Report: Prelaunch Wii kiosks only at GameStop

Texas paper says retailer only store for hands-on time with new system before it goes on sale; stations expected mid-November.

Posted 3:18 pm PT Oct 2

Nintendo promises 4 million Wiis by '07

Nintendo anticipates demand for its new console will be high due to nongaming crowd; advises those who want a console to preorder.

Posted 1:42 pm PT Nov 1

Wikipedia closes Wii, PS3, Sony entries

Virtual vandalism the latest weapon in the next-generation console wars.

Posted 3:28 pm PT Nov 13

Wii: Hello to Hollywood

West Coast Wii launch event features several hundred eager fans, excellent SoCal weather, at Universal Studios' EB World.

Posted 7:29 pm PT Nov 18

Reggie: Nintendo will meet Wii targets

Nintendo of America's president says company is on course to sell its target 4 million Wiis worldwide by year's end.

Posted 11:39 am PT Nov 29

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

Nintendo details Wii multimedia functionality

Relaunched Wii Web site demonstrates next-gen console's "Wii Channels": photo editing, news update, Web surfing, and "Mii" custom-avatar-creation features.

Posted 5:59 am PT Sep 14

DS boosts Nintendo projections

The Mario factory raises its full-year profit forecast 20.5 percent, thanks to a weak yen, the white-hot DS, and bullish Wii-launch predictions.

Posted 10:14 am PT Oct 3

Wii Europe launch titles announced

Nintendo lists 24 games available for the console's December 8 European launch date, 27 by year's end; 31 Virtual Console games also revealed for 2006.

Posted 12:49 pm PT Nov 1

Toys "R" Us PS3 preorders assured

Retailer confirms that it will be able to honor reservations for Sony's new system, but has no stock for walk-ins; Wii supplies will be more abundant.

Posted 4:54 pm PT Nov 13

Reggie launches Wii in NYC

Midnight launch of Wii at Times Square Toys "R" Us draws thousands; Fils-Aime is big hit with the Nintendo faithful.

Posted 11:19 pm PT Nov 18

GoldenEye 007 Wii bound?

Outspoken Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime says he's investigating the possibility of bringing the storied shooter to the next-gen console.

Posted 12:19 pm PT Nov 30

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

Wii cuts up the Big Apple

NOA president Reggie Fils-Aime confirms $249.99 price, November 19 launch, 25-game day-one lineup; Twilight Princess available immediately for Wii only, Metroid 3 pushed to 2007.

Posted 6:12 am PT Sep 14

Report: Wii production way ahead

UBS analyst Alex Gauna claims that Nintendo's 2006 production goal of 6 million next-gen consoles will be "handily" beaten; 2 million units already reportedly made.

Posted 10:46 am PT Oct 6

Wal-Mart Wii preorders sell out

Megaretailer briefly offers "Nintendo Wii Customer Choice's Bundle" before running out of stock.

Posted 3:24 pm PT Nov 1

Wii gets DVD playback...in 2007

DVD-player manufacturer jumps gun on Nintendo announcement, says enhanced Wii due in "latter half of 2007."

Posted 4:45 pm PT Nov 13

West Coast launch: Gone with the Wii

Midnight launch at LA theme park features music, acrobats, Nintendo brass, and loads of dedicated fans. Must-see video of one fan's devotion included.

Posted 9:19 am PT Nov 19

EA forms Wii-centric studio

Monolithic publisher transforming PC Tiger Woods developer Headgate into internal shop focused on Nintendo's new console.

Posted 3:54 pm PT Nov 30

DS, Wii heading to Korea

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

Posted 12:46 am PT Dec 29

Nintendo Japan opens up 101-game Wii catalog

[UPDATE 2] Nintendo names Japanese releases for launch and beyond; Super Paper Mario headed for Wii along with new Animal Crossing, Kirby, Big Brain Academy games; Resident Evil gets subtitled.

Posted 8:56 am PT Sep 14

Nintendo World 2006 announced

Nintendo event focused on Wii and DS slated to hit Japan throughout November in three key locations.

Posted 10:44 am PT Oct 11

Midnight events for US Wii launch

Toys "R" Us Times Square, New York and GameStop in Los Angeles among stores to host launch-day events for the console.

Posted 9:52 am PT Nov 2

Shippin' Out November 13-19: PS3/Wii launch week

Two next-gen consoles debut this week, with a huge slate of games going on sale alongside them.

Posted 1:01 pm PT Nov 14

Amazon UK: Wii preorders open Nov 21

Online retailer assures consumers they will receive their coveted consoles by the official December 8 street date.

Posted 12:12 pm PT Nov 20

Japan counts down to Wii launch

GameSpot scours the streets of downtown Tokyo to see how gamers are preparing for the trans-Pacific launch of Nintendo's new console.

Posted 3:14 pm PT Dec 1

List of US Wii games revealed

Nintendo releases roster of games for upcoming console; 30 by year's end, 41 third-party by end of March 2007, more than a dozen confirmed for launch.

Posted 11:16 am PT Sep 14

Toys "R" Us giving away 25,000 Wiis, DSes

Retailer launches promotional contest with NBC's Deal or No Deal to dole out 50,000 Nintendo gaming machines.

Posted 9:42 am PT Oct 16

Wii fever hits South Park

Anticipation for Nintendo's new console overwhelms Cartman; rotund brat's ill-conceived plan to make launch day come quicker goes awry.

Posted 11:39 am PT Nov 2

Wii makes TV debut tonight

Thirty-second commercial for new Nintendo console airs during Dancing With the Stars; ad is first of a series of four.

Posted 11:39 am PT Nov 14

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.