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What if the Wii U was launching this November for $350?

The Wii U isn’t having a great time on the market right now. Sales have dropped off to 160,000 per quarter, total units moved are some 6 million short of where the Wii…

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Alienware wants your old consoles in return for $200 off a new PC

Specialist retailers will inevitably try and tempt you into a PS4 or Xbox One purchase next month by offering decent trade in values for your old consoles. But they aren’t the only ones […]

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Wii Mini finally launching in US with Mario Kart for $100

In December last year Nintendo rolled out the Wii Mini. Initially it just looked like a redesigned Wii in a smaller package with a tempting price point of $99.99. Then we found out […]

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A high-speed camera has no chance against GE’s incredible MEMS

Some of the most important inventions are also the simplest; a transistor is just a little device that amplifies and switches electrical power, but it has created the modern world. More specifically,...

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Researchers discover that you shouldn’t text while Mario Karting

As we’ve previously stated, texting while driving is a serious matter. A new (totally legitimate) scientific study has found that the act of texting while driving is unsafe whether or not the reality […]

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Footage of canceled Crash Team Racing reboot leaked

When Crash Team Racing launched on the PlayStation back in 1999 it was met with critical acclaim and review scores averaging a very respectable 88 according to Metacritic. It was the fourth Crash […]

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Nintendo offers Sadness to Wii U owners

The Wii's most famous vaporware is being resurrected for the Wii U.

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Nintendo may end up owing royalties on every Wii sold

Nintendo lost a lawsuit today that could see it forced to pay out many millions in royalties to Dutch electronics company Philips. The reason? A patent owned by Philips relating to motion control […]

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Wii console blamed for RV fire in Colorado Springs

Hands-up anyone who has a Wii console still plugged in sitting next to their TV? My hand is up, but I’m now considering unplugging it from the wall. That’s because a Wii is […]

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Satoru Iwata, Nintendo’s gamer president, has died

He was president of one of the most respected games companies in the world, but in his heart he was a gamer.

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11 inexplicable Nintendo decisions

For all of the genius decisions that the big N has made, there's an equal number that are completely bizarre.

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Zelda: Twilight Princess frame rates worse on Wii U than GameCube

This week Nintendo will be hoping to sell a fair few more Wii U consoles with the launch of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD. It’s a game that was originally released […]

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All of the Nintendo news you could ever want

Check out Geek.com's ongoing guide to Nintendo news, everything you could ever want to know about the classic video game company.

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Kanye West’s Next Album Might Be Nothing But Nintendo Wii Games

We can’t wait to listen to Ye’s take on Tatsunoko vs. Capcom. The post Kanye West’s Next Album Might Be Nothing But Nintendo Wii Games appeared first on Geek.com.

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Nintendo is Allegedly Recalling the Wii U From Major Retailers [Update]

Update 12/21/2016: I was contacted by a representative of Best Buy Canada who told me that Nintendo hasn’t issued a recall of the Wii U. Why there is an apparent shortage or lack […] The post Nintendo...

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The Way Wii Were: Growing Up With Nintendo’s Gaming Phenomenon

Being a Wii-only hardcore gamer is a peculiar, but positive experience. The post The Way Wii Were: Growing Up With Nintendo’s Gaming Phenomenon appeared first on Geek.com.

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Geek’s Favorite Console Launches of All Time

We here at Geek are enjoying all the hype around Nintendo’s Switch at the moment and rightfully so. Caught up in all the excitement we start discussing our favorite consoles over the years. […] The...

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The 50 Greatest Wario Ware Microgames

Wario Ware Gold drops this week, as Nintendo returns Mario’s nemesis to his natural habitat: the world of short attention span microgames that increase in speed and difficulty until your brain dribbles...

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Here’s the Heartwarming Reason Why ‘Just Dance’ Is Still on Nintendo Wii

The rhythm game genre remains a bit dormant after the great boom and bust of Guitar Hero and Rock Band. Harmonix tried its hand at music-themed Kinect games Dance Central and Fantasia while former...

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