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Last month, when a combination of overly stringent DRM and aging hardware trapped $400+ of my purchased downloadable games on my old Wii, I promised I would give an update on the results of Nintendo’s ...

In much the same way as with Wii Sports, it’s easy to overlook the importance and longevity of Nintendo Land for the Wii U. Most reviews I have read talk about it more as a tech demo than a game you ...

Nintendo has sold hundreds of millions of video games across its four-plus decades in the industry. No game has sold more ...

If my family's buying habits are any indication, the Nintendo Wii is more popular in 2010 than I ever imagined. I started with CNET reviewing laptops in 2009. Now I explore wearable tech, VR/AR, ...

Now, before I start talking about why my Wii has been collecting dust, let me just make this clear: I have been a fan of Nintendo products since the 1980s. And each new Nintendo console typically ...

Mine was an Amiga 500, in 1989. The 'Screen Gems' pack, bundled with Shadow Of The Beast 2, Back To The Future 2 and the game that terrified me for years, Nightbreed. For my brother, a hand-me-down ...

Parents: Wii U is the best choice for family gaming! The console wars between the PS4 and the XBOX ONE currently dominate the gaming media. It occurs to me, however, that parents might make their ...

Downloading Nintendo’s massive, day-one Wii U firmware update took over an hour, but the length of time didn’t bother me. I would finally be able to transfer the Virtual Console games I bought for the ...

The very young, like the very old, rely on stability in their world and are resistant to change. That must explain why my 9-year-old son continues to play with his Nintendo GameCube, even though we ...

Wii Sports Club proves that, almost eight years later, pantomiming sports gestures in your living room is still fun. Featuring online-enabled and MotionPlus-enhanced versions of the five original Wii ...

Meara covers streaming service news for CNET. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in journalism. When she's not writing, she likes to dote over her cat, sip black coffee ...