoles, and tech. As of this June, the 68…
Hail, ye Nintendo faithful! Loyal folk that you are, a Wii U rests beneath your TV. The console never quite hit its…
The Nintendo Switch has sold an estimated 330,637 units in its first three days on sale in Japan.
Including last October’s release of Just Dance 2017, 1,262 games have been released in North America for the…
Just because the Wii U was an afterthought for me, though, doesn’t mean it went ignored by the rest of my household.