According to a story on PC World today based on a report on the Japanese business website Nikkei Net, New Super Mario Bros. Wii can now claim to be the fastest selling single Wii game in the world, with sales having smashed through the magical 10 million units mark this January.  However, as PC World points out, the record is for Nintendo Wii games only, as Modern Warfare 2 is actually the fa... more.

The incredibly popular TrackMania online racing game which has also appeared in different guises on the Nintendo DS and PC-CD Rom is about to make its console debut on the Wii. The game is already played by millions of gamers online, so it will be interesting to see how it fares on the Wii. TrackMania games are best known for their spectacular stunt tracks full of loops, ramps, turbo boosts an... more.

With the recent price drop of the Wii console and anticipation of the new Wii games coming out in the next few months Nintendo is in position to regain it's #1 spot as a leader in console sales. While browsing the net today I noticed even a lower price that was well worth mentioning on the WiiChat blog. Amazon.com has the Nintendo Wii list for $199.99 with free shipping and includes a $25 Amazon G... more.

The price cut of both the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 has put some pressure on Nintendo to lower theirs as well. Rumors have been flying around for the past 2 months on a Nintendo Wii price cut by the holiday season. Just recently, two store ads have been leaked and shows the price of the Wii at a new price of $199.99. Both ads shows a new Nintendo Wii with Wii Sports, a Wii Remote, and a Wii ... more.

First it was Microsoft dropping the price of the XBox 360, then Sony introduced the PS3 Slim with a much lower price, it only seems logical that Nintendo would follow with reducing the price on the Wii.  "Advance retail listings forwarded to Kotaku indicate that Nintendo is planning to issue its first price drop on the Wii in North America, with a less expensive version of the console—currently... more.