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.

Anyone who's been a gamer for long enough remembers "the waggling years," the period in the seventh generation of video game consoles in which everyone wanted to make motion controls happen. Naturally ...

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 receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. While much of the attention at Nintendo’s Japanese press briefing ...

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 ...

Nintendo will be releasing its Wii Remote Plus controller stateside on November 7, either on its own for $39, or as part of a Red Super Mario Bros-themed console bundle for $199. Nintendo's ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nintendo has had to face the unusual problem of thrown (accidentally, for the most part) remotes with its Wii system. Straps have been previously redesigned, but now Nintendo is adding a layer of ...

Netflix's new game, 'Unhinged,' thinks your phone is the next generation of the Wii Remote.

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 ...