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It’s been one hell of a day for Nintendo, which has finally revealed all about the launch of Wii U. This morning, we knew nothing beyond Nintendo’s promise that the device would be with us before the year is out. Now we know when it will arrive in each territory, …

Nintendo of America announced today that Wii U will launch Stateside on November 18th – just in time for the busy Thanksgiving shopping period. As with the Japanese and European launches, there will be two SKUs available on launch day: a white Basic SKU with 8GB memory and a black …

Wii U editions of FIFA 13, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, Mass Effect 3, Rayman Legends and more will be available on day one when the Nintendo console arrives in November. The platform holder released a list of first and third-party titles due for both the November 30th release …

Follow up to acclaimed fantasy beat 'em up to appear exclusively on next Nintendo console

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In a shock announcement, the sequel to Platinum Games’ critically acclaimed Bayonetta will be exclusive to Nintendo’s new console. Nintendo of Europe boss Satoru Shibata introduced the surprise reveal during today’s online press conference, during which the Wii U was given a November 30th release date for Europe and the …

Digital distribution service open to devs from 120 countries

Nintendo and Ubisoft have teamed up to create a special ZombiU launch bundle for the UK and Europe. The SKU was confirmed by Nintendo of Europe president Satoru Shibata during today’s Nintendo Direct, during which the platform holder announced itwill release its next console on November 30th. The ZombiU Premium …

Nintendo has announced the Wii U will be released in the UK and Europe on Friday, November 30th. That’s a full week before the December 8th launch date announced for Japan this morning. As with the Japanese launch, there will be two SKUs of Wii U available on Day One. …

Nintendo's next-gen console to launch in Europe one week before Japan