A console launch doesn’t make or break a system, but it’s still important. A fumbled launch can paint a system as the “loser” of a generation, while a strong one can write its name in the stars.

The original Nintendo Wii was already a compact game console, but over the years, hardware engineers have found ways to shrink it into smaller and smaller designs. Now, we may have finally hit the ...

The Nintendo Wii represents a bold new direction for the company, one that came as somewhat of a surprise. The integration of a motion-sensitive controller combined with the decision to go with a ...

And Wii Fit, a video game ostensibly about health, was a logical progression of Nintendo’s fitness games. But sometimes, good intentions aren’t enough.

From the system's first unveiling at E3 2011 to Thursday's final announcement of launch details, Nintendo has been releasing information about its next home console, the Wii U, in bits and pieces ...

The Wii U is good for Nintendo lovers and great for families, but hold out for the Switch, the Wii U's imminent successor. I started with CNET reviewing laptops in 2009. Now I explore wearable ...

The best Wii games still hold a special place in our hearts in 2025, thanks to all the inventive motion control fun they offer. When the console first launched in 2006, many of the releases really ...

But which Wii does it better? The Wii U. Easily. Although ZombiU, going off the demo Ive played thus far, anyway, doesnt entirely feel like a bona fide mega-ton system-seller in its own right, it ...

On the Wii U the Mii acts as both your avatar in games, and as the representation of your user account — the console allows up to 12 users on a single device, and you log in to your own Mii when ...

The Wednesday letters page wants new Fallout games set in different countries, as one reader hopes for the return of Watch Dogs.

Wii Sports is a successful showpiece for Nintendo's new hardware and a fantastic means to get non-gamers talking about Wii. Not all of the games are spectacular.