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Wii price drop arrives early – console now $169

The good news: that Wii price drop that was rumored for May just got here early, with retailers today dropping the console's price like it's hot. The bad news: it's not the drop to $150 (from $199) ... continue

Wii 2 to be unveiled in June, say reports

It's that time again, folks. Time to wheel out the Wii 2 image and speculate on what Nintendo's next home console might be like. Previous rumors have suggested Wii 2 will include everything from a built-in projector (wut?) ... continue

Report: Wii price to drop to $150 in May

Wii fans can pick up a second console and those who have avoided purchasing a Wii due to cost might finally be in luck if rumors about an imminent price drop are true. Engadget says the popular console ... continue

Sony: Nintendo DS is a ‘babysitting tool’, Xbox 360 and Wii ‘running out of steam’

Every now and then, some suit comes along from Sony, Microsoft, or Nintendo to take a snide shot at the competition. Today, it's Sony Computer Entertainment America CEO Jack Tretton, who's decided to bag on everything in ... continue

Is Nintendo’s party over?: Research says Xbox 360 will outsell Wii this year

Only one of the big three console manufacturers can reasonably claim victory over the last five years, and that's Nintendo. After the GameCube was squashed by the PS2 and even edged out of second place by the Xbox, ... continue

Call of Duty: Black Ops becomes best selling game ever in the U.S.

Videogame sales body The NPD Group has just confirmed that Call of Duty: Black Ops has now sold more copies in the U.S. than any other game ever. Though it's yet to spill exact figures, the shooter topped ... continue

Ubisoft dare not release We Dare in UK

You remember We Dare, right? Publisher Ubisoft recently caught flak after this Wii party game - which depicted couples spanking and stripping in its trailer - was given a 12+ certificate in the UK. Cue 'outraged parents', ... continue

Videogame character helps woman overcome mother’s death

Here's an uplifting story to warm your cockles for the weekend. The latest Nintendo Power issue shares the tale of Michelle Perl from Brooklyn, who was inspired to turn her life around by a fictional videogame character ... continue

WTF! Wii game promotes sex games for adults [VIDEO]

Seriously, this video advertising a new game for your Wii is almost uncomfortable to watch and if you can get this game, as it appears to be Europe only at this point (count down to smuggling them ... continue

[VIDEO] Real-life Mario Kart is really real

You may have already seen some of Rémi Gaillard's surreal, amusing real world Mario Kart vids. Well, this isn't one of them. This is something a little more real. From special effects maestro Freddie Wong and friends ... continue

This 85-year-old will thrash you at Wii bowling

85-year-old John Bates has just entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the best ever player of the bowling game in Nintendo's Wii Sports. Bates has bowled around 2,850 perfect games in the title, which is around ... continue

11 videogames you need to play in 2011

It's the start of a new year, and already there are at least sixteen thousand games I want to play. So yes, this list is tinged with a touch of personal bias, but I'd like to think ... continue

$1m prize for first perfect game in MLB 2K11

The folks at 2K Sports are offering an eye-watering $1 million jackpot to the first person who can throw a perfect game in their latest MLB title. If this rings any bells, it's probably because they ran ... continue

Tiger Woods dropped from cover of Tiger Woods game

It's finally happened: after a dozen years, world-famous philanderer and golfer Tiger Woods has shagged his way off the front cover of his own videogame. The boxart for Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 was circulated by EA ... continue

U.S. gamers consume as much electricity yearly as San Diego

An ultimately useless (but sort of interesting) statistic was uncovered by intrepid boffins at Scientific American, once they put down their damn game controllers: in total, U.S. videogame consoles consume as much electricity annually as the entire ... continue