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Wii, DSi Firmware Updates Squash Homebrew Support

You may have noticed your Wii's disc slot glowing eerily in the night this week, signaling that Nintendo just released firmware updates for both its motion-controlled console and the DSi. The company cites "behind-the-scenes improvements to system performance" as the reason for the patches, but the updates also reportedly remove support for a number of flash cards, mods, and other solutions for ...

Video game piracy: Is it good for business?

Although as old as gaming itself, software piracy has been making headlines lately, seen by many as a growing danger to a business just coming to grips with the transition to digital.

Nintendo Updates Wii, DSi Firmware To Block User Modifications, Flash Carts

Nintendo released firmware updates earlier this week for the DSi and Wii that reportedly block the use of many popular piracy-enabling flash carts and software modification on the systems. The official release notes for DSi Menu Ver. 1.4.1U state only that the update "provides behind-the-scenes improvements to system performance." But forum posters at GBATemp.net report the new firmware breaks ...

New motion-reading controller is a good move for Sony’s PS3

How far ahead of its time was the Wii, Nintendo Co.’s wildly successful video game console? It was so far ahead that it’s taken Nintendo’s chief rivals four years to catch up. Nintendo - Wii - Sony - Video game console - Video game

Xbox takes battle to PS3, Wii in Japan

Battling its Japanese gaming rivals on their home turf hasn't been easy for Microsoft Corp.  Its Xbox 360 game console runs a distant third in sales here behind Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 console and Nintendo Co.'s Wii. But the Seattle-based company is armed with a new weapon — its new controller-free Kinect game technology — that it hopes will convince Japanese consumers to embrace the Xbox 360 ...