"wii" news, interviews, and features

News about wii

• Nintendo shutters TVii video service for Wii U

  Users could use game pads to control video content, but TVii had few fans

• Nintendo sticks to its console guns despite Wii U flop

  Nintendo believes the future is bright for video game consoles

• Nintendo cuts Wii U price, debuts 2DS handheld

  The 2DS has a new slate style form factor and loses the 3D capabilities of its predecessor

• Nintendo President: Lack of games hurting Wii U, but more titles coming

  The company promised more titles in the second half of 2013, a day after saying the console had not met sales targets

• Nintendo to combine portable, home console dev teams

  The Japanese gamemaker will reorganize its hardware development for the first time in nine years

• Nintendo's Japanese launch of Wii U may be lagging original Wii

  The company says both sold out so comparisons don't make sense, but data shows the Wii had a better launch in Japan

Features about wii

• Yes Reggie, Wii Netflix without HD is a problem

  Nintendo president says Wii's inability to display HD streaming Netflix content is 'no loss,' but is he being too dismissive?