Over the weekend, an old Wiimote controller was sold at auction in Japan for 74,000 yen (approximately $660). Why so much? The device wasn’t just any old Wiimote, but one of the prototypes Nintendo ...

Nintendo made waves in the gaming community when it debuted its Wii console, one of its most interesting game systems to date. What made the console so unique was its motion-controlled Wii Remotes.

From the images provided, we can see that the early prototype model looks almost identical to that of the officially released Nintendo Wii Remote. Most interestingly though, the early prototype model ...

In context: The GameCube and Wii are known to share somewhat similar internals. Apparently so much so that the GameCube was used for testing before the Wii console was actually ready. A prototype Wii ...

A Wiimote prototype that was sold in a Japanese auction is turning heads — because Nintendo made the device not for the Wii but for its predecessor, the GameCube. The device was sold at Yahoo Auctions ...

We’ve seen other Wii prototypes, but nothing connecting the two consoles like this. Over the weekend, a Japanese auction site revealed an incredibly rare version of Nintendo’s Wii remote: one that was ...

Zack Potter is a Staff Writer at DualShockers with a special love for fighting games and their competitive scenes. When he's not button mashing in Street Fighter, he is studying journalism at Fresno ...

is a reporter with five years of experience covering consumer tech releases, EU tech policy, online platforms, and mechanical keyboards. The Wii was a console best known for its unusual “WiiMote” ...

One of the most interesting changes from the final design and these concepts is the “Power” button. The final design featured a rounded shape in the top left corner, but all of these designs have a ...

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Prototype versions of the Wii's remote and Nunchuk controllers – initially planned as accessories for the GameCube – have appeared online, and they show that Nintendo almost got the perfect design ...

An interesting find in an online auction this week as a rarity has been found from Nintendo. A prototype remote for the Wii made for the GameCube. The remote itself is weird for a couple of reasons, ...