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The Mii I made is still with me, and this is why Nintendo's design endures

From Wii Sports to Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, the timeless appeal of Miis explained.

Xbox co-creator is more interested in Switch 3 than Project Helix because Nintendo hardware is "at least really interesting and cool, even when it fails"

Xbox co-creator is more interested in Switch 3 than Project Helix because Nintendo hardware is "at least really interesting and cool, even when it fails"

"Even Wii U was interesting and cool," Seamus Blackley argues

‘Everything is magenta’: This wild hack got Mac OS X Cheetah working on a Nintendo Wii, and I can’t quite believe it

‘Everything is magenta’: This wild hack got Mac OS X Cheetah working on a Nintendo Wii, and I can’t quite believe it

A programmer got Mac OS X Cheetah working on a Nintendo Wii, solving myriad problems along the way.

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Resident Evil Requiem is Nintendo's best since the GameCube era, as our retrospective reveals

Resident Evil's history on Nintendo hardware has been one of innovations and limitations, including Requiem.

Don't get too excited over Nintendo's mysterious "Nintendo Switch 2: Wii Remote" page – it's probably just a glitch, with the same controller also listed for the long-dead 3DS

A girl can dream, right?

Retro gamer resurrects Nintendo Wii Food Channel, uses Wii console to order Domino’s Pizza — the WiiLink project is the magic ingredient

Nintendo's 20-year-old Wii console is still useful for making online Domino’s Pizza orders in the U.S. and Canada.

Tom’s Hardware

A Nintendo Wii-like console that's giving the PS5 and Xbox Series X a run for their money wants to succeed where the Mario maker failed: "We are standing on a giant’s shoulder"

"they only buy Wii Fit, Wii Sports and not many others… that’s a bit of a problem"

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Nintendo finally wins Wii Remote legal battle after 15 years, potentially earning $8 million in "remarkable" court ruling manufacturer has already appealed – so please hold for another 15 years

Nintendo finally wins Wii Remote legal battle after 15 years, potentially earning $8 million in "remarkable" court ruling manufacturer has already appealed – so please hold for another 15 years

Fingers crossed, Nintendo

Red Dead Redemption 2 overtakes Mario Kart 8 as the 4th best-selling video game of all time, boasting 79 million sales

Red Dead Redemption 2 overtakes Mario Kart 8 as the 4th best-selling video game of all time, boasting 79 million sales

Placing it right behind Wii Sports

Metroid games ranked, worst to best

Metroid games ranked, worst to best

We're ranking the highs and lows of Nintendo's venerable sci-fi series to find the best Metroid games of all time.

Metroid games in order: Chronological and release

Metroid games in order: Chronological and release

As we prepare for the arrival of Metroid Prime 4, here's the complete timeline of the entire Metroid series, in both chronological and release order.

2006 Nintendo Wii hacked to run Infected Systems' blog — uses open-source NetBSD

2006 Nintendo Wii hacked to run Infected Systems' blog — uses open-source NetBSD

Alex Haydock is running his blog on an old Nintendo Wii using NetBSD — an open-source Unix-like operating system. It's a publicly accessible blog and the experiment is "ongoing."

Tom’s Hardware

After 1 hour of trying the Switch 2's motion controls, I'm convinced Nintendo is finally ready to give us more Wii remasters

After 1 hour of trying the Switch 2's motion controls, I'm convinced Nintendo is finally ready to give us more Wii remasters

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond and more Switch 2 games have me convinced that we'll see the best Wii games on Nintendo's new console soon

How do the Nintendo Switch's launch games compare to those of NES, SNES, N64, Gamecube, Wii and Wii U?

How do the Nintendo Switch's launch games compare to those of NES, SNES, N64, Gamecube, Wii and Wii U?

Feature | Looking back on the history of Nintendo's day one console releases to see how the Switch's measure up to the legacy

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Analysts predict Switch 2 might struggle with attracting mainstream buyers for the same reason Wii U failed: "I can imagine 'normies' being a bit confused"

Oh, awesome, another portable handheld device!

Nintendo Switch 2 could be more like the Wii U than you realize, and I'd say that's a good thing

Here's how the Nintendo Switch 2 could embrace Wii U and 3DS games using its new top USB-C port to provide dual-screen functionality.

Nintendo's retro classic returns over 30 years after landmark original –ahead of Switch 2's rumoured reveal

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD is on Nintendo Switch – 15 years since the Wii's reimagining and 31 years since the SNES classic

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD review: definitive but derivative

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD is the definitive version of a great platformer that finally brings the best of the Wii and 3DS versions into one. But the lack of new stuff makes it a hard sell as a full-priced Nintendo Switch game.

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Days after Wii U gem Xenoblade Chronicles X was finally announced for Switch, Nintendo says the JRPG series has seen roughly 500% growth on Switch vs 3DS and Wii U

Xenoblade has sold over 7 million copies on Switch

Tom’s Hardware

Nintendo Wii turned into a sleeper gaming PC, complete with GameCube ports — powered by AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS and Radeon 680M graphics

YouTuber takes a Nintendo Wii with a broken disc drive and turns it into a sleeper mini PC build.

Zelda: Ocarina of Time's fastest speedrun just got its first new route in 3 years, but nobody's sure if wrapping a Wii U gamepad in a rubber band is cheating

The Wii U comeback we all deserve is here

Pellets of Nilgiri tahrs collected during survey to be sent for molecular analysis, DNA repository

The first synchronised estimation of the Nilgiri tahrs in Tamil Nadu and parts of Kerala, which concluded on May 1, will generate DNA repository of the mountain ungulate, besides shedding latest data on its population

Android Central

Why the Nintendo Wii could be reborn on the Meta Quest 3

Between a surge in 2000s nostalgia and a need for mainstream attention, Meta's Quest 3 is a perfect platform to bring back the Wii era and its motion-controlled magic.

International Business Times

India's Tigers Climb High As Climate, Human Pressure Rises

Tigers in India have been photographed in high-altitude mountains rarely seen before, with experts suggesting relentless human pressure and a heating climate are driving them from traditional hunting grounds.

10 Years Ago, Nintendo Made an Embarrassing Flop That Exposed an Even Bigger Problem

'Wii Fit' was one of Nintendo's many motion control games to find incredible success, but by the time its sequel rolled around the gaming landscape had changed.

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