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Peter Moore has publicly apologised for April Fools tweets sent out by the official DICE Frostbite account that mocked the Wii U. MCV yesterday reported that Frostbite joked that it had added support for Wii U since it is the most powerful Gen4 platform”. The tweets have since been removed …
Read More »DICE Frostbite April Fool taunts Wii U
Developer DICE has in an almost cruel April Fool taunted Wii U owners with a mock announcement of support for the console. The engine behind titles such as Battlefield 4, Need for Speed: Rivals and Dragon Age: Inquisition has famously been ported to almost all platforms except Wii U. Its …
Read More »Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate delayed on Wii U
The Bat’s uneasy relationship with Nintendo’s home console continues. Warner has announced that while Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate Deluxe Edition remains on target for Xbox 360 and PC today and PS3 tomorrow, the Wii U SKU has been pushed back. It’s now due out at some point later in April”. …
Read More »Animal Crossing could hit non-Nintendo platforms and future home console
Animal Crossing could not only be making a console return, but also be branching out onto non-Nintendo hardware. The series’ producer Katsuya Eguchi told Polygon that while he feels the game is best suited to handhelds, the right idea could see it return to consoles – although possibly not the …
Read More »Game Boy Advance titles arriving on Wii U next week
Nintendo has confirmed that it will begin offering Game Boy Advance titles on the Wii U eShop next week. The offer kicks off on April 3rd with Advance Wars, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and Metroid Fusion. The games will cost 6.29 a piece and can be played on either …
Read More »MonoGame hopes to bring XNA-based framework to all consoles this year
Project leads for open-source project in discussions with platform holders
Read More »Over 50 Unity games are on the way to Wii U, Nintendo claims
Nintendo has attempted to assert that while mainstream publishers may be shunning Wii U, the indie community is not. Speaking toSiliconeraat GDC, Nintendo of America’s senior manager of marketing Damon Baker said the console firm was showing off nine games during the week, but that there were another 17 in …
Read More »More than 50 Unity games coming to Wii U
GDC 2014: A further 17 titles already approved and will be released in next two months
Read More »Never underestimate Nintendo, Molyneux warns
Peter Molyneux says Nintendo is one hardware release away from leading the way in games again. "The problem with Nintendo is they did a fantastic job of finding these millions of new players with the Wii, and the Wii U kind of does that but also tries to bring in …
Read More »Molyneux: Never underestimate Nintendo
22Cans founder says company has lost its way with Wii U but backs it to rebound
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