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 ...
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SplitFish FragFX controllers continue to evolve, now more fishy
While "10.10.10" made for a dramatic release date , oddball peripheral manufacturer SplitFish has announced a revised November 1 street date for the next iterations of its FragFX controller (think: Wii Nunchuk, sans accelerometer, tethered to a mouse). Having already introduced a "Pro" edition last year , SplitFish went with the "deadly [aquatic] predator" motif for the 2010 series, which ...
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Community Calendar
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NEWS: No Online Play for NBA Jam on Wii
The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 version that comes with new copies of NBA Elite 11 will have online play, though. There will be no online support for NBA Jam on Wii, according to a Twitter post from EA Sports Community Manager Alain Quinto. This follows the development team's comments about how they would only have online if they could get it working well. Various progress reports said they ...
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Microsoft Xbox 360 Kinect Bundle Offered for $400
Microsoft announces a $400 bundle for the Xbox 360, which pairs the game console with the Kinect motion controller and a game.
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