Nintendo November 2006 at The Red Shell

Wii update beefs up Parental Controls

Charles Starrett • November 30 2006 • comments

A small update for the Nintendo Wii was released late last night, which appears to make additions to the Parental Controls. The controls, which were previously active for...Read more

Hitwise: Wii tops iPod, PS3 in searches

Charles Starrett • November 29 2006 • comments

According to a chart of weekly search terms driving traffic to the Shopping & Classifieds category of Hitwise, the Nintendo Wii was the most searched for item during...Read more

600K Wii sold in first week

Charles Starrett • November 28 2006 • comments

Nintendo has revealed that they have sold over 600,000 Wii during the console's first week on the American market. That calculates out to a rate of almost one...Read more

Nintendo: 2 million Wii by year's end

Charles Starrett • November 22 2006 • comments

According to a CNET report, Nintendo plans to bring 2 million Wii consoles to the states by the end of 2006. Nintendo has already said it plans to...Read more

Wii auction prices high despite large launch

Charles Starrett • November 20 2006 • comments

Online auction prices for the Nintendo Wii are in the range of $600, more than double the MSRP of $249. According to a report on iTWire, this is...Read more

Gamers wipe out supply of Nintendo's Wii

Paul Sinclair • November 19 2006 • comments

Did you get yours? The Nintendo Wii finally went on sale today, selling almost completely out across America. The Associated Press reports: "There were enough people in line...Read more

SanDisk making white SD card for Wii

Charles Starrett • November 17 2006 • comments

SanDisk is reportedly working on a line of SD cards to be marketed specifically for the Nintendo Wii. Labeled "SanDisk for Wii," the cards will come in 512MB,...Read more

Publishers happy with Wii value

Charles Starrett • November 16 2006 • comments

Game publishers hold a large sway over the life of a console — third-party support is essential to success. Publishers such as Ubisoft, THQ, Midway, and others are...Read more

DVD-Enabled Wii coming to US in 07

Charles Starrett • November 15 2006 • comments

In the wake of news that Nintendo intends to release a DVD-playing Wii in Japan in 2007, comes news that the model will also be making its way...Read more

Nintendo: $200 million for Wii advertising

Charles Starrett • November 14 2006 • comments

According to a report from Bloomberg, Nintendo intends to spend $200 million on advertising for the Wii over the next year. Television advertisements are set to begin Wed.,...Read more

Taito plans custom controller for Wii

Charles Starrett • November 10 2006 • comments

Taito is planning to release a custom Wii controller for their upcoming bullet train simulator title. The game will be released in Japan next February, and with it...Read more

Wii Popular Science 'best of what's new'

Charles Starrett • November 8 2006 • comments

Popular Science has given the Nintendo Wii a "Grand Award" in their Best of What's New 2006 list. The magazine praises Nintendo's approach of lower graphic quality with...Read more

Target Wii launch estimator online

Charles Starrett • November 6 2006 • comments

A list of Wii consoles available at launch has supposedly been posted online by a Target employee. This list has been turned into a searchable database of stores...Read more

EA CFO Jenson estimates Wii launch

Charles Starrett • November 3 2006 • comments

In an interview with Next Generation, EA CFO Warren Jenson made estimates as to how many Nintendo Wiis and Sony PlayStation 3s would be shipped in 2006. “On...Read more

Nintendo Wii featured on 'South Park'

Charles Starrett • November 2 2006 • comments

The Nintendo Wii was featured on last night's episode of "South Park." The character Eric Cartman attempts cryogenic freeze himself for the three weeks remaining until the console's...Read more

Wii launch, VC titles officially revealed

Charles Starrett • November 1 2006 • comments

Nintendo has taken the wraps off its official launch-window game list as well as the list of games that will be available for the Wii's Virtual Console service...Read more

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