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It has slashed its sales estimates and has virtually nothing on its release schedule, but Nintendo reckons Wii U manufacturing could continue for another two years. President Tatsumi Kimishima today told investors, as per Reuters and the BBC, that Wii U production could cease by March 2018. That’s a year …

The creator of Dark Souls and From Software boss Hidetaka Miyazaki has one again said that Dark Souls 4 is not on the cards. Dark Souls 3 will be have several DLCs like previous games. But there’s absolutely no plan right now for any sequels, spin-offs or tie-ins,” he said …

A multiplayer shooter development veteran has questioned whether Ubisoft can ever fix the PC version of The Division without completely rewriting the game. The game has been getting lots of press in recent weeks over the growing plague of cheaters and exploits. Now former Sony, Respawn, Irrational and Pandemic dev …

With what appears to be a tough year ahead, Nintendo’s financial performance for the year just ended may worry investors. The company’s earnings fell 60.6 per cent to under $150m for the year ending March 31st 2016. Revenue fell eight per cent to just over $4.5bn. For the coming year …

Internal forecasts for the Wii U in Nintendo’s current financial year point to a possible cancellation for the hardware. Nintendo says it expects to sell just 800,000 units in the 12 months ending March 31st 2017. That compares to sales of 3.2m units for the machine in the financial year …

UPDATE: All Uncharted 4 stock sold at CEX and on eBay was the result of a violent assault and theft, PlayStation has said. "We can confirm that unfortunately some contents from a lorry transporting a variety of video game and DVD titles, including a quantity of the much anticipated Uncharted …

Nintendo’s next two smartphone titles will, as promised, be based on two of its more recognisable IP. Games based on Fire Emblem and Animal Crossing are both on the way, although neither will arrive until the autumn. Nintendo says the Fire Emblem game will be more accessible” in comparison to …

The longstanding rumour has been confirmed – Nintendo’s next Zelda game is in development for both the Wii U and the NX. The Legend of Zelda: The latest instalment in this classic series is scheduled to launch simultaneously for both Wii U and NX, and both versions of the game …

Nintendo has confirmed a launch date for the NX – and it’s nearly a year away. The console will be released in March 2017. This means it will not directly compete with the PS4 Neo, or the rumoured Xbox One upgrade, although whether this has factored into the decision is …

YouTube King PewDiePie has admitted that he’s uncomfortable with some of the comments he used to make on YouTube. In a video entitled ‘Old vs. New PewDiePie’, Felix Kjellberg addressed fan criticism claiming that he is no longer the entertainer he once was. While saying that he understands why an …