Editor's note: Erik argues that the Wii Remote's less-than-1:1 accuracy is the reason for its mainstream success, and a necessary stepping stone on the way to Sony's Move and Microsoft's Natal.

A white Wii Remote on gray background - SU HSUN/Shutterstock We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The Nintendo Wii was a revolution when it released all the way back in 2006, ...

Nintendo's Wii hardware crossed the finish line in third place in September, reportedly selling only 254,000 units in that month in North America compared to 312,000 PlayStation 3 units and 484,000 ...

The Nintendo Wii remote is iconic in its simplicity. It’s designed in a way that manages to successfully blend motion controls with more conventional buttons. Thanks to how approachable Nintendo made ...

In what is undoubtedly an attempt to steal the wind from Sony's sails on the PlayStation Move, Nintendo has revealed that it's sold more than 65.3 million Wii Remotes in the U.S. alone. Don Reisinger ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. While much of the attention at Nintendo's Japanese press briefing last night was focused on the upcoming 3DS handheld, there was news of the company's ...

Leaked internal emails from Nintendo have been published showing mockup images of the controller for the original Wii. Kotaku earlier reported on the leak. The emails are from around 2005, the year ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you're interested in any of these hacks, know that some of them are serious DIY projects, and none are plug-and-play. You can achieve all ...

Fremont, Calif., - Penguin United has announced that it has launched its new ElectroFlow Induction Charger for Nintendo Wii. The ElectroFlow Charger, which is compatible with Wii Motion Plus, uses ...

Back in 2006, Nintendo's Wii console broke new ground when it came to using motion-based controls in video games thanks to its then-unique wand-like remote. Now we're getting a rare look at an ...

The original revolutionary remote that was bundled with the Wii video game system. This remote features a directional pad, a [1]-button, a [2]-button, a large [A] button on the front below the ...