Topic: Nintendo Wii

Six Picks: Recommendations from the Monitor staff

More Ray Charles brilliance on a new CD, an auction for 'Battlestar Galactica' fans, 'Roxanne' out on Blu-ray, and more.

Obama's Easter egg roll -- the most exciting one ever

Obama gives the Queen of England an iPod

Six Picks: Recommendations from the Monitor staff

Revel in newly restored "Pinocchio" on DVD, crack up reading Gil McNeil's latest novel, test your trivia with a new video game, and more.

States do a delicate dance with gamers

They lure the industry with incentives, while cracking down on adult content.

Why don't people act their age?

I don’t want to Twitter and Tweet. I want to play bingo and enjoy the early bird special.

What does a $1.2 trillion budget deficit look like?

It would buy 4.8 billion Wiis. As a standard mortgage, it would cost $6.7 billion a month.

By the numbers: No. 1 for every medium

Six Picks: Recommendations from the Monitor staff

Chilean-book buzz, a multiplatform prince, an L.A. Christmas extravaganza, and three (more) heavenly voices from Ireland.

How is Sony's Home better than Second Life?

Wiis and iPhones? Wal-Mart corners the 'must-haves' this winter

Deck the halls with LED lights

A more environmentally friendly holiday doesn’t have to feel as if the Grinch already stole Christmas.

Is your game console running? Better go catch it.

Children learn to lasso that money

In a faltering economy, many families are teaching kids the value of frugal living.

A video game that reads your mind

Who's fretting the most over Nintendo's DSi?

Xbox 360 and the power of a $199 pricetag

For extreme sports fans, Olympics adds jumping cyclists

For the first time, the Summer Games will include BMX cyclists. Beijing wants some of the edginess that snowboarding added to the Winter Games.

For extreme sports fans, Olympics adds jumping cyclists

For the first time, the Summer Games will include BMX cyclists. Beijing wants some of the edginess that snowboarding added to the Winter Games.

Greenpeace slams Nintendo, offers others faint praise

Greenpeace released its eighth quarterly Guide to Greener Electronics Wednesday, raising its standards and handing out poor marks to all of the 18 companies it reviewed.

Violent video games – the myths and the facts

Surprising results from a new study about kids and video games.

Violent video games – the myths and the facts

Surprising results from a new study about kids and video games.

Letters to the Editor

Readers write about nanotechnology, kids in science, RV fillup costs, and Hillary Clinton in the media.

Gamers tinker with power chords

Bands and DJs hack into video-game gear to create instruments.

Gamers tinker with power chords

Bands and DJs hack into video-game gear to create musical instruments and then perform live on stage - plastic axes sometimes backed up by real guitars.