You can’t download Hulu on the Wii or Wii U anymore. Streaming support for both consoles ended in early 2019. In fact, you can’t download any apps on the Wii anymore – its Shop Channel application won’t connect to the internet. However, you can download Hulu on the Nintendo Switch, […]
With 2019 wrapping up, we’re looking back at the last 10 years in gaming. From revered sequels like “Mass Effect 2” to precedent-setting new franchises like “The Last of Us,” the last 10 years are flush with great games. But which are the best of the best? This list of […]
You can’t watch Netflix on a Nintendo Switch, but you can stream content with YouTube, Hulu, and other supported apps. Until January 2019, you could watch Netflix on an original Nintendo Wii, but the service was discontinued that month – although you can still access Netflix via the Wii U […]
Nintendo just released a teaser for a mysterious new device coming to the Nintendo Switch. The teaser shows a circular object that holds the Switch’s Joy-Con gamepads. The object is then used in a variety of different applications that look very similar to Nintendo’s “Wii Fit” exercise software. The Japanese […]
The saga of a 15-year-old Kentucky teen named Dorothy who just wanted to tweet went viral this week. In a series of tweets, Dorothy adopts increasingly strange devices to access Twitter– from a Nintendo 3DS, to a Nintendo Wii U, to an LG Smart Refrigerator – as revealed by the […]
Nintendo’s known for classic game characters that power its killer library of video games. The company isn’t known for creating bleeding-edge hardware. There’s a good reason for that, apparently: “We don’t only chase trends in technology,” Nintendo hardware lead Ko Shiota said in a recent investor Q&A. “We think about […]
Antonio Romero Monteiro has more video games than anyone else in the world, according to the Guinness World Records group. With more than 20,000 games, Monteiro has full collections of entire game libraries – including the Nintendo GameCube, Wii, and many more. Given how many games Monteiro has, he’s got […]
Nintendo is beloved for its iconic gaming characters, and the games they star in are blockbuster hits. The “Super Mario Bros.” and “Legend of Zelda” gaming franchises are two of Nintendo’s best sellers. But a third, unexpected franchise is actually Nintendo’s most important: “Mario Kart.” Like Mickey Mouse is to […]
Nintendo’s Wii console is going to drop support for Netflix in January. With over 100 million sold, the Nintendo Wii is one of the most popular game consoles ever released. The end of Netflix functionality on the Wii coincides with a larger sunsetting of Wii online services in January 2019. […]
In just 10 short months, the Nintendo Switch has sold more units than the Wii U’s entire five-year lifetime on the market. The hybrid console’s popularity has even surpassed Nintendo’s original sales target, with close to 15 million units sold since March 2017. As this chart by Statista shows, the […]
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Nintendo clearly has a hit on its hands with its new Switch console. As we can see in this chart from Statista, initial sales of the video game machine, which the Japanese company launched in March, are not only outpacing its last console, the woeful Wii-U, but also the fabled […]
Nintendo’s newest console is its fastest-selling of all-time, besting even the Nintendo Wii. The console has sold nearly 5 million units in the United States alone since launching in March. Nintendo had to revise its estimates upward for first year sales targets, from 10 to 14 million. Nintendo’s got an […]
Through a licensing deal with the chip manufacturer Nvidia, Nintendo is bringing major Wii and GameCube games to Android. The games are available through only the Nvidia Shield console and will be available “soon.” It’s unclear whether the games will be available on Android or iPhone in other parts of […]
The Mickey Mouse of video games, Super Mario himself, is approaching a major milestone this year: His first major game, “Super Mario Bros.,” turns 35 in September. In the decades since that first game, Mario has gone on to become an international icon with the starring role in dozens of […]
The 50 best games of all time are a surprisingly diverse list of games spanning decades of consoles. There are iconic household names, cult classics, and forgotten gems. Did your favourite game make the list? Let’s find out. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. There are dozens of ways […]
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