Consoles

News and Reviews on Gaming Consoles, such as Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS.

Xtival: Free XBox Live Gold 1st-4th May

Xtival: Free XBox Live Gold 1st-4th May

Free XBox Live for the Bank Holiday Weekend
XBox Live are running another Xtival over the weekend of the 1st - 4th May ‘09 that will allow all you (European) Xbox Live Silver members to experience some Online Gold for free during the special event.

There are even bigger competitions and tournaments to rock, and loads of [...]

New Nintendo DSi Announced

New Nintendo DSi Announced

The rumours have being building for a while that Nintendo have a new DS.  Today was the day that it was finally announced to the world - the Nintendo DSi.
The new handheld will launch in Japan on the 1st November for just over £100, with Europe sometime early next year.

The Nintendo DSi, which will [...]

Nintendo Announcment at E3 Tomorrow

Nintendo Announcment at E3 Tomorrow

Looks like Nintendo have something to announce tomorrow at E3, as starting at 17:00 (BST) you can watch a streaming video of the Nintendo Press briefing.

I wonder what they will have up their sleves? See the Nintendo E3 coverage here..

Nintendo Channel Launches on Wii

Nintendo Channel Launches on Wii

Nintendo have launched a great new channel for your Nintendo Wii, simply called the Nintendo Channel.

The new channel which is free to download from the Wii Shopping Channel, allows you quick and easy access to a whole host of Nintendo gaming related information ranging from game trailers, TV Ads and exclusive interviews, to the latest [...]

New DS Colours Coming in June

New DS Colours Coming in June

There are 3 bright new DS Lite colours due to hit the shelves in June, Lime Green, Ice Blue and Red.

Stand out from the crowd with these funky new colours!
It would seem that the DS is still going strong, they just need to release more decent games, instead of all the pap that is [...]

WiiWare Launched in the UK

WiiWare Launched in the UK

Not long after the US release, WiiWare has finally arrived in the UK, yeah!

Yes, that’s right you can now download new games straight to your Wii with WiiWare.  Unlike Virtual Console which brings you the best in classic games found on older consoles, WiiWare brings you best new games at affordable prices.  You won’t find [...]

2008 - The Year of Mobile Gaming

2008 is going to be the year when mobile gaming takes off big time.  Yes, I know that mobile games have been around for years, I’m not talking about those crappy little java games - I’m talking serious mobile gaming from Nokia and Apple.
As you should be aware Nokia (re-)launched their N-Gage platform at the [...]

Nokia N78 - Unboxing, Pictures & Quick Tour Video

Back in February I was lucky enough to be invited to the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, where I was witness to the launch of two new devices in the Nseries range - the Nokia N78 & Nokia N96.
Well now I am fortunate to be able to share with you hands on access with a [...]

BBC iPlayer on Nintendo Wii

BBC iPlayer on Nintendo Wii

Great news for Wii owners in the UK - you will be able to catch up on your favourite TV shows from the BBC with the launch of the iPlayer on your Nintendo Wii console.

An early version of the service is available from the Internet Channel on your Wii with refined versions due later in [...]

Win a Mario themed VW Beetle

Win a Mario themed VW Beetle

We have all been waiting patiently for the release of Mario Kart on the Wii - the release date here in the UK is 11th April.  But for those of you who live near a Game Store you will be able to get to grips with this much anticipated game a week earlier.
On the 5th [...]