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Iwata: Wii Music Didn't Reach Potential [Wii Music]
Iwata: Wii Music Didn't Reach Potential [Wii Music]
Wii Music didn't become the breakout hit Nintendo was hoping for. It was a sales disappointment of sorts. Nintendo President Satoru Iwata thinks the software elicits one of two reactions. Nintendo...
Nintendo Wii: The best Channels the console has to offer
Nintendo Wii: The best Channels the console has to offer
obsessable.com — Nice list of the best Wii Channels available for the console. (more) Nintendo Wii: The best Channels the console has to offer
   Wii-Mote mod tutorial part 1: Making BASE
Wii-Mote mod tutorial part 1: Making BASE
dhreck.com — As promised: a guide that should answer most questions and hopefully help you make my competition. This article has been split into two parts: Part 1 (posted below) deals with the making of a trimmed down Wii-mote base that can act as a starting ... (more) Wii-Mote mod tutorial part 1: Making BASE
New Nintendo Wii Accessory Now Available
New Nintendo Wii Accessory Now Available
mmdnewswire.com — New Nintendo Wii Accessory Now Available FunChuks in 6 Colors (MMD Newswire) February 5, 2009 - - Logic3 is launching 6 colored Nunchuk Mini's, the latest in its popular range of Nintendo Wii accessories. The Nunchuk Mini's are the ideal way to ... (more) New Nintendo Wii Accessory Now Available
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Nintendo: Yeah, Wii Music wasn’t so great, we know
CrunchGear — ... Nintendo Wii, which her husband gave her for Christmas so he can ignore her, and she’ll say something like, “Oh, it’s wonderful. I love the Wii Fit, and the Wii Bowling is so much fun!” Ask a “gamer” what he thinks of the Wii and you’ll get something like, “Maybe if Nintendo would stop releasing shovelware I’d turn it on for the first time since 2006, wtf.” What do we mean by “shovelware”? Try Wii Music, which, as Nintendo king Satoru Iwata recognized last week, “is a software that elicits largely two extremely different reaction ...

Iwata: Wii Music "has not achieved its true potential"
(Obsolete Feed) — ... didn't seem to catch on in quite the way that the company expected it to. While the game was entertaining for the first play session or two, it didn't have the lasting appeal or challenge that many gamers were hoping for. During a recent financial results briefing (translated via Kotaku), Nintendo president Satoru Iwata admitted to some of the game's shortcomings, though he hasn't abandoned hope just yet. ...

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