Cigarette ash proves a drag for Nintendo's Wii
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Don't smoke around my baby console Everyone knows smoking's bad for you, but, until now, we didnât know if it is also detrimental to the health of games consoles. Well, it is - Nintendoâs claiming that a build-up of tobacco is partly to blame for a recent spate of complaints about the quality of gameplay during the Wii video game Super Smash Bros Brawl (SSBB).â¦
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If you're still trying to find a Nintendo Wii, keep looking. The console is expected to remain in short supply in the near future, says its North American president.
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NEW YORK -- Nintendo's quirky game console, the Wii, will go on sale in the U.S. on Nov. 19 for $250, much less than Sony's PlayStation 3, which launches just two days earlier with $500 and $600 models.
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You may not be able to get your hands on one of the company's popular consoles before Christmas, but now you can at least put something under the tree: a certificate redeemable for a Wii in January.
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One of the selling points of the Wii gaming console is its motion-sensitive controller. But there are reports of the controller breaking, causing it to fly out of the hands of users.
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The Wii version of the hit game delivers the music in mono, not Dolby Pro Logic II surround sound, leading some disappointed gamers to file a class-action suit.
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With Nintendo a no-show, Microsoft and Sony battle for scraps. But the company that owns the Japanese market with its Wii and DS hardware still makes an impact on the show floor.
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Nintendo plans to release its new Wii video game console in the Americas in November.
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Gabe: I took the Wii home over the weekend and was able to put quite a bit of time into Zelda. There was what I would describe as a bru ha ha over at Joystiq when one of their bloggers claimed the game was a flop. He cited its terrible graphics as reason enough to dismiss it entirely. The response in the thread afterwards was heated with lots of people claiming that the graphics weren"t as bad as he claimed and that the game actually looked really good. Having played it all weekend I"m here to tell you that"s not the correct response.
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The game segment is still a drag for the electronics giant.
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Nintendo said it was taking steps to keep energetic users of its Wii video game console from breaking their televisions and ceiling fans.
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Nintendo's new game console has been flying off the shelves at retail stores across the country this season. And some game fans are reporting that the Wii's controller has been flying, somewhat unexpectedly, across their living rooms.
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Working up a sweat playing video games  on Nintendo's interactive Wii console is no replacement for  real exercise but at least it gets overweight children off the  couch, according to British researchers.
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The early months of a new console's life are often overloaded with driving games. Take the Nintendo Wii: Less than a month after its launch, it was already home to "Excite Truck," "Need for Speed Carbon," "GT Pro Series," "Monster 4x4" and "Cars."
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By Martin Fackler  If there is a secret to the smash success of Nintendo's Wii video game console, it may be this: Even the creative loner can benefit from having friends.
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The active video games played on the Nintendo Wii console may provide more exercise than its Microsoft rival the Xbox 360, a small British study has found, but they are not a substitute for the real thing.
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And they're pee'd of with the Wii Retailers think the Xbox 360 is most likely to win the next generation console war, but they're still pi**ed with the ongoing Wii shortage, according to a survey.â¦