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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

Nintendo has listened to early critics of its Wii U system by making perhaps the most important pre-release upgrade yet – multiple controller support. The first demos of the console given to journalists saw the Wii U system limited to one Wii U Gamepad at a time. The obvious blow …

Titles presented in conference 'only a small part of what Wii U and 3DS has to offer', says Fils-aim