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Nintendo showed gameplay for its 2015 blockbuster The Legend of Zelda for Wii U. The video showed Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto play the game alongside franchise creator Eiji Aonuma, and featured some lush wildlife, a huge gameplay map and the horse Epona (who can now ride by itself). There were …
Read More »Legless Princess Peach Amiibo wants in on the Ebay auction action
The rush to sell defective Amiibo figures for sky-high prices is on. Earlier this week a Samus Aran figure with two blasters sold for $2,500 on Ebay and now it seems other consumers with dodgy figures are hoping for similar success. NintendoLife has caught wind of a Princess Peach Amiibo …
Read More »Sakurai suggests there may never be another Smash Bros game
Smash Bros creeator Masahiro Sakurai says that the recent Wii U game could be the final game to be released in the series. "I can’t positively declare there won’t be [another Smash Bros game]," he told Game Informer, as reported by CVG. "With both Melee and Brawl, I made those …
Read More »Microsoft fails to make Xbox indie dev payments on time
Firm 'anticipates' developers will receive money before Christmas
Read More »Microsoft issues apology for failing to pay XBLIG devs on schedule
Microsoft has publicly apologized for missing scheduled payments to Xbox Live Indie Game developers. A statement posted to the ID@Xbox Twitter account explains the delay was the result of "a technical issue in our payment system,” but wouldn’t delve in any further than that. "[It’s] an unfortunate error and we …
Read More »OlliOlli heading to Xbox One, Wii U and 3DS next year
Hit skateboarding game OlliOlli will make its way to a trio of new platforms sometime early next year, developer Roll 7 has announced. Curve Studios will handle the porting duties for the game’s upcoming 3DS, Wii U and Xbox One editions. The studio has handled console ports for other notable …
Read More »Crytek terminating Warface on Xbox 360
Free-to-play shooter will close after less than a year
Read More »Zelda Symphony tour returns to London next year
A third worldwide outing for The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses concert series has been announced. The tour will grace London’s Wembley Arena on April 17th 2015, with additional European dates to be announced in the near future”. The event will feature music from 3DS title A Link …
Read More »Nintendo and Philips settle legal dispute
An ongoing legal disagreement between Nintendo and Philips has been brought to a close. In May Philips tried to halt sales of Nintendo’s assorted devices in the US, alleging that two of its motion control patents had been infringed – a claim that was upheld by a US court the …
Read More »Defective Samus Aran Amiibo sells for $2,500 on Ebay
A defective version of Nintendo’s Samus Aran Amiibo figure has sold for an incredible amount on auction site Ebay. The $12.99 figure of the Metroid star is supposed to ship with just the one arm cannon. However, a seemingly one-off version was found sporting twin arm cannons. The figure’s NFC …
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