GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. While much of the attention at Nintendo’s Japanese press briefing ...

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 ...

You might be surprised to know that your Nintendo Wii remote control has a small accelerometer that, until recently, research physicists paid good money to purchase. But the increasing widespread use ...

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.

In what is undoubtedly an attempt to steal the wind from Sony's sails on the PlayStation Move, Nintendo has revealed that it's sold more than 65.3 million Wii Remotes in the U.S. alone. Don Reisinger ...

Nintendo will be releasing its Wii Remote Plus controller stateside on November 7, either on its own for $39, or as part of a Red Super Mario Bros-themed console bundle for $199. Nintendo's ...

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 ...

Allows for 1:1 movement onscreen for Wii games that support it; bundled with some titles. Another accessory to buy; makes Wii remote longer; won't work with older Wii games. Bottom line: Wii ...

The Wii Remote MotionPlus was an adapter that later became its own controller. 712px-Wiimote-with-Motionplus-Attach.jpg A Wii Remote with the MotionPlus adapter. 1503576cv3a.jpg A Wii Remote with the ...

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 ...

The Nintendo Wii, released at the tail end of 2006, was the company's casual-friendly video game console follow-up to the ...