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The next handheld aventures for gaming’s favourite plumber have been given new release dates. Nintendo revealed that New Super Mario Bros 2, a new 2D platformer for 3DS, will be released in the US on August 19th. It has previously been said to be due around the same time worldwide, …

Nintendo may be delighting the core with its announcements so far tonight, but it hasn’t forgotten the audience it attracted so successfully with the Wii. The company has unveiled Wii Fit U, the latest release in its hugely successful series. The demo video shown used the Wii U Gamepad in …

Nintendo announced a new music game under the working title of Sing. The game makes players the host of a karaoke party, using the Wii U Gamepad to read the lyrics of the song they’re singing. The gamepad will occassionally throw out prompts to get the crowd going, such as …

EA’s ambitious sci-fi RPG Mass Effect 3 is heading to Wii U, Nintendo has finally confirmed. The hugely successful title will mark the first arrival of the IP on a Nintendo machine, though only time will tell whether any new content will be seen on Nintendo’s system. A number of …

Video round up teases space opera's first Nintendo outing at E3 press conference

Warner Bros has announced a new entry in the Scribblenauts made specially for Wii U. The publisher lifted the lid on Scribblenauts Unlimited, a title that series developer 5th Cell described as the "definitive Scribblenauts experience". The game will once again allow players to solve puzzles with any item they …

Console giant looking to change how people interact with its consoles

Wii U will receive an exclusive version of Batman’s most recent video game outing. As detailed by Warner Bros interactive boss Martin Tremblay, Batman: Arkham City Armoured Edition offers extras not found in the existing SKUs. In the game, Batman’s new armoured suit collects energy that when full allows the …

Nintendo has announced New Super Mario Bros U, a flagship platformer that will show off the connectivity of its recently unveiled Miiverse system. The game was previously demonstrated last year as New Super Mario Bros Mii. NSMBU will be your typical 2D platforming fare supporting up to four players. As …

New platform to accept two of Nintendo's built-in screen controllers