The Nintendo Wii was one of the best-selling consoles of all time, and the most popular home console of its generation. Seeing as it's about 20 years old, it's no wonder so many not-so-young adults ...

A white Wii Remote on gray background - SU HSUN/Shutterstock We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The Nintendo Wii was a revolution when it released all the way back in 2006, ...

Anyone who's been a gamer for long enough remembers "the waggling years," the period in the seventh generation of video game consoles in which everyone wanted to make motion controls happen. Naturally ...

The Nintendo Wii remote is iconic in its simplicity. It’s designed in a way that manages to successfully blend motion controls with more conventional buttons. Thanks to how approachable Nintendo made ...

Ever since Jonathan first laid his eyes on level 1-1 in Super Mario Bros., he has been hooked on all things video games. A self-proclaimed Nintendo nerd, Jonathan has owned every single Nintendo ...

Editor's note: Erik argues that the Wii Remote's less-than-1:1 accuracy is the reason for its mainstream success, and a necessary stepping stone on the way to Sony's Move and Microsoft's Natal.

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Leaked internal emails from Nintendo have been published showing mockup images of the controller for the original Wii. Kotaku earlier reported on the leak. The emails are from around 2005, the year ...

With a television remote-style controller that tracked the motion of a player's hands in real time, the Nintendo Wii was unlike any console before it. Designed to get players moving their body, ...

For the first time, two video games will use a cover to actually hide buttons on the Wii Remote. “Elmo’s A-to-Zoo Adventure” and “Cookie’s Counting Carnival” games from Sesame Street will use the ...

Rebecca O'Bern, MFA, is a writer, singer, and musician with a passion for video game music. Her work is featured in Game Rant, Passport to Wall Street, and Notre Dame Review. She resides in ...