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Following the success of Donkey Kong Country Returns, Nintendo is rolling out a new version for Wii U. The game will be the first HD entry in the series and retains the classic 2D platforming style of the previous title – although the camera angle will now move around the …

The HD remake of The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker will be released October 2013. The first footage from the Wii U title was shown during today’s E3 Nintendo Direct. It is a faithful recreation of the popular GameCube title with improved graphics at 1080p. It also revives the original …

Wii Party U has been announced… and delayed. Nintendo boss Saturo Iwata revealed that the company had hoped to release multiplayer mini-game collection Wii Party U this summer. However, it has delayed the game for further polish and will now launch it later this year”. Also delayed is Wii U …

The next entry in Mario Kart will be available for Wii U early next year. Nintendo introduced Mario Kart 8 as part of today’s E3 Nintendo Direct. It will be released in Spring 2014. Following on from Mario Kart 7, the racer will allow players to go underwater and fly …

A brand new entry in the Mario universe has been revealed – Super Mario 3D World for the Wii U. It’s reminiscent of Super Mario 3D Land on the 3DS and introduces a host of new features such as Cat Mario. Which, unsurprisingly, is Mario in a Cat costume. The …

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Microsoft says its adapting Kinect for smaller living rooms on the continent

Microsoft and Sony have had their turn – now it’s Nintendo’s chance to woo the world at E3. Well, we say at E3. Nintendo has skipped on the chance to run its own E3 press conference this year and will instead stick with its newer preferred format of broadcasting directly …

Transactions will now take place using real, localised currency

The long-lamented Microsoft Points system will be retired as part of Xbox 360’s autumn update. When you use your existing Microsoft Points to initiate a purchase or redeem a Points card with your Microsoft account later this year, we’ll deposit into your account an amount of money equal to or …