DS, Wii heading to Korea

Nintendo announces plans to release Korean-version consoles and games.

Posted 12:46 am PT Dec 29

Far Cry Vengeance Review

Far Cry Vengeance tries to blend recycled content with new gameplay designed for the Wii, but the results are lackluster across the board.

Posted 6:39 pm PT Dec 20

Super Star Soldier Review

Super Star Soldier is a relic of the days when gruelingly difficult deep-space shoot-'em-ups were as common as today's first-person shooters.

Posted 5:59 pm PT Dec 20

Donkey Kong Jr. Review

This is a perfect port of the NES version of Donkey Kong Jr.--all four levels of it.

Posted 4:56 pm PT Dec 20

Nintendo details Euro Q1 releases

WarioWare: Smooth Moves, Excite Truck, and Star Fox Command all coming to the continent and UK at the start of 2007.

Posted 1:40 pm PT Dec 20

Alien Crush Review

The Virtual Console breathes new life into this obscure, but very good, pinball game.

Posted 5:35 pm PT Dec 19

World Series of Poker: Tournament of Champions Review

As the first poker game for the Wii, World Series of Poker is serviceable, though the lack of online play and lackluster presentation don't help its cause.

Posted 5:33 pm PT Dec 19

Space Harrier II Review

A simple shoot-'em-up that looked flashy for its time, Space Harrier II is a reminder of how sequels aren't always as good as their predecessors.

Posted 2:14 pm PT Dec 19

Columns Review

This old Tetris-inspired puzzler wasn't very special back when it was first released in 1990, and that aspect of it hasn't aged a bit.

Posted 6:31 pm PT Dec 18

Happy Feet Review

Even kids who loved the animated film won't find Happy Feet to be worth their time.

Posted 6:30 pm PT Dec 18

The Ant Bully Review

The Ant Bully on the Wii is basically the same uninteresting mess that came out for the GameCube six months earlier.

Posted 5:39 pm PT Dec 18

Brits buy 50,000 Wiis in 12 hours

Wii fever continues in the UK as 50,000 are sold in half a day; Nintendo estimates one unit sold every second in console's early going.

Posted 9:59 am PT Dec 11

The Last Word: December 4-8

The Wii touches down in the UK as straps break, lawsuits fly, and NPD reports the November numbers.

Posted 5:58 pm PT Dec 8

Q&A: Nintendo's Rob Lowe on the UK launch

The event was "the biggest launch we've ever had," according to Lowe, who also reveals why the decision was made to region lock the Wii, and why Nintendo doesn't want to be just for kids anymore.

Posted 2:09 pm PT Dec 8

Wii Play Updated Hands-On

We point, thrust, and twist with the finished PAL version of Nintendo's minigame collection, which just hit shelves along with the Wii in the UK.

Posted 1:18 pm PT Dec 8

Nintendo falling short of US Wii targets?

A corrected press release from Nintendo changes one major detail about availablility of Wiis in the US by the end of the year.

Posted 11:39 am PT Dec 8

UK launch: Wii draws the crowds

The Wii has landed in Britain--London events see celebrities battle on Wii Sports; Nintendo UK hails the "biggest launch we've ever had."

Posted 7:18 pm PT Dec 7

Brits queue for the Wii

Two huge lines form outside stores on Oxford Street as people wait in the hopes of getting one of Nintendo's next-gen consoles on its European debut.

Posted 4:47 pm PT Dec 7

Nintendo looking into broken Wii straps

Flying "Wii-motes," broken electronics cause concern at gamemaker; company has not yet announced replacement policy for broken Wii Remote straps.

Posted 10:57 am PT Dec 7

Britain braces for Wii launch

Official launch to take place at HMV Oxford Street, London; other events in Dublin, Birmingham, and Edinburgh. Company says only limited stock available.

Posted 10:26 am PT Dec 7

Ubisoft posts reduced six-month loss

French publisher $46.9 million in red despite strong GRAW sales, looks to Splinter Cell and Wii lineup for holiday hits.

Posted 6:43 pm PT Dec 6

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 Review

Burdened by clumsy controls and predictable artificial intelligence, Tenkaichi 2 is a game that can be loved only by forgiving DBZ fans.

Posted 6:48 pm PT Dec 5

Avatar: The Last Airbender Review

Avatar had the potential to be an enjoyable game, but extremely repetitive and tedious gameplay mean that most of that potential went untapped.

Posted 6:46 pm PT Dec 5

Cars Review

Steering Cars with the Wii Remote works pretty nicely, but some of the minigame control schemes and a few bugs conspire to drag down this film-licensed racer.

Posted 6:37 pm PT Dec 5

Rapala Tournament Fishing Review

The controller may fit the bill, but Rapala Tournament Fishing just isn't the big catch that virtual anglers were hoping for.

Posted 6:35 pm PT Dec 5

Iwata: Wii sales not harming DS

Nintendo president says console not cutting into handheld sales, believes his company might beat earnings targets.

Posted 12:53 pm PT Dec 5

372,000 Wiis sold in Japan in 2 days

Famitsu publishes estimates for the "new-gen" console's launch, which saw Nintendo narrowly miss its 400,000-unit target.

Posted 11:05 am PT Dec 5

Open Season Review

Open Season was a mediocre adventure game on the GameCube, and it's even worse on the Wii thanks to the cruddy controls and higher price tag.

Posted 6:19 pm PT Dec 4

Analyst: November game sales to rise 12 percent

Wedbush Morgan's Michael Pachter tells investors that things are going well now, but warns of troubles brewing for next year.

Posted 12:39 pm PT Dec 4

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent Review

Take the complicated controls of this popular series and make them even more finicky, then lose the online versus mode, and you get Double Agent for the Wii.

Posted 6:48 pm PT Dec 1

On the Spot covers the official launch party for the Nintendo Wii in New York.

Posted 3:57 pm PT Nov 16

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The GameSpot crew get their hands on a number of games at the Nintendo Wii launch announcement.

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Wii Sports includes Baseball, Tennis, Bowling, Boxing and Golf games for the Nintendo Wii.

Red Steel is a first person action game set in modern day Japan, from the makers of Prince of Persia and Far Cry.

In Nintendo's latest Zelda game, Link sports his older look from the Nintendo 64 days. The Wii version of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess makes use of the Wii remote controls.