Friday 12 May 2006
While Wii games such a Mario and Zelda have attracted most of the interest of those attending this year's E3, it's a small collection of tech demos that best displays the potential of the Wii controller.
We managed to get access to the VIP area of the Nintendo stand first thing this morning and so were able to spend some quality time with the Wii remote in hand to begin to learn how to manipulate the controller for the best results.
Available to play were three tech demos
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Nintendo's head of European marketing sheds more light on next-gen device
Feb 28, 2006
After months of speculation, Nintendo finally revealed their top secret Revolution controller at the Tokyo Game Show today. With its TV remote design and motion-sensing functionality, Nintendo looks set to continue apace on its crusade for making gaming accessible to, well, absolutely anyone and everyone.
We managed to speak to Nintendo's Jim Merrick - the man responsible for the company's European marketing - to find out more about the controller, how it will work and where it fits into
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Ninty expects plenty of third-party games on their next-gen console
Feb 28, 2006
Reggie Fils-Aime, sales and marketing boss at Nintendo, has claimed that Revolution will be well supported by non-Nintendo next-gen software, despite the machine's unique controller and often-rumoured lower than PS3 and Xbox 360 specs.
In a presentation to the thrillingly titled UBS Global Media Conference, Nintendo's outsized spokesman revealed that the majority of third-party developers have already reported that they expect to find it "easy to port" their games to Nintendo's new
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See the Tokyo Game Show promo vid for Nintendo's motion-sensing device
Feb 28, 2006
Nintendo's Revolution controller was the talk of the Tokyo Game Show and now you can watch the promotional trailer that shows off the ingenious device.
Although the advert doesn't show any Revolution games, it does provide us with a good idea of what Nintendo has in store for the controller - with the TV remote-style peripheral being used in a variety of ways, including as a virtual baseball bat, fly swat, fishing rod, sword and even a dentist's drill.
Has Nintendo completely lost the plot or
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