Anyone who's been a gamer for long enough remembers "the waggling years," the period in the seventh generation of video game consoles in which everyone wanted to make motion controls happen. Naturally ...

The Nintendo Wii was one of the best-selling consoles of all time, and the most popular home console of its generation. Seeing as it's about 20 years old, it's no wonder so many not-so-young adults ...

The Nintendo Wii remains one of Nintendo's most notable successes, but that success meant it also got a lot of very weird ...

Editor's note: Erik argues that the Wii Remote's less-than-1:1 accuracy is the reason for its mainstream success, and a necessary stepping stone on the way to Sony's Move and Microsoft's Natal.

Leaked internal emails from Nintendo have been published showing mockup images of the controller for the original Wii. Kotaku earlier reported on the leak. The emails are from around 2005, the year ...

The Nintendo Wii remote is iconic in its simplicity. It’s designed in a way that manages to successfully blend motion controls with more conventional buttons. Thanks to how approachable Nintendo made ...

When Mary Poppins talked about turning chores into games it’s a good bet she didn’t expect Casmobot. Researchers at the University of Southern Denmark have modified a Wii remote control so that it can ...

Ever since Jonathan first laid his eyes on level 1-1 in Super Mario Bros., he has been hooked on all things video games. A self-proclaimed Nintendo nerd, Jonathan has owned every single Nintendo ...

A white Wii Remote on gray background - SU HSUN/Shutterstock The Nintendo Wii was a revolution when it released all the way back in 2006, defying expectations and becoming one of the best-selling ...

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GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. The Nintendo “gigaleak” from 2020 is apparently the gift that keeps ...