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Here’s another cheap offer if you get to the site soon enough. Meritline is offering a white “Remote Controller Steering Wheel for Nintendo Wii” for 75 cents (US$0.75) and free shipping if you are one of the firs 700 buyers today (Monday, March 15, 2010). Even if you are not… Continue Reading »

This is one of those instances where the name has it spot-on. The BOSS is, indeed, a big oversized super shell. And in a good way. This relatively inexpensive and colorful shell adds life and comfort to the rather bland WiiMote. The design is certainly intended for horizontal use and,… Continue Reading »

Check out the gallery: BOSS Controller Shell for Wii Photos

The combination of flight-sim and arcade action makes for an odd little anti-war wargame that also happens to be the best air combat sim currently on the Wii. It has its troubles, none of which should deter you if you’ve been pining for quality dogfighting action since finishing Blazing Angels.… Continue Reading »

New Super Mario Bros Wii exudes games of olde, melding the best aspects of pretty much every Mario-based platformer ever made and then some. But it’s more than just a jumpastic, coin gathering platformer. It’s a speed trek through gaming nostalgia that pretty much any gamer will enjoy. Continue Reading »

Check out the gallery: New Super Mario Bros. Wii screen shots and art

I’ll start off by saying that Deep Silver got the name of this one right. That mountain sure is cursed. Most of this game’s personality comes from the mountain. It’s oppressive in some ways, but rewarding. As you stand at the bottom and look up at the peaks, you can’t… Continue Reading »

Gamertell got some face time with the art director of Madden 10 for the Wii, Tim Spangler. Tim has worked on pretty much every EA sports title, but this is the first title he worked on from start to finish. According to Spangler, new Wii-only features will be highlighted in… Continue Reading »

At the 2009 Electronics Entertainment Expo, Square Enix debuted a playable demo of the latest chapter in its Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles series titled The Crystal Bearers for Wii. In the demo, I was able to experience Layle’s mysterious abilities in an assortment of different environments. During battles, players will… Continue Reading »

It’s good to see someone working on games for those who are disabled in some way. The Singapore M.I.T. Gambit Game Lab’s main goal is to make games that can be distributed globally from the start instead of producing games from one continent, then later translating them for other continents.… Continue Reading »

Product: dreamGear’s Wii Dual Glow Sabers (aka Dual Glow Lightsabers for Wii) Price: $34.99 Rating: One thumb sideways, one thumb down; 67/100; D+; * 1/2 out of five. Pros: You get two in one package. Light construction does not interfere with motion. Hilt is very shiny. Cons: Does not make… Continue Reading »

Check out the gallery: dreamGear's Dual Glow Lightsabers for Wii

Product: 4x Quad Charge Station for WiiMotes Price: $44.99 Rating: One thumb up, one thumb sideways; 80/100; B-; * * * out of five. Pros: Charges four WiiMotes at once, removable power cable, looks pretty cool and works well. Cons: No wrist strap slots, difficult to read charge status LEDs… Continue Reading »