Most gamers are likely familiar with the term "shovelware," but here's what it refers to, and why the Nintendo's WII console ...

Projects like this one have resulted in native ports of beloved retro games for modern platforms, including Android.

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Mario Kart 8, Bayonetta, and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild are all among the best Nintendo Wii U games ever made.

The Casuals For the first time in more than a decade, Nintendo has shipped a console with a pack-in included. The title is Wii Sports and it's actually a compilation of five games designed from the ...

The Wii U is good for Nintendo lovers and great for families, but hold out for the Switch, the Wii U's imminent successor. I started with CNET reviewing laptops in 2009. Now I explore wearable tech, ...

'Wii Party' has become a staple of multiplayer hangouts.

If 2021 was the year of the Game Boy Advance renaissance, then 2022 is the year of the Wii. At this point, the Nintendo Switch has outsold the Wii, but it still doesn’t feel like the Switch is as ...

The original Nintendo Wii was not a big console, per se, but you could never hope to fit one in your pocket. Or…could you? As it turns out, console modders [Wesk] and [Yveltal] reckon they have found ...

For years, the Wii U was largely considered a massive failure. And in a lot of ways, it still is. But as time passed since it was first released in 2012, it became easier to see how the console was ...

I started with CNET reviewing laptops in 2009. Now I explore wearable tech, VR/AR, tablets, gaming and future/emerging trends in our changing world. Other obsessions include magic, immersive theater, ...

Ten years ago today, Nintendo released the Wii U—an awkward but endearing console with a tablet-like game controller. Although it sold poorly compared to its smash-hit predecessor, Nintendo’s quirky ...