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Ok, I’ll be honest, best I can suss out from the press release is that Thrusmaster’s T-Freestyle NW gaming board is a piece of wood with rubber bumpers that works in concert with the Wii Balance Board to produce a RIDE like experience for current and soon to be released Wii snowboarding and skateboarding games.  And I don’t know what Rolling Motion Board technology is, but whatever ‘koolaid’ Thrustmaster’s marketing team is cooking up I want a sip of it.

It’s crafted of genuine maple and launches this holiday season (end of November) for $29.99. …Continue reading: Thrustmaster Intros Budget Friendly RIDE Experience

Buy.com, via Ebay has the DJ Hero Bundle with Turntable For Nintendo Wii for $89.99 + free shipping = $89.99 shipped! This game includes a turntable, game and all the fun in the world to make you into a super star DJ like PJ! …Continue reading: DJ Hero Bundle with Turntable For Nintendo Wii – $90 Shipped

It’s always pretty interesting to see other things besides the Wii get controlled via Wiimote.  Some have hooked it to Airsoft guns or what have you, but today I’ve dug up a little something interesting.

Thanks to the Casmobot lawn mower, developed by scientists at the University of Southern Denmark, you can now use your Wiimote to tackle lawn chores.

The mower is synced to the Wiimote with Bluetooth, and allows you to not only steer the device, but also engage the cutting action (just tilt the Wiimote forward) or set the device on autopilot where it makes passes inside a previously established zone.

The grass cutting equivalent of a Roomba is a sweet enough idea, but tying it to your Wiimote?  Now that’s just entertaining!  Plus, for all the kids in the audience, next time mom and dad get all bent out of shape about your gaming time, just tell them you’re getting in practice for lawn mowing season. …Continue reading: Casmobot Lawnmower Controlled With A Wiimote (video)

What will probably rank as the weirdest Wii controller yet, teen mothers and nanny’s alike will flock to this new “Baby & Me” controller.  The controller is essentially a small doll that features a loading slot for a Wii remote.

Capable of tracking feeding, playing, and excessive shaking motions, I’m sure it will also work well with Wii Bowling.  I bet there are some sickos out there that are wondering if this controller is compatible with the microwave one.

Whatever the case…creepy.

No word yet on price or availability.

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Remember just a year ago, when Wiis were almost impossible to find in stores and you could make a pretty fair chunk of cash by selling one of these hot little properties on eBay?  Well, a year makes a pretty huge difference, and now, there’s a Wii in most every home that wants one.  Of course, this has posed a whole new problem for Nintendo.

The company that could do no wrong just this time last year, is now facing–get this–a forty percent drop in quarterly revenues, and no immediate indication that things will get better.

Admittedly, there were only so many units they could ever sell, period–who really needs TWO Wiis?–but Nintendo exec Satoru Iwata thinks he’s got the answer: it’s all about the games.  People are starting to realize that there aren’t a whole lot of good, high-demand games for their system.  After all, you can only play so many Wario Ware titles before you start to lose the point.

But I’m with him on that one–the Wii needs more games. And not just big mini-game collections, either, but actual GAMES.  They’ve got a great platform, if only they’d do something with it.

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Dell Home has the best and badest price for the Nintendo Wii Console.  It includes a Wiimote, Nunchuck, Wii Sports Disk and necessary AV plugs.  It’s …Continue reading: Nintendo Wii Console – $180 Shipped

Sometime early next month Netflix Streaming will arrive on the PS3.  Now, word on rumor street is that the service is coming to the Nintendo Wii.  Reports say that they’re in the testing phase, while other industry insiders say that Nintendo will wait until next year when they launch an HD version of their console, perhaps to offer the full potential of Netflix streaming.

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According to CVG, Amazon UK has already slashed the price of the Black Nintendo Wii before it even hit their shelves on November 6th.  The original price was £179.99 and now it’s being offered for £164.99 and bundled with a copy of Wii Sports Resort.  Live in the US?  Are you still jealous?

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Amazon has a preorder special on the highly anticipate DJ Hero Bundle with Turntable video game for the Xbox, Nintendo Wii and PS3/2.  It’s $118.99 – $10 coupon (DJHERO10) + free shipping = $108.99 shipped! This game include a turntable, the game and a gaming experience like no other.

You’ll also receive a $10 coupon good towards your next video game purchase at Amazon …Continue reading: DJ Hero Bundle with Turntable – $109 Shipped

The Black Wii might not ever make it to the US, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get in on the monochrome action.  Starting November 16th Nintendo (and all its retailers) will offer a black Wii Remote with Motionplus for $50 and a black Wii Nunchuk, sold separately, for $20.  Damn Nintendo, talk about being a prick tease.

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