"Please insert your Wii Startup Disc. This will set up your Wii console." The mysterious Wii Startup Disc that was listed on the back of the Wii box has been summoned in public. While glancing over ...

Remember when we learned about the mysterious "Startup Disc" from the back of a Wii box? Turns out the disc will be used once to set up your Wii on its initial cycling of power. One Joystiq reader, ...

With the release of Nintendo's new generation console looming close by, we've started receiving finalized copies of anticipated Wii games. Indeed, the final, retail version of Super Monkey Ball: ...

It seems that the disc requirement for streaming Netflix on a game console is now history. Earlier in the year, eager PS3 and Wii owners were checking their mailboxes each and every day in hopes of ...

Last week we shared a great hack to let you back up and play your Wii games from an external hard drive. That hack has been made easier by eliminating the need for a Wii downgrade. [Update: Mike's ...

The diligent Mike Antonucci over at the San Jose Mercury News has the updated Wii day-one list. As expected, when hardware makers promise a certain number of games at "launch," they don't actually ...

A firmware update for the Nintendo Wii rendered Datel’s Freeloader disc completely useless yesterday. Freeloader lets users play imported games on the GameCube and, until yesterday, the Wii. Following ...

The Wii joins its Xbox and Playstation 3 game console rivals in ditching the disc. Users can now download a Netflix Watch Instantly channel through the Wii Shop, meaning you don't have to fumble ...