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"Rock Band" on Wii: The same as before, but still fun

Salon's political blogger pursues his rock star dreams.

Alex Koppelman 2008.06.19

Put down that doughnut, Wii Fit is finally coming

Nintendo announces a U.S. release date for its much-anticipated fitness device.

Farhad Manjoo 2008.02.20

Wii and PS3 projected to eclipse XBox 360

Peek into one market research firm's video game crystal ball

Farhad Manjoo 2008.02.15

With Wii and DS, Nintendo owns 2007

The Tiger Woods of game companies.

Farhad Manjoo 2008.01.18

"Guitar Hero" cranks up game sales to 11

Also, "Halo" looks less angelic. Oh, aren't gimmicky headlines fun?

Farhad Manjoo 2007.11.16

PS3 sales fall short of Sony's high hopes

Despite its predictions of an end to the slump, Sony's Playstation 3 game console is still in third place, trailing XBox and Wii.

Farhad Manjoo 2007.08.24

We are playing Wii, and a little PS3

New video game numbers show a pickup in sales of Sony's high-priced console. But it's the Wii everyone really loves.

Farhad Manjoo 2007.07.24

Put down the doughnut, play Nintendo's new Wii Fit game

The company announces a new "balance board" controller that lets you do push-ups and Hula-Hoops on a video game.

Farhad Manjoo 2007.07.11