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Read More »Nintendo plans Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon-level marketing push for Super Mario Maker
Nintendo is going all-out to support, Super Mario Maker, which launches tomorrow (September 11th). The platform holder is planning a huge promotion for the game spanning into 2016. I’d say our marketing push is on the same kind of level as [Mario Kart 8],” Nintendo UK product manager Remy van …
Read More »Pikmin 4 ‘very close to completion’
Nintendo’s development boss Shigeru Miyamoto has said that not only is Pikmin 4 in development, but it’s actually very nearly finished. "It’s actually very close to completion," Miyamoto told Eurogamer in an interview recorded in July. "Pikmin teams are always working on the next one." Nintendo has since added: "We …
Read More »Warner Bros axes Mortal Kombat X PS3, Xbox 360 editions
Warner Bros has confirmed the PS3 and Xbox 360 editions of Mortal Kombat X have been officially cancelled. In a post on theMortal Kombat X forums, community manager Yorick confirmed what was more or less expected at this point. "After months of development, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has come to …
Read More »Walmart’s Super Mario Maker Wii U bundle available for pre-order
Walmart’s exclusive Super Mario Maker Wii U bundle is now available for pre-order. The bundle’s listing can currently be found on theUS retailer’s website, ahead of its September 11tharrival. Nintendorevealed the bundleearlier this week, announcing the $299.96 package will include a 32GB Wii U, a digital copy of Super Mario …
Read More »Telltale’s Minecraft: Story Mode is coming to Wii U
Minecraft is finally coming to a Nintendo console. Sort of. Despite seeming on the face of it to be a perfect fit for Nintendo’s often younger and certainly more family-friendly demographic, Minecraft remains MIA on all Nintendo systems. That’s despite appearances on a vast array on platforms, from last-gen to …
Read More »Pokémon Championships shooting suspects compared attack to ‘Columbine part two’ and ‘Boston bombing’
The two men accused of planning a mass shooting at last week’s Pokmon World Championships were capable of carrying out a devastating attack, police have said. 27-year-old James Stumbo and 18-year-old Kevin Norton were detained on Thursday and subsequently arrested after threatening Facebook posts led Boston police to search the …
Read More »Walmart-exclusive Super Mario Maker Wii U bundle arrives next month
Nintendo has announced a Super Mario Maker Wii U bundle will be made available exclusively at Walmart to coincide with the game’s launch. The package will cost $299.96 and includes a 32GB Wii U, a digital copy of Super Mario Maker, a Super Mario Maker Idea Book, and the 8-bit …
Read More »République heading to PS4 in early 2016
Camouflaj’s episodic stealth game Rpublique will arrive on PS4 in its entirety early next year, publisher GungHo Online Entertainment America has revealed. The first three episodes of title are currently available on iOS, Android, Windows PC and Mac platforms, with GungHo announcing earlier this year that it will publish the …
Read More »Star Fox Zero and Xenoblade Chronicles X dated for the UK
Nintendo has today dated its upcoming releases for the year. Wii U pair Star Fox Zero and Mario Tennis: Ultra will both be released on Wii U in Europe on November 20th. Then just before Christmas, Wii U RPG Xenoblade Chronicles X will arrive on December 4th. A 2015 release …
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