You knew it would happen sooner or later. Every system has a scene dedicated to picking the system apart so it can fit their needs. It didn’t take long for a modchip to come along for the Nintendo Wii, but while that focuses on game backups, this development is going to let you bring more software to your Wii.

By taking advantage of an exploit found within a save file for the Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, hackers have been able to run unsigned code on the system. By using your SD card with this save file on it, you too can run homebrewed applications. Unfortunately at this point, all you can run is a Pong demo. But don’t expect to play it yourself, as it’s a self run program that operates at a crawling pace.

This is only the first step forward in this development, but just like any company defending their systems integrity, it should be expected that Nintendo will try and prevent this from happening. With the awful library of shuffleware we’ve had to endure so far, it’s very likely that the content coming out of this homebrew scene will prove to be a thousand times more fun than Ninja Bread Man.

Got What It Takes Super Smash Bros Brawl Tournament? Well if you do, then get yourself ready for a 256 person Super Smash Bros Brawl tournament starting in Los Angeles this weekend. Eager players will have to wait in line to secure their spot in the three qualifying tournaments. The regional winners from those three matches will meet at the Best Buy on Broadway St in New York as they battle straight through the midnight release of the game on March 9^th. This will be the first time the North American version of the game will be available for the public to play, guaranteeing that this event will be generating some hype.If being the first of your friends to play Super Smash Bros Brawl isn’t enough to get excited about, the top four places will receive prizes.

“The grand prize winner will receive a crystal-coated Wii with a design from Super Smash Bros. Brawl, a home theater system from Best Buy and a copy of the game. The second-place finisher will receive one Wii system and Wii Remote, one copy of Super Smash Bros. Brawl and a $1,000 Best Buy gift card. The third-place finisher will receive a Wii and Wii Remote, a copy of the game and a $500 Best Buy gift card. The fourth-place finisher will receive a Wii, an extra Wii Remote, a copy of the game and a $250 Best Buy gift card.”

Here’s a list of the locations, dates, and times of all the events:

Feb. 16
Doors open at 3 p.m.
Orpheum Theater
842 S. Broadway
Los Angeles, CA  90014

Feb. 23
Doors open at 2 p.m.
Ten15 Folsom
1015 Folsom St.
San Francisco, CA  94103

March 1
Doors open at 3 p.m.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Olden Hall
100 Institute Road
Worcester, MA  01609

March 8
Doors open at 5 p.m.
Best Buy (NOHO)
622 Broadway
New York, NY  10012

Source: http://press.nintendo.com/articles.jsp?id=14627
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Nintendo WII is Sales Leader of its Generation! Hundreds of game consoles released past decades, but only one that offers a completely new and unique interface and handling method. All supersonic techniques are built into the controller only! While other “normal” game consoles have simple straight controllers, with mini joysticks, buttons to press and if you are lucky some vibration effects. The Nintendo WII Controller isn’t like that at all! I presume you know about the Wii and where it is meant to be. On first sight its just a plain old game console like any other, maybe with a smooth touch. The only thing that separates itself from all the rest is its revolutionary controller. Instead of just buttons and joysticks, this controller completely depends on the motion of your hand. The movement made with the controller the same movement makes your character in each game. So for example you can plan tennis and really need to make a swing to handle your gear in the game, very cool! So whatever motion you move your hand in is copied in each RPG, sports, adventure or other kind. All games developed for the Nintendo WII are based on this new motion following concept.

This great new technology offers a totally different view on games and the future of the game console market. Other big players in this market like Sony and Microsoft need to copy this WII idea or develop some completely new and more sophisticated than this cool piece of game playing. But keeping to the subject this new way of gaming playing makes you feel like you are truly in the game and controlling your character for over 100%. 

If you are one old school gaming diehard and this motion movement crap is all just to much for you, you are able to transform back into history mode (normal mode) with one single button build into the Nintendo Wii. When the Wii console was introduced to the markets, it soon got declared as the sales leader of it generation by the Financial Times, for the solely the feature of the WII controller.

So pick yourself a WII today and find out how it feels to be able to control virtually anything within the palm of your hand. It’s not me but the Financial Times says so:-)

It seems that it is all about of who can provide the best multimedia entertainment system in today’s electronic consumer market. Who can make the largest LCD TV screen, who can make the best computer and of course who can make the best game console which breaks all records until now set.

The game console market is a continiously moving market. Beside famous game console collectibles the new age versions like the Xbox 360, the PlayStation 3 and the best of all the Nintendo WII. But which game console truly disserves to take home the metal of the contest “Best Game Console 2008“.

As time passes away the technology capabilities and dimensions optimizations did realised a big progression in new releases. The PlayStation 3 has stunning graphics capabilities that go way beyond your imagination. The Xbox 360 comes with a truck load of game titles developed to keep any gamer entertained for many hours. Last but certainly not least the Nintendo WII with its incredible revolutionary new controller concept. The introduction of the Nintendo WII new gaming concept shocked and was an eye opener to the whole gaming market.

But is there a real clear cut winner here? When all these consoles have such great features in them it’s hard to pick which one is truly the best and thereby personal taste is an important driver buying a specific game console. Maybe looking at it from a different angle will help,…prices vs. quality ratio. We all know that typically the new age game console and the gaming software are extremely expensive.

The Xbox 360 and the Nintendo WII prices has gone down considerably last couple of weeks while the PlayStation 3 is still holding on to its release date consumer prices. This is not an absolute shocker to the market because the PlayStation 3 was expected from start to be a big hit and popular console. But still, there is no clear winner here on specifications. I have got my personal opinion and favors for the Nintendo WII because of it revolutionary way of handling and game playing. It adds a complete new dimension to game and RPG game planning. It surprised the consumer electronics market from young to old age gamers. It really changed something and there for is it my #1 Game Console 2008 and I would advice you to buy a Nintendo WII rather than the other to mentioned game consoles. Try to find the Nintendo WII in sale and discount sets including games and WII add-ons.

I am very curious for your opinion about different game consoles around. Please share your personal gaming console experience with us and let me your number 1 game console 2008!

The Nintendo WII is unlike any game console you have ever played before. Unlike your new age “old” ps2 or Xbox, the Wii is a completely one of a kind in game console land. One of the main features is the console’s game controller, which unlike other game consoles, you can control by simply moving your hand. The Nintendo Wii makes all the games extremely realistic, by putting in body motions to control the games, instead of simply pushing buttons.

By using body motions within the controller, the Nintendo Wii makes you feel move interactive and more involved into the game. The controller isn’t the only new cool feature in the WII console. There are also USB add-ons for this console, which enables you to plug in extra hardware like a WII microphone, or WII keyboard more nifty hardware devices. This extra Nintendo hardware is only designed for the Nintendo WII console and therefore will not work on other game consoles.

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