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Nintendo UK has set itself ambitious targets in its bid to rescue the ailing Wii U. The company admitted to MCV that too many people are unaware that Wii U is a new console, and will embark on a giant campaign to educate parents and kids – particularly Wii owners. …
Read More »Read our exclusive interview with Warner Bros’ Olivier Wolff in the latest MCV
Warner Bros’ Olivier Wolff talks exclusively to MCV about Batman, profitibility and becoming a games industry super-power in the latest edition of MCV. It is yet another issue rammed with news and features, Rockstar and retail reveals its 100m haul, Wii U begins its marketing fight-back and we ask: Who …
Read More »Nintendo: Zelda Wii U is a system-seller
Nintendo says its HD update of GameCube classic The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker will help shift Wii U consoles. Nintendo’s home platform has struggled for momentum, with some retailers pulling support for the machine. But the firm is launching a number of its big brands on the console to …
Read More »Wii Sports in for HD Wii U re-release as Wii Fit U goes free
Nintendo has announced a planned digital release for an HD Wii U version of Wii classic Wii Sports. It will be called Wii Sports Club and can be purchased in a number of ways, CVG reports. All of the five included sports – tennis, bowling, golf, baseball and boxing – …
Read More »VIDEO: How does Wind Waker HD compare to the original?
A new video has offered a direct comparison between the 1080p visuals offered by The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD and the GameCube original. Wind Waker HD is released in the UK for Wii U on October 4th. It was already a visually stunning game, so the jump to …
Read More »Nintendo has received Wii U interest "from over 1,000 indie devs"
If the numbers coming from Nintendo are to be believed, indie development interest in Wii U is at astronomic levels. Nintendo’s manager of business development Dan Adelman reckons that the platform holder’s recently launched Wii U development website is attracting some serious interest. It’s been overwhelming. We’ve gotten probably over …
Read More »Cross Plane controller aims to bring Wii U tablet control to Xbox 360 and PS3
A new Kickstarter project wants to bring some of the Wii U’s key functionality to owners of rival systems. The Cross Plane works by connecting an HDMI transmitter to devices such as Xbox 360, PS3 or PC. This then delivers their output directly to a Wii U tablet-like device complete …
Read More »Hines: Nintendo has lost its chance with third parties and Wii U
It may be too late to convince third parties to support Wii U, claims Bethesda’s VP of PR and marketing Pete Hines. Speaking toGameTrailers, Hines said Microsoft and Sony had been discussing hardware with developers for a long time and bringing them in on the process to know what to …
Read More »Hines: Time for convincing devs to support Wii U has long past
'You've got to spend more time trying to reach out to those folks before you even make the box'
Read More »Wii U version of Rayman Legends outperforms rivals
Rayman Legends may have dropped its Wii U exclusivity, but Ubisoft’s title has still been a success for Nintendo’s machine. The Wii U SKU accounted for 45 per cent of the UK’s total week one sales of the game. It was also released on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC, with …
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