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Two additional Mario Kart 8 Wii U bundles have been announced. Nintendo earlier today revealed the Mario Kart 8 Premium Pack: Special Edition. Now it has also detailed the Mario Kart 8 Red Mario Bundle and Mario Kart 8 Green Luigi Bundle. Both SKUs include a 32GB Wii U console …
Read More »Nintendo confirms Mario Kart 8 Wii U bundle
The rumoured (and inevitable) Mario Kart 8 Wii U bundle has been confirmed by Nintendo. The Mario Kart 8 Premium Pack: Special Edition will be released alongside the game on May 30th and include a 32GB black console and copy of the game. Nintendo hasn’t yet confirmed a price for …
Read More »Lack of power behind 3DS no-show for NES Remix
Raw processing power has been named as the reason why Nintendo decided against releasing NES Remix or NES Remix 2. One of the easiest ways to answer that is to say, ‘I was working on 3D World, which was developed on Wii U,” series director Koichi Hayashida told IGN when …
Read More »Vita back on top as Titanfall makes Famitsu’s Japanese Top Ten
Sony’s PlayStation Vita was the best selling console in Japan last week according to the latest sales data from Famitsu. The machine relegated last week’s chart-topper 3DS LL into second place with PS4 in third, although all hardware suffered week-on-week declines. The Wii U slipped one place to sixth, having …
Read More »Princess Peach Wii Remote Plus arrives this month
Nintendo has announced plans to release a new Princess Peach-themed Wii Remote later this month. According to the company, the peripheral will hit stores in late April for $39.99. The design is similar to the previously launched Mario and Luigi Wii Remote Plus models. The remote will work with all …
Read More »Super Smash Bros 3DS to arrive ahead of Wii U
Super Smash Bros will launch this summer on 3DS and this winter on Wii U, Nintendo has announced. Director Masahiro Sakurai broke the news of the staggered releases during this week’s Nintendo Direct event, unveiling several other new details as well. The Wii U and 3DS editions will boast improved …
Read More »Super Smash Bros the lone focus of this week’s Nintendo Direct
This week’s Nintendo Direct event will focus entirely on detailing the upcoming Super Smash Bros title for Wii U and 3DS, Nintendo has announced. The company will roll out new info on Project Sora and Bandai Namco’s take on the popular franchise this Tuesday, April 8th. Hopefully included in that …
Read More »See you Wii U?
Nick Gibson explores the most overlooked factor in Nintendo's struggles: it's own success
Read More »Our ‘interview’ with Amazon and the true potential of Fire TV
In the wake of last night’s reveal of Amazon’s Fire TV, MCV got in touch with the retailer for an interview. Amazon can be a secretive company. Much like Apple, it’s a business happy to throw extravagant over-hyped press events, but when it comes to actually talking to the media …
Read More »Peter Moore apologises after Frostbite Wii U taunts
EA exec steps in to say sorry to Nintendo after rogue tweets poke fun at its ‘unpowered’ home console
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