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Wiitard accident caught on live TV

Don't you just love live TV? The Home Shopping Network was selling a Wii with a 15 Wiimote accessory pack when the best thing that could have ever happen, happened. The host goes to swing the Wi...
38-in-1 Wii accessory kit is dum... ahhh, what's the point

Crappy peripheral maker Areus Tech had already blown the world away when they revealed they were going to release a whopping 21-piece Wii Remote attachment collection, but they weren't content wi...
Really? Wii Sports Resort, MotionPlus top Amazon sales

Seriously? Are people really beating down doors for the upcoming Wii accessory Wii MotionPlus and the new game Wii Sports Resort? They haven't even played it yet, but somehow the device and game ...
Robocalypse: Beaver Defense coming to WiiWare

Remember that Robocalypse Wii "sequel" rumor we wrote about not too long ago? Well, it was mostly right. Vogster has announced today that it will be bringing Robocalypse: Beaver De...
Woman tries to use Wii as a credit card machine ... fails

Usually, there's nothing funny about a woman abusing her slot, but this one is just too good to pass up. A NeoGAF eyewitness has recounted the tale of how his neighbor -- a poor, unassuming, comp...
WiiWare title Evasive Space lets you point to pilot

[video]114866:890[/video]Evasive Space is a top-down action adventure title where you pilot a spaceship through obsctacles. You're working on a time limit, working to collect items on missions to...
Wii Fit and women leave wake of destruction

I don't know what you think of when you imagine Wii Fit gaming, but I've always pictured a obese woman in ill-fitting sports wear, jumping up and down on a plastic board that can barely take her ...
Hilarious car dealership ad offers savings for hitting homers in Wii Baseball

“SAFE! SAFE! You’re always safe when you choose Hamilton!” Thus begins this priceless car commercial from Hamilton Nissan (Hagerstown, MD) and Hamilton Hyundai (Chambersburg, ...
Another stupid buzzword for the pile: Say hello to 'bridge games'

As if splitting videogames into "hardcore" and "casual" wasn't stupid enough, Nintendo has decided to throw another idiotic and ill-defined buzzword into the ring -- announcin...
Opinion: Why people who whine about review scores are wankers

Nobody likes being disagreed with, and nobody enjoys having something that they like besmirched. However, when it comes to differences of opinion, there is a marked difference between debating th...
The new worst idea for a port ever: Resident Evil Zero Wii Edition

I thought I had seen the worst video game port ever. I was wrong. Today, news hit our internets that this summer, lucky Japanese Wii owners will have the opportunity to buy Resident Evil Zero for...
Web site for Everyone's Pokemon Ranch Wii channel updated: Cute-o-phobes despair

Last year, Nintendo announced an upcoming Wii channel that would allow owners of Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl to transfer their Pokemon from either DS game over to their Wii for purposes of ...
Panasonic works on Wii-proof plasma TVs

It seems that electronics company Panasonic has taken notice of the high number of idiots that can't keep ahold of their Wii Remotes. They could just continue making and selling regular televisio...
Nintendo is demented: Patented diagrams show some awful Wii gimmick ideas

CVG has uncovered some absolutely stunning ideas from Nintendo -- stunning due to just how unbelievably stupid they are. If you thought Nintendo couldn't get lower than The Virtual Boy or R.O.B, ...
If you want to be fit, Wii won't cut it

Not yet, at least. We hear so much about how the Nintendo Wii's wand wiggling could benefit a player's physical fitness, but a new study says that it may not benefit us as much as we originally ...
Weekend Destructainment: All Your Base Are Belong to Us!

First off, yes, this video is old. I've never seen it before and it has never graced Destructoid though, so it's perfectly OK for me to post this! Anyway, mainstream media had made a startling d...
The Wii is dangerous: More dangerous than stupid doctors?

