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Nintendo will tomorrow announce a large-screen version of the 3DS, Japanese news outlet Nikkei. As reported via Andriasang, it speculates that the new hardware will boast a 4.3 inch screen – 1.5 times the size of that found on the current device. It adds that the hardware could hit Europe, …
Read More »Wii U GamePad ‘Nintendo’s best ever controller’
'It's really exciting to have that screen there because I can do things that are very unique', says Pitchford
Read More »E3 2012: Wii U – What does it do?
Refurbished and renamed Wii U GamePad, new 'Pro Controller' and online features revealed
Read More »E3 2012: Nintendo’s online vision brings people together
Nintendo’s decision to broadcast a video demo of the Wii U ‘concept’ laid bare its online plan for the new console earlier today. Company president Satoru Iwata told viewers that Nintendo wants to create tech that can unite people, not separate them. He referenced the business book ‘Alone Together’ which …
Read More »E3 2012: Wii U to get ‘Pro Controller’ gamepad
Nintendo will introduce a core games controller for its new console, called the Wii U Pro Controller. And you might think it looks a bit familiar. While much of the message during a web broadcast from Nintendo was about the Wii U GamePad, the firm said it would be supporting …
Read More »E3 2012: Wii U controller christened ‘Wii U GamePad’
Nintendo used a surprise pre-E3 video announcement to show off the final form of the Wii U controller today. A livestreamed but pre-recorded video demo from Nintendo president Satoru Iwata explained that the touchscreen pad has a name: the Wii U GamePad the device As previously rumoured, the Wii U …
Read More »Wii U version of Metro: Last Light is pulled
THQ has confirmed that the Wii U version of Metro: Last Light is no longer in development”. The game was one of many to appear in Nintendo’s E3 2011 show reel intended to demonstrate the wide third party support for Wii U. It’s not in development [at the moment],” THQ’s …
Read More »Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate on 3DS confirmed
The rumoured Castlevania: Lords of Shadow sequel has been confirmed by a cover story in the latest Nintendo Power. Go Nintendo provides the details on the magazine feature, which reveals Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate for the 3DS. According to the feature, Trevor Belmont will take on …
Read More »UE4 not supporting Wii U
Nintendo's next generation console will not receive support from Epic's upcoming tech
Read More »Wii U won’t support Unreal Engine 4
Nintendo’s next generation console will not support the upcoming Unreal Engine 4, it has been revealed. UE4 is the next-generation of Epic’s very popular development engine. Its incompatibility with Wii U effectively locks Nintendo’s machine out of a wealth of third party multiplatform content. The confirmation came from SpikeTV host …
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