441,400 Wii MotionPlus Devices Sold in June 441,400 Wii MotionPlus Devices Sold in June

July 19, 2009 at 8:26 pm - Leave a comment

Nintendo has reported that it sold in June almost half a million units of the Wii MotionPlus device bundled with ‘Wii Sports Resort’ in Japan. Over here in the States already there were 169,000 units of Wii MotionPlus sold alone in June without the unreleased ‘Wii Sports Resort’.

Red Steel 2 Again Mixing Swordplay and Gunplay Red Steel 2 Again Mixing Swordplay and Gunplay

June 25, 2009 at 10:50 am - Leave a comment

So, Red Steel 2 will basically do most of the same things the first game did. It has a very Asian-influenced style, and it once again combines the use of both swords and guns via the Wii’s motion controls.

GameStop Jacks Up $5 on Wii MotionPlus GameStop Jacks Up $5 on Wii MotionPlus

June 16, 2009 at 3:23 pm - Leave a comment

At this day and age with the recession hitting us hard you would think businesses would lower their prices to encourage us consumers to spend our valued dollars, think again. Gamestop thinks otherwise, they’ve just recently raised their price on the Wii MotionPlus.

Wii Motion Plus More Expensive at Gamestop? Wii Motion Plus More Expensive at Gamestop?

June 15, 2009 at 2:57 pm - Leave a comment

Gamestop screwing their customers? Never! At least in a perfect world. Game retailer Gamestop has added just another way to prey on the ignorant: A $24.99 pricetag for the Wii Motion Plus peripheral.

Nintendo Considered Camera-Based Motion Control Nintendo Considered Camera-Based Motion Control

June 11, 2009 at 2:19 am - Leave a comment

With the debut of new motion sensing technologies on the part of both Microsoft and Sony, it looks like both of them have effectively one-upped the motion control that made the Wii a runaway best-seller.

Red Steel 2 Impressions: Better, but Not Great Red Steel 2 Impressions: Better, but Not Great

June 11, 2009 at 2:12 am - Leave a comment

When Red Steel was first premiered, it got a lot of people excited about the potential for Wii’s motion control for more hardcore games.

Mow Your Lawn With a Wiimote Mow Your Lawn With a Wiimote

April 6, 2009 at 7:58 pm - Leave a comment

The wiimote has been used for a variety of purposes, some that were never intended for — mowing your lawn for instance. Yes, that’s right, MOWING YOUR LAWN!