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Gamertell Review: Snakebyte’s Premium Remote XL+ rechargeable controller for Wii

Simply put, Snakebyte’s Premium Remote XL+ resolves pretty much all the major issues you might have with your Wii Remote Controller: MotionPlus is built in, it is rechargeable using a standard USB cable and a Sync button is on the outside instead of inside the battery case. But should you buy it? Click through to find out…

Gamertell Review: FlingSmash with Wii Remote Plus

Nintendo marketed this game the wrong way. Instead of being sold as “FlingSmash with Wii Remote Plus inside!” it should instead have sold it as “Wii remote Plus with free game (FlingSmash)!”

This game is kinda cute and will kill a few minutes while you test your Wii Remote Plus (or your Wii MotionPlus attachments on your older WiiMote) but the controller is the real reason to buy this game. Click through to find out why…

Nintendo hit with patent suit regarding multiple Wii attachments

A lawsuit filed against Nintendo by IA Labs accuses the company of patent infringement with nearly every Wii controller or attachment of the current console generation.

Listed in the suit are the Nintendo Wii, Wii Fit, Wii Fit Plus, the Wii Balance Board, Wii Remote (aka WiiMote), Wii Wheel, Wii MotionPlus, Wii Nunchuck and Wii Zapper. (Seems the only thing IA Labs isn’t alleging Nintendo took from them is Super Mario.

Gamertell Review: James Cameron’s Avatar: The Game for Wii

James Cameron’s Avatar The Game is unique among movie tie-ins in that, rather than basing it on the movie, it appears to be based on the trailer. Or maybe just the one sheet or concept drawings. I don’t know but if you buy this expecting to play through the rather thrilling adventure that is Avatar, prepare to be disappointed.

Miyamoto says next Wii might be more wee

In an interview with Popular Mechanics, gaming legend Shigeru Miyamoto talked about what he feels will be the natural evolution of the Wii and its various control devices.

They have the technology. They can rebuild it and make it better, cuter and, yes, smaller than before…

Penguin releases three Wii MotionPlus bundle kits

We all enjoy the Wii action and sport games for their realistic feel, well Penguin Unlimited, maker of some great gaming accessories, is coming out with three different bundle packs that utilize the MotionPlus accessory. The bundles include Samurai Sword, Golf Club, and Tennis add ons.

Gamertell Review: Wii Sports Resort for Wii

Wii Sports Resort may at times come off like a tech demo for the new Wii MotionPlus accessory, but is there anything wrong with that? By offering nearly 1:1 motion capturing, reflecting motions in a 3D space, the Wii MotionPlus brings a level of control to your WiiMote that simply wasn’t possible before. And that brings games to your Wii that weren’t this fun before. And yet, it’s not the Wii MotionPlus that makes Wii Sports Resort so great.

No surprises here: Wii Sports Resort sells 500k in only eight days

Holy Guacamole – we all knew that Nintendo’s newest first party offering, Wii Sports Resort, was going to do well. But 500,000 copies in eight days? Especially when the game in question is really an excuse to launch the Wii Motion Plus add-on? Wow. According to 1Up, the figures translate to about one copy sold every 1.5 seconds. Wow again.

E3 2009: Hands on with Wii Sports Resort

Nintendo’s booth was a happening place at this year’s E3 (well, it usually is…), with tons of showgoers looking to get their hands on games like New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Wii Fit Plus, Sin and Punishment 2, Zelda: Spirit Tracks, and the big N’s awesome sequel to Wii Pack in Wii Sports. Wii Sports Resort was truly like the original game on steroids – using Wii Motion Plus, the new games are infinitely more accurate and skill-based, without sacrificing that essential Wii Sports accessibility.

E3 2009: The three-way fight for ultimate motion control in games

The press conferences for the Big Three – Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft – put at least partial rest to months of speculation, rumors and artist renderings of supposed motion control devices being released by each company. The good news is that all three were able to perform live demonstrations of the technology. But, the question more »