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Nintendo is readying playable displays of several popular Wii U and 3DS games at multiple US malls this holiday season. The visits will begin tomorrow and run all the way up to the Sunday before Christmas. A total of 16 malls around the country will play host to Mario, Luigi, …
Read More »3DS hacker insists he wants no part in piracy as Cubic Ninja prices rocket
The man at the centre of a new 3DS exploit has said that he doesn’t want the method to open the door to new piracy on the machine. Illegal flashcards that allow for the playing of pirated games are already available online for 3DS, but homebrew software has until now …
Read More »Watch Dogs on Wii U will get some DLC after all
Ubisoft is going to release some DLC for the Wii U version of Watch Dogs. The publisher has previously said that the Bad Blood DLC, which was released for the existing versions of the game, wouldn’t make the jump to Wii U. But Polygon now reports that at least two …
Read More »Reggie Fils-Aime: Wii U is better value than PS4 or Xbox One
The boss of Nintendo America has said that customers get more for their money with Wii U than they do with PS4 or Xbox One "The good news, for us, is that we’re presenting the best value right now in new home consoles," Reggie Fils-AIme told The Wall Street Journal, …
Read More »Miyamoto: Non-Nintendo games are boring
Nintendo’s famed designer Shigeru Miyamoto has lashed out at the company’s rivals for what he sees as a slew of me-too products. What the other companies are doing makes business sense but it’s boring,” the developer told The Telegraph. The same games appear on every system. At Nintendo we want …
Read More »Nintendo launches its own digital magazine Nintendo Extra
A month after the final issue of Official Nintendo Magazine hit shelves, Nintendo has launched its own digital magazine. It’s called Nintendo Extra and issue one is available now. The content seems focused on a younger audience and focuses on each of the company’s key IPs. As well as written …
Read More »Super Smash Bros pre-orders ahead of Mario Kart 8
Nintendo America boss Reggie Fils-Aime has said that pre-orders for the Wii U version of Super Smash Bros have passed those received for Mario Kart 8. The launch of Mario Kart 8 has essentially doubled our Wii U sales year-on-year,” he told Bloomberg. Our expectation is that the sell-through for …
Read More »Amiibo figures can only hold info for one game at a time
Nintendo has confirmed that its Amiibo toys-to-life figures are only able to store information for one game at a time. CVG reports that the platform holder advises that "if you wish to use the data from other read/write compatible software, please erase the data in the ‘Amiibo settings’ section of …
Read More »Crystal Red and Blue Nintendo 2DS confirmed for North America
The Crystal Red and Blue 2DS models that arrived at European retail last week are scheduled to launch in North America later this month, Nintendo has announced. In terms of marketing the 2DS, Nintendo is still largely focusing its efforts toward younger audiences and portable gaming newcomers. With a durable …
Read More »Sonic, Bowser and Mega Man among new wave of confirmed Amiibo figures
Nintendo has named and pictured the characters that will feature in its third and fourth wave of Amiibo releases. Gematsu lists the third wave as Bowser, Ike (Fire Emblem), King DeDeDe (Kirby), Lucario (Pokemon), Meta Knight (Kirby), Rosalina & Luma (Mario Galaxy), Sheik (Zelda) and the cel-shaded version of Link …
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