Tagged:  Wii

Sonic and the Secret Rings Review

By GamerNode Staff, March 5, 2007 0 GN, VG Review

Many of us have been acquainted with a little blue individual that wears red sneakers. He runs at astonishingly high speeds and has the strange urge to collect gold rings. That character is none other than Sonic the Hedgehog, Sega’s… Read More »

Game Producer Says Wii Has "A Lot of Horsepower"

By GamerNode Staff, March 4, 2007 0 GN

There are two words that are usually associated with Nintendo’s Wii–fun and inexpensive. On the flip side, the Wii has rarely been connected with positive comments surrounding its power and graphics. Until now, that is. According to CVG, Radical Entertainment… Read More »

Another Research Firm Picks its Console War Winner; This Time it's Nintendo

By GamerNode Staff, March 2, 2007 0 GN

We all saw it coming, but it took longer than expected. First, there were predictions that the Xbox 360 would be the dominant force in the console races. Then we heard predictions of the PS3 ultimately claiming victory. Now, Nintendo’s… Read More »

This Week in Microtransactions: 2/18 to 2/25

By GamerNode Staff, March 1, 2007 0 GN

Another week in the bag, bringing another to follow and you know what that means: more microtransactions. Digital wallet-jacking

Study Says Kids Can Lose Pounds by Playing Wii

By GamerNode Staff, February 24, 2007 0 GN

The Wii has been received by the general public with open arms for its innovative gameplay and unique control scheme, but it has been linked to health benefits, as well. Last month, a dedicated Wii owner claimed that he lost… Read More »

Wii Dominates January Sales Numbers

By GamerNode Staff, February 22, 2007 0 GN

Last month, Sony characterized the Wii’s phenomenal sales as simply an "impulse buy," but Mario and Company may have the last laugh. Sales numbers for the month of January have been released by NPD and indicate that the Wii outsold… Read More »

Wii Endorsed for its Health Benefits

By GamerNode Staff, February 17, 2007 0 GN

Since the launch of Nintendo’s Wii, reports of gamers incurring "Wii-elbow" and individuals losing weight through extensive play have become widely known. But playing with your Wii may be more beneficial than first thought, as the International Sports Sciences Association… Read More »

Wii Play Review

By Eddie Inzauto, February 16, 2007 0 GN, VG Review

Wii Play has finally hit store shelves here in the U.S. Fundamentally a collection of nine short mini-games, Wii Play is designed to make use of all of the Wii Remote’s methods of control. In fact, the game comes bundled… Read More »

Miyamoto Speaks His Mind About Games, Nintendo

By GamerNode Staff, February 16, 2007 0 GN

In an interview with to Talk Asia, Shigeru Miyamoto–famed creator of Mario, Zelda, and Donkey Kong–gave some insight into his creative mind and what he thinks about working in the game industry. Nintendo has often been criticized as a game… Read More »

Study Says Wii and PS3 Score Low On "User Friendliness"

By GamerNode Staff, February 15, 2007 0 GN

A Japanese technology website, called Techon, did a research study to see how user friendly the PS3 and Wii were to new users of the machines. The study was done at U’eyes Design, a firm that centers upon the evaluation,… Read More »