Articles on Nintendo Wii, Nintendo Co. Ltd., Microsoft Corp.
Do we really need motion control? - Jun 5, 2009
Crave "You mean you have to use your hands? That's like a baby's toy!" It's by far the definitive theme this year at E3 2009. It seems everyone wants in on ... Read story »Why the Wii needs to chop its price soon - Aug 28, 2009
Crave With both Sony and Microsoft dropping the price of the PS3 and the Xbox 360 Elite, the Wii is beginning to look like an overpriced console. There a few reasons ... Read story »Microsoft slashes Xbox 360 Elite's pricing for Asia - Aug 28, 2009
Crave An all-out price war is looming on the game console horizon. Besides the impending arrival of the PlayStation 3 Slim, Microsoft will be cutting its 120GB Xbox 360 Elite to ... Read story »PS3 and Xbox 360 finally outsell Wii in US - Sep 7, 2009
Crave As expected, recent price cuts to the PS3 and Xbox 360 helped boost sales of the two consoles, and a strong showing for both helped propel them past the Wii in ... Read story »New Wii and controller could arrive by 2011 - Sep 22, 2009
Crave In August, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata explicitly stated that a successor to the best-selling US$249 Nintendo Wii won't "happen any time in the near future." However, given Sony's recent introduction of ... Read story »Pricing details for Microsoft's Project Natal revealed - Nov 12, 2009
Crave CNET News reporter Ina Fried testing out Microsoft's much-heralded Project Natal. According to a report issued by British games magazine MCV, Microsoft's much-heralded Project Natal hands-free gaming control system could hit ... Read story »Sony to debut new motion controller early 2010 - Aug 25, 2009
Crave There's the Wii MotionPlus just launched and Microsoft's Project Natal in the pipeline. Now, Sony Computer Entertainment CEO Kaz Hirai has confirmed that the company's own enhanced motion-sensing controller will ... Read story »The shrinking game console: A history - Aug 25, 2009
Features Every few years video game consoles get smaller and more advanced. We track some of the more notable shrinkage in the last 20 years. Read story »Report: Microsoft taking on Wii with motion-sensing camera - May 13, 2009
Crave This camera, from Israeli startup 3DV Systems--which has reportedly been acquired by Microsoft--could form the basis of a new motion-sensitive controller that Microsoft is reportedly working on. Nintendo won't be ... Read story »Is motion sensing the future of gaming? - Jul 29, 2009
Crave There's a blitz of news surrounding Nintendo's latest Wii MotionPlus. And Microsoft is not far behind with its ambitious Project Natal in the pipeline. But are motion sensing and hand gesturing ... Read story »Nintendo's answer to Project Natal - Jun 3, 2009
Crave Wii Vitality Sensor: Lets you know if you're alive? Yesterday, Microsoft raised the bar on the mainstream-interactive landscape with the demonstration of its futuristic Project Natal. Today, Nintendo had a ... Read story »E3 winner: Sony, Microsoft, or Nintendo? - Jun 3, 2009
Crave With E3 returning to its old, bigger-is-better format, there seemed to be more at stake at this year's show. Could Nintendo provide enough compelling news to hold onto its lead? Would ... Read story »Behold the motion-sensitive controller wars - Jun 4, 2009
Crave The new motion-control system from Sony was announced at E3 on the heels of similar new technology from both Microsoft and Nintendo. Forget the console wars. We're in the motion-sensitive ... Read story »E3 2009: The predictions scorecard - Jun 8, 2009
Crave Before E3 2009 began, CNET's trio of gaming experts--Dan Ackerman, Jeff Bakalar, and Scott Stein--offered their predictions on what they expected to be the show's big news stories. Now that ... Read story »The future 360: Project Natal takes shot at Wii - Jun 2, 2009
Crave After a bunch of (mostly) expected games, Microsoft's E3 press conference finally revealed something of greater interest and scope: Project Natal, the code name for the company's well-rumored motion-sensing bar. ... Read story »Jump to page: [1] 2
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