We've all heard about how dangerous videogames are from a variety of crackpots who vilify their violent content and penchant for teaching kids how to murder people, but it's not often that the vi...
Wii games are not fit for fitness...yet

I'm not out to rain on anyone's parade, but all of that arm flailing in front of your Nintendo Wii may not be helping your physical fitness as much as you'd like to think it is. A study called &q...
Weekend Destructainment: Mainstream media continues to rape videogames

This clip is from the new T.V. show called Life. This clip is also one of the worst representation of what videogames are that has ever graced prime time. A lot of shows lately like The Office, M...
Wii shows soldier his cheating wife's bowling shenanigans

I don't know how else to title this article, nor do I know what to say, really. This is a weird one, that's for damn certain. Go Nintendo reader Tony sent an email to the aforementioned site tell...
Check yourself into Wiihab: At least it's one of the better Wii puns

You can file this one under the "how the hell did they stretch this one to over three minutes?" category. Here's a parody song from Amy Winehouse (or rather, Amy Brickhouse) called Wiih...
Nintendo is boring: The Wii has failed to invigorate many, despite N's claims

Only yesterday I brought you Nintendo's most pompous claim yet -- that gamers were apparently bored until Nintendo rubbed the cobwebs from their eyes and introduced our messiah in the Wii. Howeve...
Hey Vegeta, how much is the Wii Jacket going to cost Nintendo? OVER $17 MILLION!

The horrible Nick Chester informed us yesterday that Nintendo is giving away free protection covers for Wii owners (thanks to all of the Wiitards, no doubt). Well it apparently is going to cost N...
Greybushtainment: Dave's not here man

Look I drink...and this results in a lot of apologies. Be it to a Catholic Bishop, AOL, or the shopping cart I "allegedly" molested at Wal-Mart. But, I have never ever apologized with a...
New Southwest ad makes fun of Wiitards

I hate it when our medium leaks into T.V. and movies since it's usually butchered (a good example of what I'm talking about will be on Weekend Destructainment this week). So I always have to crin...
UR MR GAY! Super Mario Galaxy artwork holds a mirror to your homosexuality

There's something about we gamers that seems to give us an innate ability to home in on any and all homoerotic material and make as big a deal of it as possible. This would help explain why every...
The Wii Zapper will lead to murder, chaos and utterly retarded parents

Destructoid reader cjpkiller sent me an email this morning letting me know he saw this and thought of me. He was right to do it. What we have here is a nice collection of some of the most insane ...
No-Brainer: Cranium comes to Wii

Last week we told you about the classic board game The Game of Life making its way to the Nintendo Wii, and now it looks like another popular board game is getting a Wii-working.I've only played ...
PS2 gets its own wiggle wand

It seems like gaming companies are slowly taking away our right to sit still and motionless while playing our games. The Wii already has us doing every type of silly motion humanly possible, and ...
Shameless Wiimote rip-off for the Walmart win

Took them long enough, didn't it? After months of waiting, we finally have some cheap, terrible Wiimote knock-off on the shelves of Walmart, in the form of four LCD sports 'games' in an inconveni...
A glimpse into madness: The best of Tom Tommy

In my short tenure at Destructoid, I've done a lot of things I never thought I would. I've eaten cocktail sausages with games companies, I've been stranded in the Hilton Hotel with Pure Pwnage an...
Soften the blow with NERF Wii Remote Sleeves

The third-party accessory makers have been pitching mostly unnecessary add-ons for our game consoles and related devices for a some time now. This is the first controller accessory that we've see...
NY to get a Wii Bowling league

You remember Wiimbledon, right? The first ever Wii Tennis tournament was a hit, and now one of the founders moves on to the next natural Wii sport in the progression: bowling. Wiimbledon organiz...
First Soul Calibur Legends trailer; the old people are going to have SO much fun

Screens and scans of the upcoming Soul Calibur spin-off for the Wii have flowed freely as of late, but now you can finally get a chance to see it in action. And I do use the term "action&quo...
Cooking Mama Wiimote peripherals? Not in Mama's kitchen

You've gotta love Cooking Mama. Sure, she's got a dark side, but who doesn't? At her heart, Mama is a good-hearted woman who only wants to help you become the great chef she knows you...
Wiimbeldon: Barcade, Beers, and Bears! Oh My!

Part hipster costume party, part casual Wii-gamer, and part "Well, I don't really want to fit into either of those other two categories, so I suppose I'll just drink a lot of beer i...
Destructoid rocks the first annual Wiimbledon (well, sort of)

 This past Saturday, .Tiff, Analog Pidgin, Phist and I headed out to Barcade in Brooklyn, NY to check out the first annual Wiimbledon event. Also to drink lots of reasonably priced micro...
Make yourself look sillier playing Wii Sports; introducing Wii Boxing Gloves

I truly find it hard to believe that anyone is still actually playing Wii Sports, much less the "sounds great on paper, but about as fun as trying to bite your own ear" Wii Boxing. But ...
Best Buy slashes PS3 game prices, riot ensues

Man. Remember when people actually cared that much about the PS3? Those were the days. Although when I interviewed several campers on launch night, most of them were planning to turn around and s...
Web MD: the Wiimote is actually a double-edged sword

We've all seen the videos on YouTube and read the stories. Injuries caused by overzealous game players getting hurt by way of the Wiimote are nothing new to any of us. However, getting your v...
TV facing the onslaught of the insidious Wii threat? There is help!

