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Tenacious dad makes 'Pauline Edition' available via patch

Nintendo’s creative mastermind Shigeru Miyamoto says Pikmin 3 ought to have been a Wii U launch title. He told Time Magazine, that the line-up was not ‘as robust’ as he’d have liked, and a triple-A, high quality game like Pikmin would have helped He said: "If you look back at …

Near Field Communication will feature in an upcoming Wii U product announcement from Nintendo. That’s according to none other than Nintendo design boss Shigeru Miyamoto, who told Polygon that the tech has not been forgotten despite third party products – such as Activision’s Skylanders and Disney’s upcoming Infinity – choosing …

Developer sees the game as a gift to Nintendo console owners

Publisher and platform holder disinterest prompted project cancellation

Supermarket giant Asda has cut the price of Wii U, with the Premium Pack with Nintendo Land now on sale for just 249. The supermarket chain has also cut the 8GB Basic set to 199, with ShopTo also going below the 200 mark to 190. Both retailers hope the reductions …

Console giant exhibiting at European trade show after 2012 absence

After a notable absence in 2012, format-holder Nintendo has signed up to exhibit at Gamescom this year. The event, which runs from August 21st to 25th in Cologne, Germany, lost both Xbox and Nintendo as exhibitors last year as they chose to divert marketing resources to other campaigns. But Nintendo …

Still angry about the fresh delay to the Wii U version of Rayman Legends? Well, firstly, chill out. It’s a game. It’s fine. You’ll still get it and that other console owners will also get it is of no actual consequence to you. But nonetheless, Ubisoft is clearly a more …

UK games retailers want Nintendo to revitalise Wii U sales with a fresh marketing push and a price drop. Console sales have slowed since its December launch. Last week, it lost exclusive rights to Rayman Legends and Ninja Gaiden 3, and Activision boss Bobby Kotick said the publisher is disappointed” …