All $49.99 Wii games buy 2 get 1 free at Target this week
If you haven’t got any plans for tomorrow (November 1, 2009) and you’ve either got a Wii or have friends with Wiis, you may want to take a quick trip to your local Target. The store is going to have a one week Wii game sale. When you purchase two… Continue Reading »
Family of woman who died during contest to win a Wii awarded $16 million
The Los Angeles Times reports that earlier this week (October 29, 2009) a Sacramento jury awarded $16 million to the family of Jennifer Strange, who died in a ill-fated 2007 radio contest that asked participants to “Hold Your Wee for a Wii.” The mother of three died from water intoxication… Continue Reading »
Swag of the Day: Wooden crate of SqueeBalls
When your friendly neighborhood delivery person (hey Tim) comes to your door with a wooden crate in tow and you didn’t order anything, you know it’s going to be fun. It’s been a while since I’ve received notable swag from game company - I blame the economy - but this… Continue Reading »
Extreme Mouse Makeover: Warren Spector revamps cartoon icon in Epic Mickey
The Nintendo Wii has pulled off quite a coup becoming the exclusive home to a game that promises to change everything you think you know about Mickey Mouse. Disney’s corporate mascot wasn’t always the happy, smiling doormat we’ve come to know him as. When Walt Disney first created him, he… Continue Reading »
Important Importables: 100 interesting games you must import to play
Hey everyone! This is a momentous day for Important Importables. Today marks the 100th column. Who’d have thought, right? Anyways, to celebrate today, I’m listing my 100 all time favorite games that you can only get by importing. These are titles that aren’t available in North America, and you have… Continue Reading »
Rumor Mill: French site claims Wii 2 to feature Blu-ray, available 2010 (updated)
The big rumor of the day is that Nintendo is planning to release the Wii 2 in 2010 and the newer system will include a Blu-ray drive. The rumor comes courtesy of French language site Logic-Sunrise which cites a “very stable source” (at lest that’s how Yahoo’s BableFish translates it).… Continue Reading »
EA’s Peter Moore says disc-less consoles a decade away
The industry seems sharply divided on how much of an impact digital downloading will have on the future of game sales. There has been speculation about whether the next Xbox or PlayStation will even feature any kind of disc drive. EA Sports President Peter Moore doesn’t think it’s time to… Continue Reading »
Gamertell Review: Ju-On: The Grudge for Wii
Ju-On: The Grudge is faulty on many levels but I’m willing to forgive many of them because of the subtitle “Haunted House Simulator” thrown across the box. Have you been to any of the haunted houses that spring up in wooded areas and old schoolhouses at this time of the… Continue Reading »
Miyamoto says next Wii might be more wee
In an interview with Popular Mechanics, gaming legend Shigeru Miyamoto talked about what he feels will be the natural evolution of the Wii and its various control devices. They have the technology. They can rebuild it and make it better, cuter and, yes, smaller than before… Continue Reading »
Penguin releases three Wii MotionPlus bundle kits
We all enjoy the Wii action and sport games for their realistic feel, well Penguin Unlimited, maker of some great gaming accessories, is coming out with three different bundle packs that utilize the MotionPlus accessory. The bundles include Samurai Sword, Golf Club, and Tennis add ons. Continue Reading »
Live Coverage of E3 2009
The Gamertell team brings us live coverage from the E3 Expo.
Important Importables
Jenni Lada brings us information about all of the groovy new gaming imports from around the world.



