Daily Gadgets, Computer, and Electr (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
The active-play phenomenon started by Wii Sports now spreads to your whole body thanks to Wii Fit and the pressure-sensitive Wii Balance Board, which comes bundled with it. Used together players will
DigitalBattle (Free subscription) | yesterday
Wii Fit has been one of the few original and innovative games on the Wii, something new and refreshing in the hail of never ending Mario games. The Wii Fit training game, coupled with the Wii balance Board, has sold in excess of 20 million units worldwide, so it’s no surprise that Nintendo is looking [...]
DS Fanboy (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
For those of you who aren't totally bored with boards and board-based peripherals, Thrustmaster has just the thing for you. Introducing the T-Freestyle NW, a skateboard attachment designed specifically for the Wii Balance Board. The peripheral is crafted of maple and includes "Rolling Motion Board" technology for "true lateral movement capabilities."...
dBTechno (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
The Biggest Loser Wii Review Publisher: THQ Developer: THQ Released: October 2009 The Nintendo Wii has spawned a wide variety of exercise games following the release of the extremely successful Wii Fit. That is why it is not very shocking to see a release of The Biggest Loser on the home console. The Biggest Loser has been a huge hit [...]
El33tonline (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
A new, Wii-exclusive title is set to take the idea of WiiMote accessories and plunge it into the darkest depths of your imagination. The special edition of Baby and Me, the new Wii-exclusive title in question developed by 505 Games, comes standard with a baby doll… ‘peripheral,’ in which you insert your WiiMote controller. For what purpose, you ask? Well, as you cradle the ‘baby’...
Shaping Youth (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Nov. 2, 2009 Not sure which part of this creeps me out more, the fact that 21st century baby dolls have a Wiimote crammed up the wazoo to ‘bring the baby to life’ as a Wii system accessory, the passive pink gender cues for girls and total absence of boys as video parenting poppas, or [...]
Eurogamer (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Gym and tonic. In the latest edition of Iwata Asks, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata and Shigeru Miyamoto discussed the sequel to Wii Fit. Except it's not a sequel, according to Miyamoto. "It's not number two! It's not what you'd call a sequel with a regular game - it's actually an enhanced version of the software," he said. Read more...
Cool Bby Kid (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
... exercise but never Pilates . So when receiving Daisy Fuentes Pilates, the first of it's kind for Wii, I was particularly interested in learning about this new genre of fitness for me. It's appeal is obvious from the start...with soothing music and scenes that make you want to immediately book a trip to some exotic location, the core-strengtheni ng activities range from beginner to advanced with...
DVICE (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
The Baby and Me Wii game isn't your average video game aimed at young girls. No, this one comes with a baby doll that you can cram your Wiimote inside. The game can then, apparently, detect just how well you're...
Coolest Gadgets (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
It isn’t unusual that video games come with at least one odd peripheral to make much more realistic gameplay, but this Baby and Me Special Edition has to be one of the most unusual that I have seen. The particular toy comes with an actual doll that the child straps the Wiimote to. [...]
Pocket-lint (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
A new skateboarding and snowboarding Nintendo Wii controller In the States Thrustmaster has unveiled the T-Freestyle NW, describing it as the ultimate controller for snowboarding and skateboarding Wii dudes. "Experience the extreme action of boarding this winter from the comfort of your living room", says Thrustmaster who is flogging the board at...
Gadget Review (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Ok, I’ll be honest, best I can suss out from the press release is that Thrusmaster’s T-Freestyle NW gaming board is a piece of wood with rubber bumpers that works in concert with the Wii Balance Board to produce a RIDE like experience for current and soon to be released Wii snowboarding and skateboarding games. [...]
IGN (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
November 3, 2009 - SAN FRANCISCO - Today announced : Soccer for the Wii system from Nintendo has shipped to store shelves. Featuring legendary sports icons Pele and U.S. soccer champion Mia Hamm, the game will deliver an engaging, interactive experience for kids and their families with easy pickup-and-play controls and entertaining head-to-head multiplayer matches. Academy of Champions is rated "E"...
Gizmodo (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
I'd suspected so for years, but this baby doll Wiimote add-on proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that something is just not right with this Earth. Bundled with the upcoming Wii game Baby and Me (in Australia), this doll-mote uses the Wiimote's speaker to make the baby cry or laugh. Turn on the Wii Balance Board, and the simulation is taken to the next level, allowing you to burp the baby,...
Gizmodiva.com (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
You have to check out this bizarre baby doll Wiimote add-on that leaves me a little unsettled. It is bundled with an upcoming Wii game Baby and Me (in Australia). The strange doll-mote uses the Wiimote's speaker to make...
