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Warner Bros has revealed that three versions of Batman: Arkham Origins will not be released on October 25th as planned in Europe. Eurogamer reports that both the Wii U version and the physical release on PC will now arrive on November 8th. The delay is only applicable in Europe and …
Read More »NPD September: Wii U sales up, 3DS tops hardware charts
Nintendo has announced strong sales results in September for both Wii U and 3DS. The company issued a press release just ahead of NPD’s September 2013 report, revealing that Wii U sales were up 200 per cent month-over-month during the period. The Wii U Deluxe Bundle’s $50 price cut and …
Read More »Ancel: Innovation is Nintendo’s greatest strength and weakness
'The biggest surprises seem to come from Nintendo'
Read More »Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag release date brought forward
Ubisoft has unexpectedly moved the release date for Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag forward on current-gen machines. The game will now land this month on Tuesday October 29th on PS3 and Xbox 360. It had originally been planned to hit those formats on November 1st. The game will still arrive …
Read More »Nintendo allowing cross-platform play on Wii U, claims Ripstone
Wii U and 3DS players can interact with smartphone counterparts
Read More »Report: Nintendo permitting cross-platform multiplayer
Nintendo will allow Wii U and 3DS developers to implement cross-platform multiplayer with other consoles and devices, according to indie developer Ripstone. Ripstone’s co-founder Phil Gaskell told Eurogamerthat Nintendo recently agreed to the studio’s request to include cross-play for its title Pure Chess – which is already out on PS3 …
Read More »Wii U UK sales spike 685% on Zelda launch
Wii U UK sales rose by more than 685 per cent last week, Nintendo has told MCV. The sudden improvement in sales follows the debut of The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD, which debuted at No.4 in the Chart-Track All-Formats Charts lastweek. Wii U has suffered a poor nine …
Read More »Nintendo unconcerned by failure, says Iwata
Company president says console giant has to innovate to compete
Read More »Toki Tori 2 Wii U level editor scrapped after poor sales
Developer Two Tribes has abandoned its expansion plans for Toki Tori 2 on the Wii U. The studio has apologised for breaking a promise” to release a level editor for the game but admitted that the Wii U release didn’t sell as good as we hoped it would”. Confessed the …
Read More »No DLC for Assassin’s Creed IV on Wii U
Ubisoft has revealed a Season pass and range of DLC for Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag – none of which will be made available on Wii U. The omission of Nintendo’s machine was confirmed to Kotaku. PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360 and PC players, however, will be able to …
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