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  Netflix’s instant-streaming discs for Wii are now shipping. Although it won’t be available to all, bunch of Netflix members will receive the discs after which will be launched for all users. Unlike the Xbox 360 and PS3 counterparts, Netflix movies on Wii will be in SD resolution. Moreover, the Netflix application for Wii won’t [...]

  Previous rumors suggest that Nintendo could unveil the Wii successor this year but at the Nintendo Summit, Nintendo US marketing executive Cammie Dunaway turns the probability down. Speaking to Gamespot, she said “I don’t think it will be any time soon.” Dunaway thinks since PS2 had an installed base of over 50m, Wii at [...]

  Wii is undoubtedly the bestselling gaming console currently but is crippled when compared to its competitors due to its limited set of features. And if slowing sales and reduced profits is any indication, Nintendo might’ve been well on its way to release a successor soon. However, Nintendo USA’s Prez, Fils-Aime begs to differ. According [...]

  Movie rental service, Netflix has added the last of the current-gen consoles to its movie streaming list. Nintendo Wii will soon support streaming of Netflix movies and TV shows. Netflix users with a monthly plan of at least $9/month will be eligible for the service free of charge and would require an “instant-streaming” disc [...]

  This month’s game sales figure are out by NPD and sadly, the start of the holiday season in US doesn’t look good. The figures include the Black Friday sales and despite registering decent overall sales on Black Friday this year, the gaming hardware sales fell by 13.4 percent and software by 3.1 percent. NPD’s [...]

  Reducing Wii demand is evident by Nintendo recent sales figures but it seems the decreasing demand has hit harder to Ninty’s parts suppliers. Japanese business daily, Nikkei is reporting that Mitsumi Electric and Hosiden Corp. have forecasted a steep 50 percent fall in profits due to Nintendo cutting down on production to adjust the [...]

  BBC iPlayer, a video streaming service available on many platforms will now get a dedicated channel for UK Wii users. Beginning from November 18, users will be able to download the latest Flash-based iPlayer from the Wii shop for free. BBC claims to have made a very user-friendly application after overcoming a lot of [...]

  Nintendo announced the half yearly earnings ending September and it’s not what the Kyoto-based company is used to see. They reported a 69.49 billion yen ($772 million), 52 percent down from what they’d reported a year earlier. Nintendo also for the first time in six years, lowered its forecast annual earnings from 1.8 trillion [...]

  Previous rumors have hinted 2011 as the tentative release of the next-gen Wii but the latest report has something different to say. The report comes by way of Maxconsole who got it from an internal source working at Nintendo France. According to the source, the Wii 2 will be released Q3 2010 and interestingly [...]

  Nintendo started rolling out the v4.2 firmware update for Wii which didn’t add new features but tried to kill the homebrew. Well, their move has now been successfully countered by homebrew hackers but legitimate owners are in a fix. Users who have never attempted to mod their consoles are reporting of bricked Wiis after [...]

  Nintendo has released a new firmware update for its Wii gaming console. The v4.2 does not bring new features but is said to improve system performance and iron out bugs. The bugs unfortunately for homebrewers, also includes homebrew so you better stay away from it, if you don’t want to close the doors to [...]

  As rumored, Nintendo has finally confirmed the impending Wii price cut. Starting from September 27, Americans will be able to pick the world’s highest selling console for just $199 as compared to the previous price of $249. As for Nintendo’s homeland, gamers will be able to buy Wii at a reduced price of Yen [...]

  Looks like Nintendo will lay all Wii price cut rumors to rest by announcing the cut this Friday. According to this screenshot, the new $199.99 price will be effective from Sep 27 while Nintendo’s expected to make the move official on Sep 25. This move will finally help Nintendo to evade competitor’s cheaper consoles [...]

  Well, it won’t be as futuristic as this one but definitely at par or more than that the current set of competing consoles. In an interview with Financial Times, Square Enix’s President Yoichi Wada told them that he expects Ninty’s next console iteration will come sometime in 2011 with possibly a different controller. His [...]

  Recent monthly sales figures have shown Wii to be slowing down while its competitors’ offerings are gaining some ground, thanks to the competitive price cuts. Now a Toys R Us flier has surfaced claiming that Nintendo is ready to drop the price to an attractive $199. The price cut according to the flier, is [...]