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Ubisoft has at last pinned launch dates on the Wii U release of Watch Dogs in North America and Europe. The Wii U edition of the title is out November 18th in North America, and November 21st in Europe. Players will be able to make use of the Wii U’s …
Read More »Super Smash Bros works with New 3DS c-stick but not Circle Pad Pro
Upcoming 3DS title Super Smash Bros will offer additional functionality on the ‘New 3DS’ and ‘New 3DS XL’. Joystiq reports that the game will support the additional c-stick found on the recently revealed hardware. However, it won’t work with the Circle Pad Pro expansion currently available for existing 3DS machines. …
Read More »Miyamoto wanted Hyrule Warriors to be less Zelda and more Dynasty Warriors
Upcoming Wii U title was once a far more traditional Legend of Zelda experience. That all changed, however, once Nintendo’s development boss Shigeru Miyamoto intervened. At first, when [Koei Tecmo development producer] Hayashi-san approached me, he wanted to make this title closer to a Zelda game than a Dynasty Warriors …
Read More »Next Level Games was working on new Metroid
Prototype was shelved for Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon
Read More »UPDATE: UK release date for Bayonetta 2 revealed
Nintendo has at last announced a UK release date for Wii U title Bayonetta 2. The Platinum Games developed title will arrive in Europe on October 24th, the same day it arrives in the US. Europe will also be getting a region-exclusive ‘Bayonetta 2 First Print Edition’ of the title …
Read More »Nintendo’s Amiibo figures priced in the UK
Nintendo is now taking pre-orders for its toys-to-life Amiibo figure range. The figures, which will interact with specific games for the Wii U, the New 3DS and older 3DS models for which users have purchased the required accessory, will retail for 10.99 each. That’s in and around the same price …
Read More »Nintendo says New 3DS will also be region locked
Both the New 3DS and New 3DS XL will maintain Nintendo’s region locking policy. The platform holder confirmed the news to GameSpot. That means that systems will only be compatible with games bought from the same market – so no American games will work on a European console, for instance. …
Read More »Soundtrack reward for Super Smash Bros buyers
Nintendo is offering a free CD soundtrack to those who buy Super Smash Bros. There’s a catch, of course – gamers must buy both the 3DS and Wii U versions to receive it. Once both games are out users must simply register codes for both games on Club Nintendo. Neither …
Read More »Former Nintendo UK boss Yarnton joins Gfinity
David Yarnton has joined the board of eSports company Gfinity. Yarnton left his role as Nintendo UK’s general manager in 2012 after nine years at the platform holder. Having spent many years in the electronic entertainment industry and coupled with my love for sport, Gfinity gives me the opportunity to …
Read More »190 temporary QA jobs cut at Nintendo Europe
Platform holder moving QA and localisation to outsourcing model
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