TeamShift has successfully developed the world’s first custom firmware for Nintendo Wii which allow writable DVDs to be played. Not much detail about its features, but the same group has also recently announced a working PSP emulator for Wii (screenshot above). Unfortunately, it doesn’t have a decent frame rate right now (only 4-8 fps in average), but at least we can now safely expect to be able to play PSP games on our Wii.

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Asus has started to expand its line of Eee products with a new accessories. Spotted during Computex Taipei 2008 event, this one is called Eee Game Stick and without a doubt, you can expect a few more pre-installed games on upcoming Eee PCs release, especially those fully-utilized the stick capabilities. Unfortunately, there’s no information yet whether the game stick will be available separately or bundled with any Eee PC package.

Oh, btw, incase you didn’t notice, Asus Eee Game Stick is “inspired” by the innovative Wii nun-chuck.

MySims is back. Coming to your Nintendo Wii and DS this fall, MySims Kingdom is the new installment to MySims saga. According to Electronic Arts, the game will let play as a character who serve King Roland, whose kingdom must be restored to its former glory via your adventure. Too bad there’s no trailer at the moment. As soon as we found one, we’ll post it to our Trailers channel.

One more pic after the jump.

Wow, this one is surely interesting. A mix between an espresso machine and a Nintendo Wii nunchuk. Yuppp, the world’s first Wii Nunchuk-controlled espresso machine! It is made of a Rancilio Silvia espresso machine, an Arduine micro-controller, and some high-end hacking. The result is a machine with integrated calendar, sleep timer, wake-up alarm, and a temperature regulation. Check out the movie after the jump.

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Yup, it’s true, soon Nintendo DS owners will be able to download NDS games (either full version or demos) through their Wii via broadband access, and then wirelessly transmitted them to their DS via Bluetooth. Reggie Fils-Amie, Nintendo US CEO, confirmed this news on New York Times. Not just games, additional content, such as extra levels, characters, maps, etc, will be available as well.

Let’s hope there’ll be more detail about this wonderful feature later.

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Thrustmaster “Universal Challenge 5-in-1 Racing Wheel” is a pack of attachment for Nintendo Wii which mainly include a wireless go-kart style driving wheel with a sporty rubber grib. There’s a cool Ferrari logo on the wheel, indicating the icon of automotive competition and victory. The pack also comes with two Ferrari-style digital gear shift levers located on the wheel. Very nice. Even better, according to the company, this £29.99 priced product can also be used with PC, GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Playstation 3.

Btw, I can’t find the info on the product’s page, but ShinyShiny.TV mentioned that the pack is bundled with several Wii accessories as well. Including Wii silicone covers and a battery charger.

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Nintendo Wii Billiards Controller is a-must-have attachment if you want to play billiard on Wii. If I correctly remember, there isn’t any billiard game for Wii at the moment, but at least one will be out very soon this month, “Pool Party” (some screenshots after the jump). I believe it’d be as much as fun as playing tennis or golf on this innovative gaming console. The Nintendo Wii Billiards Controller itself is currently retailed for $13.

Here are some screenshots of Pool Party.

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Playing fishing game is a good method to train your concentration. But if you don’t REALLY like that kind of game, you’d get bored soon for sure. So sometime, a nice 3rd party add-on like this “Wii Fishing Pole” is required. Specially designed for fishing games (that’s obvious) — such as Rapala Tournament Fishing — this attachment comes with a hand strap and a small plastic fish. The pole can also be extended from 50cm to 100cm. Not bad.

Nintendo Wii Fishing Pole is currently retailed for just $13.

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