The Wii console has sold more than 86 million units globally and greatly expanded the overall audience for video games. Wii U aims to expand that audience even further.

Pity the poor Wii U. Introduced in 2012 as Nintendo’s successor to the smash-hit Wii video game console, expectations were high that the Japanese game company would once again create a monster hit.

The Nintendo Wii is one of the best-selling consoles of all time, being one of the few with over 100 million units sold, and ...

Pity the poor Wii U. Introduced in 2012 as Nintendo's successor to the smash-hit Wii video game console, expectations were high that the Japanese game company would once again create a monster hit ...

Nintendo unveiled its next home entertainment system Tuesday, a combined console and tablet controller that the company hopes will recapture the success of its best-selling Wii. Called the Wii U ...

From the PS1 and all the way to the Wii U, 32-bit video game consoles were the peak of console gaming. CBR. The 10 Best ...

In Japan, Wii Sports was the best-selling video game of 2007 with 1.9 million copies. The Wii's second-biggest hit of the year was a controversial one. That generation of consoles marked a shift ...

A console worth remembering (pic: Nintendo) A reader explains his unique reasons for being a Wii U fan and explores why it is that we get attached to consoles and not just games.

If you think of an expensive console, the Nintendo Wii is unlikely to come to mind. The system cost just $250 when it first launched, significantly less than both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.