Ladies and gentlemen, we are in the midst of an epidemic. A vile scourge comes from the east, intent of destroying our homes and obliterating everything we have worked so hard to build for oursel...
DDR Wii: Get off the couch fatty

Konami sent over a press release today announcing that their Dance Dance Revolution franchise would be coming to the Wii. Called Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party, the title is slated to come...
A recording of the fatal Wii Wee contest

You know the story -- a radio station's Wee for a Wii water drinking contest left Jennifer Strange dead from water poisioning. The contestant's possible deaths were discussed by both the ...
Wee Wii contest nets mass firing

After the death of a mother recently because of an idiotic morning DJ contest called "Hold Your Wee for a Wii," the radio station that employed these jackasses has decided to can 10 em...
Wiitard Nation sees first fatality

People are so insane about getting a Wii, that they're willing to die for one ... literally. Such is the case of a mother who took part in a radio contest in which you had to "Hold Your ...
Bikini blonde plays Wii Sports, grunts

  What, of course this is news! You're probably sick of watching Wiitards throw remotes at their moms, so here is something completely different -- a well spoken half naked blonde w...
Caught on video: your mom is a Wiitard

 At this stage, there is pretty much no excuse we can think of that this should have happened, but it's still rather funny that it did. A girl filming her parents was beaned i...
Weekend Destructainment: 10 videos that will make you bend over in pain

CyberneticTigerZ is away this weekend partying it up with the girls of Nerdcore. Lucky bugger. So while TigerZ is away, Faith gets to bring you the best videos this week from the intertubes. Fi...
In all the Nintenlove, have we forgotten the Wii has issues too?

It's not just the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 with the occasional system errors, no, it seems that Nintendo's beloved Wii is also prone to problems. Mine, for example, will freeze about 50...
Wiitards have no case!!!

Looks like Wiitards are screwed. Despite the ridiculous determination of lawyers to try to find a way to blame Nintendo for people's inability to firmly hold a controller and move around simu...
Shirt of the week

Check out Seecolonslash for what is possibly the funniest gamer t-shirt I've seen all year. I'm just regretful it's too late to get them for Christmas or I would have knocked many a g...
The Wiitard safety video

Before you pick up that Wiimote, then abruptly call a lawyer, perhaps you should watch the video above first. The kind folks at G4's Attack of the Show were nice enough to put together a l...
Wiitard lawsuit is still in effect

Despite Nintendo's attempts at building a sturdier Wii strap for the Wiitards of the world, the money-hungry blood-sucking lawyers are still going to go after Big N for their "defective&...
Gamer's thumb: We are concerned

Do you play first-person shooters long into the night? Have your playing ways caused extreme pain in the thumb region? Well, then the American Physical Therapy Association is here for you! That&#...
Who says gamers don't go into sex shops?

With the Wii remote strap causing so many cracked TV screens and injuries, one gamer took it upon themselves to make sure their items and friends would be safe from any flying remotes by creating...
Wiitard Nation: IGN's Chobot joins the club

Perhaps taking a break from the tanning bed, IGN's resident hottie Jessica Chobot went and added her name to the growing population of Wiitard Nation. Unlike all those fakey fake fakers out...
More Wii brutality. It's like the Hindenburg, only with more humanity! [Update!]

A few minutes ago, the bright red Destructophone started ringing off it's hook with a hot tip from a reader of ours named Anders. It seems that Anders has gone the way of televisions, laptops...
The German Wii launch: Crazy

  Germans have a funny way of doing things. Whether it be the way they talk (teehee) or the way they dress (teehee) or the way they dance (teehee), they always have to be a little above th...
Wii strap-on now built for speed

They heard the fanboy cries. They witnessed the crashing horror. And now, Nintendo has come to the aid of many a Wiitard. Behold, a new Wii strap, built to withstand even the most adept Wii tugg...
How not to use your Wiimote as a projectile device

Nintendo are awesomely helpful. With this handy dandy email, they detail out for us how not to damage ourselves, loved ones or household objects with our new Wiimotes. I love how no matter how si...


 
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