Mario Kart Wii is being "rebuilt for PC," but the project's AI vibe coding instantly soured many Nintendo fans on the project "The first static recompilation of a Wii game" isn't going over well GamesRadar · Jul 23
Mario Kart Wii recompiled for PC using AI, with 4K potential and uncapped frame rates — 'first static recompilation of a Wii game' supports over 200 tracks thanks to Retro Rewind compatibility Mario Kart Wiicompiled, a claimed 'first static recompilation of a Wii game,' is scheduled to be released in August. Tom’s Hardware · Jul 17
The Mii I made is still with me, and this is why Nintendo's design endures From Wii Sports to Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, the timeless appeal of Miis explained. Creative Bloq · Apr 16
Xbox co-creator is more interested in Switch 3 than Project Helix because Nintendo hardware is "at least really interesting and cool, even when it fails" "Even Wii U was interesting and cool," Seamus Blackley argues GamesRadar · Apr 14
‘Everything is magenta’: This wild hack got Mac OS X Cheetah working on a Nintendo Wii, and I can’t quite believe it A programmer got Mac OS X Cheetah working on a Nintendo Wii, solving myriad problems along the way. TechRadar · Apr 10
Resident Evil Requiem is Nintendo's best since the GameCube era, as our retrospective reveals Resident Evil's history on Nintendo hardware has been one of innovations and limitations, including Requiem. Creative Bloq · Feb 25
Don't get too excited over Nintendo's mysterious "Nintendo Switch 2: Wii Remote" page – it's probably just a glitch, with the same controller also listed for the long-dead 3DS A girl can dream, right? GamesRadar · Feb 6
Retro gamer resurrects Nintendo Wii Food Channel, uses Wii console to order Domino’s Pizza — the WiiLink project is the magic ingredient Nintendo's 20-year-old Wii console is still useful for making online Domino’s Pizza orders in the U.S. and Canada. Tom’s Hardware · Jan 24
A Nintendo Wii-like console that's giving the PS5 and Xbox Series X a run for their money wants to succeed where the Mario maker failed: "We are standing on a giant’s shoulder" "they only buy Wii Fit, Wii Sports and not many others… that’s a bit of a problem" GamesRadar · Dec 19, 2025
Nintendo finally wins Wii Remote legal battle after 15 years, potentially earning $8 million in "remarkable" court ruling manufacturer has already appealed – so please hold for another 15 years Fingers crossed, Nintendo GamesRadar · Dec 18, 2025
Red Dead Redemption 2 overtakes Mario Kart 8 as the 4th best-selling video game of all time, boasting 79 million sales Placing it right behind Wii Sports GamesRadar · Nov 7, 2025
Metroid games ranked, worst to best We're ranking the highs and lows of Nintendo's venerable sci-fi series to find the best Metroid games of all time. Space · Jun 24, 2025
Metroid games in order: Chronological and release As we prepare for the arrival of Metroid Prime 4, here's the complete timeline of the entire Metroid series, in both chronological and release order. Space · May 1, 2025
2006 Nintendo Wii hacked to run Infected Systems' blog — uses open-source NetBSD Alex Haydock is running his blog on an old Nintendo Wii using NetBSD — an open-source Unix-like operating system. It's a publicly accessible blog and the experiment is "ongoing." Tom’s Hardware · Apr 22, 2025
GamesRadar · Apr 15, 2025 After 1 hour of trying the Switch 2's motion controls, I'm convinced Nintendo is finally ready to give us more Wii remasters Metroid Prime 4: Beyond and more Switch 2 games have me convinced that we'll see the best Wii games on Nintendo's new console soon
GamesRadar · Feb 1, 2025 How do the Nintendo Switch's launch games compare to those of NES, SNES, N64, Gamecube, Wii and Wii U? Feature | Looking back on the history of Nintendo's day one console releases to see how the Switch's measure up to the legacy
GamesRadar · Jan 22, 2025 Analysts predict Switch 2 might struggle with attracting mainstream buyers for the same reason Wii U failed: "I can imagine 'normies' being a bit confused" Oh, awesome, another portable handheld device!
GamesRadar · Jan 19, 2025 Nintendo Switch 2 could be more like the Wii U than you realize, and I'd say that's a good thing Here's how the Nintendo Switch 2 could embrace Wii U and 3DS games using its new top USB-C port to provide dual-screen functionality.
T3 · Jan 16, 2025 Nintendo's retro classic returns over 30 years after landmark original –ahead of Switch 2's rumoured reveal Donkey Kong Country Returns HD is on Nintendo Switch – 15 years since the Wii's reimagining and 31 years since the SNES classic
TechRadar · Jan 14, 2025 Donkey Kong Country Returns HD review: definitive but derivative Donkey Kong Country Returns HD is the definitive version of a great platformer that finally brings the best of the Wii and 3DS versions into one. But the lack of new stuff makes it a hard sell as a full-priced Nintendo Switch game.
GamesRadar · Nov 6, 2024 Days after Wii U gem Xenoblade Chronicles X was finally announced for Switch, Nintendo says the JRPG series has seen roughly 500% growth on Switch vs 3DS and Wii U Xenoblade has sold over 7 million copies on Switch
Tom’s Hardware · Nov 4, 2024 Nintendo Wii turned into a sleeper gaming PC, complete with GameCube ports — powered by AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS and Radeon 680M graphics YouTuber takes a Nintendo Wii with a broken disc drive and turns it into a sleeper mini PC build.
GamesRadar · Aug 1, 2024 Zelda: Ocarina of Time's fastest speedrun just got its first new route in 3 years, but nobody's sure if wrapping a Wii U gamepad in a rubber band is cheating The Wii U comeback we all deserve is here
The Hindu · May 3, 2024 Pellets of Nilgiri tahrs collected during survey to be sent for molecular analysis, DNA repository The first synchronised estimation of the Nilgiri tahrs in Tamil Nadu and parts of Kerala, which concluded on May 1, will generate DNA repository of the mountain ungulate, besides shedding latest data on its population
Android Central · Feb 17, 2024 Why the Nintendo Wii could be reborn on the Meta Quest 3 Between a surge in 2000s nostalgia and a need for mainstream attention, Meta's Quest 3 is a perfect platform to bring back the Wii era and its motion-controlled magic.