Thursday, August 07, 2008
Unboxing world’s first contactless wiimote charger
It’s not due to hit the stores until August 25, but Sanyo was good enough to send me its new Wiimote charger based on eneloop rechargeable batteries, so why not unbox the thing?
Friday, July 25, 2008
Wiimote battery pack shocker brings contactless charging
We hinted at it yesterday, and can confirm today that Sanyo has become the first company to provide an officially licensed charger set for Nintendo’s Wiimote controller.
Friday, March 07, 2008
Electric TV scaffold helps gamers Wii standing up
If you’re in Japan, a Wii fan and have ¥69,800 ($675) to spare, you might want to bung it towards the chuckle brothers who run Thanko, that great purveyor of all things ridiculous.
Wednesday, January 09, 2008
Year-end figures show massive growth in Japanese gaming
To the surprise of no one, the just-revealed sales figures for games hardware and software in Japan last year underline what a massive 12 months it was for the industry as a whole and Nintendo in particular.
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Developers fear Wii bubble to burst as Nintendo reaps all the rewards
Suggestions that the high-flying Nintendo Wii’s days at the top of the console sales charts may be numbered are beginning to look less ridiculous almost every day, as more people in the know come round to that point of view.
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Wii success making component suppliers rich
The dominance of Nintendo’s Wii in the console market has been well documented as the company rides high on a wave of unprecedented profitability and popularity, but what of the other companies involved in the gaming phenom’s success?
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Nintendo rocks stock market, outperforms Sony for first time
If you’re even just marginally into video games, you’ll know that Nintendo has been taking all the plaudits over the last year or two thanks to the runaway success of its DS handheld machines and the more-recent Wii console.
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Gundam game is first up for DoCoMo’s Wii-alike motion-sensing phones
When we brought you news on Japan’s latest feature-packed mobile phones yesterday we also promised to look into exactly how the new handsets will make use of their built-in gaming motion sensors.
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