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Nintendo Wii Numchuk Controller

2007-03-31T18:41:00.000-07:00

The Nunchuk controller is designed to work together with the Wii Remote on
the Wii video game system.

Contoured to fit perfectly in your hand, the Nunchuk adds extra buttons, an
analog joystick, and additional motion-sensing control to expand the game play
possibilities.

Here is a list of games that require the nunchuk to play.

The Legend of Zelda "The twilight Princess"

Wii Sports "Boxing"

Madden 2007.

Red Steel

Call of Duty 3

Wario Ware: Smooth Moves

Rayman Raving Rabbids

And many more

Wii Remote and 9 Games

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Bundled with a Wii Remote, Wii Play offers a little something for everyone who enjoyed the pick-up-and-play gaming of Wii Sports.

Wii Play is made up of nine games that will test the physical and mental reflexes of players of all ages. Whether you pick up the Wii Remote to play the
shooting gallery that harkens back to the days of Duck Hunt or use it to find matching Miis, a world of fun is in your hands!

In addition to the shooting gallery and Mii-matching game, Wii play offers billiards, air hockey, tank battles, table tennis rally, Mii poses and a cow-riding race.

INCLUDES

Wii Remote and these 9 games
Shooting Range

A modern version of the Nintendo classic Duck Hunt. Shoot the targets on the
screen simply by aiming your Wii Remote.

Find Mii
Can you spot a face in the crowd? Use your Wii Remote to point out the correct
Mii characters as quickly as you can.

Table Tennis
How long can you ping pong? Use your Wii Remote like a paddle to bat the ball
and try to beat the computer or human opponent.

Pose Mii
Twist the Wii Remote to rotate the Mii characters and quickly slot them into the
correct positions as they fall down the screen.

Laser Hockey
Tilt and turn the Wii Remote to bash the puck into the opponent's goal, in this
high-speed arcade-style game.

Billiards
In this version of Nine Ball, aim the Wii Remote at the screen to line up your
shot, then pull back and push forward to strike the ball.

Fishing
Move the Wii Remote like a rod: dip the hook in the water, wait for the fish to
bite (the controller will rumble) and pull back hard to land it!

Charge!
Take the bull by the horns! Steer your wild steer by holding the Wii Remote
sideways, as if gripping reins, and topple scarecrows to score points

Tanks
Take control of a tank with the Wii Remote; aim the cannon, bounce shells off
walls, and blast your opponent to bits!

External hard drive for the Wii?

2007-03-19T11:46:00.000-07:00

Those of you who have been spending a lot of money on VC games, only to find you’ve filled up your 512MB of space and can’t play VC games off an SD card…you’re pissed, right? I mean, especially with many, many Nintendo 64 games still to be released to the Virtual Console, coupled with the Sega Saturn VC rumors we’ve been hearing, it would make sense that Nintendo would consider the possibility the many Wii owners are nearing or have hit the storage limit on their favorite new consoles.
Game Labo, a Japanese magazine, is reporting a rumor that a Nintendo meeting was held recently to discuss the possibility and fate of an external hard drive for the Wii. Of the rumors reported, it was placed on in the “rather reliable” category. If it does indeed happen, I wouldn’t be surprised. Nintendo knows these games take up space, and while they gave us 512MB to be cost effective, they know that won’t be enough for the smaller number of oldskool gamers out there.
My only worry is that the external hard drive won’t stylistically match my Wii. Who besides me has the Wii LAN Adaptor? Thing sticks out like a sore thumb.

Wii Are The Best-Selling Console: Nintendo Wii

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Nintendo Wii continued its impressive performance to once again top the list of best-selling video games console in the United States for the month of February, according to latest figures released by market research firm NPD.Wii managed to sell over 54 percent of the total hardware sales in February, with gamers grabbing all available units in the market. In total Nintendo sold over 335,000 units Wii consoles. The Japanese game maker continued to rule even in the portable consoles, with over 485,000 units of Nintendo DS being sold, which is more than double the number of PlayStation Portable units sold in the same period.Reggie Fils-Aime, president, Nintendo of America, was understandably delighted with the performance, saying that his company will be intensifying the production of new units to take care of the shortage.

"We're gratified that the explosive appeal of Wii, in terms of both new players and new ways to play, has created unprecedented demand, substantially beyond supply. But we also understand that there are hundreds of thousands of consumers still waiting to get their hands on the system so we continue to both ship more units to retail every week and work non-stop to build capacity", he said.Xbox 360 was second on the list, selling around 228,000 copies while PlayStation 3 had to settle for third spot, managing to sell a dismal 127,000 units, even though there were no reports of shortages.