Nintendo Wii

45 Second Video Game Reviews

The latest games from Nintendo prepare to rock the holidays.

Keep Dreaming

NiGHTS' second coming feels more like a first draft.

Undead on Arrival

House of the Dead returns for the Wii, stiff as ever.

Direct to Video Game

The king of Hollywood takes on the small screen.

Empty Castle

Castle of Shikigami III tests the bounds of Wii loyalty

Blast Works makes blowing stuff up DIY-friendly

Castle of Shikigami III tests the bounds of Wii loyalty

Wii the People

Video games have grown up. I haven’t.

Still Lapping It Up

There's more of the same in Mario Kart Wii, and that just might be plenty.

PlumbTuckered Out?

A breathtaking journey through space revives Super Mario.

Fuzzy Fights

The combat's cuddly in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

Point and Chop

No amount of sharpening can save this dull blade.

Shift Happens

Indy Legends brings Brickyard history to life.

Gaming's Greatest Hits

A look back at the best of 2007.

Big Bang for Your Buck

It’s five great games for $60. Shoot first and ask questions later.

Party Pooper

The Wii's latest pool game is a cue stick in the mud.

Roid Rage Returns

Metroid Prime 3 is the best you can get for the Wii.

Bend It Like Bowser

Soccer gets a surreal twist in Mario Strikers Charged.

Star Dreck

Alien Syndrome will alienate some, infect others.

All Class

The Wii's Big Brain Academy makes summer school cool.

Bored Games

All the beer in the world can't save Mario Party 8.

Bored Games

All the beer in the world can't save Mario Party 8.

Superzero

Spider-Man 3 spins a web of mediocrity.

Balls of Fury

Marble Mania rolls out a winner for the Wii.

Rolling Paper

Super Paper Mario is flat-out fun.

Hot Mama

Cooking Mama for the Wii looks good enough to eat.

For the Birds

Wing Island might make you cry fowl.

No Replay for Wii Play

There's not much besides an extra controller to these mini-games.

Channel Surfing

There's more than one way to play with your Wii.

Dr. Feelgood

You're not a doctor, but Trauma Center lets you play one on TV.

A Legendary Outing

Twilight Princess is the best Zelda ever.

Wii Love It

Nintendo finally gets 1-Up on the competition.

A Legendary Outing

Twilight Princess is the best Zelda ever.

Monkey Trials

Super Monkey Ball Adventure takes a wrong turn.

Next Big Things

The five biggest attention-getters at E3.

Can you smell summer yet?

If winter is the new summer when it comes to firing up the backyard grill (as I reported last December), then the big snowfalls of the past few weeks mean spring must be the new winter - which is fine, since winter is summer anyway. I think. And summer begins for real the first day you smell those ... More >>

Guess where I'm eating?

Lori MidsonNoodling around​Took the kid out for dinner last night to his first Vietnamese restaurant. Originally, we were hot on the trail of sushi, until Elliott (the kid) reminded me (his mother) that he would not eat rice, and since his weekly allowance is way less than two pieces of sashimi, w ... More >>

No vacation this year? Nintendo wants to help

Photo by JohntexNintendo wants to take you here, via the Wii​Since you probably can't afford that getaway to a remote beach this year, how about the next best thing: video games. In this case, Wii Sports Resort, which is coming to Southwest Plaza, 8501 West Bowles Avenue in Littleton (www.sout ... More >>

If the Nintendo van's a-rockin', don't come a-knockin'

David Thomas shows off the Nintendo Airstream​I got an intriguing e-mail yesterday from my buddy David Thomas, a local syndicated videogame columnist and professional contemplator of all things related to joysticks. "I am meeting the Nintendo van tomorrow at 1 if you want to come along," he wr ... More >>

Tonight: Get your game on at the SportsBook grand opening

Lori Midson​The SportsBook, a new nightclub, sports bar and restaurant whose menu is overseen by chef/restaurateur Michel Wahaltere (9th Door, MiniBAR, 5 Degrees), is holding its grand opening tonight with complimentary drinks and food from 7 to 9 p.m. In between grubbing on Wahaltere's smal ... More >>

Better hope Santa still reads daily newspapers, kids...

A Flickr photo"Reading letters online is a lot easier than going to the mailbox -- especially when you're built like I am."​In the era before folks at daily newspapers were desperate to get anyone to pay for their product, they regularly reached out to kids -- the idea being that they'd grow u ... More >>

Gastro Gift Guide: Snow Day edition

​Where else, but in Colorado, does the temperature fluctuate seventy degrees in three weeks. WTF? When your new space heater craps out because it's been running for four days without a break, it's too cold. When your nose hairs freeze to the point of breakage upon stepping outside, it's too co ... More >>

St. Patrick's Day on the streets of Denver

Your intrepid blogger performs his journalistic duty by doing a round of car bombs with his friends. ​ If you can read these words on your computer screen today, you have shamed St. Patrick. Also, you were probably not anywhere near Colfax last night. Fortunately for you, that is exactly whe ... More >>

Today: Benefits with tortillas, wines, auctions and more

A Flickr photo.​Whatever your passion or palate, there's a culinary benefit for you today. First up is Tortillas for Tepeyac, a tortilla-making contest in which twenty local leaders will test their skills in a benefit for Clinica Tepeyac. The event runs from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Sta ... More >>

Epicness is epic: Epic Mickey and more new releases this week, November 30, 2010

​As we're nearing the year-end lull, new releases are getting few and far between. That doesn't mean we didn't track down some awesome stuff this week, though -- in fact, if you've got a love for all things Disney, you're in for one hell of a treat, and if you've ever pretended to like physic ... More >>

Super Mario is back: Our new release picks for December 7, 2010

​New releases are an excellent option for holiday gifts, because unless you're out shopping for someone who buys, rather literally, everything the day of release, you can almost be guaranteed that it's something they don't already have. We've got a good wide-ranging selection of stuff this wee ... More >>

Grow show highlights the electronic garden: Kenny Be's Worst-Case Scenario

Plug into the great outdoors.​ Forget the Colorado Home and Garden Show! As shown above, electronic lifestyle advancements have replaced the potted patio ficus tree with a Wi-Ficus phone-charging tree. Below, the greatest advancement will help growers use outdoor sunshine indoors...

A garden of beasts, origin stories and more in our new release picks for May 10, 2011

​Now that summer is nearly here, it means we need to prep ourselves for hot days, big blockbusters and vacations. That means the best picks for this week come in the form of comic book origin stories to prep you for all the big movies, and two -- yes, two -- big-time mystery-thriller novels th ... More >>

NHL 12, autobiographies from Michael Moore and Roger Ebert, and more in our new release picks for September 13, 2011

​New release week is starting to hit its stride again now that summer is basically over. We haven't yet hit the action-packed holiday onslaught, though, and this week, we've got a lot of fantastic and slightly off-the-beaten path stuff to choose from, including autobiographies from Roger Ebert ... More >>

Hands on with Nintendo's holiday lineup

​Nintendo was in town yesterday showing off some short product demos for their holiday lineup. We had a chance to sneak into the Nintendo van (which was hidden away in an alley) and get our grimy paws all over Zelda, Mario and everything else they have on tap for the November and December cale ... More >>