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What do you do when you have exhausted your board games? Many people do not really know what to do, but the makers of the Nintendo Wii system are ready to help you out. The Wii is a great gaming system that can allow practically any person to operate the system with great success. Young children and senior citizens will have a blast playing any of the great games that Nintendo has to offer. The best thing about most Wii Read the rest of this entry »

Whether your goal is to gain favor with your boss, win a bet with your buddies, or simply get better at golf, it can be difficult to improve your golf score without paying exorbitant country club fees. Thankfully, the advance of technology has made it much easier to get better at golf, even from your own home. The Nintendo Wii, with its motion activated controllers, is the perfect video game console for golf aficionados.

Wii Golf, released in 2006 as Read the rest of this entry »

After Nintendo released the Wii console, the first attachment made available was the Nunchuck. This simple device is a requirement for many Wii games. The Nunchuck is a small remote that attaches to your main Wii remote. It includes an analog stick and two trigger buttons. After your properly attach your Nunchuck to your Wii remote, you’re ready to start playing! Many people have trouble getting the hang of using two separate controllers. Practice really does make perfect with this device, and the more Read the rest of this entry »

Let’s say your house can only get http://www.satelliteinternetbroadband.com/ internet so you can’t play live action games onlinewhat are you to do? Get a Wii, of course! Here are a few of the best reasons to get a Wiias if you needed any more.
Socialization: It’s still the best system for playing live with other people and it encourages social interaction like no other game on the market. It’s fun to play Read the rest of this entry »

Picking activities that are going to provide family fun entertainment in your own home can be difficult. People use to play board games and cards games as a family and consider that a game night. Family fun might have also meant renting a movie together and watching it as a family. As kids get older and the games kids want to play change, it is important to change with the times as a family. Movies Read the rest of this entry »

I am so happy that the good weather is finally here and the long, cold winter months are over. This past winter was especially frigid and it seemed like the kids never left the house. When I was a kid, it did not matter what the weather was like. We were always outside playing and getting plenty of excercise; fitness was important to my group of friends.

So how was I going to keep my family fit and healthy during Read the rest of this entry »

Just like the Playstation Network and Xbox Live, there are a variety of downloadable games on the WiiWare network. Most of these are arcade-like and can be played for short periods without requiring the time and dedication of regular titles. However, there’s a large variety of quality apparent in the game selections as well. If you don’t want to wind up wishing you had those Wii Points back, check out these titles first.

• Bit.Trip Runner: The previous entries in the Bit.Trip series were all time-wasters well worth the money, but Runner provides the most bang for your buck with over 50 platforming-style levels. The soundtrack will slip into your head as well, provided by New York City chiptune group Anamanaguchi.
• Cave Story: Originally released as PC freeware in 2004, Daisuke Amaya aka Pixel’s Cave Story hit WiiWare in March. It takes inspiration from classic platforming adventures like Castlevania and Metroid but stakes out its own unique personality through its characters and level designs. The ability to upgrade weapons and the sheer length of the game will keep you hooked for hours. Read the rest of this entry »

The Wii has long been the odd man out in the next-gen video game trifecta. The more traditional Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 are both straightforward upgrades of their previous systems (as is clear from the names), while the Wii has become more of a cultural phenomenon. With its motion-sensor control, the system attracts people unfamiliar with traditional control styles. Even parents have been attracted to programs like Wii Fit. On April 20, though, true-believers were rewarded with the Wii Classic Controller Pro, available both individually and as part of a pack with the excellent Monster Hunter Tri.The controller was available in Japan since last summer, but American fans had been left twiddling their thumbs. The controller is similar to Sony’s Dual Shock controller for their Playstation systems, including two analog joysticks and two groups of shoulder buttons in addition to the familiar directional pad and four-button group. The controller comes in black and whiteodd considering we still don’t have a black Wii in North America. Read the rest of this entry »

In most cases, when someone breaks off a relationship, their go-to excuse is, “It’s not you, it’s me.” However, Fallout 3 and Elder Scrolls developer Bethesda has made no secret of the fact that, from their standpoint, the Wii just isn’t pulling its weight. “The stuff we’re doing is a better fit on the other platforms,” according to executive producer Todd Howard. This comes as a slap in the face to Wii fans who insist that the system can accommodate a variety of games.The system’s family-friendly image isn’t hurting any with the recent announcement of an exclusive Glee game, based on the Fox musical drama that is a masterpiece according to fans, and annoying and bewildering according to everyone else. However, Karaoke Revolution: Glee could work on its own merits, even if you ignore the franchise. The game ships with a wired microphone and offers the ability to sing along to songs from the show. Players are graded according to pitch and rhythm. Read the rest of this entry »

“Hardcore” game players have sometimes derided the Wii console for its user-friendly nature, but any game where you run the risk of flinging the controller through the screen deserves some serious respect. The wrist straps are fine and all, but for those who prefer not to be tied down, glass and ceramics maker Corning is now offering a solution. So-called “Gorilla Glass” will be added to select HDTVs starting next year to protect against scratches, scuffs, and flying Wii remotes. The glass has been used previously to protect smartphone screens, such as the iPhone 4′s.Gorilla Glass was developed in 2008. Corning also has produced the windows for all U.S. Space Shuttles. Not content to work only in glass, Corning has made technological strides in other areasfor example, introducing a new optic fiber called ClearCurve in 2007. This fiber used nanostructure technology to achieve small radii bending in telecommunications networks. Other projects include lasers, microreactors, and photovoltaics. Read the rest of this entry »