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Nintendo Apologizes After Wii Fit 'Fat' Comment

Eating disorders among teens are on the rise, and as such, you don't need to make them think they are obese unnecessarily, do you? Criticism has arisen, and Nintendo has been forced to apologize, after its Wii Fit game called a ten-year-old "fat."

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AMD Unveils GAME!, to Simplify Consumer Choice of Gaming PC Hardware

On Monday AMD unveiled GAME!, its new initiative designed to make it easy for consumers to choose components for gaming systems.

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Wii Fit Launches in U.S. In One Store; Full Launch On 5/21

On Monday Nintendo officially launched the Wii Fit. Much like the premier of some movies, however, it's only being launched at one location: the Nintendo World store in New York City. Other retailers will start selling the Fit on Wednesday.

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Wii Fit: Gaming Your Way to Fitness

Video games, such as Wii Fit, designed to provide a workout are becoming big business.

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Preview WiiWare’s first batch of games

From 20th May onwards, a whole host of brand-new, creative games from developers across Europe and the rest of the globe become available through Nintendo’s new download service: WiiWare.

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Xbox 360 Sales Beat Wii And PS3

Xbox 360 worlds most gamer equipment is now the top video game seller beating Wii and PS3 in the number of equipments sold.

in us again the company made 10 million sales so that's a great achievement said Microsoft. The company even though there is a lot of compition from both wii and ps3 according to Microsoft.

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Sony Releases Playstation PS3 Firmware 2.35 Update

Sony released the Sony PS3 firmware 2.35. The release notes of firmware 2.35 just say: "Some PS3 software standards, work to improve stability".

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WiiWare arrives in Europe

The opportunity to create the next groundbreaking video game for Wii has well and truly arrived for developers as WiiWare hits Europe, launching on 20 May 2008. Developers, no matter how big or small, will be able to create exciting new downloadable games to be sold through the Wii Shop Channel. Changing the way developers create Wii games and players access them, WiiWare will make it possible for smaller, creative titles to take centre stage.

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Dell to Dump Its XPS Gaming Line in Favor of Alienware

I have to admit, when Dell bought Alienware in 2006, bringing a premier line of gaming PCs into the fold, the move didn't seem to make all that much sense, as Dell already had its XPS gaming PC line. Now it seems that Dell agrees that it doesn't need both lines.

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Pitfall Harry Returns, Heads To Wii

Oh Harry. Dear, dear Pitfall Harry. It's been ages... how ya doing? The last time I ran into you, it was on the Xbox, and you weren't looking too good. Looks like Activision has been secretly planning an escapade onto the Wii for you, as they just confirmed it to us today. Pitfall: The Big Adventure, being developed by Edge of Reality, is currently trekking along for a yet-to-be-disclosed Fall 2008 date.

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No Virtual Console this week, WiiWare is here

Sorry, Virtual Console fans looking for your May 12th fix, you'll find nothing but heartbreak today. Due to the fact that Nintendo's new WiiWare service is launching today, the VC is "taking a break", and shall return next week. "But..what the hell is WiiWare? I wants my VC games!", you say? Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing says regarding the new service:

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Nintendo launches WiiWare: an open playground for creativity

Nintendo's Wii console has already changed the way people play games. Now its new WiiWare service decisively tears down limitations for how developers create games - and the way people receive them.

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