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Specifications forthcoming in the wake of Nintendo's E3 press conference; full game list also unveiled

Hack n' slash to be published by Nintendo

A new games-specific equity-based crowdfunding platform has made a call for developers to submit proposals. Gambitious is pitched as the first professional crowd funding platform exclusively dedicated to the games industry, and has been set up by a group of developers and publisher Mastertronic. The platform, hailing from Holland, offers …

Nintendo has confirmed that Bayonetta developer Platinum Games is currently putting together a launch title for Wii U. Reggie Fils-Aime, president of Nintendo of America, confirmed to GTTV that the platform holder will publish the new game, currently titled P-100. Little is known about the project as of yet, except …

Ubisoft confirms new game for all major platforms

Nintendo’s Wii U will support Full HD 1080p visuals, a new tech sheet has confirmed. The supported resolutions are 1080p, 1080i, 720p, 480p and 480i. It will also support a wide range of outputs, at least compared to most modern consoles, offering HDMI, Wii D-Terminal, Wii Component Video, Wii RGB, …

All the Wii U announcements in one place

Warner Bros has revealed the first details about LEGO City Undercover for Wii U – and there’s a whiff of Grand Theft Auto about it. Nintendo showed the first trailer for the game during it’s E3 Press Conference, showing what appeared to be an open world LEGO title in which …

The curtains have just drawn on Nintendo’s E3 press conference, with Shigeru Miyamoto and Reggie Fils-Aime both taking to the stage to detail the upcoming Wii U. Whereas Microsoft and Sony had the excuse of upcoming new hardware releases to justify their somewhat lightweight new games offer, Nintendo does not, …

Developers encouraged to submit proposals as Gambitious funding model readies for summer launch