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Rodea the Sky Soldier comes out on Wii U this Friday, but its maker has warned against playing it. Instead, Sonic creator Yuji Naka has advised fans to instead play the Wii version. Which was never released! Fortunately, NIS America is bundling the Wii version of the game with the …
Read More »Nintendo Direct returns this week
Nintendo is holding its first Direct broadcast since the passing of previous president Satoru Iwata this Thursday (November 12th). The publisher revealed this via Twitter. The Nintendo UK and Nintendo of Europe Twitter accounts (below) indicate that European boss Satoru Shibata will be hosting the broadcast. It’s not clear whether …
Read More »SNES PlayStation hybrid shown powered-on and working
The incredibly rare hardware collaboration between two of the industry’s giants has seemingly been proved real. The ‘SNES PlayStation’ was re-discovered back in July after a Reddit user posted images of the long-lost prototype unit, of which only 200 were made. Created before the original PlayStation, the machine was the …
Read More »ShopTo plots further digital console expansion
Online retailer ShopTo is now selling PS4 download codes. The firm is offering codes for PlayStation Plus subscriptions, DLC, wallet top-ups and full games. It is eyeing the Xbox and Nintendo markets, too. We have PlayStation, plus a few other things that will launch in the coming weeks and months,” …
Read More »Nintendo covers up underage girls in Western version of Xenoblade Chronicles X
The Japanese version of Wii U title Xenoblade Chronicles X features a 13-year-old girl in some of skimpiest clothes you’ve ever seen. The Western release, fortunately, will not. As reported by Eurogamer, the original game sees Lin in a black-strap costume, complete with crotch window and underboob. In case you …
Read More »Mid-level checkpoint feature coming to Super Mario Maker this week
A new update is set to arrive for Super Mario Maker this week, bringing the ability to place mid-level checkpoints and a few other notable additions. The patch, which is expected out from Nintendo on November 4th, gives level designers the option to drop one or more flags throughout their …
Read More »Nintendo reveals new account system and customer reward program
A central cloud storage network will be at the heart of the new ‘Nintendo Account’ system, unveiled by the platform holder overnight. The network will span consoles, PC and smartphones and be compatible with the likes of Twitter, Facebook and Nintendo’s own Nintendo Network ID. Character and game data from …
Read More »Nintendo’s first mobile app called Miitomo, due March 2016
Fans and investors alike have been left flat after Nintendo revealed its first smartphone app. The game is called Miitomo and to all intent and purposes looks quite a lot like a lite version of 3DS title Tomodachi Life. It’s a free-to-play game with premium add-ons. Nintendo boss Tatsumi Kimishima …
Read More »Wii U sales slightly up as revenue increases
Nintendo has said that it sold 1.19m Wii U consoles in the first half of its financial year ending September. That’s up ever so slightly on the 1.12m sold in the same period the year before. The company also said in July that it sold 470k units in Q1, meaning …
Read More »Nintendo’s first smartphone game to be announced tomorrow, analyst says
It seems that Nintendo could well announce its first smartphone game tomorrow. The Wii U and 3DS platform holder will tomorrow announce its latest financials, and analyst Serkan Toto says the news will be accompanied by details of the first game to stem from its partnership with DeNA. One day …
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