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I have no idea why would anyone want this but nonetheless here it is. Someone decided to stick in his retro Nintendo 64 console in a Wii chassis. In all Wii glory, a lucky person will be able to play all the lovely N64 games on this ‘one of a kind’ Wii64. For added coolness, [...]

 
Nintendo has announced a firmware update to its Wii console. The new update moves to version 3.4 that promises to give USB keyboard support in Mii channel, Enhanced parental controls, improved disc read speed and better read/write speed for SD cards. However, Nintendo’s cunning mind has also decided to pull the plug off the [...]

 
Nintendo has done it again. NPD Group did the honors of revealing the sales figure of all the gaming hardware selling in US. With Wii and DS combined, they managed to sell about 1.2 million units, which is far ahead then all the combined hardware sales of Microsoft and Sony.
Here is the total number [...]

 
This won’t be digested well. Nintendo confirmed with Eurogamer that their DSi will be region locked as compared to the region free nature of previous handheld consoles, DS and GameCube. They say that the region lock is inevitable because “DSi embeds net communication functionality within itself and we are intending to provide net services specifically [...]

 
One of the missed feature if there was any for Wii gamers was the lack of storage space. It has just got 512MB memory and with the size of the console it was practically impossible for them to add some more. So till Nintendo readies its next console sans all the flaws of the 1st [...]

 
We were eyeing the announcement of an updated DS by the end of the year. But Nintendo dropped the bomb early by revealing the camera equipped DSi today in Japan. The new DSi has two 0.3 megapixel cameras – one on the back and the other one on the hinge. It also sports a 3.25-inch [...]

 
What They Play is carrying out a story which claims Nintendo to be working on a Wii successor dubbed as Wii HD, a true successor with HD capability, extra storage space and not a mere refresh. They came to this conclusion after citing various sources from the gaming industry that Nintendo has already shown [...]

 
The biggest rumor to hit this weekend was Nikkei’s claim that Nintendo will reveal the latest avatar of the DS by the end of this year. The new DS is a result of the stiff competition faced by its compatriot PSP which is managing to sell more than DS in the last five months. Updated [...]

 
UPDATE: It turns out to be fake. The distributor’s website has gone kaput.
You may question the authenticity of a website with a domain name like this and bearing semi-professional design but it is indeed true that these guys are the official distributors of Wii and DS in India. Samurai Games India has cracked up a [...]

 
The thing you’re looking at standing besides the Wii console is not the much awaited HDD but in fact a wireless network adapter for Wii and DS. Nothing’s extraordinary over here except you get a router with Nintendo badge on it and three easy to switch modes – Router, Bridge and Auto.
Japanese will be [...]