Nintendo Wii Review Links

Wii-hab (Petoskey News-Review)

Nintendo Wii is not just for games. First Choice Physical Therapy in Petoskey is using it to help patients with physical rehabilitation.

Nintendo Wii Review: FIFA Soccer 09 All-Play (Blogcritics.org)

A fun pick-up-and-play soccer game for Wii. The FIFA Soccer (Football) franchise from EA Sports has, along with the NHL franchise, been one of my favourites. When I had the opportunity to take a look at FIFA Soccer 09 All-Play for the Nintendo Wii, I jumped at the chance. I’m not really much of a gamer. I play sports games, mostly, and I’m not a big fan of fussy controls, codes,...

Brando’s Nintendo Wii Accessory Roundup Review (The Gadgeteer)

I love gadgets. I love my Wii. Since the release of the Nintendo Wii in November 2006, there has been several gadgets developed to make the whole Wii experience even better. When I found out that Brando stocked many of these accessories, I begged Julie to ask Brando for the opportunity to try some of [...] Filed in categories: Portable and Console Gaming Tagged: Wii Brando’s Nintendo Wii ...

UK spent £1.9bn on games in 2008 (PC Advisor)

More than 82 million games were sold The industry body says the sales, which totaled £1.9bn, were 23 percent higher than the previous year. Of these sales, 20 million were games for the Nintendo Wii, which was a 112 percent rise on the figures for 2007. Meanwhile a further 19.1 million sales were of games for Nintendo's handheld console, the DS.

Wii Video Channel Striking Fear in Japanese TV Industry (1up.com)

Just how powerful is the Wii in Japan? This powerful: The mere announcement of a streaming video channel for the ubiquitous console is already causing some Japanese television executives to quake in their boots. Late in December, Nintendo announced they'd be launching just such a video-on-demand channel for the Wii in Japan this year. They've partnered with Dentsu Inc., a leading ...