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The only thing the Wii did much better than the Switch

The only thing the Wii did much better than the Switch

Image: Gavin Lane / Nintendo Life Sensor strip. A light little plastic box with the longest and thinnest cable in the world. An annoyance for any Wii owner who has ever had to move their console. What was it good for? The sensor bar doesn’t have much. A small device that emits some infrared light. ...

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Nintendo has maintenance scheduled for 3DS and Wii U only (4/6/23)

Nintendo has maintenance scheduled for 3DS and Wii U only (4/6/23)

As every week, the opening hours have been updated Nintendo’s next rounds of maintenance for the online services of its different platforms. Here we bring you a new compilation of them. nintendo maintenance As on previous occasions, the online game, the online game and other elements that require the use of the Internet will no ...

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Valve confirms that it has contacted Nintendo about Dolphin Emulator coming to Steam

Valve confirms that it has contacted Nintendo about Dolphin Emulator coming to Steam

Image: via Twitter In late May, the team behind Dolphin Emulator revealed that its release on Steam had been “delayed indefinitely” after being contacted by Valve. Valve spokesperson Kaci Aitchison Boyle has now issued a statement (via The Verge), confirming that Valve originally approached Nintendo: Given Nintendo’s history of taking action against some emulators, we ...

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Dolphin Steam Emulator Release “Indefinitely Delayed”

Dolphin Steam Emulator Release “Indefinitely Delayed”

Image: via Twitter Update #2 [Mon 29th May, 2023 03:30 BST]: A Nintendo spokesperson gave official statement to Kotaku o DMCA against the Dolphin Steam site: “Nintendo is committed to protecting the hard work and creativity of video game engineers and developers. This emulator illegally bypasses Nintendo’s security measures and runs illegal copies of games. ...

Nintendo gets GameCube and Wii emulator removed from Steam

Nintendo gets GameCube and Wii emulator removed from Steam

Valve has removed the Steam listing for Dolphin, a popular GameCube and Wii emulator, after the company received a cease and desist letter from Nintendo, the developers behind the project claim. The company behind it Mario And zelda accuses the emulator of illegally circumventing its protections, saying it merely protects the “hard work and creativity ...

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Random: Console Modder Creates Fully Functional “Wii XL”

Random: Console Modder Creates Fully Functional “Wii XL”

Subscribe to Nintendo life on YouTube There’s a huge scene online devoted to modding and recreating Nintendo’s past systems in all sorts of weird and wonderful ways, and the latest video making the rounds is the “Wii XL” project. Yep, move over 3DS XL, because there’s a new and much bigger system on the block. ...